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Toshiba Announces Security Feature for Self-Encrypting Hard Drives
Electronics company Toshiba announced a family of self-encrypting hard disk drives (HDDs) engineered to automatically invalidate protected data when connected to an unknown host. The Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) models are designed to enable original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to configure different data invalidation options that align with various end-user scenarios. Designed to address the increasing need…
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iPad, Android Tablet Use Growing Among Small Businesses: Report
A total of 8.87 million tablet PCs are being used by small to medium-size businesses in the United States according to a Techaisle survey of 1,356 SMBs. It is estimated that slightly more than 50 percent have been purchased by consumers and used for business. A large percentage of small businesses (SBs) do not yet…
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Cisco Shakes Up Partner Training, Specializations
Cisco Systems is introducing new architecture specializations that will have a direct impact on the requirements needed to attain and maintain Gold and Silver partner level designations. The new specializations will also affect Premier partners but to a lesser extent. Going forward, Gold and Silver partner levels within the Cisco Channel Partner Program will be…
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Dell Research Center Targets Cloud, Storage
(Reuters) – Dell Inc (NASDAQ:DELL) plans to open its first research center in California’s Silicon Valley this year to focus on cloud computing, storage and networking technology, with hopes of hiring directly from the tech-focused region. The world’s No. 2 PC maker said Tuesday that the new site will help it consolidate much of its…
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Microsoft, ConnectWise Integrate Windows Intune
ConnectWise, a provider of business management solutions designed for IT service providers, VARs and managed service providers (MSPs) announced that technology giant Microsoft has completed integration of Microsoft Windows Intune, a remote management and monitoring service based on Windows cloud services and Windows 7, with ConnectWise software. ConnectWise and Windows Intune combine to deliver an…
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McAfee Launches Database Security Platform
Security specialist McAfee announced a comprehensive database security solution that protects business-critical databases, based on the Security Connected initiative launched in October 2010. It involves protecting a company’s data assets from network to server to the database itself. This approach is designed to protect data in every state (data in motion, data at rest and…