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OpenPages Debuts New Compliance Products
Compliance automation software maker OpenPages launched three new products on Jan. 22, touting its ability to help companies manage operational risks and IT governance to meet both external regulations and internal security mandates. The three products launched by OpenPages, based in Waltham, Mass., include a general compliance management package, a set of IT governance tools…
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Monthly Microsoft Patch Hides Tricky IE 7 Download
For some people who ran Microsoft’s January 2007 security and products updates, including me, clicking on the familiar gold shield icon was not much different from getting suckered into opening an e-mail message infected with a virus or a worm Trojan. That’s because unless you checked before you clicked, you were unwittingly giving permission for…
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Nokia Channel Partner Ranks Swell
Cell phone manufacturer Nokia said Jan. 22 that it has added 750 companies to its channel partner program since the program was revamped three months ago. The company first announced the improved Nokia for Business Channel Program in October in an effort to better serve customers through IT channels in addition to its more traditional…
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Microsoft Crashes IBM Lotus Party with Migration Tools
Knocking on the door of its competition at the opening of their annual user event, Microsoft announced new tools to help IBM Lotus Notes/Domino users migrate to the Microsoft fold. At the kickoff of IBM’s annual Lotusphere conference in Orlando, Fla., Microsoft announced a series of tools to help Lotus Notes/Domino customers take advantage of…
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‘Storm’ Worm Continues Surge Around Globe
Experts are forecasting an increase in spam as a result of the “Storm” worm that sent out six separate waves containing hundreds of thousands of e-mails during the weekend, and continues to touch down on computers worldwide. “The malware is distributed to set up a network of infected zombie computers, which can then be used…
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Hitachi Adds Performance Booster to Midtier Storage System
Storage hardware and software maker Hitachi Data Systems on Jan. 22 introduced what it called “significant” performance enhancements in its mid-range Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage AMS1000 that it claims boosts the system’s processing power by about 20 percent. Hitachi’s new multi-processor design in the AMS1000 augments the storage system’s business-enabling capabilities first unveiled in April…
