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BMC Cuts Partners, Renews Channel Commitment
To augment its enterprise management solutions, BMC Software on Oct. 9 introduced an on-demand, Web-based software demonstration tool called BMC Flight Deck GSS (Global Solutions Site), as well as numerous enhancements to its worldwide partner program. “This was a request driven from business partners,” said Lori Cook, vice president of global services, channels and emerging…
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Citrix Updates User Response Time Monitoring
Citrix Systems on Oct. 9 announced that it has “Citrix-sized” its acquired user response time monitoring software and made it available through its Global Citrix Alliance Partner Program. Citrix, which last May acquired Reflectent Software and its EdgeSight application performance monitoring tool, has integrated a standalone version of the tool and a version specific to…
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Ruckus Wireless Debuts Carrier-Class Endpoint
Ruckus Wireless, of Sunnyvale, Calif., has begun shipping a new endpoint aimed at carriers that provide IPTV and broadband wireless services to their customers. The new endpoint, the MediaFlex NG, can be individually configured for each carrier’s specifications. It’s remotely manageable and supports an integrated router and multiple virtual access points. The device will also…
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Remote Workers Still Imperil Enterprise Security
Remote workers continue to expose their employers to a wide range of IT threats by using poor laptop etiquette and connecting to corporate systems using non-trusted wireless connections, according to a new report sponsored by Cisco Systems. In a study conducted for Cisco by InsightExpress, based in Stamford, Conn., researchers interviewed 1,000 remote workers in…
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Gartner: Consumer Tech Is Next Wave of Enterprise IT
ORLANDO, Fla.—Consumer technology will overtake corporations, and IT professionals need to get in front of that technology wave, Gartner analysts told attendees at the annual Symposium and IT Expo here. A plethora of consumer technologies, ranging from podcasting to blogging, VOIP (voice over IP) and video on demand, will penetrate the enterprise workplace by the…
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Firefox 2.0 RC2 Is a Step … Backward?
Firefox 2.0 moved closer to its official launch with the recent availability of Release Candidate 2 of the popular open-source Web browser. And while Firefox RC2 differs little from RC1 and the previous betas that eWEEK Labs has reviewed, a couple of small—and, in our opinion, negative—changes jumped out during initial tests of this release.…
