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McAfee Revamps Security Risk Management Tools
McAfee expanded its array of compliance automation applications on Aug. 7, launching two new software offerings that promise to help companies test and report on their ability to fall in line with federal data security regulations. By adding McAfee Foundstone Enterprise 5.0 and McAfee Preventsys Compliance Auditor and Risk Analyzer have been added to its…
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Apple Unveils the Mac Pro
As its first order of business at Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Apple announced the new Mac Pro desktop with the Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100 processor. With the announcement of the Mac Pro, Apple has completed its transition to Intel-based Macs. In addition to the new Dual-Core Intel processors, CEO Steve Jobs and Phil…
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CIO: Get On the Same Page with Your VAR
When Kent Kushar looks for a solution provider, there are a dozen different points he will consider before making a decision. However, there is one piece of advice Kushar, vice president and CIO at the Ernest and Gallo Winery in Modesto, Calif., gives for those looking to make business deals with his company. “You have…
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IT Industry, VARs Face Brain Drain as Baby Boomers Retire
Susan Underhill calls it the perfect storm. Retiring baby boomers and fewer bodies entering the labor market with IT skills will leave the United States with a significant shortage in qualified employees in less than a decade, as demand for those skills only grows. “This is every American’s problem,” Underhill, vice president of Hewlett-Packard’s Global…
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A Problem of Perspective
Customers care a lot less about the managed services model and voice over IP technology than solution providers do. At least that is what a comprehensive study published this week by IT trade association CompTIA suggests. The study, conducted for CompTIA by research firm TNS Prognostics, found that while VARs see opportunity in VOIP and…
