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Alcatel-Lucent, Arbor Networks Partner on Cloud-Based Security Platform
Under a new Alcatel-Lucent and Arbor Networks partnership, service providers would be able to offer customers cloud-based defenses against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Arbor Networks’ Threat Management System (TMS) software has been integrated into blades installed inside Alcatel-Lucent’s 7750 router, the companies said Jan. 18. Each blade can handle 5G bps of traffic…
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IBM, HTC Partner on Enterprise Initiative
ORLANDO, Fla.–HTC, a maker of smartphones and tablets, hopes its new partnership with IBM, coupled with the mobility hardware maker’s success in the consumer space will help launch strong sales into the enterprise market. The company only recently began targeting enterprises, said David Jaeger, executive director Global Enterprise and Services at HTC, in an interview…
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Microsoft Business Software Sales Up, Windows Weak
Microsoft’s results for its second quarter 2012 offered little in the realm of the unexpected: Xbox 360 and Kinect hands-free controllers continued to sell at a steady clip, as did business software, while Windows revenue dipped on softening PC sales. All told, quarterly revenue topped $20.89 billion, a year-over-year increase of 5 percent, with net…
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IBM Sees Profits Rise on Strength of Software, Services
IBM continued on its course of steady growth, reporting fourth-quarter 2011 net income of $5.3 billion for a 4 percent increase over the same period a year ago. Mark Loughridge, IBM’s chief financial officer, said software and services led the way in the fourth quarter, with software revenue up 9 percent and both Global Technology…
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Ingram Micro Appoints New CEO as Spierkel Retires
Technology distribution giant Ingram Micro (NYSE:IM) has named Alain Monie as CEO, effective January 20, replacing Greg Spierkel who is leaving the role to spend more time with his family after helping with the management transition until April 15. Monie, 61, joined Ingram Micro as executive vice president in January 2003 and was named to…
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Apple, BlackBerry Most Common Devices Connecting to Corporate Networks: Report
The number of personal mobile devices connecting to the corporate network has more than doubled in the past two years—with nearly half of devices storing sensitive data, according to a report from security specialist Check Point Software Technologies. The report, "The Impact of Mobile Devices on Information Security," shows 71 percent of businesses believe mobile…
