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TwinStrata Debuts Cloud Storage Gateway
TwinStrata, a provider of cloud-based data storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions, announced the release of its CloudArray storage gateway that enables companies to deploy Cloud SANs—enterprise storage solutions that combine public cloud, private cloud and existing SAN, NAS or DAS storage. CloudArray 3.0 is a cloud storage gateway that enables companies to leverage public,…
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Hello, Siri, People Aren`t Obsolete Yet
By Charles Eaton Like most users of the new iPhone 4S, I’ve been having fun discovering what Siri, the phone’s virtual personal assistant, will say to odd requests. The Apple team has done a great job giving her witty responses. Make a HAL reference, for example, and Siri sighs like she’s heard it a million…
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Symantec Launches Instant Messaging Security.Cloud
Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) announced the availability of Symantec Instant Messaging Security.cloud (IMS.cloud) with support for Microsoft Lync. Symantec is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) vendor that supports Microsoft Lync users, helping organizations that communicate using instant messaging platforms address their security and compliance issues. IMS.cloud scans messages and attachments for malware, blocks malicious URLs, protects organizations from…
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Google Takes ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ Open Source
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Nov. 14 rolled out the source code for its Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" operating system, signaling that platform is moving closer to prime time. ICS, which symbolizes the unification of the 2.x smartphone branch and the Android Honeycomb tablet branch, borrows holographic user interface traits from Honeycomb, and makes apps tailored for…
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Google Reveals 10 Search Algorithm Changes
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Nov. 14 peeled away another layer of the multifaceted onion that comprises its search engine by revealing 10 specific algorithm changes the company has made. The company has traditionally closely guarded its search technology signals, or the 1,000-plus factors that help Google.com serve results at such a prodigious clip. Yet Google is endeavoring…
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Small-Business Owners Confident About Future Success
Small-business owners are battling regulatory challenges and the war for talent, factors that are negatively impacting their bottom line and potentially altering how they vote in 2012, according to the findings of The Hartford’s Small Business Success Study. Despite high unemployment rates, finding qualified talent is a challenge for 59 percent of small-business owners, according…