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VMware Turns in Stellar Earnings Report but Anticipates 2012 Slowdown
Virtualization software market leader VMware turned in another stellar quarterly earnings report Oct. 17, citing profit of $178 million in the third quarter that more than doubled what it banked a year ago. However, its chief financial officer also warned of macroeconomic storm clouds ahead in 2012. The Palo Alto-based company earned 42 cents per…
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BroadSoft, OneAccess Partner on Converged Services Router
OneAccess Networks, a provider of Converged Services CPE solutions for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) and enterprises and BroadSoft, Inc., a provider of software that enables mobile, fixed-line and cable service providers to deliver voice and multimedia services over their IP-based networks, announced an end-to-end BroadCloud PacketSmart solution. With BroadCloud PacketSmart, service providers can assess…
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Security Loophole Found in Apple iPhone 4S’s Siri: Analyst
Apple’s iPhone 4S comes with a digital assistant named Siri, who responds to voice commands and can perform a variety of tasks ranging from scheduling appointments to sending texts. According to one security analyst, however, Siri also comes with a significant–but easy to fix–security loophole. “I borrowed a passcode-locked iPhone 4S from a colleague here…
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VMware, Verizon Partner on ‘Dual-Identity’ Smartphone
Virtualization software maker VMware revealed Oct. 19 that it has partnered with telcom Verizon Wireless to develop Android-based, 3G- and 4G-LTE-network smartphones with split personalities: one for business and one for personal use. Mixing business and personal use on any type of IT device has always posed its own set of difficulties, especially when enterprise…
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Cisco Launches Multi-Tenant Cloud Virtual Firewall Appliance
Cisco rolled out new network switches, including a new firewall product, to expand its data center portfolio with virtual security offerings. Cisco unveiled the ASA 1000V, a virtual version of the current Adaptive Security Appliance on Oct. 18. Deployed as a virtual machine on a server, the appliance would extend security protection to the edge…