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Parallels Releases Automation for Cloud Infrastructure Solution
Hosting and cloud services enablement specialist Parallels announced the availability of Parallels Automation for Cloud Infrastructure, a scalable solution for service providers to deliver cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) to small to medium-size businesses. PACI provides hosting control, from provisioning and billing to self-service management and security. It is ready to deploy on any…
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Most SMBs Don’t Check Success of Cyber-Security Measures: Report
Just 27 percent of small business owners have had an outside party test their computer systems to ensure they are hacker-proof, according to the findings of Newtek Business Services’ Small Business Authority Market Sentiment Survey, a monthly window into the concerns of independent business owners. Based on a poll of approximately 1,200 respondents, one of the…
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ThinkPad Tablet Is Ready for Business
The newly released Lenovo ThinkPad tablet flips the consumerization of IT paradigm by adding business-class features such as management software, full-size peripheral connectors–including a full-size USB 2.0 port–and an optional digitizer pen to a tablet that has a 10.1-inch display and runs the Android “Honeycomb” operating system. IT managers who are in a position to…
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Oracle to Demo New Database Appliance at OpenWorld
Not long after Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems in 2010, it did some rebranding and ported over its 2-year-old, Hewlett-Packard-boxed Exadata Database Server to its new SPARC-powered hardware and began weaning it off the older machines. If Oracle was going to become a full-service IT provider, this is where it had to start. That was the…
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Nimbula Updates Infrastructure as a Service
Silicon Valley cloud firm Nimbula updated its Infrastructure as a Service Platform (IaaS) platform today and unveiled a number of new partnerships in order to give users more simple control over their compute and storage resources. Immediately available, Nimbula Director 1.5 now supports a geographically distributed cloud, offering users the ability to manage a multi-site…
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Smartphone Users Prefer Data Security to Call Quality
For the first time in history, data security is more important to U.S. cell phone users than call quality, according to a report from AdaptiveMobile. Sixty-eight percent of those surveyed cited keeping information secure as the most important carrier function, versus 52 percent for service quality and reliability. The survey also found that respondents are…