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10 Ways to Fix Acer
10 Ways to Fix Acer Get Serious About Acer CloudAfter buying iGware, Acer will turn the service into Acer Cloud. The company says that the offering will be made available in a host of its services. That’s a good thing. But Acer Cloud can’t be the only way the company doubles down on cloud computing.…
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Majority of Businesses Failing to Apply IT Security Practices: Survey
A new study on IT security best practices revealed an epidemic of security worst practices, with a majority of organizations failing to adhere to simple data-protection standards. The research revealed that many organizations are critically unaware of what security practices are currently in place. Venafi, a specialist in enterprise key and certificate management solutions, in…
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Small Business Embracing Cloud Computing, Mobility
A third of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have already adopted the cloud in one way or another, and another 35 percent are expected to invest in cloud computing technology in some form in the next year, according to the latest research from CompTIA. As technology becomes more affordable and constrained budgets begin to open…
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HP Lastest Partner in OpenStack Cloud Project
Hewlett-Packard is jumping on the OpenStack cloud computing bandwagon, a day after rival Dell unveiled a cloud computing solution based on the open-source software stack. In a blog post July 27, Emil Sayegh, vice president of cloud services for HP, said the company had joined the OpenStack project, which was kicked off a year ago…
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CompTIA Report Finds Businesses More Mobile, Competitive With the Cloud
Small and midsized businesses intend to expand their use of technology to improve customer interactions, mobility options and operational efficiencies, according to a study released by CompTIA, a nonprofit trade association for the IT industry. Seven out of 10 SMBs surveyed said they expect to increase their technology spending over the next 12 months, according…
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Security Threats to Big Data Help Symantec Beat the Street
Data protection and software management provider Symantec beat Wall Street analyst expectations for its fiscal first quarter thanks to strong performance from its security and data storage business lines. Symantec July 27 reported net income of $172 million, or 22 cents a share, for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30. Non-GAAP earnings were 40…
