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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…
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Cost Concerns Weigh Heavy on IT Decision Making: HP Report
Budget constraints continue to weigh heavily on IT decision making at small and midsize companies, a new study shows. A Hewlett-Packard survey of more than 500 IT managers at U.S. SMBs shows that 93 percent of companies have placed cost concerns over the best IT solutions, leading 89 percent of those companies to experience IT-related…
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CA Automation Suite Enables Management of Multiple Hypervisors, Infrastructures
CA Technologies made a big splash in the cloud market this week with the launch of a spate of new updated products targeted to both enterprise customers and service providers interested in building out their public and private cloud offerings. Instrumental to the offerings is an integrated but free-flowing cloud system that avoids the kind…
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Cloud Sherpas Buys WaveAdept, a Google Apps Cloud Services Provider
Google Apps cloud service provider Cloud Sherpas announced it acquired WaveAdept, a Google Apps reseller and cloud service provider in New Zealand, as part of a strategy to expand in the Asia-Pacific region. WaveAdept, based in Wellington, N.Z., is the third company acquired by Cloud Sherpas, a Google Apps partner, in the past six weeks.…
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U.S. Lags in Fortifying IT Security, Government Officials Tell Congress
While cyber-attacks against U.S. computer networks are becoming more frequent and increasingly more sophisticated, the country is lagging in its efforts to beef up IT security, government officials testified in front of Congress. The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight held hearings on cyber-security and securing the nation’s critical infrastructure on July 26. The hearings…