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IBM Rational Debuts New Programs, Communities
Looking to further extend software integration well beyond the computer and into all aspects of life—from cars and medicine, to manufacturing and communications—IBM Rational on Monday unveiled new programs and tools designed to further leverage efforts by business partners and higher educational institutions into both embedded computing and agile software development. Speaking during Innovate 2011…
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RSA to Reissue SecurID Tokens
It took nearly three months and a major security incident at one of the nation’s most critical defense contractors to spur it on, but on Monday RSA, The Security Division of EMC, finally let the cat out of the bag about the severity of a March security breach against its SecurID authentication token infrastructure. The…
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Internet Connected Devices Offer Opportunities for IT Channel Companies: Report
The pending transition to a new addressing protocol for Internet-connected devices will likely create new business opportunities for IT product, service and support companies, according to CompTIA, a nonprofit trade association for the IT industry. A survey of 400 IT and business decision makers in the United States found that just 31 percent of respondents…
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The No-Capital-Required Plan to Get Started as an MSP and SaaS Provider
The managed services provider (MSP) model has been around for years and has brought ongoing revenue streams to a multitude of solution providers that had made the leap into the hosted services space. Much the same can be said for Software as a Service (SaaS). And although many SaaS solutions are offered via direct channels,…
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Security Threat Intensifies: Lockheed, Google, DoD
Last week the threat of cyberwarfare and state-sponsored hacking activities flared up to show itself as more than just an imaginary boogeyman. The fleeting specter gained some tangibility with a number of incidents coming to light, including the details of a sophisticated attack against defense contractor Lockheed Martin, some of its subcontractors and potentially other…
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Businesses Face Security Issues With Cloud Service Providers: Report
Most enterprises face apprehension over adopting cloud computing, and with good reason, according to a recent global cloud security survey conducted by Trend Micro. Nearly half (43 percent) of enterprise IT decision-makers reported a security lapse or issue with their cloud provider within the last 12 months. The global survey of 1,200 United States, UK,…