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EMC Will Roll Security Automation Vendor NetWitness Into RSA
Rumors that circulated recently about EMC buying another data security-related company turned out to be true after all. The storage and data security giant announced April 4 that it has acquired Virginia-based NetWitness, a provider of network security monitoring and analysis software, and had closed the deal on April 1. Terms of the transaction were…
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Intel Atom-Based Tablets on Sale in May
Tablets powered by Intel’s upcoming “Oak Trail” Atom processor reportedly should start hitting the market in May. In an interview with PC Advisor, an Intel spokesperson said the Atom-powered tablets will start becoming available around the time of the Computex trade show in Taiwan, which runs May 31 through June 4. "Oak Trail tablets are…
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Apple’s iPad 2 Tops Consumer Reports’ Tablet List
Consumer Reports may have longstanding issues with the iPhone 4, but its editors have decided to give a big thumbs-up to the new iPad 2. The publication tested 10 tablets, including the Motorola Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab, before deciding that the 32GB iPad 2 with WiFi and 3G ranked highest across 17 criteria ranging…
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CSC Acquires Healthcare Software Provider iSoft
(Reuters) – U.S. technology services provider Computer Sciences Corp (CSC) said it would acquire healthcare software provider iSOFT Group Ltd for about $188 million. Computer Sciences will offer iSOFT shareholders A$0.17 a share, 224 percent more than iSOFT’s March 24 close on the Australian Stock Exchange. "When completed, this acquisition will be a critical step…
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Cloud Storage: Is a Standard Needed?
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — To the surprise of virtually no one who works in or follows the enterprise IT world, a new survey reported that cloud computing services and system building continue to become more prominent in both augmenting and replacing older data center equipment. In addition, the research indicated that the Storage Networking Industry…
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RSA SecurID Breach: Spear Phishing Email Blamed
In spite of a surfeit of security technologies that it develops to detect fraud and malicious activity on networks in real-time, it seems that security firm RSA was unable to detect a targeted phishing attack last month before attackers took information related to the company’s SecurID authentication products. Over two weeks after informing its channel…