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CA Technologies Predicts Cloud Security Adoption Gains in 2011
A poll of CA Technologies experts found inside threats to cloud security will continue to grow next year, but predicted 2011 would b the year IT security enabled cloud adoption on a broader scale. Company research suggested organizations would begin using behavioral analysis to predict threat from the inside. There is case study research in…
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SEC Investigating HP CEO Hurd’s Departure
(Reuters) – Regulators are looking into the events surrounding Mark Hurd’s abrupt exit as chief executive of Hewlett Packard Co, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. The SEC’s probe was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, which cited anonymous sources as saying the Securities and Exchange Commission was investigating claims that…
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Futurist and Channel Star McBain Leaving Lenovo
Futurist, Innovator and Lenovo SMB Channel Chief Jay McBain has left his role at the PC maker after a period where he’s increased SMB sales by focusing on managed service providers. McBain announced his departure in his personal blog and hinted at his future direction. The smart money is that McBain is heading for some…
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Google Launches Improved Migration Tools for Microsoft Exchange, Outlook
Search engine giant Google added updated versions of their data migration tools for Microsoft Exchange and Outlook, which are available to Google Apps for Business and Education customers. The company noted this year alone, customers have migrated over 3.5 billion emails to Google Apps, along with over 100 million calendar events and 25 million contacts.…
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OS33 Introduces Quick Start Hosted IT Program
OS33, a cloud-based IT delivery automation platform for managed service providers (MSPs), announced its Quick Start Program, which provides new partners with a branded demo environment within 24 hours, giving them access to a hosted IT automation platform. Quick Start is available on a month-to-month basis for $500 per month. Partners can then transition to…
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Dot Hill buys Cloverleaf
Dot Hill buys Cloverleaf Date: JanuaryPrice Tag: $11.5 millionSpecialty Gained: Storage virtualization Dell buys Exanet assets Date: FebruaryPrice Tag: $12 millionSpecialty Gained: Clustered NAS EMC buys Greenplum Date: JunePrice Tag: UndisclosedSpecialty Gained: Data warehousing Dell buys Ocarina Date: JulyPrice Tag: Undisclosed Specialty Gained: Deduplication hardware and software IBM buys Netezza Date: SeptemberPrice Tag: $1.78 billionSpecialty…