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PCI Security Adoption Lags as IT Budgets Shift: Gartner
Payment Card Industry data security standards may be a hot topic, but a recent survey by IT research firm Gartner found that 18 percent of respondents admitted to not being PCI-compliant, even though the survey data suggested that they should be. The survey of 383 IT managers found trends in buying behaviors and permitted predictions…
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Cisco Launches OnPlus Managed Services for SMBs
Expanding on its offerings to small business partners, networking specialist Cisco announced a cloud-based service called OnPlus that offers channel partners a way to provide network assessment, management and advisory services to their small business customers. By enabling value-added resellers (VARs) to create or expand their managed services practice, OnPlus aims to help to evolve…
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Intel Creates New Mobile Computing Business Unit
Intel is creating a new business unit focusing on mobile computing as part of a larger push into a booming segment of the tech market that currently is dominated by chips based on architectures from ARM Holdings. Intel on Dec. 14 sent around an internal memo outlining how the company is combining four divisions to…
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OnForce IT Field Services Mobile App for iPhone Launches
OnForce, a source for on-site tech talent, announced the availability of its Apple iPhone application for IT service corporations and field technicians. The app, available in the Apple App Store, offers efficiency and collaboration benefits throughout the lifecycle of every service event. There are plans to introduce an Android version of the OnForce app in…
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Cisco Launches OnPlus Network Monitoring for MSPs
Cisco is targeting managed service providers with a new offering called OnPlus, giving IT solution providers a way to provide network assessment, management and advisory services to SMB customers. Cisco said it is working to integrate the service with RMM platforms that MSPs already use. “By enabling value added resellers (VARs) to quickly create or…
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AMD May Follow in Intel’s Footsteps and Lower Forecasts: Analysts
Intel’s announcement that it is reducing its fourth-quarter revenue forecast due to hard disk drive shortages caused by the flooding in Thailand could have a ripple effect on other tech companies, in particular smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices. Analysts are expecting AMD to make a similar announcement within the next week or two, as more…