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Cisco gaining mindshare in security, says research firm
A survey of 259 information security professionals shows Cisco gaining clout with them as a network-security provider, according to research firm TheInfoPro....
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HP taps Iannotti to run enterprise services business
Hewlett-Packard shuffled executives, tapping an internal candidate, Tom Iannotti, to run the enterprise services business for the company. Iannotti was previously the...
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Macs grab top reliability, support spot for third year running
Apple’s computers again took the top spot in an annual reliability and support ranking, Syracuse, N.Y.-based technical support franchise Rescuecom said. Macs...
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Beware the rogue Wi-Fi access point in Windows 7
The consumerization of IT is alive, well and causing all sorts of enterprise security challenges in the mobile arena. But highly visible...
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Beyond CRM: SaaS slips into the mainstream
Customer relationship management applications are still the largest segment of the ballooning software-as-a-service market. But the landscape is changing. Pressured to provide...
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Cisco, Juniper, HP drive Ethernet switch market in Q4
The Ethernet switch market grew almost 20% sequentially during the fourth quarter, with Cisco, HP and Juniper Networks adding almost $600 million...
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IBM extending sensor use beyond data centers
IBM outlined plans to expand into a new line of business that may ultimately incorporate futuristic technologies, such as paint infused with...
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Windows 7 early adoption beats Vista’s 2-to-1
In the five months since its release, Microsoft’s Windows 7 has captured twice the usage share than did Vista in the same...
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Botnet revelation shows darker underbelly of malware
Information gathered about a newly discovered botnet called Kneber indicates that multiple infections by different malware on the same host could work...
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Global IP traffic to increase fivefold by 2013, Cisco predicts
Our fixed mobile convergence coverage has typically focused more on bringing IP telephony to the mobile device than on the need for...
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How to effectively contract your network privacy
When you use the public cloud, is your data in the "public" space? According to the Department of Justice it is. In...
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Rhomobile upgrades smarpthone dev platform
Rhomobile unveiled this week an upgrade to Rhodes, its open source framework for building native applications for multiple smartphone platforms. Rhodes can...
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Outlook Social Connector a worthwhile add-on
Microsoft’s just-released beta of the Outlook Social Connector aims to solve a formidable problem: How to retain Outlook’s centrality when social networking...
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EU Windows users get first peek at browser ballot next week
Microsoft announced it would start offering a browser ballot screen to some European users next week and plans to begin pushing the...
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Protect data with encrypted hard drives
If you want to encrypt the contents of an external hard drive to protect its data in case of loss or theft,...