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Study: Infrastructure Services Users Worry Less About Security
Companies that are considering using IaaS ranked virtualization security as the top barrier to adoption, Yankee found. But companies that have already started using IaaS ranked five other issues as more important than security. Those issues include regulatory compliance, challenges of migrating existing data and employee resistance.
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IDC: Virtualization Helps Boost Switch Sales
Ethernet switch revenue grew by 32.7% year-over-year during the second quarter, helped by the growing popularity of applications such as virtualization and voice over IP (Internet Protocol), according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Networks Tracker.
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Industry Association Launches Cloud Backup Group
The Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA) has developed a new special interest group called Cloud Backup and Recovery (BUR) aimed at vendors exploring that particular area of technology.One of the key tasks for the new group would be the formation of new standards as this was an area that needed a common approach.
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LANDesk Software to be Acquired by Thoma Bravo
The move aims to accelerate LANDesk’s revenue growth and solidify its leadership position in delivering an integrated portfolio for simplifying the management of desktops, servers and mobile devices across the full spectrum of an organization’s IT environment.
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Intel-McAfee Deal : IT industry sees emerging trend of defense-in-depth
The security vendors conceded that the rationale behind the eye popping deal was to make security an all- pervasive feature of Intel processors.“It’s indeed getting harder for single-product vendors in today’s scenario. Offering products with defense-in-depth is now a well accepted IT market strategy,” substantiates Tony Scott, Corporate VP & CIO, Microsoft
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It's a 'Wait-&-Watch' for Indian CIOs on Intel's McAfee acquisition
The big debate raging in the CIOsphere today is “Does this mean antivirus and anti-malware will now be decided at the firmware level and will it start coming as an Intel in-build?" CIOs are divided as to what this big move will mean to the industry. Some feel that Intel is moving into application and handheld space. But rest assured everyone’s keeping their ears wide open.
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Intel-McAfee Deal Not Making Any Sense, Say Analysts
In the mean time the deal is expected create waves in the security industry. Analysts feel that McAfee’s competitors like Symantec and Trend Micro will leave no stone unturned in trying to woo its existing customers. “We expect that customers that have already been angling to jump ship will use this deal as an excuse to accelerate those plans,” says Andrew Jaquith, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research.
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Tally Launches ERP for Indian SMEs
A large number of enterprises and SMBs use accounting software by Tally Solutions. "Organizations are well acquainted with product quality, brand recall and service support since years. A slew of important functions position it a good ERP solution for a typical SMB customer,"said Shoib Ahmed,President,Tally Solutions.
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Intel- McAfee : The Deal Rationale is Not Quite Clear says IDC India
That said, the acquisition seems to be more of a futuristic move as mobile non-PC devices, automobile gadgets, and consumer electronics products hardly face security threats of the kind and order faced by PCs. And this is hardly a key criterion for justifying the current move,says IDC India.
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Intel-McAfee Deal Baffles Security Analysts
At first glance, acquisition of security software firm appears to make little sense for chip giant Intel. The deal could prove beneficial to McAfee rivals like Symantec, Sophos and Trend Micro, at least in the short term. Each can be expected to move quickly to try and take advantage of a distracted McAfee prior to the deal's closing and during the integration phase, say analysts.