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• Survey: Risk to Organisational Data an Ongoing Cloud Security Concern

  Added 11th May 2013

  While companies have become more comfortable with the security of third-party cloud service providers, data security--particularly at the end user level--as well as concerns over meeting compliance requirements, remain top-of-mind among cloud adopters. This is the conclusion of a cloud security survey commissioned by NetIQ.

• Wall Street Beat: Rise in Markets Could Fuel Tech M&A

  Added 11th May 2013

  Increasing confidence in the economy and a rising stock market could lay the groundwork for a revival in tech-sector mergers and acquisitions as companies embrace cloud technology and pursue game-changing software, particularly for the mobile market.

• HP Q&A: Converged Cloud is Company's Chief Initiative

  Added 11th May 2013

  Saar Gillai, named head of Hewlett-Packard's cloud operations in January, is on the hot seat.

• Appeals Court Ruling Could be 'Death' of Software Patents

  Added 11th May 2013

  A U.S. appeals court has ruled that an abstract idea is not patentable simply because it is tied to a computer system, signaling what one judge described as the "death" of software and business method patents.

• Desktop Chips Zip Past 4GHz; Next Stop 5GHz?

  Added 11th May 2013

  Mobility has all but eclipsed speed and anything else as the capability garnering the most attention in desktop processors.

• Large Enterprises Hardly Consolidate SAP Instances

  Added 10th May 2013

  Global survey reveals that businesses are running on average five separate instances of SAP

• Netgear to Target Mid-market with Future SDN Capability

  Added 10th May 2013

  The idea is to make the task of managing a network simpler for smaller organizations that might not have much IT expertise

• Intel Acquires Two Software Companies

  Added 10th May 2013

  The acquisitions will help manage APIs and generate income for service partners

• Microsoft Says Yammer Sales are Booming

  Added 10th May 2013

  With the backing of its new parent company, Yammer more than tripled its revenue year on year in the quarter that ended in March.

• IDC: Cloud, Mobility Exposing Limitations of Existing Networks

  Added 10th May 2013

  The combination of highly virtualized environments inside enterprise networks, along with an explosion of mobile traffic, are exposing the limitations of existing networks, and driving the need for a new era of dynamic and scalable networks of the future, IDC researchers said.

• Salesforce.com to Buy Clipboard, Shutting down Service

  Added 10th May 2013

  The Clipboard service will be discontinued on June 30

• Protest against LBT Cripples Channel Partner Business in Maharashtra

  Added 9th May 2013

  More than 300 members of TAIT, Mumbai are on an indefinite strike, opposing the implementation of a proposed Local Body Tax in Maharashtra.

• AlgoSec Strengthens India Focus, Appoints iValue as VAD

  Added 9th May 2013

  AlgoSec’s offerings help manage security policies across firewalls, routers, VPNs and related devices.

• Former Canon Veteran V.P Sajeevan Joins ESY as CEO

  Added 9th May 2013

  Sajeevan had a long stint of 14 years with Canon India

• EMC Lays off More than 1,000 as Restructuring Continues

  Added 9th May 2013

  As part of its ongoing restructuring, EMC announced its latest round of layoffs, which are expected to include 1,004 positions.

• Microsoft Says its Boxed Software Probably will be Gone Within a Decade

  Added 9th May 2013

  Ever since Microsoft introduced Office 365 Home Premium subscriptions in January, we've been wondering when Microsoft might give up on packaged versions of Office.

• Intel: Keeping up With Moore's Law Becoming a Challenge

  Added 9th May 2013

  Intel executive says that though Moore's Law is becoming challenging, it is by no means gone

• Commodity Hardware Will be Hallmark of SDN Networks

  Added 9th May 2013

  Don’t get too attached to your specialized network hardware – you’re not going to need it in the future, says one researcher.

• Fortinet Forms Partner Advisory Council, Revives Channel

  Added 8th May 2013

  PAC members will have significant contribution in forming the vendor’s channel roadmap and marketing vision.

• McAfee Splashes $389 Million For Stonesoft's Firewall Knowhow

  Added 8th May 2013

  With the pending addition of Stonesoft's products and services, McAfee is making a significant investment in next-generation firewall technology