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Work obsessed Brits abroad - 73% of workers check emails whilst on holiday

28 Jul 2011

And a further 62% admit their boss expects to be in touch with them whilst enjoying the summer sun

Bags packed, flights booked and foreign currency in their pockets.  The workforce might be jetting off but they’re definitely not leaving the daily grind behind.  Instead –according to a survey conducted by the secure storage specialist Origin Storage – of 1,000 office workers in the City of London, a whopping 73% of workers will check in with the office, whilst on holiday.  The results also show that over 50% of those planning a summer break abroad will remain in contact with the office every day to ensure things stay on track during their absence, by checking email accounts and text.  Of this group, 32% check their emails more than once a day and if you’re the boss, it seems you never truly rest as 83% admitted that they will be in touch with their offices throughout their entire vacation.

The Bunker and CNS announce IT security partnership

28 Jul 2011

Collaboration offers PCI DSS & GSx CoCo (IL3) certified solutions within ultra-secure data centres

The Bunker delivers ultra secure Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Colocation, and Outsourced IT from within Europe’s most secure data centres, and is pleased to announce a partnership to offer CNS’s COMPLIANCEngine and payment card industry (PCI QSA) compliance services alongside The Bunker’s ultra-secure data centres.

Citrix reports second quarter financial results

28 Jul 2011

Quarterly revenue of $531 million up 16% year-over-year

Second quarter GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.43 up 70% year-over-year

Second quarter non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.57 up 38% year-over-year

Citrix Systems, Inc. today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 ended 30 June, 2011.

Quantum announces two new additions to DXi6700 family

28 Jul 2011

Additions to DXi6700 Family Provide Leading Performance and Value, Unique Approach to Distributed Deduplication

Quantum Corp. today announced two new additions to its DXi6700 family of disk backup systems, offering a unique combination of industry-leading performance and value and the ability to extend deduplication beyond appliances. With future-proof features and scalability spanning midrange and enterprise environments, the DXi6701 and DXi6702 appliances provide multi-protocol interfaces and the highest performance in their class. Encompassing new DXi Accent™ software that distributes deduplication to backup servers, the new additions to the DXi^®-Series provide unmatched flexibility for where deduplication takes place on the network. With all necessary software licenses included in the price and an easy-to-deploy design, the DXi6700 family delivers best-in-class total cost of ownership (TCO).

Cloud is just as fast as conventional hosting environments

28 Jul 2011

The cloud can be at least as fast as conventional hosting environments, says a new report by cloud performance experts Intechnica.

The report, called How Fast is the Cloud?, also highlighted that when the total cost of ownership is considered, the cloud is a competitive solution that businesses cannot ignore.

DataFlux Adds Data Governance, Workflow Enhancements to Master Data Management Solution

28 Jul 2011

DataFlux® qMDM Solution Leverages Award-Winning DataFlux Data Management Platform to Provide Advanced Capabilities for Master Data Management

Advent Optimises Global Access to Data and Applications with Silver Peak

28 Jul 2011

Silver Peak WAN Optimisation Eclipses Industry with Unmatched Scalability, Ease-of-Use, and more than 10x Performance Improvement of Data Transfers over Shared WANs

Providing mission-critical applications to thousands of companies requires high-performance WAN connectivity across distance.  However, the underlying wide area network (WAN) infrastructure spanning the globe is plagued with bandwidth limitations, latency, and packet loss that can impair application use and delivery.  Advent Software Inc., a leading provider of software and services for the global investment management industry, is addressing this by standardising on the Silver Peak Systems data centre class WAN optimisation appliances.

Computacenter supports cloud initiative with nlyte Software's DCIM suite

27 Jul 2011

Leading European IT infrastructure services provider extends use of nlyte Software for C3 cloud offering, data centre integration and improved energy efficiency

nlyte Software, the most technologically advanced provider of Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software, today announced that IT infrastructure services provider Computacenter has extended the use of nlyte Software’s DCIM suite to support its new C3 cloud initiative, which offers organisations the ability to adopt the cloud using an optimal blend of onsite and offsite IT delivery models.

nlyte Software launches the nlyte Partner Network

26 Jul 2011

DCIM vendor responds to overwhelming partner demand

nlyte Software, the most technologically advanced provider of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software, today launches the nlyte Partner Network in response to overwhelming demand by prospective business partners.  The nlyte Software global partner program provides integrators, consultants, resellers, managed service providers and technology providers with the opportunity to team with nlyte Software to capitalize on the explosive growth in the DCIM market.

F5 Delivers on Dynamic Data Center Vision with New Application Control Plane Architecture

26 Jul 2011

BIG-IP^® v11 software speeds provisioning of services, provides application-centric view of the network infrastructure, and offers coordinated protection against complex multilayer security attacks

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced the release of its powerful BIG-IP^® version 11 software. Building on F5’s vision of the dynamic data center, this new version speeds provisioning of services on an application-by-application basis, aligns IT functions and services more closely with business needs, and enables better visibility and reporting of IT resource utilization.

New Report Ranks Quest as One of Top 3 Vendors for Virtual Server Management Software

26 Jul 2011

Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT) has announced that a new report by industry analyst firm IDC ranks it as one of the top three vendors by market share for virtual server management software, for the second consecutive year. The report specifically notes that, “Quest Software continues to build on the base established by the Vizioncore acquisition as well as extending the vFoglight business.”

Mimecast to offer $30m in free Migration Services for companies migrating to Exchange 2010 and Office 365

26 Jul 2011

Mimecast to offer free six-month service to mitigate the risk of email downtime and data loss and provide users with a seamless transition during their migration

Los Angeles: Mimecast®, the leading supplier of cloud-based email archiving, continuity and security for Microsoft Exchange and Office 365,  has announced it will be offering a six-month package of Migration Services to organisations upgrading to Microsoft Exchange 2010 or Office 365, helping to prevent email downtime and data loss during the migration process. These services will be available free of charge to any organisation migrating to Microsoft Exchange 2010 or Office 365 within six months of taking up the offer.  Mimecast is also targeting channel partners looking to accelerate the provision of migration services to their customers.

LSI Launches CacheVault Flash Cache Protection for MegaRAID 6Gb/s SATA+SAS Controllers

26 Jul 2011

CacheVault technology writes data in controller cache to flash memory for greener, lower total cost cache protection from power failures

LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced MegaRAID® CacheVault™ technology, providing flash-based cache protection for LSI® MegaRAID 6Gb/s SATA+SAS RAID controller cards. MegaRAID CacheVault uses solid-state NAND flash memory to protect data stored in RAID controller cache by automatically transferring cached data to flash when a power failure occurs. CacheVault technology eliminates the need for Lithium-ion batteries, and their associated hardware maintenance costs, resulting in a greener, lower total cost cache protection solution. 

Lieberman Software and Yubico partner to deliver stronger security in the wake of RSA token breach

25 Jul 2011

Partnership Provides Improved Countermeasures against Threats like Token Breaches, Key Logging, Social Engineering and Other Attacks

A new generation of regulatory compliance rules mandates the use of multi-factor authentication to ensure that only authorized IT staff are able to access an organization’s powerful privileged accounts.

LSI First to Sample 12Gb/s SAS RAID-on-Chip, Controller and Expander ICs to Server and External Storage OEMs

25 Jul 2011

Technology demonstrations for OEM customers break the million IOPS performance barrier with a single 8-port RAID-on-Chip IC

LSI Corporation today announced the industry's first sample shipments of 12Gb/s SAS RAID-on-Chip (ROC), controller and expander ICs to server and external storage OEMs, underscoring LSI leadership in the SAS market segment. By providing customers with early samples of 12Gb/s SAS silicon, LSI is delivering a key technology milestone and laying the foundation for the anticipated SCSI Trade Association 12Gb/s SAS Plugfest in mid-2012.  

ControlCircle earns ISO/IEC 20000:20005 certification

25 Jul 2011

ControlCircle, a leading managed services provider, today announced that it has attained International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)/IEC 20000:20005 certification for its UK operations centre demonstrating its leadership in IT service management.

Cloud Industry Forum supports new research but calls for more clarity within the cloud sector

22 Jul 2011

A recent survey from independent industry analyst house, IDC, highlighted five deciding factors of respondents purchasing cloud solutions: security, stability, reliability, integration and costs. The findings of the IDC report largely reflect those of CIF’s independent research, which was released earlier this year.

SUSE launches next generation of award-winning SUSE Studio

22 Jul 2011

SUSE Studio 1.2 accelerates application deployment across physical, virtual and cloud environments

SUSE has announced the availability of SUSE Studio Version 1.2. The latest update to the award-winning development platform helps customers more easily build, update and manage application images across x86, public cloud and IBM System z* deployments, significantly reducing the overhead associated with managing a heterogeneous IT environment.

HP Helps Enterprises Advance Development for the Cloud

22 Jul 2011

Service virtualization and application life cycle intelligence solutions accelerate application delivery

HP has announced new software solutions that improve collaboration among application delivery teams, enabling organizations to accelerate business innovation and lower operational costs.

LSI Announces Availability of Family of Network Accelerator Cards for Enterprise, Data Centres and Service Providers

22 Jul 2011

Complete platform built on industry-leading silicon with software protocols to provide high performance and deterministic features for networking OEMs

LSI Corporation has announced the availability of a family of network accelerator cards that offload complex, compute-intensive functions, delivering high performance and reducing time to market. The accelerator cards come in a variety of industry form factors and are highly programmable, allowing OEMs to use existing software investments and reducing development costs. 

Emerson Network Power Unveils Trellis Adoption Strategy

22 Jul 2011

Migration from and integration with existing solutions demonstrates how the Trellis platform will bridge the gap between IT and facility systems

Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, unveiled today its data center infrastructure management (DCIM) adoption strategy to enable users of Avocent, Aperture and Liebert DCIM software solutions to adopt the Trellis™ dynamic infrastructure optimization platform.

Patsystems Locates Its London ASP Hub within Interxion

22 Jul 2011

INTERXION HOLDING NV (NYSE: INXN), a leading European provider of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, is pleased to announce that Patsystems, a leading provider of trading and risk management solutions, has selected its City of London data centre to host its recently launched London access point. Market participants can now easily and cost-effectively interconnect to Patsystems XConnect hub at Interxion.

Extended Coverage for FSA Mobile Call Recording through CAMEL Support

22 Jul 2011

TeleWare Mobile Compliance international roaming coverage now available in 5 further countries, including Australia

TeleWare has announced an increase in the number of countries supporting the CAMEL standard, increasing the company’s ability to record mobile phone calls while users are outside of the UK.

Lieberman Software, Hewlett-Packard Integration Controls Privileged Access to Lights-Out Management Devices

22 Jul 2011

Today’s IT administrators rely on remote access devices to manage essential datacenter functions without the need to be in the same physical location as the servers. However, if the privileged account passwords on these devices are not frequently changed, anyone with knowledge of the default passwords can gain unrestricted, anonymous access to these systems.

Cyber Security Challenge gears up for frenzied week of competitions

22 Jul 2011

QinetiQ Network Defence returns to test more than 500 candidates SANS Institute launches brand new competition to test digital forensics skills

Hundreds of budding cyber security professionals will compete over the next few days to prove their credentials as the new programme of Cyber Security Challenge competitions gets into full swing.

Raritan Introduces Mobile KVM Access for SmartPhones and Tablets to Manage Data Centers from Anywhere

21 Jul 2011

New release of Dominion^® KX II delivers a number of industry firsts; First SmartPhone/Tablet KVM-over-IP solution, in-browser KVM client, and end-to-end digital audio over IP

Raritan today introduced the first KVM-over-IP switch that enables the use of SmartPhones and tablets to manage remote servers.  Using Apple iPhones^® and iPads^®, IT administrators on the go can obtain secure BIOS-level access to servers being managed by Raritan's Dominion^® KX II release 2.4 and CommandCenter^® Secure Gateway release 5.2.

Office for National Statistics’ switch to Tiger 2020’s Managed Service gives managers the tools to help reduce telecommunications costs and reduce IT burden

21 Jul 2011

Hosted Call Management solution offers accurate instant reporting through self service web portal and tools to quickly identify any calling anomalies

Tiger Communications, a leading provider of Call Management Solutions, has announced that the Office for National Statistics is using Tiger 2020 as a Managed Service to increase visibility and accountability of its call charging across all its three sites.

Sand, Sea and Smartphones: European Holidaymakers Cannot Leave the Internet at Home

21 Jul 2011

New research shows that 95 percent of holidaymakers jet off with at least one Internet-enabled device in their luggage; half demand daily access to content no matter their location

More than half of all Europeans take at least one holiday each year, which means some 250 million people are well-versed in planning what essential items to squeeze into their luggage. New research from Brocade* (Nasdaq: BRCD) shows that, along with sun cream and swimsuits, 95 percent of European holidaymakers take at least one Internet-enabled device with them and are simply not prepared to "switch off" from e-mail (work or personal), online entertainment or social media sites. 

Logicalis forms Joint Venture in Indonesia with Metrodata

21 Jul 2011

Logicalis Group, the international IT and Communications solutions integrator, has announced it is establishing a joint venture operation in Indonesia. Heads of terms have been agreed with leading Indonesian ICT Group, P.T. Metrodata Electronics, Tbk based in Jakarta.

New survey from Nexans shows Data Centre managers are readying themselves for the Bandwidth Boom

21 Jul 2011

65% of respondents to a recent Nexans’ survey* plan to increase bandwidth within 5 years with 57% believing that a mix of both fibre and copper is  the safest route to future-proof data centres

Moore’s Law is being challenged and independent research shows that by 2017 demand for 40G is expected to exceed 10G as the standard rate of transmission between server and switch in the data centre, with 100G following soon after.

EANTC and Ixia team to deliver industry's first multi-vendor 100 GE benchmarking tests

19 Jul 2011

Multiple Vendors Demonstrate Adherence to Rigorous Higher Speed Ethernet (HSE) Standards and Prove Scalability of Services over 100GE

Ixia, the leading global provider of converged IP and wireless network test solutions, and EANTC, a vendor-neutral consultancy and test facility, announced today a cooperative effort to deliver testing criteria, methodology and administration of multiple vendors’ 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) switches. This EANTC-led, industry-first set of benchmark tests provides carriers, data centre managers and application service providers with a detailed insight into various Higher Speed Ethernet (HSE) products using a consistent test methodology via Ixia’s 100GE testing solution. The first in this series of tests took place during May and June 2011, and the first two 100GE product test reports for ZTE and Alcatel-Lucent are available on Light Reading’s webpage.

NextiraOne and NICE Tackle New Payment Card Data Security Rules for Contact Centre Operators

19 Jul 2011

Real-time Solutions from NICE plus NextiraOne Contact Centre Expertise Ensures Compliancy with (PCI-DSS) Regulations

NextiraOne, Europe’s leading expert in communications services, has today announced that it has put in place the skills required to help customers tackle their payment card data security compliancy issues when operating a contact centre. Working in collaboration with NICE Systems Limited, NextiraOne has integrated NICE’s real-time PCI solution into its customer offering for new contact centres and is also offering upgrades to existing contact centre customers to bring them up to the new data security standards.

Leading ITC suppliers Westcoastcloud and Forensic Software partner to offer complete e-safety solution for schools

18 Jul 2011

Comprehensive cloud e-safety solution praised by childcare expert Professor Tanya Byron

Two of the UK’s leading suppliers of e-safety, Westcoastcloud and Forensic Software, have partnered up to offer the most comprehensive online child protection solution yet to the education sector.

Ciena and Felix Telecom Bring 100 Gigabit Ethernet to Eastern Europe

18 Jul 2011

Romanian National Research and Education Network RoEduNet leverages Ciena’s coherent technology for science and education projects

Ciena^® Corporation, the network specialist, today announced that the Romanian Educational Network (RoEduNet) has chosen Ciena’s high-capacity coherent optical technology for the first live 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) network in Eastern Europe. The next-generation infrastructure, deployed together with Ciena’s BizConnect partner Felix Telecom, provides scientists and researchers from Romania the highest network capacity available on the commercial market for science and education projects.

Q1 Labs to present at RSA Conference Europe in October

18 Jul 2011

Chief Security Officer highlights growing cyber security threats to critical infrastructure

Q1 Labs, the global provider of total security intelligence solutions, today announced that Chris Poulin, CSO of Q1 Labs, will be presenting at the upcoming RSA Conference Europe 2011 outlining the growing threat against critical utility and energy infrastructure, including emerging smart grids.

Core Consultancy completes datacenter upgrade, opens new office and appoints sales manager

18 Jul 2011

Award winning firm strengthens business platform and achieves ISO 27001 compliance to manage continued demand for business continuity service

Core Consultancy, a leading disaster recovery and business continuity specialist, has announced it has completed a 6 month programme to strengthen and expand its services following the award of 'Specialist Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Company of the Year’ at the Business Continuity Awards 2010.

UKFast Helps You Access Apps in the Cloud

15 Jul 2011

As recent figures suggest that mobile working has tripled in the last twelve months, internet hosting specialist UKFast has launched the latest product in its cloud services range – CloudApps.  

Opengear Hires Rick Stevenson As CEO

15 Jul 2011

Opengear, provider of next generation console server and remote management solutions, announced today that Rick Stevenson will be its new CEO. Stevenson has previously worked with Opengear’s founders while at several startups, including Stallion Technologies and SnapGear. He replaces Bob Waldie, who will become Opengear’s Executive Chairman. 

Verizon Tackles Growing Issue of Stolen Credentials

15 Jul 2011

Enhanced Enterprise Identity Services Offer Smartphone, 
Tablet ID ‘Tokens,’ Digital Signing Capabilities

Unauthorised access to corporate networks through stolen user names and passwords topped 45 per cent in 2010, according to the Verizon 2011 Data Breach Investigations Report, making credentials the second most compromised data type. To help address this growing security threat, Verizon is enhancing its cloud-based Enterprise Identity Services to give businesses more ways to authenticate users to corporate networks while offering strong security protection.

Key Organisations Publish Their Views on Business Assurance for the 21st Century

15 Jul 2011

Call for Global Repository of Assessments for Assurance of the IT Supply Chain

Key international information assurance organisations have published a paper on Business Assurance for the 21st Century outlining their plans to create a global repository of assessments for assurance of the IT supply chain (including cloud services).  The paper defines the combined vision of leading professional and industry bodies providing assurance frameworks to deliver greater efficiencies for all organisations regardless of geography, industry or size. 

Silver Peak leverages virtualisation to enable ubiquitous WAN optimisation

14 Jul 2011

New Open Architecture revolutionises the delivery, pricing, and packaging of WAN optimisation

Silver Peak Systems, the leader in data centre class wide area network (WAN) optimisation, today unveiled its Virtual Acceleration Open Architecture (VXOA), a combination of software and flexible pricing options that enable customers, partners, and service providers to deploy WAN optimisation more conveniently than ever.

Scale Computing Reports 102% Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth in the SME Market for Second Fiscal Quarter 2011 and Exceeds 550 customer installations to Date

14 Jul 2011

Partner growth increases 192% Quarter-Over-Quarter

Scale Computing, a developer and manufacturer of intelligent, scale-out storage solutions tailored to the virtualization and archiving needs of the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME), today announced record results for its second quarter, ending June 30, 2011 (Q2’11).  Scale Computing’s Q2’11 revenue in the SME market grew102 percent over Q1’10.  In addition, Scale Computing launched a new partner program that resulted in a 192 percent increase in new partners quarter–over–quarter.

CONET Services Enhances Interxion’s Financial Hub

14 Jul 2011

INTERXION today announced that it is hosting the ICT systems of CONET Services AG, a provider specialising in the design, installation and operation of ICT systems and special applications for finance companies, at Interxion’s Frankfurt data centre campus. CONET Services provide solutions to financial organisations that require connectivity and technically advanced infrastructure to liquidity venues to enable optimum trading performance for any given solution.

NASA hacker compensation payment refusal case highlights the high cost of data breach remediation

14 Jul 2011

Reports that a Romanian hacker has refused to compensate the US government for hacking of various government systems comes as no surprise to Andy Kemshall, the chief technology officer of SecurEnvoy, the multi-factor authentication specialist.

Trusteer Online Fraud Intelligence and Risk Analysis Service Provides Real-Time Threat Visibility

14 Jul 2011

Trusteer Situation Room Enables Financial Institutions to Comply with the Risk Assessment Expectations

Trusteer, the leading provider of secure web access services, today announced Trusteer Situation Room (TSR), an intuitive security threat and risk assessment content sharing platform. TSR provides information on fraudsters, their activities, the institutions they target, their methods for bypassing various security controls, and techniques for blocking individual attacks. The service gathers information on malware activity from a worldwide network that spans tens of millions of endpoint devices and thousands of malicious servers, and is supported by a large team of professional security analysts that closely monitors financial fraud activities around the clock. Trusteer is offering a free 60 day trial of TSR to qualified financial institutions.

Node4 seeks the cream of the crop among the unemployed

14 Jul 2011

Despite high numbers of unemployed people, leading companies are still struggling to find the right calibre of staff.

Official statistics out today reveal unemployment at 2.45 million and people claiming unemployment benefits at a two year high of 1.52 million.  However, despite the large numbers of people seeking work across the country, many employers still find it tough to find the best personnel to complement their existing workforce.

BATS Europe Joins Platform Equinix and Its Global Financial Ecosystem

14 Jul 2011

Pan-European Stock Market plans October relocation of its trading book and dark pool trading platform to Equinix’s LD4 data center in London

Equinix, Inc. today announced that BATS Europe, a global operator of securities and derivatives markets, has signed a long-term deal to relocate the BATS Europe trading platform to Equinix’s London LD4 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center. Scheduled for October 2011, the switchover will provide a secure, low-latency, high-performance trading environment for BATS Europe’s integrated and dark electronic trading books. 

Six out of every ten users run vulnerable versions of Adobe Reader

14 Jul 2011

AVAST Software researchers have discovered that six out of every ten users of Adobe Reader are running unpatched versions of the program, leaving them vulnerable to a variety of malware attacks.

Raritan Introduces New Family of Intelligent Rack PDUs for Managing Data Center Energy Costs and Server Uptime

14 Jul 2011

Smart Racks, True kWh Energy Metering and Secure Outlet-level Switching with New PX-2000 Series

With the introduction of the PX-2000, Raritan (Raritan.co.uk) today expanded the industry's largest portfolio of intelligent rack power distribution units (iPDUs) that make server racks a lot smarter.  Its built-in intelligence provides real-time monitoring of data center energy and loads, as well as environmental conditions when using optional plug-in sensors.

Accellion, Inc. Releases Native Accellion Mobile Apps for Android, BlackBerry

14 Jul 2011

Share Files and Collaborate Anytime, Anywhere on Android and BlackBerry Devices

Accellion®, Inc., the award-winning pioneer in providing enterprise-class, secure collaboration and managed file transfer solutions, today announced the general availability of Accellion Mobile Apps™ for Android and BlackBerry devices.  Accellion Mobile Apps allow users to securely collaborate, view, and share files directly from mobile devices and tablets.  Designed to work with Accellion Secure Collaboration™, the Accellion Mobile Apps for Android and BlackBerry devices are now available for download for free from the Android Market and BlackBerry App World. 

Factonomy implements secure VDI to manage regulation concerns

13 Jul 2011

£85,698 worth of staff time re-deployed to concentrate on core business activities

Factonomy, a leading provider in Business Continuity Management Software has implemented a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) from Lumison, the Managed IT Services provider, to host its desktop applications in a controlled environment. The new system will allow Factonomy to meet stringent compliance requirements from customers including heavily regulated global investment banks. The VDI will enable users to run Windows 7 and execute the company’s applications from a range of consumer devices, such as iPads, increasing flexibility, negating the need for hardware standardisation, and reducing associated costs.

Red Hat Recognised with HP AllianceONE Partner of the Year Award for Cloud Computing Leadership

13 Jul 2011

Red Hat wins HP Cloud Computing ISV category in 2011 awards program

Red Hat, Inc., today announced that it has been recognised for the second consecutive year with an HP AllianceONE Partner of the Year award.  In the 2011 awards program, Red Hat was selected as the winner of the HP Cloud Computing ISV category for the Red Hat Cloud, HP Edition solution.

SAS’ ‘big analytics’ tackles big data, speeds problem solving

13 Jul 2011

A powerful new release of SAS^® software helps enable faster, better decision making by improving analysis of vast and growing amounts of data. Whether a retailer optimising pricing for thousands of items, a hospital identifying which treatment plans improve patient health, or a government agency fighting fraud, SAS, the leader in business analytics, helps organisations scour "big data" through "big analytics" and data management to reveal hidden insights and produce better decisions.

NetIQ enhances PlateSpin virtualisation and workload management solutions

13 Jul 2011

PlateSpin improvements help IT improve performance and simplify management of today’s mixed data centres

NetIQ today announced new enhancements to the PlateSpin virtualisation and workload management products – PlateSpin Forge, PlateSpin Protect and PlateSpin Migrate – that enable IT organisations to better respond to growing business demands and reduce risk across the data centre.

Zycko Announces Management Buyout

13 Jul 2011

Zycko, the pan-European value-added distributor of leading edge IT solutions, today announces a management buyout. Group managing director Nick Moglia, sales and marketing director David Galton-Fenzi, and finance director Ken Wood, have acquired the majority share in the business from founder, Rory Sweet.

New high performance JANET-Connected Shared Research Cloud platform to cut cost of academic research

11 Jul 2011

UK University Research Community and UK Economy to Benefit from Sharing Logicalis HPC Cloud Environment

International solutions provider, Logicalis UK, today unveiled its JANET-Connected Shared Research Cloud platform. A shared high performance computing resource, directly connected to the JANET network, the platform enables Universities to access more real-time research processing than they can afford individually, releasing more budget for academic research and making them more competitive in the world marketplace.

Idappcom says hacking of Indian National Security Guards sends a security message for all corporates

11 Jul 2011

News that the Web site of the National Security Guards (NSG) - the Indian counter-terror elite operation of the Indian army and police - has been hacked has a security message for any company IT security manager, says Idappcom.

Mobile Industry is Key to Travel Industry Success

11 Jul 2011

Travel firms should tap into the growing market of tablets and android phones if they are to maximise their success on the internet.

A group of travel industry experts highlighted the booming mobile internet market as the most significant factor affecting the future of travel businesses in a round table debate held by hosting specialists UKFast.

Run Autodesk software in a 'Private Cloud Environment'

11 Jul 2011

London based company IMSCAD have taken on the role of supporting over 1000 Autodesk resellers across EMEA. They will be delivering Citrix based solutions to end users to complement the new 2012 ‘Citrix Ready’ versions of Autodesk’s software. 

Sanef Group optimises the processing of several million records using Talend Integration Suite

11 Jul 2011

The highway operator rationalises its data exchanges by replacing two former applications using Talend’s open source data integration solution

Talend, a global leader in open source software, announced today that Sanef, the number one highway network of the Abertis group, the leading European operator of mobility and telecommunications infrastructure management, has deployed Talend Integration Suite to rationalise data exchanges with its partners, which total several hundred megabytes per month and millions of records.

Simplexo joins the Cloud Industry Forum

11 Jul 2011

UK based technology company becomes latest organisation to join CIF and to support its Code of Practice

Simplexo today announced it has formally joined the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF), an industry body established to promote trust, security and transparency within the sector.

Ingres Signs Global Partner Agreement with MicroStrategy

11 Jul 2011

Collaboration on 'Performance2'Joint Initiative to Deliver More Decision Making Power to Business Users

Ingres, pioneers of the breakthrough analytic database VectorWise, today announced that they have signed a global partner agreement with MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software. In addition, the VectorWise analytic database has passed MicroStrategy's comprehensive test suite, certifying it as a supported database for the MicroStrategy platform.

Quest Software Introduces Capacity-based Licensing Alternative for NetVault Backup Customers

07 Jul 2011

Quest Software, Inc. today introduced an alternative capacity-based licensing program for NetVault^® Backup customers. The perpetual licensing model is offered for the NetVault product line along with the company’s standard licensing model, allowing customers to choose the licensing program that best suits their needs.

First secure Cloud search application launched by Simplexo

07 Jul 2011

SearchYourCloud provides users with a unique level of security and accessibility

Simplexo, the UK search specialist, has announced the launch of ‘SearchYourCloud’, an ultra-secure service that enables users to search information stored in the Cloud, all with one click. 

Survey reveals future strikes encourages home working – although 48% can’t resist skiving off!

07 Jul 2011

A survey of 1000 London workers last week revealed just 11 percent of were affected by the teachers strike on Thursday, yet 55 percent believe if there were the threat of future strikes it would encourage their employers to introduce IT measures that would allow them the flexibility to work from home should they be affected in the future.

Nexans awarded Netcomms Cabling Supplier of the Year 2011

07 Jul 2011

Nexans has been voted Cabling Supplier of the Year 2011 by readers of Netcomms Europe magazine.

Nouvelles Frontières moves to Interoute's flexible pan European hosting platform to support boom in online bookings

07 Jul 2011

Interoute provides virtualisation to maintain web performance for more than two million unique visitors per month

Interoute, owner operator of Europe’s largest next generation network, has today announced that tour operator Nouvelles Frontières is using its managed hosting to support growth of its web based business. Rather than relying on four hosting providers, Nouvelles Frontières has upgraded to one hosting platform from Interoute, utilising innovative virtualisation technologies to deliver flexibility.

The Cloud Industry Forum views Star’s messaging for their Cloud Alliance with great scepticism!

05 Jul 2011

Star has re-badged and re-shaped a club of friendly vendors whom they have historically worked with to supposedly meet the needs of British SMEs transparently – NONSENSE say the Cloud Industry Forum, it’s just a commercial partner programme of non-competing businesses!

Andy Burton, Chairman of the Cloud Industry Forum, stated: “Whilst CIF believe the Cloud is a great place for businesses to collaborate and will change the way in which the IT supply chain is structured and operates, recent statements by Star’s employee Grant Tanner (quelle-surprise its Business Development person), seems to infer that its creation of its Cloud Alliance is somehow above reproach and only operates in the end user’s commercial interest.

Origin Storage applauds Intel's upcoming SSD technology

05 Jul 2011

As the first details of Intel's SSD 710 series - code-named Lydonville - start to emerge, Origin Storage has welcomed news that the solid state drives will use AES encryption and have a mean time between failure (MTBF) measured into the millions of hours.

Interxion Reduces CO2 Emissions by 94%

05 Jul 2011

Use of 100% renewable energy reduces Interxion's CO2 emissions from 3,000 tonnes a year to 170

INTERXION HOLDING NV, a leading European provider of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, today announced that its Swiss data centre has taken another step forward in reducing its carbon footprint by signing up to 100% green energy.

Logicalis strengthens presence in key U.S. geographies and services offering with acquisition of Netarx

04 Jul 2011

Logicalis Group, the international IT and Communications solutions integrator, has acquired Netarx, an Auburn Hills, Michigan-based solution provider, for a sum of up to $34 million.  Netarx provides IT professional services including managed services, data centre, collaboration, and infrastructure design solutions to customers throughout the Great Lakes and Arizona.

JANET(UK) Works with Verizon to Power Next-Generation UK Education and Research Network Using 100 Gigabit Solution

01 Jul 2011

Verizon Provides Engineering and Network Expertise to Support a First for Global Education and Research in the UK

JANET(UK), the provider of the UK’s education and research network called JANET, has worked with Verizon to produce a networking solution to support a first for global education and collaboration in the UK – the ability for academic institutions to collaborate online over ultra-fast broadband, running at up to 100G (gigabits per second).

Cybercriminals Ditching Mass Spam for Targeted Attacks

01 Jul 2011

New Cisco Report Shows Traditional Mass Spam Volumes Plummeting as Cybercriminals Turn to More Lucrative, Pinpointed Attacks

In the complex and ever-changing landscape of online crime, cybercriminals have made a fundamental shift in strategy, abandoning traditional mass spam attacks in favor of personalised attacks with a greater financial impact on targeted organisations, according to a new security report from Cisco.Research conducted by Cisco® Security Intelligence Operations shows the trend toward increased targeted attacks featuring highly customised threats containing malwarethat are directed at a specific user or group of users for intellectual property theft.