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MDs Warned ‘Don’t Ignore Art of Social Media’

30 Sep 2011

Experts warn social media is not just a number game

Business owners must understand the blend of creativity and science behind social media if their business' campaign is to succeed.

Andrew Gilbert, Managing Director of Node4, named as finalist for Ernst & Young UK Entrepreneur of the year 2011 award

30 Sep 2011

Andrew Gilbert, Managing Director and founder of Britain’s fastest growing data centre company, Node4, has been named as a finalist for the Ernst & Young UK Entrepreneur of the year 2011 award. The national award will be presented to the UK business leader who has shown the most drive and innovation in starting and growing companies in challenging economic conditions. Gilbert reached the finals after winning the Ernst & Young North and Midlands Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in June. The regional award is presented to the most innovative, dynamic and successful young businessman or woman in the region.

Telehouse Europe joins the Cloud Industry Forum

30 Sep 2011

Co-location provider commits to transparency in the Cloud

Telehouse, a leading provider of global data centres and managed ICT services,  has joined the Cloud Industry Forum, the body established to promote trust, security and transparency within the sector. In joining Telehouse becomes the latest organisation to commit to achieving a common standard of best practice within the IT industry.

MobileIron and Accellion Partner to Provide Enterprises with Secure Mobile Device and Content Management

30 Sep 2011

Accellion Mobile Apps Available in MobileIron’s Enterprise App Storefront to Help Enable Mobile Security Management of Devices and Data

Accellion®, the award-winning pioneer in enterprise-class, secure collaboration and file sharing solutions, andMobileIron, the innovator in enterprise management and security for mobile devices and apps, today announced a partnership to help enterprises secure, manage and monitor mobile devices and the data shared via these devices. 

Colt and Ciena Partner to Deliver Enterprise Managed Services Across Europe

30 Sep 2011

New services offering features integrated data encryption solutions from Ciena

 Ciena^® Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, and Colt, Europe’s leading information delivery platform, today announced a partnership to extend Colt’s portfolio of managed security services. The two companies will enrich the performance, reliability and security of Colt’s managedHigh Speed Services portfolio with sophisticated, integrated wire-speed encryption capabilities from Ciena’s Packet-Optical Transport portfolio, enabling Colt’s enterprise customers to secure and protect their critical business information and intellectual property.

Red Lambda’s new MetaGrid software transforms security for cloud and big data

30 Sep 2011

MetaGrid Leverages Grid Computing and Artificial Intelligence to Dramatically Increase the Scale, Speed and Efficacy of Security and Operational Intelligence for Companies with Big Data IT Challenges

Red Lambda, Inc., a software company transforming security and operational intelligence for “Big Data” IT environments, today announced an Early Release Program for MetaGrid™ – next generation security and operational intelligence software powered by the company’s AppIron™ Grid Platform. MetaGrid is designed to address the Big Data dichotomy faced by providers of IT, network and cloud infrastructures that generate up to petabytes per day of operational data: Big Data can obscure security and operational threats and, at the same time, it can reveal opportunities to increase operational efficiency and unlock enormous business potential.  Red Lambda is the first to combine leading-edge Big Data technologies to create an ultra-scalable, purpose-built software platform designed to keep pace with the increasing volume, variety, and velocity of IT operational data and find the threats and opportunities buried within it.

CommScope’s Kolesar Earns Prestigious Award For Work on Fiber Standards

30 Sep 2011

Paul Kolesar, a CommScope fellow, has received the prestigious 2011 International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 1906 Award, which recognizes technical experts from around the globe who have contributed significantly to the work of IEC and the electrotechnical industry.

Mimecast Hits The Bloor Research Bullseye for Best Practice Email Archiving

30 Sep 2011

Bloor Research report gives Mimecast’s UEM ‘Champion’ Status for email archiving

Mimecast, the leading supplier of cloud-based email archiving, continuity and security for Microsoft Exchange and Office 365, today announced that it has been placed in the Champion segment of a new Bloor Research InComparison Paper. The paper, which features a Bullseye chart that ranks vendors as Champions, Innovators or Challengers, examines the email archiving market, as well as evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of key players in the space.

Server Technology announces total solution for data center power management

30 Sep 2011

The seamless combination of Server Technology's web-based Sentry Power Manager (SPM) 5.0 and Version 6.1 firmware for Server Technology's cabinet power distribution units provides the industry's most complete rack-level data center power monitoring, measurement and control

Server Technology, the global leader for rack-based power distribution for the data center, announced the availability of the industry's first seamless system for data center power management, with the release of SPM v5.0 combined with the latest version 6.1 update to the intelligent cabinet (CDU) family of power distribution units (PDU.)

Ovum Technology Audit Recognises Talend’s Ability to Address Integration Holistically

30 Sep 2011

New research finds that open source vendor is well positioned to take advantage of synergies between data management and application integration projects

Talend, a global open source software leader, today announced the availability of new independent research from Ovum, based on a thorough product review and market positioning analysis of Talend ESB, an enterprise service bus (ESB) product that delivers both data and application integration capabilities. Produced by principal analyst Rob Hailstone, the document titled “Technology Audit: Talend ESB, version 4.2.0,” highlights Talend ESB as a product that “aligns well with Ovum's view that integration should be addressed holistically and not divided arbitrarily between application and data integration.”

PROMISE SANLink Captures Prestigious Broadcast Engineering Pick Hit Award for 2011

30 Sep 2011

International Accolades for Industry’s First Thunderbolt™ to Fibre Channel Adapter

PROMISE Technology, Inc., a leader in providing high performance storage solutions for the rich media market, today announced that its innovative SANLink, the industry’s first Thunderbolt™ enabled FC Adapter captured the Pick Hit 2011 award for outstanding achievement and creative technology innovation. The award was announced by Broadcast Engineering at IBC 2011 in Amsterdam. The prestigious Pick Hit Awards are the industry’s longest-running product technology awards for broadcast and production.

Eaton Presents Power For The Cloud Eaton Power Quality

28 Sep 2011

At DatacenterDynamics Eaton Power Quality is putting the emphasis firmly on the provision of efficient, cost-effective and versatile power solutions to meet the rapidly evolving needs of today’s data centres. In support of this, the company is delivering a paper describing how the cloud and virtualization are changing the way data centres are powered, and is also exhibiting a wide range of innovative equipment, including its 9395 UPSs, Wright Line rack-based heat management systems, BladeUPS products and enclosure-based power distribution units (ePDUs).

Venafi Partners with Cohort Technology to Meet Increased Demand for Automated EKCM Solutions through Extensive Channel Reach

28 Sep 2011

Security Expert and Distribution Partner Cohort Technology—with Broad-based Reseller and Technology Partner Network—to Offer Only Enterprise-class Key and Certificate Management Solution

Venafi, the inventor of and market leader in Enterprise Key and Certificate Management (EKCM) solutions, today announced its strategic partnership with Cohort Technology to distribute EKCM solutions in the United Kingdom. Together, the companies will extend Venafi’s market leadership to meet the needs of Cohort Technology’s resellers and customers. Designed specifically for enterprise environments, Venafi solutions provide automated management for the widest range of digital-certificate and encryption-key technologies in use today—including digital certificates, Secure Shell (SSH) keys, and asymmetric and symmetric keys.

Payment Card Security Compliance Remains Problematic, Putting Confidential Consumer Information at Risk, Verizon Report Says

28 Sep 2011

Noncompliance Is Linked to Increased Breach Risk

For the second year in a row, a Verizon report has found that too many businesses are struggling to comply with payment card security standards, putting consumers’ confidential information at risk.

Foregenix partners with Semafone to help call centres reduce PCI scope and risk

28 Sep 2011

Foregenix and Semafone yesterday announced a partnership that will enable call centre clients to significantly reduce their PCI scope, risks and associated costs by removing cardholder data from the call centre environment.

Private Mobile Networks supports Macro GSM for connecting between networks

28 Sep 2011

Supporting mobile macro GSM as an interconnect

Private Mobile Networks Ltd, the UK provider of private GSM network technology, today announced support for GSM operator networks as an interconnect between distributed Private Mobile Network sites.  Private Mobile Network traffic can now be distributed between locations over satellite or IP, or break out and pass over a national Macro GSM network.

Courion’s comprehensive new product suite re-defines identity and access management with 30-day cloud deployment and fast time-to-value

28 Sep 2011

Automated, easy-to-use solution, offered on-premise or in the cloud, delivers core identity, access and compliance functionality at radically lower cost  

Courion Corporation has announced the new Access Risk Management Suite,  which provides a simple and fast time to value alternative to the complexity and high cost of typical identity and access management (IAM) solutions. Automated and pre-configured for rapid implementation based on the best practices of more than 500 customers, the Access Risk Management Suite delivers results within 30 days at a price anywhere from one third to one quarter of traditional solutions.

Micro Focus Launches Silk for Use with SAP® Solutions to Help Organizations Accelerate Software Delivery

28 Sep 2011

Micro Focus® (LSE: MCRO.L), the leading provider of enterprise application modernisation, testing and management solutions has announced the availability of Silk, a set of integrated modules that provide application lifecycle support for SAP® applications, as well as all other industry requirements for testing in a heterogeneous world. The solution optimizes the availability, accuracy, performance and scalability of SAP applications by embedding quality activities throughout the SAP application lifecycle.

BSO Networks delivers lowest latency network from Europe to Asia

28 Sep 2011

Market-leading global network provider givestraders and professional services a vital edge

BSO Network Solutions, the specialist low latency provider for global solutions and infrastructure, has again improved the latency on their land cable system to deliver the lowest latency and highest availability network between London & Hong Kong. The record-breaking speed allows high frequency traders and professional service specialists to gain a competitive advantage, quickly sending and receiving large volumes of data from Europe to Asia. 

Over two-thirds of IT directors worried about cloud sprawl

28 Sep 2011

Study highlights concern over spiralling costs as cloud-based services grow in popularity

Independent research commissioned by Opsview, the open source IT monitoring software provider, has revealed that 67% of UK organisations are concerned about the growing threat of cloud sprawl as cloud-based services become more popular across the enterprise. This is due to the speed and ease of deployment and the fact that staff can purchase services without the involvement of the IT department. With this in mind 57% of IT directors admitted to being concerned that as paid for cloud services start to be more widely used by employees, costs could spiral out of control.

Stonesoft’s a2Cloud solution offers strong authentication with enhanced usability

28 Sep 2011

Network security provider Stonesoft, is today announcing the availability of its new Stonesoft a2Cloud solution. The solution offers secure access to the cloud with unparalleled usability and minimised TCA (Total Cost of Administration)/TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).

C4L Named as One of Britain’s Fastest-Growing Technology Firms in the 2011 Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100

28 Sep 2011

C4L, a UK-based internet infrastructure solutions provider, today announced that it has been listed in The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 for the first time. C4L has been ranked alongside companies such as price comparison website Gocompare, and music recognition services provider Shazam.

Financial institutions should focus on unstructured financial data in the rush for effective risk management, warns Clusterseven

27 Sep 2011

Financial institutions will continue to report high profile instances of data mismanagement and fraud unless they take 100% control of the vulnerable financial data files that move and manipulate information between their business systems. These include files known as CSVs* (comma separated variable), plus spreadsheets and Microsoft Access^®Databases. Systemic failings in the way these files are tracked and monitored remain unresolved; for many businesses this will lead to financial misreporting, leading to financial and reputational losses.

Tufin Technologies ranks first in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 with 6343% growth over the past five years

27 Sep 2011

Firewall Management Leader Attributes Landing Top Spot to an Unwavering Commitment to Innovation, “Fanatical Customer Support” and Top-Notch Employees and Partners

Tufin Technologies today announced that it has ranked number one on the 2011 Deloitte Israel Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Israel. In 2010, Tufin placed second, making this the second year in a row that Tufin has topped Deloitte Israel’s prestigious list.  In a nation known for producing some of the World’s most successful and innovative technology companies, ranking anywhere on Deloitte Israel’s list is a major accomplishment. Tufin’s placement in the top two for two years running combined with almost a 1000% percent increase in growth from Tufin’s 2010 ranking makes this year’s achievement even more noteworthy.

Keynote Speaker Announced for ISACA’s Information Security and Risk Management Conference

27 Sep 2011

Event to be held 14 – 16 November in Barcelona, Spain

Today, global IT association ISACA highlighted a number of key sessions to be held at its annual Information Security and Risk Management (ISRM) Europe conference, including unveiling its keynote speaker. With sessions examining data protection, PCI, cloud computing, auditing, advanced persistent threats and more, the agenda for the 14-16 November event in Barcelona deals with enterprises’ nightmares—and how to protect against them.

IP Infusion Extends Position as the De Facto Standard in Software-based Networking with ZebOS 7.9

27 Sep 2011

Helps OEMs and Service Providers Innovate at Breakneck Speeds; Supports Evolving Data Centre, Mobile Backhaul and Carrier Ethernet Requirements

IP Infusion, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent network software for enhanced Ethernet and IP services, today extended the company’s leadership in software-based networking with the release of ZebOS 7.9 network platform software. The newest technology advancements in ZebOS software help networking OEMs worldwide deliver customised and differentiated solutions to telecom as well as public and private cloud service providers with lower costs and faster time-to-market. Solutions built on IP Infusion’s ZebOS software help customers avoid product commoditisation, improve return on investment and eliminate network bottlenecks.

Interoute announces three year ICT infrastructure and hosting partnership with UEFA

27 Sep 2011

Europe’s largest private cloud services platform to support UEFA’s entire business operations and online presence for next three seasons

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the governing body of football in Europe, has selected Interoute’s pan-European cloud services to support all its business, football competitions and events over the next three seasons. Interoute will host all applications and systems used directly by UEFA including its Football Administration and Management Environment (FAME) and the UEFA.com website.

Mozy Improves Server Backup to the Cloud

27 Sep 2011

Enhancements allow larger file sets and provide dramatically faster backup service for businesses backing up servers to the cloud with MozyPro

Mozy®, the industry-leading online backup service from EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), today announced improved features to its MozyPro® server backup service, making it faster and easier to back up business servers to its world-class data centers. Specifically, Mozy announced today a 100X improvement in file scanning capacity for larger data sets while introducing the Mozy Data Shuttle^TM, a new service that transfers or “shuttles” an encrypted copy of big data sets from customers to Mozy’s data centers. These enhancements are designed to enable SMBs and larger businesses to back up servers to Mozy’s secure, off-site data centers without sacrificing time or performance associated with the initial backup of large file sets over the Internet.

Cold War Facility Provides the Security; Brocade Provides the Path to IPv6

27 Sep 2011

Brocade MLX Series Routers deliver 10 Gigabit Ethernet performance and “dual stack” capabilities to help The Bunker make a seamless migration from IPv4 to IPv6

Customers who have hosted their data centre facilities at The Bunker are set to benefit from a major network upgrade to its existing Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD) environment. The evolution of The Bunker’s Brocade^® MLX™ Series routers is designed to provide future-proofing for clients during the IPv4 to IPv6 transition, deliver 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) performance and enable the company to stay ahead of increasingly bandwidth-intense applications, such as high-definition streaming media.

Verizon Wholesale Cloud Services Speak Volumes With Communications Provider Global Gossip

27 Sep 2011

Computing-as-a-Service Provides Flexibility, Security and Reliability for the Australian-Based Company

Australia-based Global Gossip has turned to Verizon Global Wholesale for a robust cloud computing platform that supports the worldwide communications services provider’s 300 sites across Australia, Europe, Fiji, New Zealand, the UK, and the US.

Proximity becomes first TeleWare partner to offer complete portfolio with addition of mobile device recording service

27 Sep 2011

Leading partner engages with 30 existing call recording customers to help firms meet FSA mobile recording regulation 

Proximity Communications Plc has become the first TeleWare Partner to certify its skills to deliver the complete TeleWare portfolio with the addition of the new TeleWare Mobile network-based recording service for mobile devices.

Colt manufactures and ships 500m2 data centre to Iceland

27 Sep 2011

Verne Global opens for business enabled by Colt’s Modular Data Centre

Colt, Europe’s leading information delivery platform, today announced that Verne Global, a data centre developer and operator, has selected Colt’s Modular Data Centre for its dual-sourced renewable energy facility in Iceland. This is the world's first mission critical data centre with zero-emissions to be manufactured and constructed in less than four months.

Grid-Tools wins Stevie Award in recognition of European growth

27 Sep 2011

Test data creation specialists Grid-Tools has won an International Stevie Award for the Fastest Growing Company in Europe in The 2011 International Business Awards^sm.

BT iNet becomes first UK company to achieve Cisco Advanced Data Centre Architecture Specialisation

27 Sep 2011

BT iNet, the network IT services delivery arm of BT Business, has become the first UK company to achieve the Cisco Advanced Data Centre Architecture Specialisation

Maxeler launches Maximum Performance Cloud Computing with MaxCloud

27 Sep 2011

High-performance dataflow computing now available in the Cloud

Maxeler Technologies, pioneer of Maximum Performance Computing and provider of complete acceleration solutions, today announced the launch of MaxCloud, the industry's first cloud implementation of a high performance dataflow computing system.

Server Technology's Firmware 6.1 Boasts Data Center Power Monitoring, User-Friendly Interface

26 Sep 2011

Data center power monitoring company Server Technology is adding another accomplishment to its resume as the company has unveiled new firmware 6.1, a release that is unlike anything currently out there, according to company officials.

Mimecast’s Unified Email Management Solution Wins Gold in Product Review from Leading Exchange Community Website

26 Sep 2011

In-depth product review by Exchange MVP J. Peter Bruzzese says Mimecast’s UEM has ‘hit it out of the park’

Mimecast®, the leading supplier of cloud-based emailarchiving, continuity and security for Microsoft Exchange and Office 365,  announces that its Unified Email Management (UEM) product has been confirmed as aMSExchange Gold Award winner following a detailed product review.  The reviewer, Exchange MVP and creator of ExclusivelyExchange.com J. Peter Bruzzese, recognized the platform’s ease of use, and its deep levels of functionality, flexibility and integration.

LSI Adds Ingram Micro to European Distribution Network

26 Sep 2011

New engagement with broadline distributor widens LSI’s reach in DACH region

LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced the appointment of Ingram Micro Distribution GmbH to support its channel business throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland.  The agreement begins with immediate effect and will see Ingram Micro carry LSI’s complete channel portfolio, including MegaRAID® and 3ware® RAID controllers, LSI® Host Bus Adapters, SAS Switches, the WarpDrive™ SLP-300 acceleration card.

NEFCU Selects Trusteer to Meet New FFIEC Security Guidelines

26 Sep 2011

Intuit Financial Services Recommends Trusteer to Help Regional Credit Union Prevent Cybercrime

Trusteer, the leading provider of cybercrime prevention solutions, today announced that NEFCU has selected Trusteer Rapport to protect its retail banking members against cybercrime and meet new FFIEC Guidelines for online banking security. The credit union’s financial management technology provider, Intuit Financial Services, recommended that NEFCU evaluate Trusteer to prevent financial malware fraud.  NEFCU is offering Trusteer Rapport, the leading cybercrime prevention software for PCs and Macs, free to its members as an added security measure.

Lost laptops lead the list for ICO fines

26 Sep 2011

Companies penalised an average of £70,000

The loss of laptops containing confidential or sensitive data has proved to be far more expensive than previously anticipated for some companies, according to Absolute Software. 

Fusion-io accelerates Deutsche Bank credit risk calculation and information systems

26 Sep 2011

ioMemory technology reduces latency to boost performance up to 60 per cent and improve TCO for global financial institution’s SAS business analytics software

Fusion-io, Inc., (NYSE: FIO) pioneer of shared data decentralisation, today announced that Deutsche Bank has deployed ioMemory technology to reduce latency and increase performance by up to 60 percent in its Credit Risk Calculation and Information System (dbArtos), according to Deutsche Bank AG Director Dr. Marcus Prätzas. After extensive evaluation of a variety of technologies, Fusion ioMemory was selected to accelerate the SAS business analytics and business intelligence software utilised by the Deutsche Bank dbArtos system.

Ultraspeed appoint new Director of Sales and Marketing

26 Sep 2011

Managed hosting specialist Ultraspeed have announced the appointment of a new Director of Sales and Marketing, who will play an integral role in their growth plans for the next 12 months.

NextiraOne’s Autumn Seminar Programme to provide Expert Advice to Businesses on Communications Issues

26 Sep 2011

Video, Data Centre Virtualisation, Contact Centre and Unified Communications, events demonstrate breadth of NextiraOne’s expertise

A wide range of business networking themes, from video conferencing to virtualisation, including Data Centres, Unified Communications and Contact Centre topics, will be the subject of a series of seminars, workshops and bootcamps and exhibitions planned by NextiraOne, Europe’s leading expert in communications services, this Autumn.

Brand-Rex ‘Ships’ First Products for Prestigious New Aircraft Carriers

23 Sep 2011

Since winning the contract to supply its Blolite blown fibre solution, Brand-Rex has seen work begin in earnest on the first of the two new aircraft carriers currently under construction at the Rosyth Royal Dockyard

Work is well underway on the new 65,000 tonne Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier that is being built by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA), with the first consignments of the innovative Blolite blown optical fibre solution from Brand-Rex (turt.co/brx0418x) now shipped in readiness for installation.

TelecityGroup acquires UK Grid to fulfil growth requirements

23 Sep 2011

Acquisition enhances TelecityGroup’s growth platform in key UK digital and connectivity hub

TelecityGroup, Europe's industry-leading provider of premium carrier-neutral data centres, has today announced the acquisition of UK Grid, a leading UK data centre operator for £11.7m

Micro-P becomes Flagship Distributor for TeleWare Telephony Portfolio

23 Sep 2011

First Broadline Distributor to offer end-to-end unified communications portfolio

TeleWare and Micro-P have signed an agreement to bring an entire, end-to-end unified communications portfolio to a growing partner community, keen to create reliable, innovative and scalable service

Vision Solutions Partner Network Supporting Customers With Cloud Recovery

22 Sep 2011

More than 70 organisations across the UK rely on hosted business continuity and cloud –based disaster recovery solutions powered by Double-Take range of products

Vision Solutions, Inc., the world’s leading provider of information availability software and services for Windows, Linux, IBM Power Systems and Cloud Computing markets today announced that more than 70 organisations in the UK are now relying on its real-time data replication products in order to protect their critical business data in the cloud. Through its Cloud Protection and Recovery Programme, Vision Solutions is working with 24 service providers in the UK to provide customers with simple effective business continuity and cloud recovery services that protect their critical IT systems and applications.

Kroll Ontrack develops techniques to recover data from Dell EqualLogic systems

22 Sep 2011

Leading data recovery provider is the first and only company to offer proven recovery capabilities for these systems

Kroll Ontrack, the leading provider of information management, data recovery, and legal products and services, today announced new data recovery capabilities for Dell EqualLogic SAN systems. Using proprietary technology it developed to address Dell EqualLogic system data losses, Kroll Ontrack is now able to recover data from both traditional and virtualised file systems on Dell EqualLogic storage products.

Red Hat Reports Second Quarter Results

22 Sep 2011

* Second quarter revenue of $281 million, up 28% year-over-year * Second quarter GAAP EPS of $0.20, up 67% year-over-year; non-GAAP EPS of $0.29, up 53% year-over-year * Second quarter deferred revenue of $813 million, up 25% year-over-year

Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced financial results for its fiscal year 2012 second quarter ended August 31, 2011.

Quest Introduces New Edition of Toad for Data Analysts that Brings Powerful Data Analytics to the Desktop

22 Sep 2011

Quest Teams with Fuzzy Logix to Deliver a Cost-effective Solution for Predictive Modelling and Data Mining

The ability to simulate trends and identify probable business forecasts based on corporate data, using data analytics, is extremely valuable. However, the technology behind this capability is often far too expensive for most organisations and, what’s more, can be very time-consuming for the data analyst tasked with reporting. Today’s analysts need a simplified and cost-effective way to perform fast advanced analytics right on the desktop. Quest Software, the leading provider of database tools that simplify and improve the productivity, efficiency, and accuracy of production for database professionals of all skill and experience levels, has partnered with in-database analytics software vendor Fuzzy Logix to incorporate a rich, analytics library into a new Professional with Analytics Edition of Quest® Toad® for Data Analysts. The new edition delivers a powerful desktop analytics solution for predictive modelling and data mining, and also adds advanced heterogeneous queries, data cleansing, local storage, and visualization enhancements.

DataFlux and Global Data Excellence Commit to Worldwide Partnership

22 Sep 2011

New European partnership will be extended to the US market to help spur adoption of data governance

DataFlux, a leader in data management solutions, today announced it has finalised a global partnership agreement with Global Data Excellence (GDE), a leading provider of data quality and data governance software. Under the terms of the partnership DataFlux and GDE will provide a joint technology and expertise offering that will help organisations improve the commercial, marketing and financial value of their corporate data.

Imperva Research Finds SQL Injection Attacks Bypass Web Security

22 Sep 2011

Hackers Execute an Average 71 SQL Injection Attacks per Hour to Steal Data

Imperva’s Hacker Intelligence Initiative (HII) today revealed the prevalence and intensity of SQL injection attacks.  The report details how prevalent SQL injection attacks have become, how attacks are executed and how hackers are innovating SQLi attacks to bypass security controls as well as increase potency. The full report can be viewed here.

Nimsoft Announces Comprehensive Monitoring for SAP Environments

22 Sep 2011

Automated Solution Helps Customers Optimise Service Levels across Physical, Virtual and Cloud Infrastructure while Minimising Technology Ownership Costs

Nimsoft today announced Nimsoft Monitor for SAP, an automated solution that enables customers to optimise service levels across physical, virtual and cloud environments while reducing their technology ownership costs.

1E, efficient IT leader, launches in France

22 Sep 2011

Launch could bring nationwide savings of approximately €725 million per year in energy costs alone and reduce carbon emissions by around one million metric tonnes of CO₂

1E, the global leader in Efficient IT solutions, today announced its expansion into France. The company’s presence in the region will help it address the needs of local customers more effectively and efficiently.

F5 Helps Latisys Offer Differentiated Private Cloud and Enhanced Managed Services

22 Sep 2011

Managed services provider relies on F5’s VIPRION Application Delivery Networking solution to ensure its cloud services infrastructure scales rapidly and reliably to meet customer demand

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced thatLatisys is implementing F5^® VIPRION^® Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) as a foundation of its private cloud and managed hosting solutions. Latisys provides IT outsourcing—such as data center colocation services, managed hosting, and cloud solutions—from its secure, high-density, Tier III data centers across the United States. The company is enhancing its high availability enterprise-grade managed services offering, which provides security, backup and recovery, storage, compute resources, and load balancing, to achieve service provider-grade performance levels. Through Latisys cloud services, customers will be able to expand their IT infrastructures dynamically to meet sudden increases in demand for computing resources while benefiting from a highly secure, fully redundant platform.

SGI Appoints Jennifer Pileggi as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

22 Sep 2011

Former Con-Way EVP Selected to Lead Global Legal Affairs

SGI (NASDAQ: SGI), a trusted leader in technical computing, today announced that Jennifer Pileggi has joined the company as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, and will be part of the company's executive management team.

Brocade Strengthens Application Delivery Switching Performance and Security for Cloud-Optimised Data Centres

21 Sep 2011

Compact Application Delivery Switch with the Highest Gigabit Ethernet Fibre Density Provides High Scalability, Efficiency and Flexibility

Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) expands customer control with the introduction of the Brocade® ServerIron® ADX 1000F compact application delivery switches, which includes the benefits of combined copper and fibre connectivity. This extension to the award-winning Brocade ADX 1000 Series is designed to deliver increased customer choice and flexibility for cloud-focused service providers, financial institutions and governmental agencies while also setting the industry benchmark for application delivery switching performance, scalability and investment protection. The result is up to 50 percent power savings and improved data transmission reliability and security while also dramatically consolidating data centre rack footprint.

FAST Welcomes New Communications Bill

21 Sep 2011

"Unlawfully distributing copyrighted material is theft - and a direct assault on the freedoms and rights of creators of content to be rewarded fairly for their efforts," Jeremy Hunt MP, Minister of Culture

The Federation Against Software Theft has cautiously welcomed comments made in a speech on 15th September by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt MP, who has called on search engines like Google, as well as internet service providers, to bar links to websites offering pirated content in a bid to stem the proliferation of illegal downloads.

nlyte Software extends partner programme with host of new EMEA partners

20 Sep 2011

Growing demand for DCIM solutions across EMEA drives partner recruitment at nlyte Software

nlyte Software, the data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) solution provider founded by data centre professionals for data centre professionals, today announced the rapid expansion of its partner programme in the EMEA region.  Data centre storage, consultancy, services and applications performance management specialists Aplicaziones, EPI, Evanssion, Kedington, MCG Systems, and Shoden Data Systems have all joined nlyte Software’s growing portfolio of EMEA channel partners, to capitalise on the growing demand for DCIM software in the European market.

Mimecast placed in Sunday Times Tech Track 100 for the second consecutive year

19 Sep 2011

Cloud-based email management company achieves average annual growth rate of 97% over three years

Mimecast®, the leading supplier of cloud based email archiving, continuity and security for Microsoft Exchange and Office 365, yesterday celebrated the news that the company has been ranked for the second consecutive year in the prestigious Sunday Times Tech Track 100.  Mimecast, which grew at an average of 96.79 percent over the last three years, was placed 16^th, reflecting the company’s rapid growth both within the UK and abroad.

SIEM from Q1 Labs eases IPv6 migration

19 Sep 2011

Expert recommends that organisations test compatibility across security products and gateways as networks undergo upgrade, or risk breaches

Q1 Labs, the global provider of total security intelligence solutions, has urged organisations to look how Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems as well as IPS and IDS are configured as firms move to IPv6-based networks.

Geo Networks welcomes Andy Tipping as Sales Director for online sector

19 Sep 2011

Geo Networks (Geo), a provider of dedicated fibre networks, has appointed Andy Tipping as Sales Director to head up its new online business sector team. Andy will build on Geo’s recent success in the online space, with customers including toptable. He will be responsible for the evolution of Geo’s online proposition, targeting transaction-heavy, web based sectors such as gaming, gambling and e-Tail.

Interxion Achieves Pan-European ISO 27001 Recertification

15 Sep 2011

Recertification recognising Interxion’s continued commitment to delivering highly secure, reliable best-in-class data centres

INTERXION HOLDING NV (NYSE: INXN), a leading European provider of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, today announced that it has achieved recertification of the internationally recognised ISO 27001 (Information Security and Business Continuity) standard for all 11 of its European country operations.

nlyte Software Selected by AlwaysOn as a GoingGreen Global 200 Winner

15 Sep 2011

nlyte Software, the data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solution provider founded by data center professionals for data center professionals, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the GoingGreen Global 200 winners.  Inclusion in the GoingGreen Global 200 signifies leadership amongst its peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players. nlyte Software was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz.

LSI Announces Support for Continuously Available Systems Clustering on Next-Generation Microsoft Windows Server Platforms

15 Sep 2011

LSI to unveil high-availability direct-attached storage technology on stage at Microsoft BUILD Conference

LSI (NYSE: LSI) today announced it is working with Microsoft on the development of low-cost, Windows-based, high-availability (HA) server clustering solutions for Cloud datacentres and small and medium business (SMB) environments. The solutions will combine Microsoft’s experience in managing clustered server environments through the Windows operating system with LSI’s expertise delivering highly scalable storage and RAID interconnect technology. 

AMD Set to Deliver Next Generation x86 Platforms for Windows 8

14 Sep 2011

AMD and Microsoft collaborate to enrich computing experience across tablets, notebook and desktop PCs, workstations and servers

AMD announced today that it has created drivers to enable support for the upcoming Windows 8 operating system on AMD-based tablets, netbooks, PCs and servers. Continuing a long history of collaboration, AMD is working closely with Microsoft to empower a new generation of innovative PCs and small form factor computing devices.

Assertive Software announces deal with Nokia Siemens Networks

14 Sep 2011

HIPPO will optimise global Informatica environments and recharge accurate costs to the business

Powerful, Browser-Based Performance Tool Available Today on Informatica Marketplace

Assertive Software, the specialist in extending functionality of Informatica PowerCenter, has announced a new deal with Nokia Siemens Networks for HIPPO, its powerful, browser-based performance tool for Informatica PowerCenter.  Informatica PowerCenter allows organisations to access and integrate data from virtually any business system then deliver that data throughout the enterprise.

Tech start-ups given chance to pitch to Wikipedia cofounder Jimmy Wales

13 Sep 2011

Tech Entrepreneurs Week announce Jimmy Wales as Head of Jury.

London’s reputation as Europe’s leading entrepreneurial tech hub was given another boost today with the announcement that Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales will be Head of Jury at a groundbreaking tech start-up funding event.

Daxten becomes value added reseller for mobile micro-data centres from Elliptical Mobile Solutions

13 Sep 2011

Daxten extends its portfolio with mobile micro-modular data centres from Elliptical Mobile Solutions

Elliptical Mobile Solutions (EMS), the innovative vendor and market leader for micro-modular data centres, today announced it has signed a Sales Representation and Reseller agreement with UK-based Daxten for the European, Middle Eastern, and African (EMEA) markets. 

The Open Group releases guide “Cloud Computing for Business”

12 Sep 2011

Leading global IT standards organisation introduces new book providing guidance and best practices for enterprises to maximise ROI fromcloud computing

The Open Group today announced the immediate availability of its new book, Cloud Computing for Business, which takes an in-depth look at cloud computing and how enterprises can derive the greatest business benefit from its potential. The publication is part of the ongoing work of The Open Group Cloud Computing Work Group, which exists to create, among buyers and suppliers, a common understanding of how enterprises of all sizes and scales of operation can use cloud computing technology in a safe and secure way in their architectures to realise its significant cost, scalability and agility benefits.

HP Unveils Expanded Enterprise Solutions for the Instant-On Enterprise

12 Sep 2011

Comprehensive security services and technology portfolio delivers insight and protection against modern cyberthreats

HP today announced its expanded Enterprise Security Solutions portfolio, designed to help enterprises establish and execute a comprehensive security strategy that addresses threats and potential liabilities resulting from the rise of mobility, cloud computing and social media.

iomart Hosting takes the Great Run into the cloud

12 Sep 2011

iomart Hosting, one of the UK’s leading cloud computing and managed hosting companies, has taken Nova International, organiser of the world’s biggest half marathon the Great North Run, into the cloud.

OSIsoft and nlyte Software Partner To Deliver Industry’s Only Comprehensive Real-Time Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Solution

12 Sep 2011

Industry Leaders Come Together to Deliver the Gold Standard for Precision-DCIM

 nlyte Software, the leading independent provider of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions, and OSIsoft, provider of the PI System, the industry standard for the management of real-time data and events, today announced a strategic partnership.

ISACA’s Information Security and Risk Management Conference Features Cloud Computing and PCI DSS Guidance

12 Sep 2011

14 – 16 November in Barcelona, Spain

With security continuing to be one of the top priorities for C-level executives, ISACA has today revealed a number of key sessions at its annual Information Security and Risk Management (ISRM) Conference in Europe. The three day event, to be held in Barcelona from 14-16 November, offers a fresh perspective on today’s challenges and future trends, including PCI Data Security Standard (DSS) compliance, Cloud Computing and Data Loss Prevention. With a mixture of industry professionals and end user case studies, this year’s line will have a variety of speakers—including representatives from the PCI Council, Deloitte and Touche, Emirates General Petroleum Corp, Telefónica and VISA— all sharing their invaluable insight and expertise, but perhaps more crucially their experiences of overcoming these hurdles. Attending delegates will receive the advice and tools needed, complemented by an unrivalled business insight, to design and implement workflows and practices to overcome these concerns, some as soon as they return to the organisation.  

Avecto says Apple co-founders Twitter hack highlights need for strong account security

12 Sep 2011

Reports that the Twitter account of Steve Wozniak – the co-founder of Apple – has been hacked may sound amusing, but the potential for disaster when a high-profile Twitter user's account is hacked is significant, says Avecto, the Windows privilege management specialist.

EMC Isilon to showcase transformational storage technology at IBC

08 Sep 2011

Storage leader to showcase largest file system, fastest Scale-out NAS platform and enhanced flexibility needed for next generation HD, 3D and VFX

EMC Corporation, the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced that EMC Isilon will be showcasing its most complete line-up at IBC (Stand 7H10) to help deliver transformational IT systems to support advances in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and news content.

nlyte Software Launches nlyte Express

08 Sep 2011

Leading independent DCIM provider set to democratise DCIM with new subscription-based solution

nlyte Software, the data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) solution provider founded by data centre professionals for data centre professionals,today announced the availability of nlyte Express Edition, an entry-level, DCIM solution designed to quickly and easily migrate any size of company away from using disaggregated desktop technologies such as Microsoft Excel and Visio towards an integrated DCIM software product that fully manages their physical data centre infrastructure.

RWE Chooses Verizon Managed Network Service Solution to Transform Energy Exchange

07 Sep 2011

RWE IT GmbH, the IT supplier within RWE AG, has joined with Verizon, a global leader in delivering communication, IT security and network solutions, to provide an international network organisation for its customers across the RWE Group. Under a new five year agreement, Verizon will work with RWE IT GmbH to provide a fully managed, end-to-end global communications service, including managed wide area network, local area network, Internet, voice and security solutions.

New Trusteer Cybercrime Prevention Architecture Adds Browser Exploit Removal and Fraudster Machine Fingerprinting to Arsenal

07 Sep 2011

Trusteer Intelligence Center warns that Second Non-Financial Malware has Morphed into Online Fraud Platform

 Trusteer, the leading provider of cybercrime prevention solutions, today announced new versions of the four products which make up its Cybercrime Prevention Architecture. The new capabilities remove malicious exploits in web page content, fingerprint fraudster machines attempting to access protected web applications, protect iOS and Android mobile devices from financial malware, and provide real-time data feeds on new malware attacks. Trusteer's Intelligence Center also warned today that a second non-financial malware variant has been retrofitted with fraud capabilities and is abusing its large installed base of infected machines to attack global financial institutions.

Cable&wireless Worldwide Signs Government secure intranet convergence framework to enable the public service network

07 Sep 2011

Cable&Wireless Worldwide has signed a two year framework agreement, with an option to extend up to a further two years, to provide the UK Government with a highly secure, dedicated pan-government directory and portal that will transform communications between central government, local government, the NHS and Police. It will play an important role in the modernisation of public services by enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of day-to-day interactions with citizens and businesses. This contract builds on the close partnership the company has established with the UK Government in developing the PSN. The transition to the GSi Convergence Framework is scheduled to complete in February 2012, and includes improved security applications and increased bandwidth for less cost. 

Data and Power Solutions becomes Geist Europe

07 Sep 2011

Leading UK 19” rack power manufacturer Data and Power Solutions has announced a change of trading name to Geist Europe.

Geist Manufacturing, which has its headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska, purchased a 50% stake in UK-based Data and Power Solutions in July 2010 and the decision has now been taken to develop the Geist Europe brand in line with global marketing objectives.

Stonesoft and Mycroft Talisen Partner to Provide Secure Access to Restricted Networks

06 Sep 2011

Stonesoft today announced a partnership with Mycroft Talisen, a specialist provider of managed security services, to offer remote access solutions for networks classified as ‘restricted’.

Dimension Data Launches Data Cetnre Networking Assessment Service

06 Sep 2011

Data centres are at the beginning of the most important transition since the move away from mainframes

Traditional network architectures and network technology will not deliver the performance and functionality needed to support the fully evolved and virtualised data centre.  That’s according to specialist IT services and solutions provider, Dimension Data which announced today the availability of its Data Centre Networking (DCN) Assessment service that helps organisations implement a future-state data centre architected to support their future IT strategy and business objectives.

Raritan Introduces First-of-its-Kind Intelligent Asset Tags and Sensors to Keep Track of Data Center Servers and Supporting IT Infrastructure

06 Sep 2011

Accurate, automated, real-time inventory; helps data centers better understand exactly what they have and where it’s located

Raritan (Raritan.co.uk) today announced the general availability of the first intelligent Asset Management Tag and Sensor solution for improving data center asset management by providing accurate, real-time information on all IT assets and their locations.

East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service uses Talend Data Quality to fight the hazards of data management

06 Sep 2011

East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service selects open source data management solution, Talend Data Quality

East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has announced that it has selected Talend Data Quality an open source data management solution, to integrate and manage over 100 applications within its IT infrastructure.  The implementation of Talend Data Quality will enable the Service to dramatically reduce the time taken to compile reports, whilst ensuring the consistency and accuracy of information contained within them. 

NextiraOne Extends its Relationship with NetApp, becoming Gold Partner in Austria

06 Sep 2011

Communications expert strengthens comprehensive data centre portfolio with expertise in storage and data management from NetApp

NextiraOne, Europe’s leading expert in communications services, has achieved NetApp Gold Partner status in Austria, extending the companies relationship with NetApp across Europe.

MobiDM 4 manages mobility from the cloud

06 Sep 2011

Mobility ecosystem for Mobile Device Management, Application Management and Security

Enterprise mobility specialist VeliQ introduces the 4th generation 'Mobility as a Service' (MaaS) solution for the platform-independent management of mobile devices and applications in companies. MobiDM 4 goes considerably further than Mobile Device Management solutions, with extensive functionality for application management and security. ICT managers can use it to simply manage the fast-growing penetration of Bring Your Own device by employees and the use of business apps through an enterprise app store in the cloud. MobiDM 4 is also extended with support for role-based user rights, context-aware functionality and a software development kit (SDK) for the addition of complementary functionality by partners.

TeleWare Invests in New Partner Demo Suite at London's Harbour Exchange

06 Sep 2011

Fully equipped demonstration and meeting room opened to help partners close more deals

TeleWare, the leading provider of communications solutions for mobile and distributed workers, has announced that they have opened a new demonstration and meeting room in London’s Telecity Harbour Exchange offices which is fully bookable by any accredited UK partner.

Venafi calls on enterprises and government agencies to formulate CA disaster recovery plans in the wake of DigiNotar Hack

06 Sep 2011

With DigiNotar joining the ranks of Comodo, StartSSL and RSA as a trusted third-party security organisation successfully compromised by hackers, enterprises need to move past the shock and begin formulating their own compromise recovery and business continuity plans, states Venafi, enterprise key and certificate management (EKCM) solution experts.

Imperva introduces new service for cloud-based DDoS protection

06 Sep 2011

New service defends companies from crippling DDoS attacks in real-time

Imperva, a pioneer and leader of a new category of data security solutions for high-value business data in the data center, today announced the availability of Imperva Cloud DDoS Protection, a simple, secure cloud-based service that safeguards businesses from debilitating and protracted Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. By subscribing to this service, organisations can protect against the downtime and brand damage, and potential lost revenue caused by DDoS attacks.

Brand-Rex Announces the Launch of a New Business Partner Programme

05 Sep 2011

Brand-Rex, a world leading supplier of structured cabling solutions for enterprise and data centre networks, has furthered its commitment to support and development to its partners with the launch of its new Business Partner Program.

Quest Software, Quantum Team to Offer More Intelligent Data Protection for VMware Environments

02 Sep 2011

Quest Software, Inc. has certified vRanger^®, its market-leading VMware backup software, on  Quantum DXi systems. The use of vRanger with Quantum DXi-Series deduplication appliances significantly enhances backup and recovery performance, while dramatically reducing storage requirements.

F5 and VMware Solutions Streamline Live Migration and Desktop Virtualization

02 Sep 2011

F5’s BIG-IP products combine with VMware and EMC solutions to efficiently migrate virtual machines; deliver high availability and optimized performance for VMware View™ deployments

F5 Networks, Inc. has announced enhanced capabilities for data center-to-data center live migration and desktop virtualization deployments. Through F5’s integration efforts with VMware, EMC, and other organizations, customers can maximize the value of technology investments and enable cost savings for virtualization and cloud deployments.

Dell Completes Acquisition of Data Center Networking Leader Force10 Networks

01 Sep 2011

Dell has announced it has finalized its acquisition of Force10 Networks, a leader in high-performance data center networking. The Force10 acquisition is Dell’s latest investment to broaden its networking portfolio to deliver its Virtual Network Services Infrastructure. Dell expects the transaction to be accretive to earnings in the second half of next year.

French Management School ESSCA entrusts Unified Communications to NextiraOne

01 Sep 2011

NextiraOne to refresh school’s entire unified communications infrastructure

NextiraOne, Europe’s leading expert in communications services, has been chosen by the business school ESSCA in Angers, one of France’s leading higher education colleges, to renew its unified communications infrastructure for its sites at Angers and Boulogne. The architecture is based around a Microsoft Lync server environment and Exchange 2010.

Interxion’s City of London Data Centre is Powered by 100% Renewable Energy

01 Sep 2011

Interxion today announced that its London data centre has taken another step forward in reducing its carbon footprint by signing up to 100% renewable energy from UK provider SmartestEnergy.

Mimecast launches archive search capability for BlackBerry® to increase mobile workforce productivity

01 Sep 2011

Unified Email Management provider launches first email archiving solution to integrate with the BlackBerry email application, with more mobile platforms to follow

Mimecast®, the leading supplier of cloud based email archiving, continuity and security for Microsoft Exchange and Office 365, today announced its new email archiving service for BlackBerry smartphones. The new Mimecast service aims to increase mobile workforce productivity by giving users access to their entire personal archive through their standard BlackBerry email interface. Users will be able to search and view their Mimecast personal archive from a BlackBerry handset, copy email from the archive to their inbox, and reply and forward archived messages.

Data center solution vendor Raritan joins Green IT Amsterdam

01 Sep 2011

Brings unique energy management skills and insights to consortium

Raritan (Raritan.nl) today joined the consortium Green IT Amsterdam Region, which is  focused at creating a "Green Collar Economy". An industry pioneer since 1985, Raritan offers ICT and facility departments innovative solutions to improve energy management efficiency, improve data center productivity and enhance IT infrastructure operations.