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ScaleArc Increases App Performance for Modern SaaS Applications

September 11, 2017 No Comments

ScaleArc, a leading provider of database load balancing software, announced today that its latest ScaleArc for SQL Server software enhances its query load balancing capabilities. For the first time, customers can direct and load balance database reads and writes within a transaction, dramatically improving performance for custom and packaged applications without changing a single line of code. Customers are already seeing a 2x to 8x improvement in application performance with this unique functionality.

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NTT DATA Expands Automation Capabilities with Blue Prism Partnership

September 7, 2017 No Comments

NTT DATA Services, a recognized leader in global technology services, today announced it has partnered with Blue Prism, the global leader in Robotic Process Automation (RPA), to further expand the company’s automation capabilities. NTT DATA will offer RPA implementation and support for its global client base through Blue Prism’s enterprise-grade “Digital Workforce.”

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ePN Adds Powerful New Functionality and Automation to Its Turnkey eCommerce Solution

September 7, 2017 No Comments

ePurchasing Network (ePN), a company that has created an online eCommerce platform to help distributors maximize revenue, relationships and retention, today announced powerful enhancements to its flagship turnkey solution. ePN 2.0 includes new functionality that gives dealers and distributors increased exposure and revenue generation opportunities for their products as well as powerful backend improvements that streamline pricing management, improve user management, and enable order tracking down to the individual rep level.

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Information Builders’ iWay Adapter Achieves Certification With SAP NetWeaver®

September 6, 2017 No Comments

Information Builders, a leader in business intelligence (BI) and analytics, data integrity, and integration solutions, today announced that its iWay Universal Adapter Suite has achieved SAP-certified integration with the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform. The certification is a reflection of the iWay Adapter Suite’s proven interoperability and ability to easily integrate data residing within SAP solutions.

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MapR Stakes its Claim as a Leader in the Big Data Market

September 5, 2017 No Comments

MapR Technologies, Inc., provider of the Converged Data Platform that fully integrates analytics with operational processes in real time, today announced it completed another outstanding quarter, as the company continues to challenge both traditional and current Big Data solutions. The company is becoming the system of record for many enterprises and organizations who are advanced in their digital transformation journeys.

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IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Using Deception Technologies to Turn the Tables on Attackers

August 30, 2017 No Comments

with Raj Gopalakrishna, AcalvioIn this interview, Raj, the Co-Founder and Vice President of Architecture at Acalvio discusses what businesses need to know in order to detect, engage and respond quickly to malicious activity on their networks Read More >>>

Cortado: Apple and Android Device Enrollment From the Cloud

August 30, 2017 No Comments

The enterprise mobility expert, Cortado Mobile Solutions, today launched Cortado Cloud, a new MDM/MAM solution for quick and easy mobile device and application management. Cortado Cloud enables companies to set-up and commission iOS and Android mobile devices in just a few easy few steps. With Cortado Cloud, devices are automatically equipped with required features and apps, such as e-mail, Wi-Fi and VPN, as well as extensive security features including policies, data encryption, delete functions and password locks. This new cloud-based solution eliminates the need for companies to operate their own server or have in-house MDM know-how.

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ezeep Dash Sends Print Servers into Retirement

August 30, 2017 No Comments

ThinPrint, the print solution expert, today announced the launch of ezeep Dash, the company’s new server-less print management solution. The new solution, being unveiled at this year’s VMworld, fully migrates print management to the cloud, while printing itself still takes place locally. By eliminating the need to implement and manage on-site infrastructure, ezeep Dash delivers significant resource savings for companies of all sizes, including small and medium-sized businesses.

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IBM Launches New Storage Software to Simplify Data Protection

August 23, 2017 No Comments

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new data protection software that is easy to set up, easy to manage and helps simplify data recovery. IBM Spectrum Protect™ Plus can be set up quickly making data protection available in as little as one hour.

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Apttus Releases New Incentives Compensation Management Solution

August 22, 2017 No Comments

Apttus, the category-defining Quote-to-Cash solution provider, today announced the general availability of its Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) solution. ICM is an enterprise solution that enables organizations to design and execute strategic sales incentive programs (commissions, bonuses, SPIFFs, contests, etc.) that align the behaviors of sales representatives and partner sellers with the interests of a company.

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Service Providers Validate Cloudian’s HyperStore Object Storage Platform

August 22, 2017 No Comments

Aug 22, 2017 – Cloudian, the innovation leader in enterprise object storage systems, today announced that its Cloudian HyperStore adoption by global service providers has doubled over the last year. MSPs deploy Cloudian to address the exploding demand for cloud storage services — a market that is expected to generate over $23 billion revenue in 2017 with growth exceeding 25% annually.

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Aprimo Launches SaaS Version of Category-Leading Digital Asset Management Solution

August 22, 2017 No Comments

Aprimo, the global provider of marketing operations technology and digital asset management solutions, today announced the full SaaS (Software as a Service) offering of its category-leading Digital Asset Management (DAM) software. The cloud-based product will bring all the benefits of SaaS-based operations to give marketers an advantage, including increased innovation, faster implementation, scalability to match business growth and a significantly lower total cost of ownership.

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SoftwareONE Launches SAMSimple

August 17, 2017 No Comments

Today, SoftwareONE, a leading software portfolio management provider, launched SAMSimple, an end-to-end Software Asset Management (SAM) managed service that enables organizations to more quickly realize the full value of their investment, mitigate compliance risk and reduce the cost of their entire software portfolio.

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IBM Delivers Unmatched Fan Experience Through the IBM Cloud at Atlanta’s New Mercedes-Benz Stadium

August 15, 2017 No Comments

When the doors of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium open to the public for the first time on August 26, more than 71,000 fans, players and staff attending the pre-season NFL exhibition game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Arizona Cardinals will also experience the stadium’s new fully integrated IT system, Internet of Things (IoT) technology and an immersive, hi-tech suite of interactive applications built by IBM Services, delivered and hosted on the IBM Cloud.

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Research Shows Consumers Warming to AI But Want More Transparency, Data Privacy, and Human-like Touch

August 15, 2017 No Comments

Tweet SOURCE: Pegasystems Inc. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – August 15, 2017 – A new global study released by Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the software company empowering customer engagement at the world’s leading enterprises, revealed consumers are open to the promise of AI-powered customer experiences but need more transparency, data privacy, and a human-like touch to feel […]

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Red Hat Enhances Cloud-Native Security, Application Consistency with Latest Version of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

August 9, 2017 No Comments

Organizations across the globe, like Copel Telecom, are turning towards cloud-native applications as a pathway to digital transformation, but critical IT needs like greater application security, compliance and service consistency must still be answered. Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6 helps to address these challenges with a new PCI-DSS applicability guide and fine-grained network policy and control, as well as the introduction of new features designed to deliver consistent applications across hybrid and multi-cloud deployments.

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Tripwire Launches Industry-First Advanced Docker Container Vulnerability Scanning, Reducing Security Blind Spots

August 9, 2017 No Comments

Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of security and compliance solutions for enterprises and industrial organizations, today announced that Tripwire® IP360TM now scans for vulnerabilities on non-running Docker containers. This expansion builds upon Tripwire’s existing ability to scan running containers, making Tripwire IP360 the industry’s first vulnerability management scanner to be truly integrated with these advanced container scanning capabilities. This release provides security teams with unprecedented visibility into DevOps processes.

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WatchGuard Technologies Acquires Datablink and Adds Advanced Authentication to SMB Security Portfolio

August 8, 2017 No Comments

WatchGuard® Technologies, a leader in advanced network security solutions, today announced that it has closed the acquisition of Datablink, a leading provider of advanced authentication solutions. This acquisition extends WatchGuard’s security portfolio beyond network and wireless security, enabling the company to deliver advanced authentication to small to midsize businesses (SMB) and distributed enterprises.

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IBM Achieves the World’s Highest Areal Recording Density for Magnetic Tape Storage

August 2, 2017 No Comments

IBM Research scientists have achieved a new world record in tape storage – their fifth since 2006. The new record of 201 Gb/in2 (gigabits per square inch) in areal density was achieved on a prototype sputtered magnetic tape developed by Sony Storage Media Solutions. The scientists presented the achievement today at the 28th Magnetic Recording Conference here.

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dinCloud’s New Virtual Robot Improves Quality Assurance and Customer Experience in SAP, Salesforce, Sage, and Microsoft Dynamics

July 18, 2017 No Comments

dinCloud today announced the availability of a full-service virtual robot. Dubbed “James”, the virtual robot runs in the cloud, as a service, and requires no coding or configuration by customers. James will help organizations deliver a better customer experience to employees and customers.

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Atlantic.Net Announces Managed Hosting Solutions Backed by Trend Micro’s World-Class Security Suite

July 17, 2017 No Comments

Today, Atlantic.Net, a leading cloud hosting solutions provider, announced it will now offer its Managed Hosting Solutions backed by a world-class security suite from Trend Micro, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions. As part of an ongoing effort to ensure the safety of its clients, Atlantic.Net will now offer Trend Micro’s Deep Security Suite, which protects millions of physical, virtual, and cloud servers around the world.

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CIO Magazine and Oracle White Paper: Six Ways Organizations Can Make Better Use of Data Through An Appliance

July 13, 2017 No Comments

If IT can deliver databases and applications faster, on a more automated and consistent basis, to more locations without having to commit onsite resources, IT will be free to focus on more strategic projects.

Red Hat Introduces Next Generation of OpenShift Online Public Cloud Offering

July 12, 2017 No Comments

Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today introduced the next generation of Red Hat OpenShift Online, the industry’s first open source, container-native, multi-tenant cloud platform. Based on the same Linux container- and Kubernetes-based foundation as the award-winning Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, Red Hat OpenShift Online gives developers the ability to more quickly and easily build, deploy and scale cloud-native applications in a public cloud environment.

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OpenText Launches New Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform to Enable Business Insight

July 12, 2017 No Comments

OpenText™ (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTEX), a global leader in Enterprise Information Management (EIM), today announced the availability of OpenText Magellan, the company’s new Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform. OpenText Magellan is a flexible AI and analytics platform that combines open source machine learning with advanced analysis and the capabilities to acquire, merge, manage and analyze Big Data and Big Content.

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Webcast: Enterprises Reveal Ways to Increase Revenue and Productivity

July 12, 2017 No Comments

Discover how to deliver new business applications faster, based on Oracle customer experiences detailed in a recent IDC study.

Information Builders Introduces Design Thinking for BI and Analytics

July 11, 2017 No Comments

New York, NY, July 10, 2017 – Information Builders, a leader in business intelligence (BI) and analytics, data integrity, and integration solutions, today announced that the company has developed its own brand of process innovation via the well-known Design Thinking methodology. The approach enables customers to improve and optimize their BI and analytics projects, empowering them to research, design, and build tailored WebFOCUS applications that deliver on user needs and drive higher ROI.

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451 Research: Cloud Price Index finds serverless usually cheaper than virtual machines and containers

June 29, 2017 No Comments

In the industry’s first analysis of serverless cloud pricing, 451 Research has found that, for the majority of new applications, serverless offers a lower cost of ownership (TCO) than virtual machines (VMs) and containers. Let me know if you are interested in speaking with report author Owen Rogers for more information.

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Cloud Survey: 96 Percent of IT Professionals Feel Cloud Could Use a ‘Makeover’

June 28, 2017 No Comments

Fugue, Inc., has today released the results of its 2017 State of Cloud Infrastructure Operations Survey. The survey, fielded to over 300 IT operations professionals, executives, and developers, found that most respondents believe that the cloud is not living up to expectations because of compliance and security concerns, unexpected downstream costs, and the glut of cloud management tools available in the market today.

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Atmosera Announces Enhanced Managed Azure Services for Public, Private, and Hybrid Cloud Deployments

June 27, 2017 No Comments

Atmosera, a premier Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP), today announced the expansion of Atmosera Managed Azure Services. The trusted, transparent, and secure solution for the cloud enablement of business applications now includes enhancements in support of the company’s growing customer base. Atmosera’s next generation services include integrated capabilities for public, private, and hybrid Azure cloud solution delivery as well as features to enhance the user experience for small and medium size enterprises worldwide.

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New Research Shows Cybersecurity Battleground Shifting to Linux and Web Servers

June 27, 2017 No Comments

WatchGuard® Technologies, a leader in advanced network security solutions, today announced the findings of its quarterly Internet Security Report, which explores the latest computer and network security threats affecting small to midsize businesses (SMBs) and distributed enterprises. Among its most notable findings, the report revealed that despite an overall drop in general malware detection for the quarter, Linux malware made up more than 36 percent of the top threats identified in Q1 2017.

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