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RED HAT ANNOUNCES GENERAL AVAILABILITY OF RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX OPENSTACK PLATFORM 5

July 9, 2014 No Comments

Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5, the third enterprise release of Red Hat’s OpenStack offering, designed to serve as the foundation for building OpenStack-powered clouds for advanced cloud users, telecommunications companies, Internet service providers (ISPs), and public cloud hosting providers.

Biscom Verosync Achieves FIPS 140-2 Certification

July 8, 2014 No Comments

Biscom, a leader in secure document delivery, today announced that Biscom Verosync, an enterprise-class file synchronization and sharing (EFSS) solution, has undergone the rigorous FIPS evaluation process in order to have its cryptographic module accredited and certified as meeting the FIPS 140-2 standards as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Cloud Technology Solutions Survey Reveals Who, What and Where Has ‘Gone Google’

July 3, 2014 No Comments

New research from Cloud Technology Solutions (CTS) has revealed who, what and where in the world is ‘going Google’. The Google Apps premier reseller has carried out a survey to find out more about Google Apps customers, and compiled the findings in an easy-to-read graphic.

TBR Research on Private Cloud Shows 70% Use 3rd Party Management

July 2, 2014 No Comments

Technology Business Research Inc.’s (TBR) Private Cloud Customer Research report estimates the $41 billion private cloud market in 2014 will grow at a 14% CAGR to $69 billion vendor opportunity by 2018. TBR surveyed 331 private cloud end users across the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, India and China to understand customer adoption drivers and barriers and current and expected buying behaviors and budgets over the next 12 months.

IBM Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management

July 2, 2014 No Comments

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Gartner, Inc. has positioned IBM Security Systems as a leader in providing Security Information and Event Management software in the newly published Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM Technology .

VERISMIC LAUNCHES FIRST-EVER AGENTLESS-CLOUD IT ENDPOINT MANAGEMENT SUITE

July 2, 2014 No Comments

Verismic—a global leader in Cloud IT management technology and green solutions focused on providing cutting-edge products to organizations of all sizes as well as managed service providers (MSPs)—today announced the North American launch of its latest innovation, Cloud Management Suite, an agentless, cloud-based IT management software solution that is revolutionizing the way IT professionals engage in endpoint management.

Survey Results from SIOS Technology Reveal Providing High Availability and Disaster Protection for SQL Server Poses a Variety of Challenges for Enterprise Data Centers

July 2, 2014 No Comments

SIOS Technology Corp. (www.us.sios.com), maker of SAN and #SANLess clustering software products, today announced the results of its premier SQL Server High Availability survey of large corporations in the United States (76%) and Europe (9%). The survey elicited responses from 191 IT professionals across a wide range of vertical industries to understand current trends and challenges related to providing high availability (HA) and disaster protection (DR) for SQL Server.

IBM Transforming Cloud Platform Market with Bluemix Expansion

July 2, 2014 No Comments

IBM today announced that Bluemix, the company’s open cloud development platform, is now generally available with more than 50 services for building secure, cloud-based business applications. Today’s addition of new services, and the rapid adoption and growth of Bluemix during its four-month open beta period, makes IBM’s deployment of Cloud Foundry one of the largest in the world in its first few months.

Biscom Announces Secure File Transfer Integration with PayPal

June 30, 2014 No Comments

Biscom, a leader in secure document delivery, has embedded PayPal into Biscom’s flagship Secure File Transfer (SFT) solution. With the new integration, users can associate value with a file before sending/receiving files. The PayPal connection makes it easy to manage accounts, authorize payments, send and receive money securely and automates the entire payment and delivery process.

Red Hat Introduces Cloud Management Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform

June 30, 2014 No Comments

JUNE 30, 2014 – Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced a new cloud management certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform as part of the Red Hat OpenStack Cloud Infrastructure Partner Network, the world’s largest commercial ecosystem for OpenStack. Red Hat will enable cloud management solutions from partners to interoperate with and manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform. The certification offers customers confidence that their OpenStack-based clouds and management solutions have been fully tested together and are supported jointly by Red Hat and the participating companies.

IBM DELIVERS NEW BIG DATA CAPABILITIES ON IBM CLOUD MARKETPLACE

June 25, 2014 No Comments

IBM today announced that it is transforming how organizations engage with business content and make it more usable and interactive across the enterprise to deliver better results and improve decision making. Through a new Big Data service available on the IBM Cloud marketplace, organizations can now easily secure, access and manage content from anywhere and on any device.

Pentaho Equips Companies to Easily Scale Big Data Operations, Regardless of IT Resources

June 24, 2014 No Comments

Continuing to deliver on the future of analytics, Pentaho Corporation today announced the general availability of version 5.1 of its business analytics and data integration platform, offering companies enhanced capabilities to scale up their big data operations. Building upon the foundation of enterprise big data blueprints, the Pentaho 5.1 platform enables companies large or small to take full advantage of big data without having to endure a lengthy, specialized process that often proves a barrier to entry to big data.

PaaSLane from Cloud Technology Partners Recognized as an Advanced Technology Partner in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network

June 24, 2014 No Comments

Cloud Technology Partners™, the leader in transforming businesses through cloud solutions, today announced that PaaSLane™ has been recognized as an Advanced Technology Partner in the AWS Amazon Partner Network. This designation offers current and potential AWS customers a way to identify Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), Software and Platform as a Service, and other technology solution providers as having met the rigorous set of prerequisites for the program.

InfinityQS Debunks Cloud Computing Myths in New eBook

June 24, 2014 No Comments

InfinityQS International, Inc., the global authority on real-time quality and Manufacturing Intelligence, today announces the release of its eBook, “Cloud Mythbusters: Dispelling the Myths of Manufacturing in the Cloud.” In this eBook, InfinityQS experts combat cloud computing fiction with fact, and encourage quality and IT professionals to consider cloud-based tools as a solution for enabling supply chain-wide quality, efficiency and productivity.

Toyota Selects IBM to Build Development Platform for Advanced In-Car Services

June 23, 2014 No Comments

IBM today announced it has been selected by Toyota Motor Corporation to build and design a new application development platform that will foster the creation of in-car services to improve the driver experience. The project is part of Toyota’s new telematics service, called T-Connect, and aims to accelerate application development and deployment as well as enhance in-car services that will shape the future of connected vehicles.

Paessler Offers Free Monitoring Solution With Extended Functionality

June 23, 2014 No Comments

Paessler, provider of the industry’s most powerful, affordable and easy-to-use network monitoring and testing solutions, today announced the release of a freeware version of Paessler’s PRTG Network Monitor, which can now be used as a free syslog and SNMP trap manager. This enables IT administrators to receive and evaluate all syslogs and SNMP traps in a network. Unlike other free products that are usually restricted to basic functions, PRTG freeware includes professional-grade alert functions, reporting capabilities and data publishing features.

Clorder, Inc. Unveils Innovative Cloud-Based Food Ordering Solution

June 23, 2014 No Comments

Clorder, Inc. announced today the unveiling of its proprietary cloud-based food ordering solution and portfolio of technology-based services, designed to help restaurants enhance their online presence, become more efficient in their operations and increase sales.

Through the acquisition of Pingdom, SolarWinds adds Cloud-based website and application performance monitoring to its portfolio

June 23, 2014 No Comments

SolarWinds a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today announced the acquisition of Pingdom, a leading provider of website monitoring and performance management solutions. The acquisition of Pingdom will allow SolarWinds to expand beyond its traditional on-premise IT Management stronghold to support the evolution of performance management from on-premise IT, to IT as a Service, and to IT in the Cloud.

Red Hat Launches First Open Source Release of ManageIQ Software

June 19, 2014 No Comments

Tweet SOURCE: Red Hat Inc. RALEIGH, N.C. – JUNE 19, 2014 – Red Hat Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the launch of the ManageIQ community with the availability of ManageIQ’s fully open-sourced code repository and the first builds of the project. The ManageIQ community aims to provide […]

Largest-ever TMF Survey Reveals Lagging Technology Adoption and Manual Processes Significantly Impacting Clinical Trial Operations

June 19, 2014 No Comments

Today, at the Drug Information Association’s (DIA) 50th Annual Meeting, Veeva Systems released the results of the Veeva 2014 Paperless TMF Survey: An Industry Benchmark, the largest TMF survey to date. This in-depth study of more than 250 trial master file (TMF) owners found that many (57%) still use paper or simple electronic file systems to manage their TMF. The data also show that those using advanced eTMF technologies experience greater inspection readiness, visibility, SOP compliance, and cost savings from their eTMF than those using local or cloud file systems.

IndependenceIT Announces Integration of Cloud Workspace Suite DaaS Platform on Google Compute Engine

June 18, 2014 No Comments

IndependenceIT today announced integration of its Cloud Workspace® Suite with Google Compute Engine infrastructure services to provide reliable, feature-rich cloud workspace environments for businesses served by the company’s channel ecosystem.

Originate Launches New “Scala Transformation” Offering for Enterprises

June 18, 2014 No Comments

Originate, a pioneer in venture product development, announced today at the Scala Days Conference the launch of its “Scala Transformation” offering. The new service helps enterprises evolve off legacy platforms like .NET, J2EE, and PHP to Scala—one of the most popular high-level software languages—without business or operating disruption.

Trend Micro Offers Advanced Security Solution for VMware vCloud Hybrid Service

June 18, 2014 No Comments

As organizations transition to the cloud, Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a long-time VMware security partner, today announced a solution for VMware’s vCloud® Hybrid Service™ which enables customers to seamlessly move their on-premise or private cloud deployment to the public cloud. Designed to reduce cost and complexity, Trend Micro™ Deep Security solution features a comprehensive platform for security controls and policies managed across physical, virtual and cloud environments.

International Manufacturer Uses QlikView for More Insight into SAP Data

June 18, 2014 No Comments

Qlik a leader in user-driven Business Intelligence (BI), today announced that Zehnder Group, an international manufacturer of heating, ventilation and cooling systems, and air cleaning solutions, uses QlikView group wide to analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) across their organization.

Pointers for Conducting Market Research Online

June 18, 2014 No Comments

Market research need not be an expensive endeavour of focus-groups and two-way mirrors. With the Internet, you can conduct market research without the cost or the trouble. In fact, you may already be doing market research online without being aware of it — often a simple Web search or customer feedback form is enough to provide the data you need.

Implementing Successful Business Intelligence Projects: What the 2014 World Cup Can Teach Us

June 18, 2014 No Comments

After years of planning, the 2014 World Cup is set to kick off in Brazil this week. Here we look at what it takes to pull off a global sporting event – and what this can teach us about delivering successful Business Intelligence projects.

BP LOGIX CUSTOMERS PRESENT BPM and WORKFLOW USE CASES AT BPM GLOBAL SUMMIT

June 17, 2014 No Comments

BP Logix, an award-winning provider of BPM solutions for rapid workflow app development, today announced that customers Johnson & Johnson and MultiPlan will present workflow and BPM use cases at the BPM and Case Management Global Summit June 16-18, 2014 in Arlington, Virginia.

Tangoe Adds Cloud Advisory Service to its Strategic Consulting Practice

June 13, 2014 No Comments

Tangoe, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNGO), a leading global provider of Connection Lifecycle Management (CLM) software and related services, today announced the launch of its Cloud Advisory Service, which is designed to help enterprises across the globe assess and manage their cloud investments.

NinthDecimal Launches Industry’s First Audience Targeted Mobile Video Solution

June 12, 2014 No Comments

NinthDecimal (formerly JiWire), the leading mobile audience intelligence company, in partnership with TubeMogul, the leading advertising software company for digital branding, today unveiled its mobile video solution, enabling advertisers for the first time to target precise audiences on pre-roll mobile video.

SolarWinds Asks: If Advanced Security Threats Affect Organizations of All Sizes, Why Should Powerful SIEM Solutions Only Cater to the Global 2000?

June 11, 2014 No Comments

SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today announced the availability of SolarWinds Log & Event Manager 6.0, the only all-in-one Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) designed specifically for the resource-constrained security and IT Pro. With this latest release, SolarWinds provides advanced security insight through real-time File Integrity Monitoring (FIM), which helps to actively detect advanced persistent threats, insider abuse and helps comply with numerous regulations such as PCI DSS, Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA.

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