Monday, September 17, 2012

iPads lighten load for sales staff at Boston Scientific

Cisco rival Juniper changes data center heads | Review: 6 free email servers for small business

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iPads lighten load for sales staff at Boston Scientific
A new iPad strategy at Boston Scientific freed its sales staff from lugging around sales brochures. Finding the right cloud strategy, however, has proved more challenging. Read More


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Cisco rival Juniper changes data center heads
Employee No. 12 has left the group. R.K. Anand, one of the first employees of Juniper Networks when it was founded in 1996, has relinquished his position as executive vice president and general manager of Juniper's Data Center Business Unit. Read More

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Review: 6 free email servers for small business
Even as social networking continues to gain in popularity, email remains the undisputed workhorse of messaging, far eclipsing all other forms of electronic communication. Email administration can be a costly function, especially for small to midsized organizations, and many administrators are looking for alternatives to enterprise-sized (and priced) commercial products. Read More

Juniper plotting open source alternative to Cisco, VMware SDN controllers
Juniper is working with other industry players on an open source-based controller for software-defined networks (SDN) that would be an alternative to proprietary offerings from VMware and Cisco. Read More


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Today's threat landscape has migrated to the web causing many security professionals to prevent direct Internet access at the branch. But with new cloud-based security solutions from Blue Coat you can re-architect your network to embrace the Internet – safely – and optimize application performance. Learn more.

Obama's exec order draft on cybersecurity stirs debate
President Obama's draft of an Executive Order (EO) to implement some of the provisions of the 2012 Cyber Security Act (CSA), which failed in the U.S. Senate earlier this month, has reignited the debate over government's role in cybersecurity. Read More

IT doesn't matter: What every IT pro needs to know to survive in the cloud era
Any IT pro who wants to survive and advance his or her career in the cloud era needs to understand exactly what it is about IT that many business leaders feel just doesn't matter. Read More

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6 secrets to a successful BYOD rollout
The very notion of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) makes many CIOs and IT managers nervous. BYOD represents a loss of control, additional security risks, and, of course, the unknown. Here are six things to prepare for. Read More


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Hybrid Cloud Storage: Getting the Best of Two Worlds
In this report we look at each component of Hybrid Cloud Storage as users of this new technology will be able to choose where to locate their data, on-premise with Scale-out NAS or in the Public Cloud. Learn More

Amazon Web Services simplifies private cloud configuration, adds SQL Server
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has made it possible to connect to its Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) service using static routing, while also allowing enterprises to run SQL Server within the private cloud. Read More

Google adds 'Do Not Track' to Chrome precursor
Google has moved a step closer to making good on its promise to support "Do Not Track" in Chrome by the end of this year. Read More

IT helps passengers, crew navigate gigantic Oasis of the Seas cruise ship
Digital signage, facial recognition, handheld computers and RFID are some of the technologies used on board. Read More

Cars as a Service? Mercedes-Benz latest to use cloud to flog vehicles
As a car manufacturer how do you express that your vehicles have the latest and greatest cutting-edge technology? Use the buzzwords. Read More



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