EMEA Server Virtualization Market: IDC Sees Signs of Early Recovery in 4Q09 19. April 2010 by Thomas Jannot According to IDC’s EMEA Quarterly Server Virtualization Tracker, 17.7 percent of all new servers shipped in EMEA in the fourth quarter of 2009 (4Q09) were virtualized, an increase from 16.31 percent in 4Q08. Actual shipments increased year over year for the first time since 4Q08, rising 2.8 percent to 110,000 physical servers.
Armorlog VPCSML: New Security Technology To Stop Scammers 16. April 2010 by Thomas Jannot Armorlog International Limited announced that one of its Directors, Mr Louis Leahy, will present present the proof of concept software of a new, Australien Patent pending authentication technology, known as Variable Proprietary Character Set Multi-layered Login (VPCSML) at Worldcomp 2010. The Worldcomp Congress, hosted by The World Academy of Science, is the largest annual gathering …
Sophos Safeguard 5.50: Strong Enterprise Data Security At Lower TCO 14. April 2010 by Thomas Jannot Sophos announced the release of version 5.50 of Sophos Safeguard Easy and Sophos Safeguard Enterprise that ought to provide customers with comprehensive security and data protection at reduced costs and complexity. In the 2009 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection, the analyst firm noted: “Every company must include mobile data protection in its IT …
Gartner: Worldwide IT Spending to Grow 5.3 Per Cent in 2010 12. April 2010 by Thomas Jannot Worldwide IT spending is forecast to reach $3.4 trillion in 2010, a 5.3 per cent increase from IT spending of $3.2 trillion in 2009, according to Gartner, Inc. The IT industry will continue to show steady growth with IT spending in 2011 projected to surpass $3.5 trillion, a 4.2 per cent increase from 2010.
2010 ISACA IT Risk/Reward Barometer: Cloud Computing Risks Outweigh Benefits, Survey Says 7. April 2010 by Thomas Jannot CXOs are increasingly interested in cloud computing because it can deliver lower costs, higher returns and increased efficiency. Analyst firm IDC says that cloud services will outpace traditional IT spending over the next five years and will represent $44.2 billion by 2013. Yet IT professionals see risks in entrusting information to the cloud, according to …
Sourcefire 3D System: Intrusion Prevention for the Xen Virtualization Platform 31. March 2010 by Thomas Jannot Sourcefire announced the expansion of the Sourcefire 3D System to support the Xen 3.3.2 and 3.4.2 virtualization platforms. Now supporting the two leading virtual environments – Xen and VMware – Sourcefire ought to enable customers with diverse virtual platforms to further protect these investments, while also leveraging these resources to increase intrusion prevention capabilities.
Codenomicon Network Analyzer: Provides Network Transparency in Real-Time 29. March 2010 by Thomas Jannot Codenomicon today launched a new solution for distributed test lab monitoring and network troubleshooting. The Codenomicon Network Analyzer records test behavior and automatically visualizes network traffic. The Analyzer ought to provide testers with a clear picture of actual network traffic making it easy to discover problematic network areas, to target tests and to monitor the …
IDC Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker: Appliance Market Stabilized and set for Bounce Back 26. March 2010 by Thomas Jannot According to IDC’s Western European Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, 4Q09 revenues for the Western European security appliance market reached $449.5 million in factory revenue, a 0.1 percent decrease over the same quarter of 2008. Shipments decreased 1.4 percent over last year’s fourth quarter, with 140,401 units shipped. For full 2009, security appliance market revenue totaled …
Arecont Vision AV10005 Series: World’s First Dual Mode 10MP/1080p Camera 24. March 2010 by Thomas Jannot Arecont Vision today introduces the world’s first H.264 Dual Mode 10MP/1080p camera at the ISC West conference. The Dual Mode camera ought to combine the resolution of a 10 megapixel camera and a Full HD 1080p at 30fps camera into one camera system. The AV10005 Series ought to be available in color, day/night and color …
Goldkey Secure Storage: Manageable Enterprise-Class Storage Encryption 22. March 2010 by Thomas Jannot At the RSA Conference Goldkey Security Corporation announced the launch of Goldkey Secure Storage, a new security technology targeting cloud computing installations. The technology ought to provide enterprise-class encryption for user data stored in the cloud in special secure storage units called ‘Krypto Vaults’. Early evaluators consider the new solution to be more secure and …