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  • Microsoft slashes virtual desktop licence cost

    We're going to simplify and extend the rights for what you're paying for.For customers who already pay for Microsoft's Software Assurance (SA) program, Microsoft's VECD pricing scheme forced them to pay an additional $23 per year for each…
    18 March 2010
    Tags: Scheme • Purchased • Licensing • Citrix • Charge • Assurance

  • CA buys Nimsoft to expand cloud computing services

    The deal, expected to close by the end of this month, will give CA more tools to help customers manage cloud computing environments and cloud services, CA said in a press release.By adding Nimsoft's IT service assurance technologies to its…
    11 March 2010
    Tags: Management Software • Maker • Cloud Computing • Acquisition • Acquired

  • Google, PayPal launch Open Identity Exchange

    The initial focus of the OIX effort is related to the simplest, and acknowledged lowest, level of assurance that pertains to privacy issues in interactions such as OpenID-based email that citizens might use with federal agencies.The privacy issue…
    05 March 2010
    Tags: Privacy • Identity • Federal • Compliance • Cio • Agencies

  • FBI: Hackers change source code to spy on firms

    We are bleeding data, intellectual property, information, source code, bit by bit, and in some cases terabyte by terabyte.Researchers investigating the Google attack - thought to have affected at least 100 companies including Intel, Adobe and…
    05 March 2010
    Tags: Targeted • Intellectual Property • Hackers • Federal • Agencies

  • Microsoft releases Linux virtualisation drivers

    The drivers, otherwise known as integration components, have some limitations, but they come with the full assurance that both Microsoft and Red Hat will support such an implementation.Specifically the drivers support RHEL 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4.
    04 March 2010
    Tags: Windows Server • Virtual Machines • Submitted • Red Hat • Kernel • Drivers

  • Windows 7 business sales weak, but uptick expected

    The EAs include Microsoft's Software Assurance maintenance programme.In addition, Microsoft said sales of SharePoint Server, Office Communications Server and Dynamics continue to see double-digit growth.Microsoft also reported that it eliminated…
    01 February 2010
    Tags: Consumer • Licences • Revenue • Record • Growth • Programme

Latest Features

  • The 10 hottest IT jobs

    Service assurance managerIT specialists skilled at identifying potential problems and optimising performance in IT domains such as network, systems, storage or applications should look to broaden their knowledge to encompass the entire IT service…
    02 February 2010
    Tags: Seek • Network World • Cycle • Contracts • Assurance

  • IT managers need to watch out for wireless management complexity

    The hours and days spent trying to find and fix wireless network faults dont just represent downtime and lost productivity, they entail thousands of dollars in ongoing expenses, costs that grow with every new client, access point and application…
    09 December 2009
    Tags: Access Point • Access Points • Reliability • Innovation • Ieee • Mobility

  • Which IT projects are right for the cloud?

    That the move might open the door to unauthorised access to unreleased products, and that the process of integrating the application under development back into Modevity's quality assurance and release processes would become too complicated.Our…
    24 November 2009
    Tags: Modular • Corporations • Forrester Research • Council • Pick

  • Power management providers rated

    I allowed this on the assurance that Autonomic is just as accommodating to all its customers.A small company, Autonomic seems very, very responsive to customer requests. Autonomic, BigFix, and Symantec Altiris solutions offer a wealth of potential…
    23 September 2009
    Tags: Active Directory • Schemes • Modified • Manufacturer • Agents • Saves

  • How Microsoft smothers desktop virtualisation

    Granted, that OEM licence is significantly less flexible than a VECD licence; OEM licences are non-transferrable and don't include Software Assurance, so you'll have to pay to upgrade to Windows 7 or buy a new Windows licence if you change out the…
    11 August 2009
    Tags: Oem • Licences • Scheme • License • Subscription • Assurance

  • Is vSphere enough to allay cloud fears?

    Fear of Vendor Lock-InEnterprise IT groups, long stung by expensive lock-in deals with ERP software vendors such as SAP and Oracle, say they're loath to lock themselves into any one vendor's cloud vision or technology.And the industry has given IT…
    22 April 2009
    Tags: Lock • Addressed • Respondents • Leaders • Amazon • Estimate

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  • How to fix cloud security

    Security accreditation standards such as ISO 27001 and SAS 70 Type 2 provide some assurance, he adds, noting that "27001 is more relevant to cloud security issues, but weak when applied to new forms of technology.Playing nicely with the cloudMany…
    02 February 2010
    Tags: Responsibility • Iso • Incident • Cloud Computing • Agent • Access Control

  • How to manage massive file transfers

    For companies that want to, or for compliance reasons have to, have assurance that large data files are transferred securely and reliably, adopting a managed file transfer solution makes sense, says Maureen Fleming, program director for IDC's…
    11 January 2010
    Tags: Automation • Compliance • Data Centres • Data Centre • Transfers

  • How to deploy Windows 7

    When upgrading to Windows 7, be sure not to confuse the volume license with the Enterprise Agreement, Enterprise Subscription Agreement, or Software Assurance (SA) programs. The official release date is 22 October, but some PC makers will ship it…
    06 October 2009
    Tags: Assessment • Virtual Machine • Microsoft Windows • Hypervisor • Editions • Incremental

  • 5 ways to build your virtual office

    Using Skype we can set up free conference calls with as many as nine other people, though the quality varies depending on each person's Net connection.We've taken an extra step and hired Pamela for Skype, an add-on that records incoming and…
    09 May 2008
    Tags: Unlimited • Offline • Dan • Calendar • Contacts • Incoming

  • Case Study: Eurodata unifies its comms

    A lot of enterprises won't buy Exchange 2007, because if you have 2000 to 4000 ports and aren't on Software Assurance, the cost is astronomical - but Exchange 2005 goes end-of-life in 2010," so they might not have a choice, he warns.
    15 January 2008
    Tags: Unified • Telephony • Bryan Betts • Contact • Person • Context

  • Welcome back, Winrot

    Such tools can be found in the latest release of Raxco Software's Perfect Disk Rx Suite for Windows 2000, XP and Vista.The features included are disk optimisation (otherwise called defragging, which is Raxco's particular strength); Windows…
    15 May 2007
    Tags: Integrity • Registry • Background • Cent • Wind • Tweaks

Reviews

  • iStorage diskGenie review

    But its one that should earn its keep for those who need this level of security assurance. Locking down personal or business data is easier than ever these days, as more USB drives adopt encryption to keep prying eyes out.
    01 February 2010
    Tags: Admin • Lenovo • Passwords • Employee • Enter • Encrypted

  • Freecom Hard Drive Secure

    The average desktop user simply wants some assurance that while the drive is unattended, or if it is stolen, a criminal will not have access to its contents without going to some effort and expense to retrieve its contents.A deeper question is why…
    06 August 2009
    Tags: Hard Drive • Accessed • Rfid • Locked • Transparent • Contents

  • Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualisation (MED-V)

    Expected to ship in the second quarter as part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimisation Pack (MDOP) 2009, MED-V provides customers who subscribe to Microsoft's Software Assurance programme with a means to integrate legacy Windows applications with…
    02 March 2009
    Tags: Active Directory • Virtualised • Microsoft Office • Windows Vista • Programme • Guest

  • SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise

    Dunn The excellent Cruzer adds anti-virus to the mix.review,reviews A separate FIPS 140 level 2 version of the Cruzer Enterprise is available for companies that need such security assurance. The USB thumb' drive started life as a simple way to move…
    18 February 2009
    Tags: Mcafee • Rsa • Scanning • Console • Sort • Admins

  • Adobe AIR 1.5 review

    The APIs lend assurance of authenticity not only to message data but also to downloaded resources used by your apps. Adobe AIR 1.5 adds impressive new features to the desktop extension of Adobe's Flex RIA (rich internet application) platform.
    16 December 2008
    Tags: Flow • Apps • Adobe • Air • Xml • Extension

  • Opera 9.5 review

    And Opera 9.5 also supports Extended Validation certificates, providing added assurance and trust for secure websites. The core improvements in Opera 9.5 are more technical than cosmetic. The core improvements in Opera 9.5 are more technical than…
    23 June 2008
    Tags: Dial • Browsers • Pc Advisor • Opera • Loading • History

White Papers

  • Make internet risks and perils disappear

    And what assurance do you have that some hidden, unnoticed computer program isnt collecting data from your computers and phoning it home? The bad guys spend 24 hours a day cooking up malicious Internet Web sites, unwanted advertisements you cant…
    30 October 2009
    Tags: Amounts • Bank • Administrators • Account • Dangerous • Benefits

  • Modernising IT: Strategies for improving service quality and reducing IT costs

    It describes how a strong service assurance capability can help you meet this need and deliver compelling business benefits. No matter how many people you allocate, sinking more labour into old IT practices cannot concurrently meet rising demands…
    23 June 2009
    Tags: Cost Effective • Efficiency • Practices • Delivery • Strategies • Matter

  • Managing assurance from customer to network to service with CEP

    Download this whitepaper to learn how complex event processing can help communications service providers Given the market dynamics, communications service providers (CSPs) cannot succeed without a reliable and flexible OSS infrastructure that…
    09 June 2009
    Tags: Event • Events • Learn • Processing • Providers • Billing

  • Re-evaluate QA test strategy to ensure successful software failures

    Conventional quality assurance can unknowingly let some of the most vulnerable areas in software go totally untested. Application failures may not be the fault of QA managers—but they are their responsibility.
    05 June 2008
    Tags: Failure • Implement • Bugs • Vulnerable • Assurance • Failures

  • Accelerator Testing and Documentation Suite for Oracle E-Business Suite

    It is intended to be read by executives and project managers, as well as Oracle subject matter experts, business analysts, end users and quality assurance (QA) personnel. This white paper introduces and explains the Accelerator Testing and…
    02 June 2008
    Tags: Automated • Cases • Pre • Documentation • Integration • Suite

  • Pillars of Application Quality

    Historically, application developers and quality assurance (QA) teams have not focused on security. The old paradigm of empowering a security team to test applications and networks after development or immediately preceding deployment no longer works.
    02 June 2008
    Tags: Achieve • Implement • Organizations • Assurance • Assuming • Phases

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