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Symantec 4.0: A New Strategy

March 13, 2013 05:05 PM
Symantec has announced a new initiative, Symantec 4.0, that will revise both its product and corporate strategies. We'll look at what it means for the company and its customers.

EMC, VMware, Cisco Earn Top Scores for Data Center Management

October 19, 2012 01:36 PM
IT pros rate 10 data center management products in an InformationWeek survey. EMC emerges as the surprise leader. IT puts a priority on system health and service monitoring.

How the Top Eight SIEM Vendors Stack Up

July 18, 2012 09:04 AM
The complexity of products from SIEM vendors can be overwhelming. Here's a look at how tools from IBM/Q1 Labs, Novell/NetIQ, HP/ArcSight, Quest, Symantec, Splunk, NetIQ and Tripwire rank against one another.

Preventing SSL Certificate Authority Breaches

April 09, 2012 09:00 AM
SSL (X.509) certificates have been the backbone of public key infrastructure and privilege management infrastructure since virtually the onset of the Worldwide Web. But in recent years, SSL certificates have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, with certificate authorities (CAs) from RSA to Dutch company DigiNotar suffering high-profile breaches.

Dell Adds AppAssure to Its Storage Portfolio

March 05, 2012 09:00 AM
Dell recently announced the acquisition of AppAssure, which it describes as a next-generation data protection solution because it deals not only with physical IT assets, but also with virtual and cloud environments. Dell plans to integrate the AppAssure software product with its Fluid Data architecture. AppAssure is the first acquisition that Dell has made since the creation of its new Software Group and will be part of its enterprise storage and software portfolio. This acquisition is another significant signpost that Dell is aggressively attacking the storage and storage management market, and the software market overall, more broadly.

EMC Rolls Out 5 GRC-Centered Security Services

February 29, 2012 01:00 PM
EMC's consulting arm is introducing five security and risk management advisory services. "When you look at the services and the way we set this up, it's very much a reflection of our need to provide our customers with end-to-end solutions... framed under the broader umbrella of GRC--governance, risk and compliance," says Mat Allen, senior director, security and risk management global practice, EMC Consulting. "GRC acts as the center point."

Proofpoint Extends Data Protection To Box File-Sharing Cloud

February 28, 2012 11:00 AM
Data protection vendor Proofpoint is using this week's RSA Conference 2012 to announce it is partnering with the cloud-based file-sharing site Box.com to extend data protection to users of the popular service. Proofpoint already provides data protection as a service for a customer's e-mail, Web and social media communications to prevent sensitive customer or company data from being exposed. Just like social media, employees are choosing themselves to use file-sharing sites to get their work done, and IT managers need to adapt, a Proofpoint executive says

Kaspersky And Sophos Top Security Vendor Survey

February 13, 2012 09:00 AM
The annual InformationWeek security survey finds wiggle room for lesser-known vendors in large IT shops, but it's a lack of mobile device security strategies that should raise eyebrows.

Freeware Increases RJ Lee's Management Efficiency

January 20, 2012 12:00 PM
Faced with rapid growth and increases in the amount and complexity of data and its IT operations, RJ Lee Group went looking for a way to simplify its computing infrastructure. The company selected Spiceworks as an alternative to adding staff or spending a lot of money on network and system management software.

Symantec Foundation 6.0 Creates Private Cloud On Existing IT

September 26, 2011 08:32 AM
On Oct. 4, storage management vendor Symantec is releasing version 6.0 of its Storage Foundation and Availability Management software portfolio, which offers new tools to create a private cloud without the need to rip and replace existing IT assets.

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