Security

Live Blog: Ingram Micro VTN Spring Invitational

• May 4, 2012

DataMotion Adds SecureContact.me to SecureMail Offering

• May 3, 2012

Cloud data delivery firm DataMotion has added SecureContact.me as a free feature for subscribers of its SecureMail e-mail encryption service. SecureContact.me enables customers to securely communicate with non-SecureMail subscribers by using encrypted e-mail; a link in the SecureMail customer’s messages permits non-users to set up a secure message. SecureMail is based on the DataMotion Platform, […]

Netgear R6300 Dual-Band Gigabit WiFi Router Surfs with Speed

• May 2, 2012

Networking specialist Netgear’s (NASDAQ: NTGR) latest wireless router for the small-business and home-office market, the R6300 dual-band Gigabit Wi-Fi router, is designed with speed in mind. VARs serving the SMB space may want to take a look, especially as the mobile revolution rages on. According to Netgear, the 6300 is the industry’s first 802.11ac router, […]

Condusiv Launches Channel Partner Program

• May 1, 2012

Application performance software specialist Condusiv Technologies, formerly known as Diskeeper, has revised its channel partner program, expanding Condusiv’s Registered partner level and adding a new Premier tier with added incentives. The Registered Partner level provides an “introduction” to the array of program benefits and support that Condusiv offers, such as sales tools, product training and […]

MeriTalk: U.S. Government Could Save $12 Billion with Cloud

• April 30, 2012

EarthLink Bets Cloud on VMware, Microsoft and Zimbra

• April 30, 2012

EarthLink (NASDAQ: ELNK) continues to transform from an ISP to a cloud services provider (CSP). The latest move includes relationships with VMware (NYSE: VMW), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Zimbra, the open source email system that VMware owns. EarthLink’s cloud strategy includes the: Cloud Launch Pad, allowing customers to extend their virtualized on-premises systems into EarthLink’s […]

Enterasys Debuts BYOD Management System

• April 30, 2012

It seems as though every vendor worth its salt is coming out with technology to harness the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend (or headache, for some). The latest: Enterasys, with its Mobile Identity and Access Manager (IAM). Mobile IAM is an appliance — either physical or virtual — that sits on the network and enables IT administrators […]

VMware Source Code Leak Doesn’t Worry Partners, Investors

• April 27, 2012

VMware (NYSE: VMW) has downplayed a VMware ESX source code leak, noting that the posted code is nearly a decade old and likely represents no new risks for customers. The VMware ESX source code leak is getting a lot of buzz on the Internet. But investors and partners — including cloud services providers — don’t […]

Cloud Security Specialist StillSecure Joins AWS Network

• April 27, 2012

Managed network security and certified compliance specialist StillSecure has joined the newly launched Amazon Web Services Partner Network (APN), offering up its Cloud Security Monitoring Service (a.k.a., Cloud SMS) for free to AWS customers with a plan to include premium add-ons based on features and usage. A Linux-based firewall management service, Cloud SMS is designed […]

What’s Most Important: Cloud Cost, Security or Collaboration?

• April 26, 2012

When it comes to cloud computing, businesses are more focused on collaboration capabilities and data security considerations rather than pricing considerations. That’s the conclusion of a Google Apps administrator survey from the Cloud Alliance for Google Apps. The alliance includes seven SaaS companies that write Google Apps-compatible applications. The survey, conducted in February and March, […]

BitDefender Adds Security Offering to AWS Marketplace

• April 26, 2012

Romania-headquartered security specialist BitDefender has put its Security for Virtualized Environments (SVE) offering on the newly launched AWS Marketplace. The security and central management functionalities of BitDefender SVE are now available to customers running virtual machines on Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). SVE uses AWS APIs to deliver centralized management of both Windows […]

Solera DeepSee Security Software Goes Deep with Big Data

• April 26, 2012

Security specialist Solera Networks is upgrading its DeepSee Software solution, which combines security intelligence and Big Data analytics technology to record and classify every packet, file and flow going in and out of the network for the reconstruction of an attack. Think of it as a security camera for your network. The software is compatible […]

Cloud Alliance for Google Apps Set to Grow

• April 25, 2012

The Cloud Alliance for Google Apps, a consortium of SaaS companies that integrate with Google Apps, sounds like it’s in growth mode. For Google Apps Authorized Resellers, the alliance could pave the way for additional cloud-related recurring revenues. Launched in November 2011, the Cloud Alliance for Google Apps includes SaaS (software as a service) providers […]

Cloudera Launches 4.0 Beta of Apache Hadoop Distribution

• April 25, 2012

Apache Hadoop data management services provider Cloudera has released the public beta of version 4.0 of its enterprise-grade Distribution Including Apache Hadoop (CDH4), built with plenty of feedback from enterprise customers and the Apache open source community to focus on increased security and improved extensibility for high availability and Big Data environments. “We are pleased […]

Network Box USA Adds Director of Channel Sales

• April 23, 2012

Managed security service provider and vendor Network Box USA has tapped Chad Walter to lead the newly created position of Director of Channel Sales, as its sees uptick in adoption of its technology among VARs looking to add a managed services offering to their business. Although his office will be located in Clifton Park, N.Y., […]