News roundup: McAfee connects ePolicy Orchestrator to Enterprise Security Manager; Arista Launches Data Analyzer; Zscaler goes big with Security Cloud analytics; Anturis unveils beta IT monitoring tool
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McAfee Launches Real-Time Security Policy Software
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SDN Startup Targets Cloud Providers
SDN startup Anuta Networks is launching a controller for IaaS cloud providers to manage physical network infrastructure—switches, routers, load balancers and more—and to automate the provisioning of network services.
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Cisco’s Future Focuses On Cloud, SDN
Cisco reported on Wednesday that its earnings grew 44% during the second fiscal quarter, which ended Jan. 26. Despite ongoing restructuring efforts and the perils of a fragile global economy, the San Jose, Calif.-based networking giant brought in $ 12.1 billion in revenue, a 5% year-over-year increase.
Having slightly exceeded analyst expectations, the company must now maintain momentum as it evolves from a networking hardware company to a supplier of cloud management platforms, video communication tools and other emerging IT services.
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Cloud Security Measures Too Opaque For Customers
The apparent cost benefits and flexibility of cloud services may have convinced companies’ front offices to dive into the cloud, but convincing corporate security teams is another matter.
Nearly seven out of eight information-technology professionals do not trust cloud providers to protect their companies’ most sensitive data, according to a recent survey conducted by Lieberman Software, a provider of privileged access management products. The majority would not trust cloud providers with their own personal data, either.
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VMware Enhances vSphere for SMBs
VMware on Tuesday announced a new vSphere virtualization platform line that incorporates the standard edition of its vCenter Operations Management Suite.
VMware vSphere with Operations Management adds the management and reporting capabilities of vCenter Operations to the existing vSphere platform. VMware marketing manager Mike Adams described the new vSphere line as a logical next step after last year’s launch of vCloud, the company’s software-defined data center play aimed at large enterprises.
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IT Not Ready to Quit on BlackBerry
IT pros hope BlackBerry can reverse its fading fortunes, but they recognize end user choice is going against the once-dominant mobile vendor. Network Computing readers weigh in on BlackBerry’s fate.
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HTML5 Mobile Development: 7 Good Ideas (and 3 Bad Ones)
HTML5 can be a boon to enterprise mobile app development, but you have to identify the right use cases to make it work. Here are 7 scenarios that make sense for HTML5, and 3 you might want to avoid.
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Bit9 Breach Boosts Calls For Attack Intel-Sharing Among Targeted Security Vendors
Bit9 is the latest victim in a series of high-profile security vendors that have been hit by targeted attacks that compromised their security technology, prompting calls for vendors to unite and share their attack information in order to better detect and protect against these attacks that ultimately affect their customers and the overall security infrastructure as well.
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Three ways to imagine an Apple ‘iWatch’
Rumors have ramped up this week that Apple is developing an “iWatch.” The success of wearable technology like the Nike Fuelband, and demand for the Pebble, the Kickstarter-backed smart watch, have fueled the speculation.
It’s a logical move for Apple, which could use a new device to generate buzz and drive revenue. The iPhone and iPad are still selling almost as fast as Apple can produce them, but it will be hard to sustain growth and relevance by pushing out annual, incremental updates to them.
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VMware Acquires Virsto To Enhance Virtual Storage Performance
VMware is acquiring Virsto, which provides software to accelerate virtual machine I/O and improve overall storage performance in virtual environments.
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