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Taking Training to the Bank: A Chat with Microsoft’s Seminar Chief
Q: Describe the TS2 seminars. A: TS2 seminars are part of a larger effort to offer free support and continued education for technology providers and Microsoft resellers nationwide. Hosted by our trained technology professionals, these free, half-day seminars aim to educate partners on the latest technologies and solutions to better service their customers. They also…
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Microsoft, Others Publish Metadata-Exchange Standard
Microsoft Corp., IBM and friends introduced a new Web services standard and enhanced another, extending the tandem’s might in the Web services standardization arena while raising caution for some in the space. Microsoft, IBM, BEA Systems Inc. and SAP AG on Tuesday announced the publication of the WS-MetadataExchange specification. In addition, Microsoft, IBM and BEA…
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Linux vs. Windows: Which Is More Secure?
In a new report, Is Linux More Secure Than Windows? from Forrester Research Inc., based in Cambridge, Mass., Computing Infrastructures Senior Analyst Laura Koetzle finds that both Windows and Linux can be deployed securely. Microsoft Corp., however, fixes security problems the quickest—which is a good thing, since it also has the most major security holes.…
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IBM, Unisys Broaden Reach of Mainframe Systems
IBM and Unisys Corp. are extending their respective mainframe systems with enhancements that will answer enterprises’ growing workload demands. IBM, which next week celebrates the 40th anniversary of its first mainframe, will enhance its zSeries systems by extending the range of its Parallel Sysplex cluster technology and adding specialized engines, said Erich Clementi, zSeries general…
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Cisco Enhances Catalyst Switches
Cisco Systems Inc. plans to advance its Intelligent Information Network strategy for embedding advanced services into the network with a range of enhancements for its Catalyst line of switches. The enhancements span the Catalyst 6500, Catalyst 4500 and Catalyst 3750 network switches, bringing new security, manageability and performance to the network core, data center and…
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National Security Spec Advances
A group of technology companies and government agencies this week will unveil an open specification for securely sharing sensitive information across heterogeneous networks in times of crisis. The framework already has been implemented in some locations and could eventually be rolled out internationally, giving participants a trustworthy channel for exchanging data with peers, according to…
