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Trend Micro Boosts SMB Security Suite
Trend Micro is introducing the latest version of Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security at a time when its research shows more than half of small to midsized businesses (SMBs) continue to struggle with adequate security measures. Reinforced with new features that are powered by the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network, this next-generation security infrastructure provides…
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McAfee Aims to Knock Symantec Out of HP’s Shop
McAfee, the second largest security software company, is aiming to completely undo larger rival Symantec’s longstanding alliance with Hewlett-Packard by replacing Big Yellow’s anti-virus software on all HP personal computers. In a Reuters interview, McAfee CEO Dave DeWalt said his company is trying to convince HP to drop Symantec’s products from its PC distributions and…
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President Obama, Swine Flu Make Good Spam Topics
Image spam made another resurgence during April and early May, according to the latest spam report from Symantec, but as usual spammers also latched onto headline news topics to lure in their victims, including swine flu, the end of President Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office and Mother’s Day. According to Dermot Harnett, principal…
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Cisco Helps Utilities Green Their Energy with Smart Grid
Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) will partner with systems integrator channel partners, vendors and utility customers to deliver what it says will be an end-to-end, highly secure network infrastructure solution for utility companies to help their customers manage power supplies and energy consumption more efficiently. Cisco’s so called “Smart Grid” infrastructure plan looks to create a two-way communications…
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Zyxel Aims UTM Appliance at Midmarket Business
Zyxel Communications has introduced a new unified threat management appliance to round out its portfolio, giving solution providers the opportunity to reach larger midmarket customers with increased throughput for better network performance, according to Zyxel. "When all security services are enabled, the UTM throughput can be a bottleneck," says Shawn Rogers, product marketing manager at…