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Lenovo LS Monitor Series Complements ThinkCentre Edge Desktops
Computer maker Lenovo announced a series of monitors – the LS Series – to give small to medium-size businesses a line of monitors crafted to their needs with large screens, enhanced image presentation and touch-enabled navigational control. The 21.5-inch LS2221 wide and 23.6-inch LS2421p wide monitors are designed to be deskside companions for Lenovo’s series…
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Symantec Releases Enterprise Vault 10 Data Archiving Platform
Security, storage and systems management solutions specialist Symantec announced the availability of Enterprise Vault 10, the latest version of its email and content archiving software that now features Symantec’s data loss prevention (DLP) technology to analyze Microsoft Exchange email content and metadata to help determine the archiving and retention strategy for all messages. Email content…
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Majority of Businesses Failing to Apply IT Security Practices: Survey
A new study on IT security best practices revealed an epidemic of security worst practices, with a majority of organizations failing to adhere to simple data-protection standards. The research revealed that many organizations are critically unaware of what security practices are currently in place. Venafi, a specialist in enterprise key and certificate management solutions, in…
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Security Threats to Big Data Help Symantec Beat the Street
Data protection and software management provider Symantec beat Wall Street analyst expectations for its fiscal first quarter thanks to strong performance from its security and data storage business lines. Symantec July 27 reported net income of $172 million, or 22 cents a share, for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30. Non-GAAP earnings were 40…
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U.S. Lags in Fortifying IT Security, Government Officials Tell Congress
While cyber-attacks against U.S. computer networks are becoming more frequent and increasingly more sophisticated, the country is lagging in its efforts to beef up IT security, government officials testified in front of Congress. The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight held hearings on cyber-security and securing the nation’s critical infrastructure on July 26. The hearings…
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Apple Releases New Snow Leopard Update, iOS, iWork Office Suite Patches
Less than a week after Apple released the new Mac OS X Lion, it released a software update to resolve certain issues introduced by an earlier update as well as three security updates. Mac OS X 10.6.8 resolved some issues that arose after Snow Leopard users applied the earlier update that was supposed to prepare…