Changing business conditions are a double-edged sword. Almost any risk – whether it comes in the form of an opportunity or a threat – requires a response from your business. If the business responds inappropriately or too slowly, the business could lose ground to its competitors. For example, while too much success may not sound […]
Posted on October 30th, 2010 by admin
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uCIRRUS, which markets real-time enterprise operating software dubbed PUSHvm, this morning announced that it has closed a $4 million funding round led by SK telecom Ventures and joined by Qualcomm Ventures and ATA Ventures. The company says the fresh capital will be used to accelerate the product roadmap for PUSHvm, which powers real-time datastream processing […]
Posted on October 29th, 2010 by admin
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Resilient storage solutions provider Cleversafe this morning announced that it has secured $31.4 million in an extension of its series C funding from new and existing investors including Motorola Ventures, New Enterprise Associates and OCA Ventures. Earlier this week, the cloud storage company also announced that it had received a strategic investment from and inked […]
Posted on October 29th, 2010 by admin
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Cybersecurity solutions provider Endgame Systems has raised a whopping $29 million in first-round funding from Bessemer Venture Partners, Columbia Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and TechOperators. Coinciding with the financing announcement, the company is today releasing ipTrust, a cloud-based botnet and malware detection service. ipTrust, which is a separate division of Endgame, claims it […]
Posted on October 28th, 2010 by admin
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It’s hard to have metaphysical conversations in the technology game. Most of chat – even with techno-evangelists and social media utopians – is disappointingly mundane. But once-in-a-while, one comes across an exceptional individual who thinks so deeply about technology that he makes it seem profound, even other-worldly. Officially, Jeff Jonas is the chief scientist of […]
Posted on October 28th, 2010 by admin
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Today at a press event in San Francisco, Intel and a group of 70 companies announced an alliance to build a system of open standards for cloud computing. Part of the Cloud 2015 initiative, The Open Data Center Alliance makes it easier for customers to deploy cloud computing solutions, as it focuses on interoperability, flexibility […]
Posted on October 27th, 2010 by admin
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Google confirmed that its Street View cars had inadvertently captured e-mail messages and passwords during their image gathering missions, the result of WiFi sniffing software that was included in Street View cars without authorization. Google announced three specific steps they is taking to prevent future privacy missteps. First, the company has appointed a director of […]
Posted on October 27th, 2010 by admin
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Hewlett-Packard this morning announced that it has now completed the acquisition of security and compliance management company ArcSight for $43.50 per share, or an enterprise value of $1.5 billion. ArcSight helps protect enterprises and government agencies against cyber threats and other risks by providing complete visibility and insights into their IT infrastructure across all users, […]
Posted on October 22nd, 2010 by admin
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In a new report, "The Forrester Wave™: Information Security And Risk Consulting Services, Q3 2010," Forrester Research ranked Deloitte number one in all three important categories that were evaluated in the research: current offering, strategy, and market presence. In the report, Forrester analysts place a particular emphasis on the consulting firm's strong client focus, technical expertise, […]
Posted on October 22nd, 2010 by admin
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IBM is announcing the acquisition of yet another company today: Toronto-based financial governance software company Clarity Systems. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Clarity Systems’ software allows organizations to automate the process of collecting, preparing, certifying and controlling financial statements for electronic filing with the SEC and other regulatory agencies. The software also […]
Posted on October 22nd, 2010 by admin
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