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How ADP and Facebook battle bad e-mail
Each day cyber-criminals around the world manage to unleash untold millions of spoofed e-mails that fake well-known brand names to try and fool victims that receive this fraudulent e-mail into opening malware attachments or visiting malware-laden websites. To fight this scourge, security managers at companies like Automatic Data Processing (ADP), and Facebook that want to protect e-mail users and their brand name ramp up defenses against phishing. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Ixia Anue

The Evolving Visibility Challenge
Network monitoring has become more complex over the last few years, due in large part to virtualization and convergence. Learn how a state-of-the-art monitoring system that maximizes your existing monitoring tool investment can help you attain greater visibility into your network without adding complexity. Say goodbye to virtual blind spots. Learn More

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WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel

On the Fast Track to Data
The ongoing data explosion puts organizations in a unique situation. Not only do they operate in a world where information is power, the number of sources and volume of relevant data continues to multiply at unprecedented levels. Read Now!

Cisco: Japan to lead global surge in mobile traffic
Tiny Japan will lead a global surge in mobile Internet usage over the next five years, according to a forecast released by Cisco Systems. Read More

Gartner: Half of retail customer log-ins to be made via social networks by 2015
Half of new retail customer identities will be based on social network profiles by 2015, a Gartner report has claimed. Read More

Barracuda Networks takes further steps to close backdoor access to its network gear
Barracuda Networks released a new update on Monday to further mitigate a security issue that could have allowed attackers to gain unauthorized access to some of its network security appliances through backdoor accounts originally intended for remote support. The company apologized to customers for its design decisions that led to this situation and promised to look into additional ways to strengthen the remote support functionality. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Riverbed

Application Visibility: The Root of Good Service Management
As your business needs become more dynamic, monitoring systems will be key to understanding how applications fulfill business needs and your ability to provide governance will determine the success level of your entire enterprise. Learn More

HP wants to help developers make apps faster
There's a new wave of application development tools on the market dubbed "agile" that aim to speed the delivery of applications and provide for a more collaborative environment. Today, HP took a big step toward making sure it is a relevant player in that market. Read More

Business websites spread more malware than porn sites, Cisco says
Malware is more likely to come from advertisements on seemingly legitimate sites than on those previously thought to be more dangerous, such as adult content sites or those offering illegal pharmaceuticals, Cisco said in its recently released Annual Security Report. Read More

Microsoft may be seeking protection from Linux with Dell loan
Microsoft's US$2 billion loan to Dell is a sign that the software maker wants to influence hardware designs in a post-PC world while protecting itself from the growing influence of Linux-based operating systems in mobile devices and servers, according to analysts. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc.

Holistic Service Management is Critical to the Growth of IT
This paper looks at new approaches to service delivery management to allow IT organizations to deliver better service quality, performance and user experience, and to be more predictive with application performance management and network performance management. Learn More.

VCE CEO says EMC, Cisco, VMware partnership unshaken by NetApp incursion
VCE said its partnership with Cisco has been unaffected by Cisco's strengthening a reseller agreement with NetApp to sell cloud architectures. Read More

Cloud vendor Box launches reseller net to grab enterprise market's attention
Cloud collaboration company Box (formerly Box.net), which is now valued at more than $1 billion, is sure starting to act like a big company: It has created a partner reseller network to further extend its reach into enterprises. Read More

HP's building an avatar to manage your mobile connections
Hewlett-Packard researchers are developing a cloud-based "avatar" to manage all of a user's mobile devices and wireless networks. Read More

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