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May 13, 2012

IT Business: Data Encryption Seldom Used by Canadian Businesses

(13-May-2012) Nearly half of Canadian businesses that handle customers' personal information in digital form fail to use appropriate tools and practices to protect sensitive data, according to a survey commissioned by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. In a poll that covered 1,...

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May 06, 2012

Federal Computer Week: Agencies seek to secure mobile access to government network resources

(6-May-2012) In one corner are government executives who want more flexible, mobile computing options that allow access to the data and applications needed to perform their jobs and deliver government services. In the other corner are government IT administrators, who are focused on meeting mi...

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Apr 25, 2012

CBC News: Number of web-connected objects growing fast

(25-April-2012) Smart vehicles, home security systems and web-connected appliances are becoming part of what's known as the "Internet of Things," a growing network of objects creating and exchanging data without people directly involved. Things are getting a "voice," said Ric Asselstine, CEO o...

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Apr 16, 2012

The Register: How far can you shift the shape of cloud software?

(16-April-2012) Deep in the bowels of the EU academics, businesspeople and bureaucrats are putting the finishing touches to a set of specifications that could change the way we handle software as a service (SaaS). The €1.08m CAST project, funded by an EC program called Eurostars, was created t...

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Apr 13, 2012

IT World: SecureZIP for iOS targets employee side of BYOD

(13-April-2012) PKWARE Inc.’s recent release of a free SecureZIP reader for iOS is part of a new approach to the BYOD problem: give security-conscious employees more responsibility for preventing data breaches. SecureZIP, which is sold to enterprises and deployed by the IT departments, is use...

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thumbnail for IT Business:  Ultrabooks give channel a BYOD weapon and a chance to go deeper with customers
Apr 11, 2012

IT Business: Ultrabooks give channel a BYOD weapon and a chance to go deeper with customers

(11-April-2012) While at first glance, the ultrabook category may seem like just a laptop by any other name, analysts say it offers the channel important advantages and the opportunity to close higher-value, higher-margin sales with their customers. The ultrabook is a category of thin, light, ...

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Apr 10, 2012

IT World: HP announces public clound launch, new services

(10-April-2012) Hewlett-Packard Co. announced the upcoming beta release of its public cloud, Cloud Services, as well as a series of tools and services geared towards hybrid cloud infrastructures on Tuesday. Part of HP’s new Converged Cloud, which the company describes as “a comprehensive stra...

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thumbnail for IT World Canada: President of SAP North America Resigns
Apr 05, 2012

IT World Canada: President of SAP North America Resigns

(5-April-2012) SAP AG's North American president Robert Courteau resigned Thursday, according to an SAP spokesman. In an SAP statement sent to ComputerWorld Canada, Jason Grosse, SAP’s head of media relations for North America confirmed that Courteau has left. SAP did not release any details a...

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thumbnail for TMC.net: IBM, OpenText, EMC, Laserfiche Champions in EMC Vendor Landscape
Apr 04, 2012

TMC.net: IBM, OpenText, EMC, Laserfiche Champions in EMC Vendor Landscape

(4-April-2012) The latest Enterprise Content Management Vendor Landscape report from Info-Tech Research Group ranks IBM, OpenText and EMC as champions in the enterprise content management (ECM) for both Process Workers and Knowledge Workers. Laserfiche was ranked as a Champion in the ECM for Proc...

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