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RSS americanBarclays CIO finds a new home with SAP
News He has also held senior technology positions at Chase Manhattan and American Express. Don Trotta has left his role as CIO with Barclays and taken a new position with SAP. Trotta has been appointed the ERP company's SVP... [22 Oct 2009]
Windows 7 will be business standard by next year
News The research, which surveyed North American and European SMEs and enterprises, found that the majority of businesses using Windows XP plan to migrate straight to Windows 7 and without migrating to Vista first. [20 Oct 2009]
BBC iPlayer gets ready to go Worldwide
News The service will be aimed primarily at an American audience, and will be available on a pay-per view basis. BBC Worldwide has confirmed it wants to launch an iPlayer-style paid-for video platform, allowing viewers... [12 Oct 2009]
Barack Obama
AS Profile Obama showed that his commitment to tech was more than just words when he signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which will guarantee $7.2bn investment in broadband projects. US President Barack Obama entered... [08 Oct 2009]
Gene Kim's Practical Steps to Achieve and Maintain NERC Compliance
White Paper The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a nonprofit corporation created to ensure that the bulk electric system in North America is reliable, adequate and secure. As the federally designated... [05 Oct 2009]
PCI Security Compliance: The Facts - What PCI Security Means for Your Business
White Paper The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) was jointly developed by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, Master Card Worldwide and Visa Inc. The PCI DSS is now actively... [05 Oct 2009]
Security of Future eEnabled Aircraft Ad Hoc Networks
White Paper This paper focuses on security concerns with a future ad hoc network of data linked eEnabled airplanes, and proposes a framework to protect communications. The framework identifies emerging threats and vulnerabilities, specifies security... [04 Oct 2009]
Achieving NERC Cyber Security Standards Compliance with Lumension® Solutions
White Paper The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a non-profit corporation chartered to ensure that the bulk electric system in North America is reliable, adequate and secure. NERC CIP standards and... [02 Oct 2009]
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Leveraging Broadband Stimulus for IPTV Services in Lower-Density Markets
White Paper The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) represents a unique opportunity for network operators to upgrade their networks and greatly enhance their service delivery capabilities. IP video is a key... [02 Oct 2009]
Retailer Boosts Sales 14%, Cuts Inventory Management Costs 35% With RFID Solution
White Paper Like virtually all retailers and all businesses, American Apparel wanted to do more with less at its retail locations - specifically, it wanted to boost store sales while reducing the cost of generating those sales. [02 Oct 2009]
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Primer Version 1.1: Applying PCI to Wireless LANS and Compliance Requirements
White Paper In an effort to curb the sharp rise and strikingly large impact of credit card theft, the top five payment card brands - American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa International -... [02 Oct 2009]
Management Strategy for Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure
White Paper When choosing a management solution for the physical infrastructure of IT networks, management of individual devices is necessary in order to have visibility to the many data points required for the reliable operation of network-critical... [02 Oct 2009]
Preparing for Tomorrow's Threat Today: What We Can Learn from the History of Malware and Defenses
White Paper Current FBI estimates indicate that malicious software and attacks targeting identity theft cost American businesses and consumers more than $50 billion a year. There is one given in the IT security realm and that is... [01 Oct 2009]
Fundamental Principles of Network Security
White Paper Security incidents are rising at an alarming rate every year. As the complexity of the threats increases, so do the security measures required to protect networks. Data center operators, network administrators, and other data center... [01 Oct 2009]
Physical Security in Mission Critical Facilities
White Paper Physical security is critical to achieving availability goals of mission critical facilities. Security of the data center accounts for it's surroundings as well as data processing equipment inside and the systems supporting them. [01 Oct 2009]
