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Click Here to Request A Free Subscription NEWS Cisco study reveals 3 of every 5 IT Pros to increase security spending in 2008 Cisco has announced a final set of findings from its annual research on remote workers' impact on corporate security, revealing that three of every five IT decision makers plan to increase security spending within the next year.Commissioned by Cisco and conducted by InsightExpress, a third-party market .... >> Full Story         China and Hong Kong driving Asia Pacific server market: Gartner Asia Pacific server shipments for the fourth quarter of 2007 expanded by 17.7 percent over the same quarter in the previous year, while revenue for the same period was up by 22 percent, according to Gartner. Server revenues totaled $2.24 billion forthe quarter, as server shipments reached 370,589 units.The .... >> Full Story         Oracle Secure Backup 10.2 now on Linux, Windows and UNIX Oracle has announced the general availability of Oracle Secure Backup 10.2, the company's high-performance tape backup solution for Oracle Databases and NAS storage devices. It is a complete enterprise solution for centralized tape backup management with advanced features such as encryption, vaulting, .... >> Full Story               Huawei is China Netcom's largest supplier of optical access solutions Huawei Technologies recently announced that it is to supply nearly 40 percent of China Network Communications Group's (China Netcom's) optical access solutions making it the operator's largest partner in the optical field. According to the contract, Huawei will provide its world-leading optical access .... >> Full Story         China leads the pack with SOA integration dominated by local players Local system integrators and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) are playing a significant role in SOA vendors' ability to penetrate four major domestic markets in Asia. This is especially evident in the Chinese market that is dominated by local players, says a recent finding of Springboard Research. .... >> Full Story         Business Intelligence remains CIOs' top technology priority in APAC: Gartner For the third year in a row, business intelligence (BI) applications have been ranked the top technology priority in the 2008 Gartner Executive Programs survey of 1,500 chief information officers (CIOs). According to Gartner, this is because CIOs know they must implement a BI strategy properly if they .... >> Full Story         IGEL Technology opens Hong Kong office to target China thin client market With the opening of IGEL Technology's new office, companies in Hong Kong that are struggling with PCs to deploy their applications across the region can now look for help from a thin client specialist with 20 years experience world-wide.According to Heiko Gloge, Managing Director and Founder of IGEL, .... >> Full Story         Symantec's full data encryption protects against unauthorized access and data loss Symantec's Endpoint Encryption is designed to provide advanced encryption for desktops, laptops and removable storage devices. It is a scalable, enterprise-wide security offering that prevents unauthorized access to endpoints with strong encryption and access control technologies. Symantec Endpoint .... >> Full Story         Juniper unveils enhanced network security management solution Juniper Networks has announced the availability of the Juniper Networks Security Threat Response Manager (STRM) solution. The comprehensive STRM solution provides IT administrators with a centralized, scalable and effective way to efficiently and effectively log and manage the evolving threat landscape .... >> Full Story         Worldwide mobile phone sales increased 16 percent in 2007: Gartner Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users surpassed 1.15 billion units in 2007, a 16 percent increase from 2006 sales of 990.9 million, according to Gartner. Mobile phone sales at the end of the year were consistent with the yearly trend, as fourth quarter sales reached 330 million units."Emerging .... >> Full Story         Oracle and Accenture integrate operational and business support services Oracle and Accenture have integrated Oracle Fusion Middleware into Accenture Communications Solutions, Accenture's suite of business offerings and assets designed to mitigate the risk of deploying, and reduce the time to deploy, OSS and BSS software applications. Oracle Fusion Middleware is a preintegrated .... >> Full Story         Citrix Systems previews new XenApp for Windows Server 2008 At the worldwide launch of Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Citrix Systems has given customers a sneak preview of its upcoming Citrix XenApp for Windows Server 2008.XenApp is currently in beta testing with major Citrix and Microsoft customers worldwide. Early results are demonstrating that it continues .... >> Full Story         Teradata introduces market-leading advances in master data management Teradata Corp. has announced the immediate availability of Teradata Master Data Management (MDM) 2.0, which gives companies new capabilities to ensure that all master data (definitive data pertaining tocustomers, products and suppliers) is integrated and accurate. The first order for Teradata MDM 2.0 .... >> Full Story         Managed Security Services to outpace overall managed services market: IDC The Managed Security Services market is expected to exceed $604 million in 2008, representing a 20.4 percent increase over 2007, according to IDC's Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) Managed Security Services Study. IDC expects this market to reach $1.1 billion in 2012 with a 5-year CAGR of 17.1 percent, .... >> Full Story         NetApp announces storage solutions for Windows Server 2008 NetApp is providing a comprehensive portfolio of storage and data management solutions for Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Hyper-V and Microsoft SQL Server 2008. These solutions are designed for customers who use Windows Server and SQL Server to support their core infrastructure, business intelligence, .... >> Full Story         Korea's hanarotelecom counts on Datacraft to support backbone network Datacraft has won a two-year, $5.5 million contract to support and maintain on-site technical service for the backbone network of one of South Korea's leading fixed-line telecommunications service providers, hanarotelecom. The contract was awarded in July 2007.The agreement follows Datacraft's successful .... >> Full Story         This enewsletter is edited by Mario Pereira. 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