F5 Challenges Cisco, Check Point with New Firewall
F5 Challenges Cisco, Check Point with New Firewall Posted by Gary Hilson January 30, 2013 F5 has announced firewall software that runs on its Big-IP Application Delivery Controller (ADC) platform. The software, called Advanced Firewall Manager, provides stateful inspection at the network layer and also runs as a full proxy for HTTP…
Hoping Microsoft gets Office 365 right this time
Turns out software companies want to be more like newspapers. Microsoft launched the new version of Office 365, at the subscription price of $99.99 per year. Office 2013, the traditional version of the software, costs $140 in comparison and can be used as long as your computer lives. Google Docs is the Here is…
Specialty Search International Increases Productivity Using Unified …
PORTSMOUTH, NH–(Marketwire – Jan 29, 2013) – Whaleback Managed Services, the leader in managed unified communications services, today announced that Specialty Search International, a recruiting firm specializing in the hospitality industry, is using Whaleback’s CrystalBlue Cloud-based Unified Communications Services to increase productivity, expand geographic reach, improve call quality and reliability, "Whaleback…
What social enterprise did next
General manager of IBM social business Alistair Rennie kicked off the Connect 2013 Lotusphere symposium this week in what is the event’s twentieth year. After an 8am opening live music set by ‘quirky popsters’ They Might Be Giants, Rennie and his team spent time analysing the trends currently driving social business…
New Microsoft Office: In the Cloud or Traditional Software
Microsoft is expected to release its newest version of Office on Tuesday — its latest in a recent line of big-deal launches. The launch — which the official Office Twitter account teased Monday by referring to a Tuesday event in New York City — marks a big change in how…
Nokia Growth Partners fund gets $250 mn commitment from parent
London: Mobile devices maker Nokia on Tuesday announced it will commit USD 250 million (Rs 1,344 crore approximately) investment in its venture capital arm, Nokia Growth Partners’ third fund. "Nokia Growth Partners (NGP), a global venture firm, Tuesday announced the launch of its third fund with a further USD 250 million long Nokia…
Epilio Announces It Will Resell ilink Telephony Solutions
Orlando, FL & IBM Connect 2013, 28th Jan 2013 At the annual IBM Connect conference, Epilio today announced it has become an authorized reseller of the ilink Kommunikationssysteme GmbH suite of communication solutions, including TeamCall Audio Conferencing and iOffice Communicator for IBM Sametime, providing IBM customers with a full set "With our…
One Year Later and IBM’s Social Business is Still Superior to Apple’s
In an article I wrote last year titled "Why Every Company Needs to be More Like IBM and Less Like Apple", I compared the cultures of both companies and how over the past 25 years they had flipped: "Today’s Big Blue is the antithesis of Big Brother. It’s ‘Big Open’. That…
F5 Enhances Application Delivery Security And Adds Cloud-Scale Capabilities
SEATTLE, JANUARY 29, 2013 F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced new security offerings designed to safeguard organizations’ network and application infrastructures. With the introduction of BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager&trade and enhancements to other security offerings, F5 provides the industry’s fastest and most…
IBM tries to resurrect Lotus products for channel opportunity
With the Lotus brand dropped, IBM is hoping its partner network can help get the word out about newly-released Notes 9 and Domino 91/29/2013 4:32:00 PMBy: Brian Jackson IBM’s channel partner community will play an important part in rolling out the first major version release to Notes and Domino in five years, according…