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Check Point announces new president amid good Q2 results
Security specialist Check Pointhas announced its financial results for the second quarter ending 30 June and the promotion of a key member of its team, writes Linda Endersby. Total revenues were up 15% to $300.6 million from to $261.1 million in the ... News
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EchoSign acquisition to strengthen Adobe document management platform
Adobe has today announced it has acquired EchoSign,aweb-based provider of electronic signatures and signature automation, for an undisclosed sumwrites Linda Endersby. EchoSign's electronic signature solution, which currently supports over three milli... News
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Sourcefire plans to improve reseller consultancy skills
Security specialist Sourcefire is looking to increase the knowledge of its reseller base encouraging more to develop consultancy level skills to ensure they can deliver services to customers. The vendor has launched a programme to educate and certify... News
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NitroSecurity eyes ArcSight channel with enhanced VAR scheme
Security and event management (SIEM) specialist NitroSecurity is to target partners disillusioned with last year's acquisition of competitor ArcSight by HP as it unveils a series of partner programme enhancements in EMEA. NitroSecurity was originally... News
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Westcon bulks up Euro security practice
Westcon has said its partners can now better serve multinational businesses after acquiring its first ever presence in Switzerland in the shape of Germany-headquartered security VAD entrada Kommunikations. Entrada distributes kit from Trend Micro, Mc... News
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Systemax first EMEA reseller to bag Dell networking badge
Systemax Europe Technology Grouphas become the first Dell reseller to bag the vendor's new Networking and Security certification in EMEA. The firm, which is also moving up to the recently-created Preferred Partner level ofthe PartnerDirect programme,... News
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Does privatisation plan for police IT cross the thin blue line?
This has got to be one of the most bizarre ideas I've seen when it comes to a public service. We have become accustomed to the notion of private businesses being contracted to provide IT systems for public bodies but the suggestion that those compani... Opinion
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Caan expresses fears over SME security
Symantec has been offering small business partners and customers the chance to quiz former Dragons Den star and entrepreneur James Caan to get advice from the multi-millionaire. The security vendor hosted a Twitter debate this lunchtime providing ac... News
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Private sector shocks with lax attitude to data risk
Following the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) annual report, security firms are expressing astonishment that the private sector is shunning assessment of its data risk, writes Linda Endersby. The report showed that of 100 companies, considere... News
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Symantec focuses on endpoint protection
Symantec is talking up its ability to outflank rivals with the release of iuts endpoint protection product arguing that other alternatives are unable to be as proactive or provide customers with the reassurances that they can start to open up their n... News