Datamation: On July 19th, 2010, the CTO of NASA joined with Rackspace to announce a new effort, known as OpenStack.
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Security firm offers enhanced web application defense
Imperva used this week’s Infosecurity Show in London to announce what it believes is a key innovation for its line of web application firewalls – crowd-sourced threat data.
Called ThreatRadar Community Defense and incorporated into the firm’s latest SecureSphere 10.0 release, the system analyzes attack patterns detected hitting the networks of participating customers, which are then fed into its reputation protection and policies in what is said to be close to real-time.
According to the company’s analysis of 60 web applications, this type of pattern analysis across offers better defense against the types of large-scale attacks experienced by its customer base.
“Together, Imperva ThreatRadar Reputation Services and Community Defense pull crowd-sourced data from around the world to provide heightened insight into the identity of these attackers,” said Imperva’s co-founder and CTO, Amichai Shulman.
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Novatel Wireless Announces Software Enhancements to the MiFi Technology Platform
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Novatel Wireless Announces Software Enhancements to the MiFi Technology Platform
Advanced Software Features Will Enable MiFi Users to Stay Continuously Connected Longer than Ever Before and Download Data Faster
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Novatel Wireless, Inc. (NAS: NVTL) , a leading provider of wireless broadband access solutions, today announces additional software advancements to its MiFi® technology platform. The company already owns key technology patents for its industry leading MiFi intelligent mobile hotspots, and now further improves the MiFi user experience with optimized power management software so MiFi users on platforms with enhanced software will be able to enjoy greatly extended usage time, and Content Delivery Optimization for even faster access to their data.
The MiFi user experience has always included usage time as a key component, and Novatel Wireless has consistently delivered best-in-class battery performance. With these new software enhancements, MiFi products are expected to deliver in excess of 50% improvement to usage time, so MiFi users will be able to stay connected longer while working, playing, and traveling without having to recharge. “Effectively, we’re able to extend the usage time on a standard MiFi 2 battery from roughly eleven hours of usage time to well over 16 hours. As a result, when these enhancements are deployed, we expect that users will be able to stay connected for up to two full business days without having to worry about recharging,” says Dr. Slim Souissi, CTO of Novatel Wireless.
MiFi users on platforms with the enhanced software features will also be able to download files over the Internet faster with MiFi models enhanced with Novatel Wireless‘ patent pending software for Content Delivery Optimization (CDO). By utilizing optimized firmware on the MiFi technology platform, CDO can accelerate download speeds by as much as 30% above and beyond the already lightning fast 4G LTE capabilities of MiFi products.
“We continue to advance our MiFi technology platform – adding patents, new technologies, unique capabilities, superior performance, always secure and reliable on-the-go connectivity and with best-in-class user experience,” Dr. Souissi continues.
Novatel Wireless expects these software enhancements to be incorporated into certain MiFi models on a rolling basis going forward.
Novatel Wireless invented the mobile hotspot category. The MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot is built on proven, award-winning
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Lumesis Names Vincent Aubrun CTO & VP of Engineering
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Lumesis Names Vincent Aubrun CTO & VP of Engineering
Addition of Veteran Technology Professional to Executive Team and Expansion of Sales & Marketing Supports Accelerating Growth
STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Lumesis, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), cloud-based financial services technology firm for the Municipal Fixed Income Marketplace, today announced the appointment of Vincent Aubrun as Chief Technology Officer and VP of Engineering. In this newly created position, Aubrun will lead all technology initiatives at Lumesis to deliver increasingly powerful and comprehensive software solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of its clients. In addition, Lumesis has significantly increased its Sales & Marketing team as the firm’s growth accelerates.
“The expansion of our Executive Team to include someone with Vincent’s knowledge and skills highlights the success of our DIVER platform and our vision for the future,” said Tim Stevens, co-founder and President at Lumesis. “Vincent’s rich experience will add to our ability to provide innovative solutions to the asset managers, insurance companies, banks, mutual funds, broker dealers and other buy and sell-side institutions that we serve. Vincent brings more than 25 years of expertise in leading application and infrastructure architecture, software development, and systems integration of open source and proprietary technologies. His experience is ideal to help drive our growth strategy and platform development efforts. As Lumesis continues to enhance and expand our product offerings and increase our client base, it is critical to have the right expertise and leadership in place to drive our technology forward.”
“I am excited to join Lumesis in this phase of the company’s growth and evolution,” said Aubrun. “Lumesis presents an incredible opportunity for the muni-bond marketplace, bringing together a vast amount of data and multiple tools to create a powerful and scalable platform. This set of solutions dramatically improves the analysis and communication of risks and opportunities for everyone in the market. I look forward to building on Lumesis’ success by leveraging leading-edge developments in software technology and seamlessly integrating our solutions with those of our clients.”
Prior to joining Lumesis, Aubrun was the CTO of Calypso Technology where he led the transformation of the core product technology and architecture leveraging Open Source solutions to deliver scalability, multi-tenancy and Web interface. He also created a SaaS offering based on the Calypso product. As CTO of Misys Treasury and Capital Markets, Aubrun set technology and architecture strategy for
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Why Software-Defined Data Centers Cost Much More Without Optimized Power and Cooling
With all the talk of the software-defined everything, you can quickly get the impression that we have freed ourselves completely from the physical world. Indeed, software-defined servers, networks, and storage allow an unprecedented degree of flexibility, but the picture is still incomplete. To really conquer the challenges of reliability and optimization of resources, you have to add software-defined power and cooling to the mix. Without these capabilities, according to Clemens Pfeiffer, CTO of Power Assure, your software-defined data center has a good chance of running into any number of brick walls. …read more
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Patch Tuesday leaves Internet Explorer zero day untouched
It’s Patch Tuesday time again. This month Microsoft has unleashed nine new security bulletins. Nine is a reasonably high number of updates, however, only two of them are rated as Critical. So, it’s actually a little more laid back than most months, but there’s still cause for concern.
There are seven security bulletins rated as Important, which affect a range of platforms and services including Active Directory, the Windows antimalware client, and the Windows Kernel. The two Critical security bulletins apply to Internet Explorer and Remote Desktop. Be prepared—most of the patches require a reboot.
Wolfgang Kandek, CTO of Qualys, suggests that IT admins focus on Internet Explorer first. “This month, the most important bulletin to apply to your infrastructure is MS13-028, which contains a new release of Internet Explorer (IE) covering all versions of the browser starting with IE6 going to IE10, and also including Windows RT, the operating system for mobile devices and tablets.”
Andrew Storms, director of security operations for nCircle (a Tripwire company), agrees that Internet Explorer deserves attention, but adds that Internet Explorer lacks its usual “patch immediately” urgency. Microsoft has assigned the underlying IE flaws with an exploit index rating of two, which indicates that Microsoft believes they are exceptionally difficult to exploit, and there’s not likely to be a successful exploit in the next 30 days.
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Semtech Partners with Utah Scientific to Demonstrate New 6G UHD-SDI Video Transport Platforms at NAB
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Semtech Partners with Utah Scientific to Demonstrate New 6G UHD-SDI Video Transport Platforms at NAB 2013
Utah Scientific has incorporated Semtech 6G UHD-SDI platform products in its 4K routing switcher
CAMARILLO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Semtech Corporation (NAS: SMTC) , a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced it has delivered 6G UHD-SDI components to Utah Scientific and worked with the company on its development of the new UHDTV version of its Utah-100/UDS routing switcher.
Semtech’s 6G UHD-SDI solutions allow industry companies like Utah Scientific to transport higher resolution formats – both UHDTV and 4K digital cinema. These solutions provide twice the density, half the power and outstanding performance all at a substantially lower cost than competitive 3Gb/s multi-link solutions.
Semtech’s Gennum Product Group will be showcasing its latest 6G UHD-SDI solutions at the National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas in booth #N2116, at an invitation-only VIP suite. Utah Scientific will be demonstrating its UTAH-100/UDS 4K routing switcher in booth #N4607.
“We are pleased to work with Utah Scientific to help enable its 6G UHD-SDI routing switcher for demonstration at NAB,” said Gary Beauchamp, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Gennum Product Group.
Jeff Levie, CTO of Utah Scientific, said, “The UTAH-100/UDS 4K router is the result of our close cooperation with Semtech’s Gennum Product Group, who is rolling out a family of UHD-SDI components for the new signal formats. By working closely with component suppliers, we are able to offer our customers the solutions they are looking for as they incorporate the latest technologies into their routing infrastructure.”
About Semtech
Semtech Corporation is a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for high-end consumer, computing, communications and industrial equipment. Products are designed to benefit the engineering community as well as the global community. The company is dedicated to reducing the impact it, and its products, have on the environment. Internal green programs seek to reduce waste through material and manufacturing control, use of green technology and designing for resource reduction. Publicly traded since 1967, Semtech is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol SMTC. For more information, visit http://www.semtech.com/.
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Rackspace Launches Mobile Cloud Stacks to Accelerate Development of Mobile Apps
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Rackspace Launches Mobile Cloud Stacks to Accelerate Development of Mobile Apps
New Ecosystem of Mobile Technology Partners Helps Enable Developers to Quickly Design, Build, Test, Deploy and Scale Mobile Apps in the Hybrid Cloud
SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Rackspace® Hosting (NYS: RAX) , the open cloud company, today announced the release of its new mobile cloud stacks for developers. These stacks are purpose built to help developers design, build, test, deploy and scale mobile apps in the hybrid cloud.
Rackspace’s new cloud stacks are pre-configured and designed to deliver a frictionless environment for developing mobile apps. These stacks are offered in order to minimize the upfront configuration time for developers and allow them to focus more on designing applications while Rackspace manages the backend operations.
With its growing emphasis on the mobile market, Rackspace is also launching a new ecosystem of industry leading partners to further strengthen its mobile cloud platform. This ecosystem will give developers access to robust software developer kits (SDK), push services, mobile backend-as-a-service, testing and monitoring capabilities from industry leaders such as FeedHenry, New Relic, Sencha, SOASTA, StackMob, and Trigger.io.
According to IDC, mobile technologies will account for nearly 57 percent of the IT industry’s overall growth in 2013. In addition, 33 percent of all new apps will target mobile environments.
“Mobile technology is disrupting all industries. Businesses, from startups to enterprises, are aggressively building out their mobile presence. By launching a powerful new ecosystem, we are enabling mobile developers to innovate faster,” said John Engates, CTO of Rackspace. “Our pre-configured mobile stacks were developed based on our experience with hosting thousands of complex applications. These stacks are reducing complexity for mobile developers who no longer have to reinvent the wheel every time they build and deploy mobile apps. By wrapping Fanatical Support around these new mobile tools and capabilities, we’ve created a unique developer experience that’s unmatched in the market.”
For more information about Rackspace’s tools for mobile app developers, please visit: http://www.rackspace.com/mobile-cloud/.
Supporting Customer and Partner Quotes
“Rackspace provides the Digby Localpoint Platform a reliable set of open cloud-based infrastructure so our customers can enable digital, real-time engagement through their consumers’ mobile devices while they visit brick and mortar store locations. Rackspace’s team of on-hand …read more
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DTS and Fairlight Collaborate to Deliver the Industry's First Next-Generation 3D Audio Creation Plat
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DTS and Fairlight Collaborate to Deliver the Industry’s First Next-Generation 3D Audio Creation Platform to Support MDA
MDA, an Open Object-based Audio Specification, Answers the Industry’s Demand for a Non-Proprietary Solution for Next-Gen Content Creation
CALABASAS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– DTS, Inc. (NAS: DTSI) , a pioneer in next generation ultra high-definition audio solutions and audio enhancement technologies, and Fairlight, a leader in audio and video post production solutions, today collaboratively announced the release of Fairlight’s new 3DAW, a 3D audio production platform with native MDA mixing and format support. Answering the industry’s demand for an open next-generation audio format, DTS worked with experts in the content creation community to create the MDA specification.
In January of this year, DTS publicly announced its intent to provide MDA to the industry as an open object-based audio authoring format, as the industry looks to avoid a format war for next-gen content creation and cinema delivery. Today, the standardization work continues to formalize the specification, while industry leaders such as Fairlight jump ahead of the curve by working with DTS to integrate MDA into their new 3DAW solution. The first of its kind, Fairlight’s 3DAW enables sound designers to truly mix object-based audio in unrestricted 3D space, monitor on any configuration, and output in DTS‘ proposed future specification—MDA. Additionally, Fairlight’s 3DAW will feature the ability to mix soundtracks for DTS Neo:X™, a channel-based audio solution designed to support up to an 11.1 speaker system.
“We are delighted to be working with DTS to equip our all new 3DAW production station with MDA authoring capability,” said Tino Fibaek, CTO at Fairlight. “Together, we can now offer studios a highly anticipated alternative to the closed proprietary object-based audio formats being proposed to date.”
The MDA specification is currently being proposed to international standardization committees as an alternative to today’s closed proprietary solutions. MDA allows every sound element of a soundtrack to be mapped in 3D space, storing all of the spatial and behavioral information of each sound element as metadata. Mixing audio with MDA as opposed to other surround sound platforms allows a soundtrack to maintain the exact spatial characteristics of the audio as intended by the mixer. With overwhelming interest from the entertainment industry, MDA has already garnered support from major studios and networks, while content tool providers have begun developing new authoring solutions for the MDA format.
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DTS Launches DTS-HD® Layered Audio Technology to Enable Online Services to Efficiently Stream Audio
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DTS Launches DTS–HD ® Layered Audio Technology to Enable Online Services to Efficiently Stream Audio at Various Bit-Rates from a Single Encode
Targeting Next Generation Streaming Formats Like MPEG-DASH, DTS-HD ® Layered Audio Provides Online Media Services An Elegant One-Stream Solution For Adaptive Bit-Rate Audio At A Fraction Of The Storage Cost
CALABASAS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– DTS, Inc. (NAS: DTSI) , a leader in high-definition audio solutions and audio enhancement technologies today announced the launch of its new DTS–HD® Layered Audio technology, designed to enable online media services to offer adaptive bit-rate audio streaming from a single encode. DTS–HD Layered Audio utilizes advanced features of the DTS–HD codec to create and efficiently store adaptive bit-rate audio streams from a single encode, allowing online media services to better accommodate the challenging network conditions of over-the-top (OTT) broadband video streaming and deliver a better consumer experience. DTS will be demonstrating this technology in conjunction with partners Manzanita Systems, Unified Streaming and castLabs, streaming in MPEG-DASH at the DTS booth at NAB 2013 (SU8514).
Manzanita Systems (NAB booth SU6908) was the first to integrate DTS–HD Layered Audio into their Manzanita MP4 Multiplexer (MP4Mux v2.0) to be released in May. “Manzanita Systems is excited to incorporate DTS‘ latest technology for enabling high efficiency adaptive bit-rate audio for our customers,” said CEO, Greg Vines. “DTS–HD Layered Audio allows services to stream using adaptive bit-rate audio at almost no additional storage cost over a single encode—a great benefit for today’s challenging network environments.”
Unified Streaming has implemented support for DTS–HD Layered Audio in their Unified Streaming Platform (USP), which provides real-time transmuxing (changing the container format) to enable a single source to feed output to a wide range of different streaming formats. The USP was released at the end of Q1 2013. “DTS–HD Layered Audio is a unique and innovative approach to enabling adaptive bit-rate audio streaming from a single encode with minimal overhead,” said Arjen Wagenaar, CTO of Unified Streaming. “Such a simple, elegant solution was an obvious fit for our products, whose primary purpose is to easily deliver adaptive streaming to any screen, any device from a single source.”
“We designed our Layered Audio technology with bandwidth limitations, server resource efficiency and consumer enjoyment in mind,” said Mark Johnson, vice president of streaming and media solutions, DTS Inc. “Our goal at DTS is to deliver the best quality, immersive audio experience possible. DTS–HD Layered Audio helps enable this under some of the most challenging …read more
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Project Managers Will Kill Your Company: Advice From Palo Alto Networks Founder Nir Zuk
In the most recent issue of Forbes Magazine, I profiled Nir Zuk, the founder and CTO of Palo Alto Networks. In 2006, Palo Alto totally rebuilt the firewall, making it the first company to bring a completely new firewall to market since it was invented 11 years earlier. They called it the “next-generation firewall,” a term now adopted by analysts who cover the industry. …read more
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Radisys LTE Solutions Enable Rivada Networks' Technology to Dynamically Allocate Excess Spectrum for
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Radisys LTE Solutions Enable Rivada Networks’ Technology to Dynamically Allocate Excess Spectrum for Public Safety Networks
Radisys’ unique combination of carrier-grade hardware, software and services take Rivada’s Dynamic Spectrum Arbitrage (DSA) innovation from concept to reality
HILLSBORO, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Radisys® Corporation (NAS: RSYS) , a market leader enabling wireless infrastructure solutions, and Rivada Networks, a leading public safety communications company, today announced that Radisys’ complete end-to-end LTE network solutions and Professional Services have enabled Rivada Networks‘ Dynamic Spectrum Arbitrage (DSA) innovation. DSA, developed for the public safety market, is the first solution to enable the allocation of excess spectrum resources to other network providers on a real-time basis. For the standards-based network, Radisys leveraged its award-winning Trillium® TOTALeNodeB™ and Evolved Packet Core (EPC) software, carrier-grade COM Express platform and Professional Services. Radisys is the only company with hardware, software and LTE integration expertise all in-house, enabling the delivery of a pre-integrated solution that reduced Rivada’s integration risk and time to market significantly.
“Rivada Networks has opened a new chapter in the history of public safety communications,” said Declan Ganley, CEO, Rivada Networks. “Dynamic Spectrum Arbitrage unlocks the potential for supply and demand economics to bolster the quality and coverage of wireless broadband services. The technology is a market-changing breakthrough with serious potential to improve cellular communication networks and public safety communications capabilities, and our collaboration with Radisys has enabled us to bring this exciting technology to market.”
The U.S. public safety market is evolving rapidly with the introduction of LTE networks. The industry is transitioning to a combination of private and public networks, all with available spectrum that often goes unused. Rivada’s DSA innovation allows unused spectrum to be easily reallocated across networks to where it’s needed most by combining prioritization of users on the network with a real-time auctioning process. Deployment of DSA will lead to a new approach in how network operators use and charge for their network resources. Operators will be able to apply varying levels of priority to every user on the network and charge users based on demand, opening up the market for innovative business models. Radisys is providing the test network to demonstrate the viability of this industry-first solution.
“We’ve developed a ground-breaking technology that enables operators to loan out their unused spectrum to other overloaded networks, thereby enabling efficient spectrum use for the public safety industry,” said Clint Smith, CTO, Rivada Networks. “We invest …read more
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ACCESS Joins Readium Foundation, Open Source Consortium for Digital Publishing
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ACCESS Joins Readium Foundation, Open Source Consortium for Digital Publishing
Accelerating Commercial Adoption of EPUB 3
TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– ACCESS CO., LTD., a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile, beyond-PC and digital TV markets, today announced it joined the Readium Foundation, a consortium of companies committed to establishing electronic publishing standards which incorporates the Readium Project for EPUB® 3 applications. Overseen by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), the initial Readium Project had been an open source initiative dedicated to accelerating adoption of EPUB® 3. A member since the project was launched in February 2012, ACCESS has contributed to EPUB® 3 development and standards formulation. Moving forward, ACCESS intends to support all efforts toward the commercial application of Readium as an EPUB 3 reference viewer.
Readium.org open source initiative today announces its evolution into a formal consortium of member companies fostering a community of open source projects, including a new Readium™ SDK project developing a commercial-grade rendering engine for EPUB® 3, optimized for native applications.
The Readium Foundation maintains licenses of Readium and develop and popularize the Readium SDK viewer platform and Readium Web EPUB viewer operating on browsers and plug-ins. ACCESS has contributed to Readium development by supplying its NetFrontTM BookReader EPUB Edition engine, developed in-house, to the Readium Project. As part of the Readium Foundation, ACCESS plans to enhance and redistribute Readium SDK technology.
NetFront™ BookReader EPUB Edition, which supports EPUB 3, is capable of faithfully reproducing a wide range of complex content specific to Japanese text, such as vertical text, readings alongside Kanji characters, and Japanese line breaks. By employing the industry-standard rendering engine WebKit, consumers will be able to enjoy next-generation HTML5 rich media content as well.
“ACCESS has contributed substantially to the development of Japanese writing expressions and multi-linguistic functions of UI for Readium. I believe ACCESS will continue to play a key role for the Readium Foundation,” said Bill McCoy, IDPF Executive Director.
“ACCESS is working vigorously to develop cutting-edge, open source-based software solutions combined with our proprietary technologies, to provide readers around the world with a comfortable, user-friendly e-book reading environment as quickly as possible. Building on our extensive experience with multiplatform e-book solutions, we will continue making every possible contribution to the widespread adoption of Readium,” says Kunihiro Ishiguro, Senior Executive Officer and CTO of ACCESS.
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Security experts laud Apple for following Microsoft, others on two-factor authentication
Security experts are commending Apple for following the lead of rivals like Facebook, Google and Microsoft by offering two-step authentication to help customers secure their Apple IDs against hacking.
The new feature rolled out this week is designed to block unauthorized changes to iCloud or iTunes accounts, and keep hackers who steal Apple IDs from purchasing digital content or hardware using the credit cards stored in customers’ iTunes and Apple Store accounts.
iTunes users in particular have complained for years about security so lax that hackers have easily hijacked their accounts to run up big bills.
“Always exciting to see a major consumer-oriented service roll out some sort of two-factor authentication,” said Jon Oberheide, co-founder and CTO of Duo Security, a developer of authentication software, in an email. “Rolling your own two-factor definitely isn’t a trivial task, both from an upfront engineering cost and continued support and maintenance, despite the perceived ease from an external view.”
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Mellanox Promotes Benny Koren and Gideon Rosenberg to Vice President
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Mellanox Promotes Benny Koren and Gideon Rosenberg to Vice President
SUNNYVALE, Calif. & YOKNEAM, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Mellanox® Technologies, Ltd. (NAS: MLNX) (TASE: MLNX), a leading supplier of high-performance, end-to-end interconnect solutions for data center servers and storage systems, today announced the promotion of Benny Koren to vice president of architecture and Gideon Rosenberg to vice president, Israeli legal affairs. Mr. Koren will report to Michael Kagan, CTO, and Mr. Rosenberg will report to Matthew Gloss, general counsel.
Gideon Rosenberg – vice president, Israeli legal affairs at Mellanox Technologies (Photo: Business Wire)
“I am very pleased to appoint Benny and Gideon to vice president. They have been tremendous assets to Mellanox over the past years. Their dedication and contribution to the company has enabled us to bring advanced high-performance solutions to the market and further Mellanox’s traditions for integrity and strong corporate governance,” said Eyal Waldman, president, CEO and chairman of the board of Mellanox Technologies. “We look forward to their continued contributions and leadership under their new executive roles. I wish Benny and Gideon success in their new roles.”
Benny Koren re-joined Mellanox in 2010 and is responsible for Mellanox’s switch silicon, firmware, software and system architecture. Previously, Mr. Koren was vice president of architecture at Kaminario from 2008 to 2010. From 2000 to 2008, Mr. Koren was a lead architect at Mellanox Technologies. From 1998 to 2000, he was a chip design engineer at Oren Semiconductors, now part of Zoran Microelectronics. Mr. Koren graduated Cum Laude with a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.
Gideon Rosenberg joined Mellanox in 2010 and is responsible for Mellanox’s Israeli, EMEA, and Asia legal affairs and corporate governance. Previously, Mr. Rosenberg was chief counsel, sales west, central, community and practice partner at McKesson Technologies. From 2004 until joining Mellanox, Mr. Rosenberg was general counsel and company secretary of McKesson Israel Ltd. (formerly Medcon Ltd.). From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Rosenberg was a lawyer at Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M. From 2000 to 2002, he was an associate at Haim Samet, Steinmetz, Haring & Co. Mr. Rosenberg graduated with an LL.B from the University College London.
About Mellanox
Mellanox Technologies is a leading supplier of end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet interconnect solutions and services for servers and storage. Mellanox interconnect solutions increase data center efficiency by providing …read more
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CloudCheckr and UX World Announce Strategic Partnership
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CloudCheckr and UX World Announce Strategic Partnership
Partnership to include product integration and co-marketing initiatives
ROCHESTER, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– CloudCheckr and UX World proudly announce that they have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver customers more effective solutions for optimizing the performance of Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure. The companies will begin joint product development, integrate their technologies, and deliver new capabilities for improving availability and security of cloud infrastructure, which are recognized as major barriers for public cloud adoption.
“CloudCheckr and UX World share a common goal, lowering the barriers to cloud adoption,” said Aaron Newman, CTO and Co-Founder of CloudCheckr. “Our respective solutions both address the complexity of maintaining uptime and enhancing security on cloud infrastructure.”
CloudCheckr monitors the underlying Amazon Web Services resources and configurations to provide visibility into a customer’s AWS security and availability posture that is currently unavailable through native AWS functionality. CloudCheckr users can more tightly manage their AWS infrastructure and policies than simply using the native AWS interface. Its cutting edge analytics provide decision support for managing and scaling AWS deployments while optimally balancing performance, risk and spend.
UX World responds to the cloud-specific problem of impermanent IP addresses for virtual servers, streamlining the process for diagnosing failed cloud servers and rapid re-provisioning. The UX World virtual DNS appliance is the leading solution for maintaining DNS security within the outsourced DNS management environment of cloud computing and invaluable for cloud users. “I am pleased to partner with CloudCheckr. Like us, they recognize the importance of creating cloud-native solutions to solve cloud-unique issues,” said Nick Desai, CEO and Founder of UX World. “We look forward to working with CloudCheckr.”
About CloudCheckr:
CloudCheckr is based in Rochester, NY with satellite office in San Francisco and Argentina. CloudCheckr analytics provide decision support for cloud resource control, purchasing and configurations so companies can scale their cloud infrastructure while balancing performance, security, and spend. It is an Amazon Web Services Technology Partner.
About UX World:
UX WORLD offers a targeted and secure solution to manage DNS and DHCP. This purpose-built application is being offered as a physical device or a virtual appliance. The OVA distribution is compatible with VMware ESXi, CA AppLogic, Xen, and Amazon Web Services. As part of the core functionality, dnslfy resolves a …read more
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Plantronics Amplifies Unified Communications at Enterprise Connect 2013
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Plantronics Amplifies Unified Communications at Enterprise Connect 2013
Context Aware Devices and WebRTC Integration Deliver Innovation in Enterprise Communication Technology
ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Enterprise Connect –Plantronics (NYS: PLT) is at the forefront of communication technology trends including smart headsets and the latest in WebRTC (Web Real Time Communication.) Software and hardware solutions from Plantronics are engineered to bridge the usability challenges facing today’s workforce who rely on PC, mobile and tablets for communication. At the industry’s leading trade show, Enterprise Connect, Plantronics will present the latest in WebRTC integration and demonstrate the power of contextual awareness designed to make communication technology seamless for the end user and the IT professional.
“Smart devices and applications have dramatically changed the way we do business and live our day-to-day lives,” said Joe Burton, senior vice president and CTO at Plantronics. “From context-aware applications that make business run smoother and faster to WebRTC innovation that can effectively make the browser a collaboration platform, the next few months will deliver exciting changes in the communications industry.”
Plantronics is a Silver Sponsor of Enterprise Connect in Orlando (March 18-20, 2013) and has been invited to participate in panel discussions at the inaugural WebRTC Conference within a Conference on Monday. On Wednesday during the general session, “The Power of UC Amplified”, attendees can hear Joe Burton discuss how Plantronics’ devices deliver context into enterprise software applications and innovation made possible by Plantronics’ software developers’ kit and the Plantronics Developers Connection. For more information on Plantronics and Enterprise Connect 2013, please visit www.plantronics.com/enterpriseconnect2013
The Power of UC Amplified Session
UC vendors and users are ideally positioned to take advantage of the new opportunities provided by Plantronics’ software developers program and reap significant rewards such as improved business processes and streamlined communications. Industry expert Joe Burton will provide an overview of context-aware devices and applications that can amplify the UC experience today and ensure optimal positioning for the future. The session is on Wednesday, March 20, from 2:30 – 3:15 pm ET in room ‘Sun C.’
WebRTC Conference within a Conference
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Belden Research Shows that Patching for Industrial Cyber Security is a Broken Model
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Belden Research Shows that Patching for Industrial Cyber Security is a Broken Model
Tofino “Security Profiles” are an Effective Alternative
ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Belden Inc. (NYS: BDC) , a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, announces that its Tofino Security brand has published new research showing that patching is often ineffective in providing protection from the multitude of vulnerability disclosures and malware targeting critical infrastructure systems today. While patching such systems is important as part of an overall Defense in Depth strategy, the difficulties of patching for industrial systems mean that compensating controls such as Tofino Security Profiles are often a better method of providing immediate protection.
Since the discovery of the Stuxnet malware in 2010, industrial infrastructure has become a key target for security researchers, hackers, and government agents. Designed years ago with a focus on reliability and safety, rather than security, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) products are often easy to exploit. As a result, there has been exponential growth in government security alerts for these systems in the past two years. In addition, they have attracted some of the most sophisticated (Stuxnet, Night Dragon, Flame) and damaging (Shamoon) cyberattacks on record.
Eric Byres, CTO and vice president of engineering at Tofino Security, investigated the effectiveness of patching for protecting control systems from vulnerability exploits and malware. His work revealed that:
- The number of vulnerabilities existing in SCADA/ICS applications is high, with as many as 1,805 yet to be discovered vulnerabilities existing on some control system computers.
- The frequency of patching needed to address future SCADA/ICS vulnerabilities in both controllers and computers likely exceeds the tolerance of most SCADA/ICS operators for system shutdowns. Unlike IT systems, most industrial processes operate 24×7 and demand high uptime. Weekly shutdowns for patching are unacceptable.
- Even when patches can be installed, they can be problematic. There is a 1 in 12 chance that any patch will affect the safety or reliability of a control system, and there is a 60% failure rate in patches fixing the reported vulnerability in control system products. In addition, patches often require staff with special skills to be present. In many cases, such experts are often not certified for access …read more
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Samji Chooses Small Cell Solution from Radisys and Mindspeed for Its Next-Generation Pico Cell Roll-
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Samji Chooses Small Cell Solution from Radisys and Mindspeed for Its Next-Generation Pico Cell Roll-out
Radisys’ Trillium TOTALeNodeB software solution and Mindspeed’s T3300 small cell silicon support residential through Pico cell deployments, delivering maximum scalability and performance
HILLSBORO, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Radisys® Corporation (NAS: RSYS) , a market leader enabling wireless infrastructure solutions, today announced that Samji has selected Radisys’ Trillium® TOTALeNodeB™ small cell software for its next-generation Pico cell deployments on Mindspeed Technologies’ T3300 small cell silicon. Subscriber demand for more bandwidth and everywhere connectivity is driving the rapid deployment of LTE small cells, including a layer of higher capacity small cells working in conjunction with the Macro cell network. This heterogeneous network, or HetNet, delivers the increased capacity and coverage required for public areas. Samji selected TOTALeNodeB because of its ability to easily scale for multiple types of small cell deployments, from residential and enterprise to public access including Metro, Micro and Pico, enabling Samji to support key operators such as LG-U+ with a solution that meets multiple deployment models. In addition, the combined Radisys and Mindspeed solution delivers maximum performance for 10 and 20 MHz with 100+ users.
“We turned to Radisys as it could deliver one primary software solution that supports all of our small cell deployments across the network, from residential cells that support up to eight users to Pico cells that support 100+ users,” said Chong-Youn Chun, vice president and CTO, Samji. “This scalability combined with the integral support of Radisys’ system architects who joined with our engineering team to deliver the best solution punctuates why Radisys was best equipped to help us deploy rapidly.”
“By selecting TOTALeNodeB, Samji can take advantage of our investment in interoperability and testing, feature differentiation and management software for all of its small cell deployments,” said Amit Agarwal, vice president and general manager, Software and Solutions, Radisys. “In addition, our close partnership with Mindspeed and integration with its T3300 small cell silicon further enabled Samji’s seamless Pico cell development and deployment.”
Trillium TOTALeNodeB software includes the necessary Radio Resource Management (RRM), Self-Organizing Network (SON) and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) functionality necessary for rapid deployment, and is built on top of the proven Trillium LTE protocol stacks. It provides Telecom Equipment Manufacturers with a complete, integrated LTE eNodeB that is verified across the leading small cell system on a chip (SoC) platforms from Radisys’ premier silicon partners, including Mindspeed.
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Scary flaw makes your USB ports a major security risk
It’s the second Tuesday in March, which means that it’s also the third Patch Tuesday of 2013. Microsoft released seven new security bulletins today, with four rated as “critical,” but security experts are particularly concerned about a flaw rated as merely “important” that exposes your Windows PCs to major risk.
Wolfgang Kandek, CTO of Qualys, notes in a blog post that the number of security bulletins is about par for the course for Microsoft. He adds, “In technical terms though we are seeing some interesting vulnerabilities that definitely rate higher-than-average.”
For starters, there is a cumulative security update for Internet Explorer (MS13-021). It addresses nine separate vulnerabilities, one of which has had exploit code circulating in the wild for the past month. Kandek urges IT admins to apply this update as soon as possible.
“Every supported version of Internet Explorer (6 through 10) is affected, thus implicitly making all supported Windows platforms (including Windows RT) a target for attackers,” points out BeyondTrust CTO Marc Maiffret.
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