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The company hopes to take on white box rivals with new server range HP has launched a range of cheaper cloud-based servers, designed for cloud providers to boost services to their customers. The low-cost Cloudline servers have been built in partnership with Foxconn and are designed for hyperscale environments using rack-scale computing. HP wants its Cloudline products to be used in multi-vendor environments, with the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) allowing for one place to manage everything. John Gromala, HP’s senior director of hyperscale products management said at the launch…

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The Europol unit would seek to stop spread of radicalism on the web The EU is considering a security unit devoted to combating online terrorism. The proposed Internet Referral Unit will become part of Europol, and would see resources from all member states contribute to tackling jihadist content across the entire web. A report put together by security officials calls the internet “a major facilitator for radicalisation to terrorism”, arguing that the EU can only respond as a whole to such a threat. Plans for the unit will be put…

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The company will separate into two divisions on April Fool’s Day Symantec will split its company into two separate storage and security organisations from April 1st, the company has confirmed. Tricia Atchison, senior director of RTM and channel marketing at Symantec NA, told employees: “We are going to stay the course with you guys. It’s a really exciting time at Symantec as we split the company into two. We think it will provide us a lot of opportunity as we go forward in both businesses.” Symantec’s Veritas brand will undergo brand…

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This year’s DIDS conference, organised by the Serbian National Internet Domain Registry Foundation(RNIDS) and to be held 10th and 11th March, at the Metropol hotel in Belgrade, will bear the slogan “Which Internet film are you in?” This sixth annual conference on the development of the Internet worldwide and on the .RS and .СРБ domains in Serbia will this time be a two day event, the first day being a regular programme for registered participants and the second day a regional professional Internet event for invitees. What sets this year’s DIDS apart…

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Rocket Optimizer adds encrypted video optimization to enhance quality of experience for mobile operators’ customers. Oslo, Norway – February 25, 2015 – The recent emergence of encrypted video traffic can now be tamed, thanks to a breakthrough by Opera’s Rocket Optimizer mobile video optimization solution, Opera Software announced today. Encrypted video, also known as HTTPS video, has been increasing in share of the overall global video traffic sent over mobile operator networks over the past year, including video from globally popular content providers. Because of its protected nature, this video content previously could…

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Numerous studies have shown that mixed gender teams are more creative, effective and competitive. And yet, overall the IT sector remains a male-dominated domain.  In a world where even at Google only a fifth of the management positions are held by a woman, the Women’s IT Network believes that there is a definite need for action. WIN brings together women who hold positions of responsibility in digital business to encourage everyone who wants to be a part of the action at the top. After all, the IT sector itself is desperately…

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Microsoft hopes verification will strengthen Azure’s enterprise appeal. Microsoft claims its Azure service is the first major public cloud to adopt a new global international privacy standard. The  ISO/IEC 27018 standard establishes a uniform approach around the world for protecting personal data in the cloud. It was developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Redmond’s cloud has now been independently verified as meeting the standard’s code of practice by the British Standards Institute, and it will hope its adoption of the standard makes its public cloud a more attractive proposition to enterprise…

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Telenor banka, together with Asseco SEE, showcased its heretofore work and announced future innovations at the prestigious international conference FinovateEurope. The presented innovation will enable Telenor banka’s customers to get customized offers by two industries in one place – telecommunications and banking. The complex IT solution, whose demo version was showcased, is an example of a fully automated and personalized online offer of purchase loans for smart devices, customized to the customers’ need in real time. This innovation will be an update of the existing offer of interest-free loans for purchasing devices from…

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SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced SAP Business Suite 4 SAP HANA (SAP S/4HANA), the next-generation business suite to help customers run simple. SAP S/4HANA is a new product fully built on the advanced in-memory platform, SAP HANA and is designed on the most modern design principles with the SAP Fiori user experience (UX) for mobile devices. SAP S/4HANA brings unprecedented innovations and simplifications to customers, combined with more than 40 years of experience across industries, in a completely reimagined business suite only possible with SAP HANA. SAP S/4HANA will offer…

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Dell and FireHost have announced plans to partner in order to boost the security of private cloud services. Announced on Wednesday, Dell and the UK-based secure cloud services firm say that the collaboration will result in the delivery of secure, fully managed private cloud services with a direct focus on companies becoming compliant with today’s security standards. Specifically, FireHost and Dell Services will focus on security and compliance-driven corporate requirement which is becoming crucial as the risk of cyberattacks increases. While FireHost focuses on secure cloud environment development, Dell’s Cloud…

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