McAfee Reveals Simple Safety Tips for Securing New Internet-Connected Devices This Holiday Season

McAfee Reveals Simple Safety Tips for Securing New Internet-Connected Devices This Holiday Season

MARKHAM, Ontario, Dec. 7, 2011 - From the hottest new tablets to sleek
smartphones and laptops, electronic devices are likely at the top of
many consumers’ holiday wish lists this year. Many lucky recipients
will immediately load personal data, contact information, photos and
entertainment files onto their new toys, eager to enjoy them right away.


Not so fast, warns McAfee. When new devices are completely unprotected,
they can be vulnerable to malware infections or social engineering scams
that can steal personal information.

Cybercriminals are widening their nets to target a variety of devices
and platforms. McAfee LabsTM is reporting that while Mac and mobile
device malware have not hit the mainstream yet, they are increasing in
number, and PC threats continue to escalate significantly.

“The first thing everyone should do when they begin setting up their
new mobile devices is put themselves one step ahead of cybercriminals by
installing complete mobile security software,” said Brenda Moretto,
Manager of Canadian Consumer Sales at McAfee.  “It is now easier and
more cost-effective for consumers to deploy a single solution for
safeguarding all of their Internet-connected devices and protecting
their digital lifestyles from one simple, central console.”

McAfee encourages consumers to take some simple precautions to keep
their digital lives and devices safe through the holidays and into
2012:

1. Protect your data.
In a recent global survey, home Internet users estimated that their
digital assets, such as photos, contacts, and entertainment, were worth
approximately $37,000.  In Canada, consumers valued their assets at a
higher figure standing at more than $48,000.

Consider a product that offers data backup and restore features as well
as advanced security that allows you to locate a missing device, lock it
remotely, and wipe your data in case of loss or theft.
● Don’t take a
 chance on losing important personal photos, creative
works in progress, or financial information.

2. If you have a new Apple computer or device, including an iPad or
iPhone, transfer your PC best practices to your new Apple product.
● Unfortunately, the popularity of Apple computers and devices has
led to an increase in Mac OS X-targeted threats. According to McAfee
Labs, as of late 2010, there were 5,000 pieces of malware targeting the
Mac platform, and this figure is increasing by 10 per cent per month.

As a proactive measure, consider installing security software that’s
been developed for the Mac since more threats are being aimed at this
platform.  Check out Apple's new iCloud service, which provides tools
for syncing, backing up and securing data. Use the native security
settings on your new device to require a passcode to access the device.

3. If you have a new PC or Internet-connected device, make sure your
computer has comprehensive security software - anti-virus software alone
is not enough. Be sure to back up regularly.
● 8,900 new malicious websites are found daily. (McAfee Q2 Threats
Report)

Your security software should include at a minimum: real-time
anti-virus, a two-way firewall, anti-spyware, anti-phishing and safe
search capabilities.  Additional levels of protection include anti-spam,
parental controls, wireless network protection and anti-theft protection
that encrypts sensitive financial documents.

4. Keep in mind that free security software can leave you unprotected.
Free security software typically provides only basic protection, and is
often offered to get you to buy more comprehensive products. They
generally lack important features such as a firewall, website health
checks and automatic updates.

To ensure the best protection against emerging threats, look for
security software that provides real-time protection using data
continuously updated in the cloud.
● Don’t forget to check whether the security software installed on
your new PC is only a trial version.  If it is, remember to buy a
subscription so that you have continuous protection against newly
discovered threats.

5. Search and shop safely.
To help you weed through malicious sites, be sure to use a website
safety advisor that can tell you which sites are safe and which are
risky.  McAfee® SiteAdvisor® software is included in all of the McAfee
consumer security suites.
● When shopping, look for the McAfee SECURE™ trustmark, which
indicates that the site has passed rigorous daily testing for more than
10,000 known vulnerabilities.
● Don’t forget to read the online store's privacy and security
policies before shopping.

6. Be aware of “scareware,” or fake antivirus software.
Scareware tricks users into believing that the computer is infected to
get them to “buy” fake anti-virus software and hand over their
personal and financial details, usually via pop-ups.
● Scareware has grown by more than 600 per cent from 2008 to 2010,
and is estimated to victimize one million Internet users a day. (McAfee
2010 Report)
● In 2011, for the first time ever, fake Mac anti-virus malware has
become a tool for cybercriminals. (McAfee Q2 2011 Report)
● Don’t buy anti-virus software through pop-up ads. Always purchase
your security software from a reputable vendor.

7. Educate your family and pay attention to your children’s online
activities.
Keep your computer in a common area and discuss which information is
appropriate to share online and which is not, such as addresses, phone
numbers, and other private information. Be aware that if your children
are surfing the web, they may not be as prudent when clicking on unknown
links and sites, potentially increasing the risk of threats.
● If you have young kids or tweens, limit their online access and the
content they can view. Use a web-filtering tool that protects kids from
accessing inappropriate content such as pornography, nudity, online hate
groups, school-cheating sites, a
nd profanity.
● Assume your child knows how to turn off parental controls, so
always keep a close eye on their activities.
● For more information on keeping your kids safe, visit McAfee’s
Family Internet Safety Center at www.mcafee.com/family and check out the
10-Step Internet Safety Plan For Your Family.

8. If you or your child has a new gaming or entertainment device
(Nintendo Wii or 3DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360), remember that these
devices are now Internet-connected and are therefore vulnerable to many
of the same threats as PCs.
Make reliable back-up copies of games to protect your investment.  Take
advantage of built-in parental controls that can help shield kids from
violent games or limit when the device can be used.

● Some multiplayer games allow kids to play with strangers over the
Internet, so if you are a parent, consider activity-monitoring tools.
● Only connect your device to a secure Wi-Fi network.
● Don’t store personal information on your device.

9. If you have a removable storage device, such as a flash drive or
portable hard drive, use technologies that will help protect your
information.
Consider using a secure, encrypted USB stick, to encrypt your
information so it is unreadable if your device is lost or stolen.
● Buy security software to protect your portable hard drive, and set
a password.
● Don’t leave your removable storage device unattended since they
are small and easily stolen.

10. If you have a new smartphone or tablet, know that threats aimed at
mobile devices are growing.
● Mobile malware is on the rise, and Android is now the most targeted
platform.  According to McAfee, attacks aimed at the Android platform
grew 37 per cent from the second quarter to the third quarter of 2011.

Malicious applications are a growing threat area, so be careful of
third-party applications and only download from a reputable app store.
Read other users’ reviews and make sure the app’s access permissions
make sense.

Make sure you also protect against data loss by backing up your mobile
devices regularly.

Consider mobile malware threat protection, not only to protect against
viruses and for safe mobile surfing, but to also safeguard privacy in
the event of loss or theft. In addition, for the many consumers who own
multiple devices, McAfee® All Access is a simple and cost-effective
solution for protecting a wide range of Internet-connected devices on
different platforms.

McAfee is the first company to provide protection for all of a
consumer’s digital devices-from smartphones and tablets to laptops and
PCs - for one price.  McAfee All Access costs CDN $99.99 for individuals
and $149.99 for the household version. This represents a substantial
cost-savings-as much as $200-when compared to the cost of individual
security and data protection for multiple devices. Free lifetime support
available 24 hours a day is also included. Check out
www.mcafee.com/allaccess to learn more.

Additional Resources:
● For the complete list of consumer tips for securing new devices, go
to https://blogs.mcafee.com/consumer/securing-new-devices
● Web surfers should visit the McAfee Security Advice Center and
Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mcafee for information on the latest
threats, and tips on surfing safely.
● VIDEO: History of Malware:

● VIDEO: A New World of Threats:

About McAfee
McAfee, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC),
is the world's largest dedicated security technology company. McAfee
delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that help secure
systems, networks, and mobile devices around the world, allowing users
to safely connect to the Internet, browse and shop the Web more
securely. Backed by its unrivaled Global Threat Intelligence, McAfee
creates innovative products that empower home users, businesses, the
public sector and service providers by enabling them
to prove compliance
with regulations, protect data, prevent disruptions, identify
vulnerabilities, and continuously monitor and improve their security.
McAfee is relentlessly focused on constantly finding new ways to keep
our customers safe. http://www.mcafee.com.

McAfee Canada is headquartered in Markham, Ontario, with regional
office across Canada. The company’s Consumer Software Research and
Development facility is based in Waterloo, Ontario.

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Dell Boomi Announces Development of Cloud-Based Master Data Management Solution; Unifying Data Across Applications in the Cloud

Dell Boomi Announces Development of Cloud-Based Master Data Management Solution; Unifying Data Across Applications in the Cloud

  • Master data management (MDM) solution will offer modeling, storage, synchronization and validation of data within a cloud-based environment
  • Pure cloud approach to master data management will offer customers the ability to conduct setup, configuration and management from a Web browser, in a single instance, multi-tenant environment
  • Solution will leverage existing Boomi technology including Boomi Suggest to ease setup and ensure accuracy of data modeling and matching algorithms

Dell Boomi, the world’s largest integration cloud, today announced development of a cloud-based master data management (MDM) solution, which will offer improved capabilities to simplify data management within cloud and software-as-a-service (SaaS) application integration for medium and large enterprises.

Building on Boomi’s innovative AtomSphere® offering, this new MDM platform enables companies of all sizes to help ensure their master customer, item/product, vendor, and employee data is clean, accurate and consistent, all within an adaptable, cloud-based environment.

Taking the Task out of Master Data Management
To date, poor data quality costs enterprises billions of dollars annually and without clean, consistent, and accurate master data, any business integration initiative will result in inaccurate or incomplete data, forcing users to resort to other less-reliable products to get reliable business information. This problem has been addressed to date with multi-year, multi-million dollar engagements with limited results and return on investment. Even more, the adoption of the cloud is proliferating the data quality challenge because now master data fundamentally exists in more applications, sometimes even without IT’s knowledge.

Addressing these issues, Dell Boomi’s MDM solution is a program that helps ensure consistent, standard, high quality data across an organization. Adopting a pure cloud approach, Dell Boomi’s MDM solution enables users to conduct all setup, configuration and management from a Web browser; in a single instance, multi-tenant environment. It will also feature a portable master data store that provides a variety of setup options and enables MDM for any combination of SaaS and on-premise applications.

Dell Boomi Master Data Management offers:

  • Modeling: the ability to define and model all of your master data to your needs.
  • Storage: Long term, secure storage of all master data. Dell Boomi will provide cloud storage or enable customers to setup their own master data store.
  • Synchronization: Working in concert with Boomi AtomSphere®, this MDM will have the ability to synchronize the relevant changes made to master data across applications as needed, with intelligence that identifies what is the system of record for corresponding sets of data.
  • Validation: Dell Boomi's MDM will provide a means to discover and reconcile duplicate records, while also enriching data as it is being managed to fill in missing or incomplete information.

In addition to these core offerings, Dell Boomi’s MDM solution will also leverage the power of Boomi’s other technologies, including the popular Boomi Suggest, making this MDM solution the easiest to set up and use.

“Boomi’s new master data management solution is going to fundamentally change the way business applications work in the cloud,” said Rick Nucci, founder and CTO of Dell Boomi. “By developing a cloud-based master data management solution, Boomi is not only offering an innovative way to streamline data across an organization, but also taking the first step to unifying what has been a difficult situation regarding cloud applications’ inherently segmented data makeup.”

Pricing and Availability
Boomi master data management capabilities is currently in testing and will be available in 2012. Pricing information will be released at a later date. Learn more at www.boomi.com.

About Dell
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services that give them the power to do more. For more information, visit www.dell.com.

Philips calls for rapid worldwide switch to LED lighting at UN Climate Change Conference (COP17)

Philips calls for rapid worldwide switch to LED lighting at UN Climate Change Conference (COP17)

December 3, 2011

Tipping point reached in the development of LED lighting to combat climate change, save energy and improve people’s lives

Durban, South Africa: Philips has called for a worldwide switch to LED lighting at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban. The company is stating that a tipping point has been reached in the development of LED lighting that can now be used for general high-quality lighting in almost all applications. A switch to LED lighting will help combat climate change, save energy and improve people’s lives through increased well-being, safety and productivity where they live and work.

At today’s Climate World Summit, a high-level side event convening representatives from the public and private sector, Harry Verhaar, Senior Director for energy and climate change at Philips Lighting, challenged the world’s governments and businesses to make a rapid switch to highly energy-efficient LED lighting.   


“LED lighting offers both dramatic savings in energy use and maintenance costs, while at the same time enhancing the feeling of safety, security and comfort of people on streets and public spaces, in buildings and at home, “ said Verhaar. “ In fact, thanks to the latest solar and battery developments, our LED lighting solutions can provide excellent, reliable and cost-effective lighting solutions for the 1.6 billion people around the world which currently live without electricity. “

Also speaking at the World Climate Summit, Philips Africa CEO, JJ van Dongen, stressed the benefits of LED lighting for African countries. “South Africa has been very proactive in recognizing that investing in energy-efficient and sustainable lighting solutions will reduce consumption and lower public and private costs, while increasing the quality of life. Philips is committed to help African countries invest in a sustainable future by delivering the most innovative and energy-efficient lighting technology. A shift to LED lighting solutions will allow Africa to make a technology leap in the same way as mobile phones are doing right now, and offers Africa and indeed the world very significant benefits”, he said.


Currently, lighting accounts for 19% of global electricity production, according to the IEA (International Energy Agency). Around two thirds of current lighting is based on older, energy wasting technologies developed before 1970. A full switch to the latest energy-efficient LED lighting combined with smart control and management systems could provide very significant energy savings of up to 80% in many applications. Worldwide the switch to LED lighting could save energy consumption for lighting by 40%. This equates to approximately 130 billion euro’s per year in running costs and 670 million tons of avoided carbon dioxide emissions, the equivalent output of about 640 medium sized power plants. In most cases it is a simple switch to make. Over two third of the benefit could be achieved in the commercial and industrial world.

 


For further information, please contact:

Nick Kelso 
Communication Officer
Senior Communications Manager Philips Lighting Africa.
Telephone: +31 6 100 39 296
E-mail: Nick.Kelso@philips.com

 

Caroline Keulemans
Director External Communications
Philips Lighting, Corporate Communications
Tel: +31 6 51 06 69 49
Email: caroline.keulemans@philips.com

NEC and MTS launched SaaS business application store

NEC and MTS launched SaaS business application store


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Tokyo, London and Moscow, December 2, 2011 - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), a leading international provider of IT and network technologies, and Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (NYSE: MBT), a leading telecommunications provider in Russia, and CIS today announced the launch of the first cloud computing business application store for MTS subscribers in the Republic of Belarus.

Users get access to SaaS business applications and programs via the  www.br.mts.by portal. The SaaS model allows suppliers to provide access to applications through a web interface without users having to install additional software on their PC.


The new service covers a range of applications including a business accounting service "1C-Enterprise"; "Publiclick", a service for creation of advertisement web pages for mobile phones and their distribution to clients by sms; "VideoBridge", a service for organization of business web-conferences on any PC with Internet and "Spontania", an application for provision of online video-conferences with a wide range of functions.

MTS customers gain access to the new business application store by registration at  http://br.mts.by. Following registration, every client can use applications free of charge for the period of one month. SaaS services will then be available to subscribers on a pay as you go basis.

The SaaS model will help organizations to reduce expenditures on IT structure by cutting down on installation, modernization and technical support costs for software.

The Republic of Belarus is the first CIS country to see the launch of MTS SaaS services. NEC was responsible for the installation and integration of the SaaS platform with MTS' network and billing system. NEC also provides technical support and upgrades for the SaaS solution and plans to increase the number of cloud applications available via the portal before the end of the year.

"The successful implementation of the SaaS project in Belarus is the first step towards large-scale provision of cloud services to MTS Group subscribers. We see interest in cloud services in the Russian market and we are active on the development of cloud solutions in Russia," said Frederic Vanoosthuyze, Vice President of MTS Information Technology.

"Today cloud computing opens up new business opportunities for small businesses and large corporations worldwide," said Raymond Armes, General Director of CJSC "NEC Neva Communications Systems". "We are pleased to offer people in Belarus the best technological achievements of NEC and we plan to actively support the development of cloud services in the Russian and CIS markets".

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About MTS
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS") is the leading telecommunications group in Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, offering mobile and fixed voice, broadband, pay TV as well as content and entertainment services in one of the world's fastest growing regions. Including its subsidiaries, the Group services over 100 million mobile subscribers. The Group has been awarded GSM licenses in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia and Belarus, a region that boasts a total population of more than 230 million. Since June 2000, MTS' Level 3 ADRs have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol MBT). Additional information about the MTS Group can be found at  www.mtsgsm.com.

About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. By providing a combination of products and solutions that cross utilize the company's experience and global resources, NEC's advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in technological innovation to empower people, businesses and society. For more information, visit NEC at  http://www.nec.com.

First Anniversary of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Ushered in with Second Wave of Enhancements and Top Marks in Benchmark Performance Results

First Anniversary of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Ushered in with Second Wave of Enhancements and Top Marks in Benchmark Performance Results


Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Now Available; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Achieves Large-scale Linux Configuration Results Certified on Two-tier SAP® SD Standard Application Benchmark

Raleigh, NC - December 6, 2011

Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2. With this milestone, Red Hat includes many enhancements that deliver benefits spanning multiple areas, including performance and scalability. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 operating system achieved the largest multi-core Linux configuration results certified to-date on the two-tier SAP® Sales and Distribution (SD) standard application benchmark.1 Proven to perform and scale, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 effectively supports large, mission-critical enterprise computing environments.

Jim Totton, Vice President and General Manager, Platform Business Unit at Red Hat, said, “The exciting features in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 with new impressive SAP® benchmark results allow our enterprise customers to have increased confidence that Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 can run their enterprise workloads with high performance across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments.”

Enterprises can confidently migrate to the latest multi-core technology with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. On the latest two-tier SAP SD standard application benchmark, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 achieved more than 22,000 SAP SD benchmark users on a single system. On this same benchmark, the HP DL980 G7 system running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 fully utilized all 80 cores and 160 threads in the 8-processor system running MaxDB 7.8 and the SAP enhancement package 4 for the SAP ERP 6.0 application. This is the largest Linux result submitted to SAP to-date. The results demonstrate the capabilities of the HP ProLiant DL980 G7 8-processor system’s PREMA architecture and smart CPU caching technology. Results are as of December 2, 2011, certification number 2011052.

“Clients need solutions to automate, scale-up or virtualize their environments to best fit their business requirements,” said Martin Whittaker, vice president, Systems and Solutions Engineering, Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking at HP. “Optimizing Red Hat Enterprise Linux on HP ProLiant DL980 systems extends the power of open source to HP Converged Infrastructure, delivering uptime, increased capacity and faster processing speeds.”

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 delivers significant improvements in resource management and high availability, as well as new features aimed at storage and file system performance and identity management.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 provides additional capabilities to manage system resources. For service providers or internal IT organizations that deliver applications or hosted services via multi-tenant environments, maximums can be set for CPU time associated with a given application, business process or a virtual machine. This allows for more efficient management of SLAs and enables the ability to implement service priorities, similar to those associated with network Quality of Service (QoS).

When an enterprise deploys its applications to run in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 guest hosted by VMware, the applications can now be utilized for High Availability (HA) Add-Ons. This also includes full support for use of GFS2 shared storage file system by the virtual machines. The result is additional deployment flexibility for customers requiring HA within a portion of their virtualized environment, as well as full support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux on the VMware hypervisor.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 adds enhancements to storage and file system features including full support of iSCSI extension for RDMA. Now, benefits of low latency and high throughput through a standard SAN implementation based on 10Gb Ethernet are available to even the most demanding storage environments. This allows customers to opt out of expensive Infiniband hardware or other dedicated interconnect fabrics. Other enhancements around file system include delayed meta data logging, asynchronous and parallel file system writes, as well as support for multiple active instances of Samba in a cluster which improves overall throughput and increases availability for large Samba clustered deployments.

Identity Management in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 provides the administrative tools to quickly install, configure and manage server authentication and authorization in Linux/Unix enterprise environments, while still providing the option to interoperate with Microsoft Active Directory. This enables enterprises to manage Linux infrastructure easily and cost-effectively. Centralized identity management and host-based access control can reduce administrative overhead, streamlines provisioning and improves security.

Performance is key to all customers. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 continues to put an emphasis on accelerating I/O such as network traffic steering to improve network throughput by as much as 30 percent in performance tests conducted by Red Hat and delivering numerous file system enhancements that reduce read-write times and boost overall system utilization.

Red Hat expects to deliver the beta for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 later this month. Also fully underway is development for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, the next major release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Red Hat received an outstanding response from all Red Hat subscribers – users and partners – for requested features coming from the recent Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Ideas discussion group posted on the Red Hat customer portal. This important feedback allows Red Hat to continue to make Red Hat Enterprise Linux a computing foundation for the next generation of operating system platforms.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 is available to subscription customers today and is accessible online using Red Hat Network and/or by using the Subscription Manager feature. For additional technical information about the new features in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2, please visit here, For more information about Red Hat Enterprise Linux, visit here.

For more information about Red Hat, visit www.redhat.com. For more news, more often, visit www.press.redhat.com.

About Red Hat, Inc.
Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions and an S&P 500 company, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with more than 70 offices spanning the globe. Red Hat provides high-quality, affordable technology with its operating system platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, together with cloud, virtualization, applications, management, storage and service-oriented architecture (SOA) solutions, including Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization and JBoss Enterprise Middleware. Red Hat also offers support, training and consulting services to its customers worldwide. Learn more: http://www.redhat.com.

HP and Box Accelerate Business Collaboration in the Cloud

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HP and Box Accelerate Business Collaboration in the Cloud

Companies deliver Box cloud collaboration platform on select HP business PCs

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 5, 2011

HP and Box today announced they are working together to provide businesses an integrated collaboration experience to a range of users – from the individual to the enterprise – for storing and managing content in the cloud.

HP is offering the Box cloud content-management and collaboration platform on select small and midsize business and enterprise devices, delivering greater opportunities for business customers who want added value from their critical information.

Customers who purchase select HP Compaq Elite and HP Compaq Pro business desktops will have access to special offers from Box that include increased storage capacity and enterprise sync for enhanced collaboration and content management in the cloud.

“Our customers are entering a new era of data management and storage, and they need a simple, cost-effective way to collaborate and share information in the cloud,” said Stephen DiFranco, senior vice president and general manager, Americas, Personal Systems Group, HP. “HP’s broad range of PCs plus Box’s scalable service provides the desirable security, functionality and features to meet the needs and budgets of our customers.”

Gartner estimates that while $74 billion was spent on public cloud services in 2010, it represented only 3 percent of enterprise spending.(1) Gartner predicts that public cloud services will grow five times faster than overall IT enterprise spending (19 percent annually through 2015). With the massive market opportunity for enterprise collaboration in the cloud, HP and Box are focused on redefining the way organizations manage and share information.

“To be successful in today’s enterprise, businesses of all sizes must provide their end users with the right tools to drive innovation, foster collaboration and increase customer adoption,” said Aaron Levie, co-founder and chief executive officer, Box. “Box and HP are focused on helping redefine the way organizations manage and share information in the cloud. Together, we can empower the next generation of knowledge workers.”

Customers who purchase select HP business PCs will have access to a free account on the Box platform:

  • HP Compaq 6200 and 6005 Pro Series PCs: U.S. customers who purchase an HP Compaq 6005 or 6200 Pro Series PC through the HP Smart Buy program can choose to open a free Box account with 10 gigabytes (GB) of storage, with the option to upgrade to additional capacities at a reduced annual rate.(2)
  • HP Compaq 8200 Elite Series PCs: U.S. customers who purchase an HP Compaq 8200 Elite Series PC through the HP Smart Buy program can choose to open a Box account with unlimited storage and sync at no cost for one year.(3)

More information about the Box offer for HP PCs is available at hp.com/go/box.

About Box

Founded in 2005, Box provides a secure content sharing platform that both users and IT love and adopt. Content on Box can be shared internally and externally, accessed through iPad, iPhone, Android and PlayBook applications, and extended to partner applications such as Google Apps, NetSuite and Salesforce. Headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, Box is a privately held company and is backed by venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Emergence Capital Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, NEA, Scale Venture Partners, and U.S. Venture Partners, and strategic investors salesforce.com and SAP.

About HP

HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.

Sandvine awarded $4.5 million expansion order by tier-1 MSO

Sandvine awarded $4.5 million expansion order by tier-1 MSO

Company adds 44 new customers for the year

WATERLOO, ON, Dec. 6, 2011 /CNW/ - Sandvine, (TSX:SVC; AIM:SAND) a leading provider of intelligent broadband network solutions, announced today that it has won an expansion order for US$4.5 million, with a tier-one North American MSO.  Sandvine also announced that it added seven new customers during the fourth quarter of 2011, for a total of 44 new customers in fiscal 2011 - 18 more than it won in 2010.

The expansion order includes the purchase of Sandvine's Network Policy Control system, including the Policy Traffic Switch (PTS), and the Network Analytics business intelligence product with its patent-pending Real-Time Entertainment Dashboard.

"Sandvine takes great pride in the loyalty of our customers. Our ongoing relationship with this major cable operator underscores the fact that we continue to innovate to fulfill service providers' evolving business needs. We are also meeting the needs of new customers as we continue to lead our market with new customer wins," said Tom Donnelly, Sandvine COO, Sales and Global Services.  "Sandvine's Network Policy Control solutions give customers the efficiencies of integrated policy decision and enforcement, and arm them with leading-edge analytics, for high quality delivery of real-time entertainment applications."

Sandvine's PTS 22000 platform is a major component of Sandvine's Network Policy Control strategy and has become popular since its launch in early 2011 for its compact form factor and industry-leading port density.  Sandvine's integrated hardware and software system provides full contextual awareness of application traffic, per-subscriber usage, user device identification, and network topology, thus enabling a myriad of solutions for service providers, such as fair-use management policies and tailored, tiered service plans.

The implementation of Sandvine's Network Analytics business intelligence product in this MSO's network will enable the operator to make critical business decisions by analyzing network data presented in a series of intuitive dashboards. The dashboard library includes the recently announced Real-Time Entertainment Dashboard, which provides operators with particular insight into streaming audio and video traffic, with measurements such as quality, duration, and associated over-the-top revenue.

ABOUT SANDVINE

Sandvine's network policy control solutions focus on protecting and improving the quality of experience on the Internet. Our award-winning network policy control equipment and software helps fixed and mobile operators better understand network traffic, manage network congestion, create new services and revenues, mitigate traffic that is malicious or undesirable to subscribers, deliver QoS-prioritized multimedia services and increase subscriber satisfaction. With over 200 service provider customers in over 85 countries, serving hundreds of millions of broadband and mobile data subscribers, Sandvine is enhancing the Internet experience worldwide. For more information, please visit: www.sandvine.com

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Sandvine
+1 519 880 2232
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Sandvine
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Diversinet's MobiSecure(R) Attains Important Security Milestone

Diversinet's MobiSecure® Attains Important Security Milestone

Achieves NIST 'In Process' Status for Stringent FIPS 140-2 Government Standard for Cryptographic Products in the U.S. and Canada

TORONTO, Dec. 6, 2011 /CNW/ - Diversinet Corp. (TSX Venture: DIV, OTCBB: DVNTF), a leader in "Connected and Protected" mobile healthcare communications, has reached an important milestone in an extensive security validation process for the cryptographic modules used by its MobiSecure® mHealth application.

The company's implementations of the cryptographic algorithms already have been successfully validated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States. Now, the Java cryptographic modules used in MobiSecure have been formally placed on a list for the Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS) 140-2, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules, which specifies the requirements used to protect sensitive information.

The Cryptographic Module Validation Program, the accreditation program that validates cryptographic modules to this standard, is a joint effort between the NIST and the Communications Security Establishment of the Government of Canada.

Cryptographic modules validated through the program are subjected to rigorous testing by independent, accredited Cryptographic Module Testing laboratories. FIPS 140-2 validation is a requirement for any cryptographic product to be used in a U.S. government agency network. It is also gaining worldwide recognition as an important benchmark for third-party validations for a variety of encryption products.

"Our inclusion in FIPS 140-2 as 'In Process' reaffirms that the technology underlying our MobiSecure mHealth application meets stringent government requirements for storing and sharing sensitive personal health information via mobile devices," said Albert Wahbe, Diversinet chairman and CEO. "This validation is also critical for government agencies, medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies, which require absolute security in safeguarding personal health information."

About Diversinet
Diversinet Corp. (TSX Venture: DIV, OTCBB: DVNTF) provides patented and proven secure products that enable healthcare organizations to rapidly deploy HIPAA-compliant mobile healthcare (mHealth) applications to anyone, anytime, anywhere, on mobile devices. Diversinet's MobiSecure® application addresses the increasing need for secure messaging, as well as safe, convenient, on-the-go storage and sharing of personal health data. Learn more about how Diversinet is delivering "Healthcare. Connected and Protected" at www.diversinet.com.

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Canadian securities laws provide a "safe harbour" for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this press release (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by the company) contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to the success of current product offerings. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the company. For a description of additional risks and uncertainties, please refer to the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission available at www.sec.gov and Canadian securities regulatory authorities available at www.sedar.com.

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

MobiSecure is a registered trademark of Diversinet Corp.

For further information:
Public Relations 
Comunicano, Inc. 
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203-869-8217 
laura.abbott@comunicano.com 
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Liolios Group, Inc.
Ron Both
949-200-1710
info@liolios.com

Government of Canada Helping to Create Jobs and Growth Through New Funding for Research, Partnerships and Small Businesses

Government of Canada Helping to Create Jobs and Growth Through New Funding for Research, Partnerships and Small Businesses

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire -12/06/11)- The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), today announced over $1.3 million in support for new research projects funded through the Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence. These include initiatives to improve water treatment in the oil industry, develop lighter and quieter aircraft, and facilitate the development of drugs for central nervous system diseases.

"Small and medium-sized enterprises create jobs and grow our economy through innovation," said Minister of State Goodyear. "Our government is pleased to support these businesses as they commercialize ideas through R&D partnerships with our world-class Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence."

Launched in 2007, the Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence program's Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Co-operative Fund supports collaborative business-led initiatives that enhance private sector innovation. The following four projects will share over $1.3 million:

 --  The Sustainable Technologies for Energy Production Systems received    $470,000 to increase the water treatment capacity of smaller companies     in the oil industry.--  The Green Aviation Research and Development Network received $187,500 to    work with aerospace suppliers in developing new floor panels for    aircraft that reduce weight and noise. --  A second Green Aviation Research and Development Network project,    approved for $285,000, aims to improve the manufacturing processes and    performance of fan cases for aircraft engines.--  The Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery received $375,000 to research     better ways of developing and testing drugs that treat central nervous    system diseases.

"Networks and projects such as these are a proven way to connect knowledge developed at our universities with real-world situations," added Suzanne Fortier, Chair of the Networks of Centres of Excellence Steering Committee and President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. "These projects will provide economic, social and environmental benefits in areas that are important to Canadians."

The initiative is managed through the Networks of Centres of Excellence program, which forges partnerships between universities, industry, government and not-for profit organizations. Its goal is to turn Canadian research and entrepreneurial talent into economic and social benefits for all Canadians.

For more information on the recipients, see the Business-led Networks of Centres of Excellence website.

Backgrounder

Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence

Small and Medium Enterprise Cooperative Funds Competition Results

The Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence program was created in 2007 to fund large-scale collaborative business-led networks that enhance private-sector innovation in order to deliver economic, social, and environmental benefits to Canadians. They are headed by industrial consortia, and help increase private-sector investments in Canadian research, support training of skilled researchers, and accelerate the transfer of ideas from the laboratory into products and services in the marketplace. The Small and Medium Enterprise Cooperative Funds are awarded to networks for projects that involve the SME community. Networks receive approximately half of their funding from industry.

On the recommendation of the program's Private Sector Advisory Board, the Network of Centres of Excellence Secretariat allocated $2.8 million of the original $46 million budget to support efforts by the existing networks that increase the involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises in research and commercialization activities. The second competition took place in 2011. Proposals were evaluated against the following criteria:

 --  the extent to which the project will increase both industry capacity    for, and receptivity to, research and development (including among small    and medium-sized enterprises); --  evidence that the project will lead to commercialization benefits that    position Canadian firms in high-value segments of production chains;--  the extent to which the applicants demonstrate their ability to     strengthen domestic collaborations and ensure that benefits spread to a    wide array of firms, sectors and regions of the country; and--  the extent to which the project offers the opportunity to create, grow     and retain companies in Canada that are able to capture new markets with    new innovations.

The competition resulted in four grants totalling over $1.3 million:

 --  The Sustainable Technologies for Energy Production Systems network will     receive funding for a project to increase the water treatment capacity    of smaller companies in the oil industry.    Funding: $470,000--  The Green Aviation Research and Development Network will work with     aerospace suppliers to develop new floor panels for aircraft that reduce    weight and noise.    Funding: $187,500--  A second project funded through the Green Aviation Research and    Development Network aims to improve the manufacturing processes and     performance of fan cases for aircraft engines.    Funding: $285,000--  The Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery will receive a grant to    research better ways of developing and testing drugs that treat central     nervous system diseases. The research will seek to improve existing    imaging technology and simulation tools that work at the cellular and    molecular level.    Funding: $375,000
Contact:

Stephanie Thomas
Special Assistant (Communications)
Office of the Honourable Gary Goodyear
Minister of State (Science and Technology)
613-960-7728
Media Relations
Industry Canada
613-943-2502
Kelly Nolan
NCE Communications Manager
613-996-0390
613-889-1761 (cell)
kelly.nolan@nce-rce.gc.ca
www.nce-rce.gc.ca

YNNEX Canada and Datalogic Scanning Combine Forces to Lead Data Collection and Point-of-Sale in the Channel

YNNEX Canada and Datalogic Scanning Combine Forces to Lead Data Collection and Point-of-Sale in the Channel

TORONTO, Dec 06, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SYNNEX Canada Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SYNNEX Corporation SNX +0.41% , a leading distributor of IT products and services, today announced that the company is now distributing Datalogic Scanning, Inc.'s full line of AIDC/POS scanning products to SYNNEX Canada's reseller customers.

"Datalogic Scanning is definitely a market leader in the data collection and point-of-sale segment. Partnering with Datalogic Scanning opens up our ability to help our resellers not only to go after grocery store business, but all other verticals, like healthcare," said Mitchell Martin, President of SYNNEX Canada Limited. "We already offer the most relevant products to create comprehensive solutions and a very specialized sales team that understands the needs of our customers and ISVs. Having Datalogic Scanning on our line card elevates our position in the data collection and POS market."

SYNNEX Canada's Technology Solutions Division has a strong presence in the AIDC/POS market and carries virtually all technologies and products that fall under this category, including bar codes, smart cards, scanners, networking, power management, servers, workstations and radio frequency (RF) identification that go behind the comprehensive solutions. SYNNEX Canada's expert AIDC/POS team serves retail-focused resellers by developing reliable support services and maintaining an evolving line card. With four distribution centers across Canada, resellers are able to source efficiently and quickly the products needed to complete a solution for their customers.

"We are excited about expanding our relationship with SYNNEX Canada. Leveraging SYNNEX Canada's long standing presence in Canada dating back to 1979 allows us to reinforce our commitment to this very strategic and growing Canadian market," said Glen Feeley, Vice President of Sales for Datalogic Scanning Americas.

SYNNEX Canada has built a formidable reputation in the channel as a trusted advisor to its vendor and reseller partners, recognizing that AIDC/POS resellers require a different kind of attention than the traditional commercial VAR. SYNNEX Canada's focus on this data collection and point-of-sale market with specialized sales and technical teams, aggressive pricing, evolving service offerings and superior logistics, partnered with Datalogic Scanning's superior product offerings, helps propel resellers in Canada that want to dominate in this area.

About SYNNEX Canada Limited

SYNNEX Canada Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SYNNEX Corporation SNX +0.41% , is a leading distributor of technology products to resellers and system builders across Canada. Committed to driving growth and profitability for its resellers and vendor partners, SYNNEX Canada offers great product selection at competitive prices and supports customers with dedicated sales resources, unique financial services, expert technical support, progressive e-business tools and fast and accurate delivery with warehouses in key cities. For more information, visit http://www.synnex.ca

About SYNNEX Corporation

SYNNEX Corporation SNX +0.41% , a Fortune 500 corporation, is a leading business process services company, servicing resellers, retailers and original equipment manufacturers in multiple regions around the world. The Company provides services in IT distribution, supply chain management, contract assembly and business process outsourcing. Founded in 1980, SYNNEX employs over 10,000 full-time and part-time associates worldwide. Additional information about SYNNEX may be found online at www.synnex.com .

About Datalogic Scanning

Datalogic Scanning is the worldwide leader in fixed position retail scanning offering both in-counter and on-counter point-of-sale scanners and the best known provider of handheld scanners in EMEA, with the most complete line of general purpose and ruggedized handheld scanners in the world.

A division of the Datalogic Group, Datalogic Scanning is headquartered in the US with a presence in over 120 countries. The company serves multiple industries throughout the retail supply chain and distribution channel as well as manufacturing, government, healthcare, banking and finance sectors.

Datalogic and the Datalogic logo are registered trademarks of Datalogic S.p.A. in many countries, including the U.S.A. and the E.U. All other brand and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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Statements in this release that are forward-looking, such as product capabilities and benefits of the relationship, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to be materially different from any future performance that may be suggested in this release. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release.

Copyright 2011 SYNNEX Corporation. All rights reserved. SYNNEX, the SYNNEX Logo and all other SYNNEX company, product and services names and slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of SYNNEX Corporation. SYNNEX and the SYNNEX Logo Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Other names and marks are the property of their respective owners.

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