ADUM, Changing the Windows migration software playing field

ADUM, Changing the Windows migration software playing field

ADUM migration software is now available with non-restrictive, unlimitled licensing or as free software when purchased with virtual consulting time of an expert migration specialist.

Vancouver, Canada - Winzero Technologies, a leading developer of Microsoft Windows domain and server migration software, today announced ADUM, the Active Directory Ultimate Migrator from ManageRED Software that will change the competitive Windows Active Directory and server migration playing field with non-restrictive software licensing including free software when purchased with virtual consulting time of an expert migration specialist.

ADUM migration software is now available FREE when purchased with virtual Consulting services using WebEx technology for remote desktop control - where the consultant can remotely see and act on the same screen using the ADUM migration software products in real-time to efficiently perform domain migration or server migration projects.

ADUM Windows migration customers gain access to the expertise of our consultants, software and product specialists without the cost associated with an onsite consultant.

"We have listened and we have acted to our customers who wanted to save thousands of dollars by either purchasing unrestricted, unlimited, migration software or by purchasing migration consulting services and receiving software free to maximize their migration success." said Akos Sandor, Vice president of Microsoft Solutions "The ADUM migration software bundles are available FREE when purchasing a minimum amount of virtual consulting time. FREE software and a migration expert to guide the migration process."

ADUM Migration Software is now available in 3 packages:

ADUM Enterprise, unlimited licenses for WADMIgrator, ServerMigrator, PasswordCopy, TakeControl and DNSReset FREE with a minimum purchase of 8 hours virtual consulting used as a draw down in 15 minute increments.

ADUM SBS, (small business edition) 100 user license for WADMIgrator and an unlimited licenses for Resemble, PasswordCopy, TakeControl and DNSReset FREE with a minimum purchase of 4 hours virtual consulting used as a draw down in 15 minute increments.

ADUM SVR, (server edition) unlimited licenses for ServerMigrator, PasswordCopy, TakeControl and DNSReset FREE with a minimum purchase of 2 hours virtual consulting used as a draw down in 15 minute increments.


ADUM gives customers the flexibility to select the right migration and consultant package for their level of technical expertise and the needs of their organization.

"I believe this is a positive step for us and our customers. The increasing costs of doing business combined with a soft economy makes it more important than ever for IT to consider cost-effective solutions like unlimited software licensing and Virtual Consulting," says JP Hann, Director of Marketing. "Our customers can reap benefits from increased IT resources, productivity, and lower project costs. We strive to drive down the costs and complexity of domain or server migration software and IT services, so that businesses can be more productive."

ADUM is available immediately to corporate and small to medium-size enterprises and public organizations with flexible options.

About Winzero and ManageRED Software
The ADUM line of software is a leading software package for Microsoft Windows domain and server migrations worldwide enabling customers to centralize and reduce repetitive migration tasks.

For more information, visit www.managered.com/adum.html

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Entrust Highlights Looming Impact of Mobile and Cloud-Based Technologies on ePassport Industry

Entrust Highlights Looming Impact of Mobile and Cloud-Based Technologies on ePassport Industry

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SOURCE Entrust, Inc.

Governments and border control agencies can prepare now for new disruptive technologies

DALLAS, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Entrust, Inc., a global leader in securing online identities and information, presented an overview of how mobile technologies and cloud-based services will impact ePassport technology at the ICAO Regional Seminar on MRTDS: Biometrics and Border Security in Singapore this week.

In the presentation, Entrust underscored that mobile and cloud-based offerings are currently disrupting the IT landscape and will soon need to be addressed by governments and border control agencies. Entrust noted that while it will be necessary for agencies to devote time to prepare, these new technologies offer great potential.  

Entrust Senior Product Marketing Manager David Mahdi said, "The growing computational power and lower costs of mobile devices make these tools increasingly accessible to nearly every border agent around the world. Mobile technology, coupled with cloud-based solutions, offers countries and jurisdictions the possibility of inspecting and validating ePassports anywhere in the world, which alleviates the cost and complexity of ePassport technology that has left many countries around the world behind."         

Entrust provides a hosted, PKI-based inspection service that can be seamlessly integrated with the ICAO PKD and domestic do-not-fly lists, and is compliant with ICAO and EU standards. The company is an industry leader in the issuance of ePassports and border security technology including advanced electronic machine-readable travel documents (eMRTD). Entrust technology currently is in use in a number of countries issuing a high volume of ePassports, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, Singapore, Ireland, Slovakia, Croatia, Slovenia, New Zealand, Canada and Finland.

The ICAO Regional Seminar on MRTDS: Biometrics and Border Security, which is being held Nov. 30- Dec. 2 in Singapore, addressed current and emerging ICAO machine readable travel document (MRTD) specifications, identity management best practices and related border security issues with focus on the Asia-Pacific region.

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About Entrust
A trusted provider of identity-based security solutions, Entrust empowers enterprises, governments, financial institutions, citizens and websites in more than 4,000 organizations spanning 60 countries. Entrust's customer-centric focus is the foundation to delivering organizations an unmatched level of security, trust and value. For strong authentication, credentialing, physical and logical access, mobile security, digital certificates, SSL and PKI, call 888-690-2424, email entrust@entrust.com or visit www.entrust.com. Let's talk.

Entrust is a registered trademark of Entrust, Inc. in the United States and certain other countries. In Canada, Entrust is a registered trademark of Entrust Limited. All Entrust product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Entrust, Inc. or Entrust Limited. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Ottawa company delivers complete mobile money solution t

Etisalat Afghanistan launches "mHawala" Mobile Financial Services
powered by Telepin Software;

Leading mobile operator delivers complete mobile money solution to Afghan consumers

Ottawa, CANADA, December 1 2011 - Telepin Software
<http://www.telepin.com/> , a leading provider of mobile money
transaction platforms, today announced that Etisalat Afghanistan has
commercially launched mHawala, its new Mobile Money Services platform.
Telepin's Cayman Transaction platform will be used by Etisalat
Afghanistan for a full mobile financial services (MFS) offering that
includes central bank cooperation, banking ecosystem participation,
utility merchant involvement, and salary disbursement, which enables
complete mobile banking capabilities and future cross-border money
transfers.

"Mobile density in Afghanistan is currently at 50 percent and is
growing rapidly. However, 95 percent of Afghan's do not have access to
banking infrastructure," said Dr. Ali Asgharzadeh, Chief Commercial
Officer-Enterprise. "This unique market cross-section creates a need
for the investment we are making in Telepin's Cayman platform.  We can
now introduce a much-needed innovative service to the market with
mHawala. We have chosen Telepin because the company is a key leader
and innovator in the mobile money marketplace."

Telepin's Cayman Transaction Platform
<http://www.telepin.com/products.shtml>  plays a key operational role
in the distribution and management of airtime, and will be extended
with subscriber wallets for MFS services.

Etisalat Afghanistan is the first mobile network operator in
Afghanistan to offer this entire range of Mobile Financial Services.
Telepin MFS products provide mobile operators the ability to deliver
robust financial services offering to their subscriber and merchant
customers. Telepin's software plugs seamlessly into existing mobile
infrastructure, leveraging the investments already made in charging
systems, replenishment systems, and value added service delivery
platforms.

"We understand transactions better than any general value-added
services infrastructure vendor and apply this knowledge to
forward-thinking operators such at Etisalat Afghanistan," said Telepin
CEO Vincent Kadar. "Etisalat is responding to the needs of its
customers, and is delivering a best-in-class mobile money solution
that will extend value to its mobile subscribers, merchant networks,
and ecosystem partners. We are pleased to deliver this innovative
solution to the Afghan market with Etisalat."


Telepin MFS solutions enable mobile operators to:

.         Differentiate and extend communications networks to
cooperate with the financial community,

*       Meet subscribers' need for convenience and desire to leverage
mobile
devices for additional capabilities, *  Address merchants' desire to
incorporate mobile commerce as a payment mechanism, and; *
Mitigate
concerns for security, privacy, and reliability.

About Etisalat Afghanistan

Etisalat Afghanistan is a subsidiary of Emirates Telecommunications
Corporation-ETISALAT, the leading telecommunications company based in
the United Arab Emirates.  It began in 1976 and has a presence in 18
countries spanning the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and now in
Afghanistan. The company acquired the fourth GSM license for
Afghanistan in May 2006 and began working in the country since October
2006.  Etisalat Afghanistan is planning to build a state of the art
network that Afghans can be proud of. For more information visit:
www.etisalat.af or www.mhawala.com .

About Telepin Software

Telepin Software is a leading provider of mobile transaction
platforms, delivering mobile operators the most efficient and
cost-effective way to control their distribution network, maximize
revenues from mobile financial services, and drive innovative mobile
financial applications. Telepin's Cayman Transaction Platform enables
a full suite of electronic, transaction-based applications for mobile
subscribers to recharge their mobile airtime without the use of
physical cards or vouchers, facilitate P2P money transfers, allow for
electronic bill payments, and more, using multiple channel interfaces.
Telepin's customer base includes tier-one operators in the Middle
East, Africa, and the Americas. For more information, visit:
<http://www.telepin.com> www.telepin.com or
<http://www.mobilemoneytransactions.com>
www.mobilemoneytransactions.com.

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eBook Sales to Smartphones, Tablets & eReaders to Reach $9.7bn by 2016, as Storefront Tablet Apps Fuel Usage

 

Hampshire, UK –  1st December 2011A new report from Juniper Research has found that continued strong growth in the dedicated eReader market, allied to an upsurge in usage across tablet devices, will push annual revenues from eBooks delivered to portable devices to $9.7 billion by 2016, up from $3.2 billion this year.

The report  - Mobile Publishing: eBooks, eMagazines & eNewspapers for Smart Devices - found that the increasing demand for tablets means that these devices will account for nearly 30% of all eBook downloads by 2016. In addition to the higher rate of tablet penetration, eBook access on these devices has already been boosted by the launch of leading brand bookstore applications, such as Apple’s iBookStore and Amazon’s Kindle.

Synchronised eBook content across multiple devices

While mobile handsets currently account for the largest share of eBook downloads, the majority of these are comprised by the Japanese manga market. Elsewhere, smartphones are not – and are unlikely to become – a primary reading device. However, storefront operators are increasingly seeking to enable synchronised eBook content across multiple devices, thereby allowing users to continue reading text on their smartphone when their eReader/tablet is unavailable.

 “Bricks and Mortar” chains embrace digital

While the transition to eCommerce and to digital content delivery has demonstrably had a negative impact on traditional “bricks and mortar” retailers, the report observed larger bookstore chains increasingly seeking to marry their digital and physical activities.

According to report author Dr Windsor Holden, “The Barnes & Noble model has been to use its own brand eReader – and its tablet application – to act as a bridge between online and in-store purchases. The other chains are picking up on that, launching their own devices, offering digital coupons to be redeemed in-store, reinforcing the relationship with the consumer.”

Other findings from the report include:

·         The adoption of the EPUB3 standard should create new markets for rich media titles – enhanced eBooks – across dedicated eReaders

·         Subscription pricing models are likely to proliferate amongst corporate/educational content

The mPublishing whitepaper is available to download from the Juniper website together with further details of the full report.

Juniper Research provides research and analytical services to the global hi-tech communications sector, providing consultancy, analyst reports and industry commentary.

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Iomega Brings VMware Cloud Infrastructure and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to Small Business and Distributed Enterprises

Iomega Brings VMware Cloud Infrastructure and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to Small Business and Distributed Enterprises
VMware vSphere 5 Certification for Top-of-the-Line Iomega Network Storage Products Creates an Ideal Combination for VMware View Virtual VDI Deployments
SAN DIEGO - November 30, 2011

Iomega Corporation, an EMC company (NYSE:EMC) and a leading innovator in data storage solutions for small and medium businesses (SMBs), today announced that the complete line of the Iomega® StorCenter™ PX series network storage products has been certified as VMware Ready™ for use with servers running VMware vSphere® 5, creating ideal cost-effective storage solutions for VMware® cloud infrastructure and virtual desktop deployments at small and mid-sized businesses and distributed enterprises.

"Qualifying our top-of-the-line PX series of network storage products for VMware vSphere 5 enables Iomega customers to use the newest and best technology from VMware," said Jonathan Huberman, president of Iomega Corporation. "It's been our goal at Iomega to bring the cost advantages of VMware cloud infrastructure and virtual desktop deployments to SMBs and distributed enterprises. This is another important milestone in the overall value and capabilities of Iomega network storage solutions for serious business use. Bringing enterprise level applications to SMBs and distributed enterprises as part of rock solid, economical Iomega network storage solutions is what being part of EMC is all about."

"Iomega has been instrumental in delivering virtualized storage solutions for SMB customers and has demonstrated a robust solution for SMBs deploying VMware View," said Parag Patel, vice president, Global Strategic Alliances, VMware. "Now with VMware vSphere 5 certification for the Iomega PX series, customers can use the latest VMware technology on the network storage products that opened up the market for small installations."

News Summary:

The Iomega PX series of network storage products has been tested and certified as VMware Ready with VMware vSphere 5 as both iSCSI and NAS/NFS storage targets.* This certification means that users can take advantage of VMware vSphere features on Iomega network storage platforms designed for small and medium businesses and distributed enterprise locations with up to 250 users.

VMware vSphere 5 is the foundation for desktop virtualization, and Iomega's support of solid state disks (SSDs) with its StorCenter PX series of advanced network storage products provides a unique and compelling value to customers with small installations.

The recently introduced Iomega StorCenter PX series network storage product line now listed on the VMware hardware compatibility list includes the desktop models – the four-bay Iomega® StorCenter™ px4-300d and the six-bay StorCenter px6-300d – as well as the rackmount models – the Iomega® StorCenter™ px4-300r and flagship StorCenter px12-350r.

The certifications with both NFS and iSCSI enable users to leverage the flexibility of Iomega network storage and the capabilities of VMware vSphere 5. Certification with iSCSI enables servers running VMware vSphere 5 to use the latest version of VMware VMFS in VMware vSphere 5 on top of block storage to capitalize on benefits such as improved scalability and performance, and reduced space usage by small files. Certification with NFS lets users deploy Iomega's native file-based replication technology for backup or offsite data protection of virtual machines. Both storage options enable customers to fully utilize advanced VMware vSphere 5 features that require network shared storage. In addition, Iomega network storage devices also support CIFS for storing production data from virtual machines running Microsoft Windows.

About Iomega StorCenter PX Series Network Storage Devices

The Iomega StorCenter PX series features four models that are available in diskless, partially populated and fully populated configurations that allow users the freedom of choice and economics to grow their network storage capacity as needed. These include the new four- and six-drive desktop Iomega StorCenter px4-300d and px6-300d models, with up to 18TB** of storage, and the rackmount models – the Iomega StorCenter px4-300r and flagship StorCenter px12-350r network storage array – which offer up to 36TB of storage capacity. All StorCenter PX series models have SSD capabilities for high I/O performance.

All of Iomega's StorCenter NAS devices utilize the acclaimed EMC LifeLine™ software, a fully-developed Linux operating environment that incorporates select EMC world class storage technologies typically available only for enterprise-level customers.

Availability

All of the Iomega® StorCenter™ PX Series models are available worldwide. Pricing starts at less than $800.00.

The Iomega StorCenter PX Series includes a standard three-year limited warranty with U.S.-based phone support up to 13 hours a day, five days a week. Optional service plans include Iomega’s Enhanced Service Plan which includes 24x7 phone support with advance replacement.

For more information on Iomega's complete line of StorCenter network storage models, including pricing for all models, please go to www.iomega.com.

About EMC

EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset — information — in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at www.EMC.com.

About Iomega

Iomega Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of EMC Corporation headquartered in San Diego, is a worldwide leader in innovative storage solutions for small businesses, home offices, consumers and others. The Company has sold more than 425 million digital storage drives and disks since its inception in 1980. Today, Iomega's product portfolio includes industry leading desktop and rackmount network attached storage products for small and medium businesses and distributed enterprises; one of the industry's broadest selections of direct-attached portable and desktop external hard drives; and multimedia drives that makes it easy to move video, pictures and other files from the computer room to the livingroom. To learn about all of Iomega's storage products and network storage solutions, please go to the Web at www.iomega.com. Resellers can visit Iomega at www.iomega.com/ioclub.

Press Contacts

Chris Romoser
Iomega Corporation
(858) 314-7148
romoser@iomega.com

HP Powers Move to Cloud for Enterprises and Service Providers

HP Powers Move to Cloud for Enterprises and Service Providers

HP advances clients’ cloud deployment, sourcing, security and learning

VIENNA, Nov. 30, 2011

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HP today announced new Cloud Solutions that advance deployment of private, public and hybrid clouds, enabling enterprises, service providers and governments to capitalize on emerging market opportunities.

With thousands of successful cloud deployments, HP has helped clients get the best of a hybrid delivery approach without the complexity. By incorporating both in-house and externally sourced IT services, clients can pick the right method of delivery to effectively meet time-to-market, availability and cost requirements. Yet, security concerns and a lack of internal skills continue to challenge organizations’ evolution to the cloud.

Service providers also recognize that a hybrid delivery approach requires new cloud business models that provide consumption and brokerage of technology for their customers in multiple ways. As a result, they need a technology partner that can help them capture this market opportunity.

HP Cloud Solutions, based on HP Converged Infrastructure, provide the hardware, software, services and programs that enable service providers, enterprises and governments to rapidly and securely deliver IT as a service. 

“Clients want to understand, plan, build and source for cloud computing in a way that allows them to gain agility, reduce risk, maintain control and ensure security,” said Steve Dietch, vice president, Marketing, Cloud Solutions and Infrastructure, HP. “The new offerings are the culmination of HP’s experience in delivering innovative technology solutions, as well as providing the services and skills needed to drive this evolution.”

HP’s new offerings address the key areas of client needs – building differentiated cloud offerings, consuming cloud services from the public domain, and managing, governing and securing the entire environment.

Building a hybrid environment

As organizations work to achieve an agile service-delivery approach, they must develop, deploy, manage and secure IT services across public and private clouds as well as traditional IT delivery models.

HP continues to expand its cloud ecosystem with new partners, offerings and programs:

  • New HP CloudSystem integrations with Alcatel-Lucent enable communications services providers to deliver high-value cloud services using carrier-class network and IT. The combination of IT infrastructure, software and telecommunications-grade network lets communications services providers automate the provisioning and management of cloud resources through a highly reliable network.
  • HP CloudAgile Service Provider Program offers service providers expanded sales reach, an enhanced services portfolio and an accelerated sales cycle through direct access to HP’s global sales force. HP has expanded the program with its first European partners and with new certified hosting options that enable service providers to deliver reliable, secure private hosted clouds based on HP CloudSystem.
  • HP CloudSystem Matrix 7.0, the core operating environment that powers HP CloudSystem, enables clients to build hybrid clouds with push-button access to externally sourced cloud-based IT resources with the industry’s first out-of-the-box “bursting capability.” This solution also includes automatic, on-demand provisioning of HP 3PAR storage to reduce errors and speed deployment of new services to just minutes.
  • The comprehensive HP Cloud Protection Program spans people, process, policies and technologies to deliver a comparable level of security for a hybrid cloud as a private internet-enabled IT environment would receive. Addressing one of the biggest hindrances to organizations moving to a cloud environment, the new program includes comprehensive strategy, roadmap, design and implementation services built on a common reference architecture. The program is supported by a Cloud Protection Center of Excellence that enables clients to test HP solutions as well as partner and third-party products that support cloud and virtualization protection.

Consuming enterprise-class cloud services

Organizations need rapid and secure sourcing of compute services that quickly flex to peak demands without excess capital expenditures. New and enhanced HP services that provide a cloud infrastructure as a service to address this need include:

  • HP Enterprise Cloud Services – Compute now automates distribution of application workloads across multiple servers to improve application performance. Clients also can improve data protection through new backup and restore options while also provisioning and managing additional virtual local area networks within their cloud environment. A new HP proof-of-concept program allows clients to evaluate the service for existing workloads prior to purchase.
  • HP Enterprise Cloud Services for SAP Development and Sandbox Solution enable clients to evaluate and prototype functionality of SAP Enterprise Resource Planning software via a virtual private cloud, using a flexible, consumption-based model.

Transforming for the cloud era – closing the cloud skills gap

Clients can use HP guidance and training to transform legacy data centers for cloud computing by improving the skills in their organizations. New HP services that address this need include:

  • Three HP ExpertONE certifications – HP ASE Cloud Architect, HP ASE Cloud Integrator and HP ASE Master Cloud Integrator – which are the first cloud certifications that encompass business and technical content.
  • Expanded HP ExpertONE program includes five of the industry’s largest independent commercial training organizations that deliver HP learning solutions anywhere in the world. The HP Institute delivers an academic program for developing HP certified experts through traditional two- and four-year institutions, while HP Press has expanded self-directed learning options for clients.
  • HP Cloud Curriculum from HP Education Services offers course materials in multiple languages covering cloud strategies that have successfully increased enterprise agility and reduced costs. Learning is flexible, with online virtual labs, self study, classroom, virtual classroom and onsite training options offered through more than 90 HP education centers worldwide.
  • Driven by HP Financial Services, HP Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Cloud Roundtables help CFOs understand the benefits and risks associated with the cloud, while aligning their organizations’ technology and financial roadmaps.
  • HP Storage Consulting Services for Cloud, encompassing modernization and design, enable clients to understand their storage requirements for private cloud computing as well as develop an architecture that meets their needs.
  • HP Cloud Applications Services for Windows Azure accelerate the development or migration of applications to the Microsoft Windows® Azure platform-as-a-service offering.

In a world of continuous connectivity, HP Converged Infrastructure is a key element to delivering the Instant-On Enterprise. The Instant-On Enterprise embeds technology in everything it does to serve customers, employees, partners and citizens with whatever they need, instantly.

A recording of the HP DISCOVER Vienna press conference and additional information about HP’s announcements at its premier client event, HP DISCOVER Vienna, is available at www.hp.com/go/optimization2011.

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.

New Cisco Global Cloud Index Projects Cloud Computing Traffic to Grow 12-Fold by 2015; Cloud to be 51 percent of Data Center Workloads by 2014

New Cisco Global Cloud Index Projects Cloud Computing Traffic to Grow 12-Fold by 2015; Cloud to be 51 percent of Data Center Workloads by 2014

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SAN JOSE, Calif.– Nov. 29, 2011 – In the inaugural Cisco® Global Cloud Index (2010 – 2015) issued today, Cisco estimates global cloud computing traffic will grow 12-fold from 130 exabytes to reach a total of 1.6 zettabytes annually by 2015, a 66 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR. One zettabyte is equal to a sextillion bytes or a trillion gigabytes―1.6 zettabytes is approximately equivalent to:

  • 22 trillion hours of streaming music.
  • 5 trillion hours of business Web conferencing with a webcam.
  • 1.6 trillion hours of online high-definition (HD) video streaming.

Cloudis the fastest growing component of data center traffic, which itself will grow 4-fold at a 33 percent CAGR to reach 4.8 zettabytes annually by 2015. Cloud is also estimated today to be 11 percent of data center traffic, growing to more than 33 percent of the total by 2015. Cloud is becoming a critical element for the future of information technology (IT) and delivery of video and content.

The vast majority of the data center traffic is not caused by end users but by the data centers and clouds themselves undertaking activities that are largely non-transparent to end users – like backup and replication. By 2015, 76 percent of data center traffic will remain within the data center itself as workloads migrate between various virtual machines and background tasks take place, 17 percent of the total traffic leaves the data center to be delivered to the end user, while an additional 7 percent of total traffic is generated between data centers through activities such as cloud-bursting, data replication and updates.

Overview

  • The Cisco Global Cloud Index (2010 – 2015) was developed to estimate global data center and cloud-based Internet Protocol traffic growth and trends. As the network and data center are becoming intrinsically linked in the delivery of cloud services, this study complements existing network traffic studies to provide new insights and visibility into the emerging trends affecting data center and cloud architectures.
  • The Cisco Global Cloud Index is generated from a modeling and analysis of various primary and secondary sources, including more than 30 terabytes of data generated each month over the past year from a variety of data centers around the globe, measurements of more than 45 million broadband-speed tests and third-party market forecasts.
  • The Cisco Global Cloud Index also includes a "workload transition" forecast on the workload shift from traditional data centers to the cloud as well as a "Cloud Readiness" analysis of major geographic regions regarding their networks' abilities to support various types of business and consumer cloud-computing services.

Additional Cisco Global Cloud Index Details and Highlights

Cloud will account for one-third of total data center traffic

  • Globally, cloud traffic will grow from just 11 percent (11 exabytes per month and 130 exabytes annually) of total data center traffic in 2010 to more than a third of total data center traffic (34 percent specifically--137 exabytes per month and 1.6 zettabytes annually) by 2015.
  • Greater virtualization and improved economies of scale will be a key driver of the cloud transition.

Global cloudtraffic growing twice as fast as global data center traffic

  • The transition to cloud services is driving global cloud traffic at a growth rate that is twice as great as global data center traffic. Global data center traffic will grow fourfold (a 33 percent CAGR) from 2010 to 2015, while global cloud traffic will grow 12-fold (a 66 percent CAGR) over the same period.
  • Cloud data centers offer better performance, higher utilization and greater ease of management than traditional data centers. Virtualization serves as a major catalyst in enabling hardware and software consolidation, greater automation and an integrated security approach.

Global data center traffic growth: a four-fold increase by 2015

  • Data center traffic is forecast to more than quadruple from 1.1 zettabytes in 2010 to 4.8 zettabytes annually in 2015, representing a 33 percent CAGR.

Data center traffic sources: Most stays within the data center itself

  • Of the data center traffic in 2015, 76 percent stays within the data center itself, through such activities as storage and authentication across virtual machines.
  • 17 percent is data-center traffic being delivered to end users.
  • 7 percent is generated between data centers through activities such as backup and replication.

Peak end-user activity more than 2.5 times average in 2015

  • Due predominately to the rise in video-based consumer services, data-center-to-user traffic has some significant peaks in activity. Much like prime time viewing hours, average amount of data center traffic per hour during peak periods is expected to rise up to 2.5 times, requiring the need to plan for additional capacity from data centers and the cloud as well as from the network. The on-demand model of cloud is perfectly suited to serve this type of variable demand.

Workload transition

  • In 2010, 21 percent of workloads were processed in a cloud-based data center with 79 percent being handled in a traditional data center. 
  • 2014 is the first year where the balance of workloads shifts toward the cloud for the first time – 51 percent of total workloads will be in a cloud environment versus 49 percent in the traditional IT space.
  • Overall, the data center workload from 2010 – 2015 is growing 2.7-fold; however, the cloud workload from 2010 – 2015 is growing more than 7-fold over the forecast period.

Global cloud readiness

  • To assess overall readiness, various attributes were analyzed: broadband ubiquity, average upload and download speeds, and average latency were assessed across each geographic region.
  • All regions included in the study – Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and North America – are currently ready for basic cloud-computing applications, such as social networking and Web conferencing.
  • For intermediate cloud-computing applications such as video chat and high-definition video streaming, Asia Pacific, Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, and North America were considered to have average network capabilities strong enough to support these services.
  • No region was assessed to be able to support advanced cloud applications such as high-definition video conferencing and advanced gaming, in aggregate; however, certain countries within each region -- such as South Korea and Japan -- are currently able to do so.

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  • Suraj Shetty, vice president of product and solutions marketing, Cisco

"Cloud and data center traffic is exploding, driven by user demand to access volumes of content on the devices of their choice. The result: greater data center virtualization and relevance of the network for cloud applications and the need to make sense of a dynamically evolving situation. The Cisco Global Cloud Index provides insight into this traffic growth and trends so that organizations can make strategic long-term decisions. We will continue to develop and release the Cisco Global Cloud Index on a regular and ongoing annual basis, contributing to ‘cloud readiness' efforts worldwide."

 

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New "Andromo" App Maker Creates Quality Android Apps In Minutes - FREE

New "Andromo" App Maker Creates Quality Android Apps In Minutes - FREE

www.andromo.com <http://www.andromo.com/>

(Winnipeg, Canada) - The market for apps that run on Android smartphones and

tablets  continues to grow significantly, with over 500,000 Android
smartphones activated every day. Current market research shows that Android
now holds the largest portion of the smartphone industry at 39 percent, even

surpassing Apple's iOS which sits at 28 percent.

To address that huge market, Indigo Rose Software has launched the "Andromo
App Maker" for Android. Andromo is a free application that makes Android app

development quick and easy enough for anyone. Andromo uses a simple
point-and-click process designed to create professional Android apps in as
little as five minutes. Users are walked through the steps needed to
customize their app's appearance and specify features and functions. Andromo

then builds a fully-functional, customized app ready to be uploaded to the
Android Market and promoted to millions of customers.

Andromo's streamlined online app making process is quick and easy to use and

provides professional results. Users have full control over the appearance
of their apps from background colors, textures and graphics to the position
of text and icons on screen. Apps made with Andromo can open websites,
display graphics, and bring in blog posts, Twitter feeds, Facebook updates,
and more. Advanced activities are also possible, such as the ability to
embed websites and html pages directly into the app. Andromo was also
designed to be easily extended with new functions and activities as the
Android product and market expands in the months ahead.

"Most app creation software now on the market focuses on iPhone apps with
Android development as an afterthought," says Indigo Rose Software President

Colin Adams. "Andromo apps look and feel like Android apps, not iPhone apps
or web sites." Adams adds that with Andromo a user doesn't have to be a
programmer or hire one to make an app. "We created a tool from the ground up

that was designed specifically for Android, the apps you create with Andromo

look and feel like the apps you see in the Android Market." Adams says they
wanted to create something that anyone could use to make Android apps, not
just programmers. "We wanted something that could democratize app making,
like Blogger did for the web, without flooding the Android market with
poorly programmed apps. If you can use Blogger or Wordpress, you can use
Andromo."

Free accounts and additional information are available at www.andromo.com
<http://www.andromo.com/>

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Dell Delivers Efficient, New IT Solution to Manufacturing Customers with Dell Product & Profit Analytics

Dell Delivers Efficient, New IT Solution to Manufacturing Customers with Dell Product & Profit Analytics

Date : 11/29/2011
Round Rock, Texas

  • Dell announces Dell Product & Profit Analytics; a purpose-built, efficient IT solution designed to instantly and seamlessly simulate and predict future profit and pricing strategies
  • Solution combines Dell Services’ ERP implementation, integration expertise and hosting capabilities with core business intelligence to help manufacturers make efficient corporate decisions
  • Companies could see improvement within the first year of solution implementation
  • Dell Product & Profit Analytics solution strengthens Dell’s commitment to end-to-end, manufacturing solutions

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Dell today introduced Dell Product & Profit Analytics (DPPA), an efficient IT solution that allows manufacturing companies to predict the impact market conditions could have on their products by linking detailed material, manufacturing and selling costs from across all business systems. The solution combines Dell Services’ ERP implementation, integration expertise and hosting capabilities with core business intelligence to provide real-time simulations and predictive analytics. Dell and pVelocity, Dell’s DPPA partner, met with customers in the Detroit-area today to demonstrate the new solution.

“With this solution, manufacturers have the ability to make effective and efficient corporate decisions based on real-time, predictive data,” said Michael J. Morrison, executive director, Dell Services - Manufacturing. “Whether it’s empowering decision-makers with insight and control, providing the ability to answer critical business questions from all areas of the company or enabling companies to identify, with confidence, what contributes most to overall margin performance, Dell Product & Profit Analytics can help manufacturers save a significant amount of time and money, all in a seamless package.”

In line with Dell’s commitment to efficient IT, and as a leading provider of open, capable and affordable solutions, DPPA leverages existing enterprise systems to provide immediate insight without the need for ongoing IT intervention and support. The solution integrates seamlessly into existing infrastructures, supporting multiple data sources as if it was part of the original design. The software also has the flexibility to allow manufacturers to match their own business practices and objectives on the front end.

During challenging economic times, many manufacturers have already implemented cost-savings measures, but still need to improve performance and efficiency. DPPA helps manufacturers achieve cost savings and growth by enabling them to prepare in advance for potential business challenges, like changes in demand, cost fluctuation or lack of materials. And the impact of implementing the solution has cross-organizational benefits because it allows manufacturing decision makers to answer operational questions related to product management, supply chain, production, sales and marketing and/or corporate-level issues.

Companies all over the world have already benefited from implementing pVelocity’s software, with results including:

  • Margin improvement within one year of implementation
  • Allocated production resources based on margin performance
  • Rationalized poorly performing product lines
  • Managed price increases in advance of raw material cost increases
  • Reduced EBIT leakage due to scrap/inefficient machinery/freight costs
DPPA not only enables manufacturers to perform backward-looking analysis, but also creates powerful “what-if” simulations in a safe, sandbox environment, such as being struck by a natural disaster. The ability to quantify forward-looking scenarios allows decision-makers to take smart action and decide what to stop, what to change and what to grow.

With Dell Services, DPPA can be deployed in 45-90 days and is able to handle any number of users and multiple deployment options, including cloud, SaaS and on-premise. Profit realization could begin to occur within 90 days from implementation.

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.

TELUS Selects Juniper Networks for its Mobile Security Management

TELUS Selects Juniper Networks for its Mobile Security Management

TELUS Selects Juniper Networks for its Mobile Security Management

Secure Mobility Offering Addresses Enterprise and Small Businesses Demand for Anytime, Anywhere Access from Employees’ Personal Devices

SUNNYVALE, Calif., and VANCOUVER, B.C., November 28, 2011 — Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), the industry leader in network innovation, and TELUS, a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, announced today that TELUS has selected Juniper Networks® Junos® Pulse Mobile Security Suite, which delivers a comprehensive mobile device security and management offering.

The rate at which employees are bringing their own personal devices to the workplace and demanding access to corporate networks is accelerating. Through these offerings from Juniper, TELUS is providing enterprises and small businesses robust security services to manage and address the 'Bring Your Own Device' initiative, helping them attain a high level of employee flexibility and productivity while maintaining their data and network security.

News Highlights

  • With the Junos Pulse Mobile Security Suite, customers are provided a comprehensive mobile device security and management offering supporting Apple iPhones and iPads, Google Android, RIM Blackberry and broad range of other mobile devices assisting customers in securely managing their data-hungry devices.
  • Enterprise IT departments will benefit from key capabilities including remote configuration, provisioning and enforcement of access and security policies, on-device security enforcement, application inventory and management, advanced heuristic-based antimalware, device and data loss and theft protection (via remote device locate, track, wipe and lock).
  • Junos Pulse Mobile Security Suite protects employee devices as well as the corporate network resources and applications they access.

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TELUS

"With threats to mobile devices and enterprises at an all-time high – and hackers turning their attention from the desktop or laptop to the smartphone and tablet – our customers are looking for an easy to deploy, mobile security offering, and Juniper’s mobile security suite fits that bill perfectly. In addition to mobile security, loss and theft protection, and back-up features, our customers are demanding technology services that support, manage and secure a wide range of mobile devices to access their corporate networks."
- Yogen Appalraju, vice-president, TELUS Security Solutions

Juniper Networks

"As companies change corporate policies and allow employees to bring their own devices into the enterprise networks, they must also change and enhance their security infrastructure. Through Junos Pulse integrated offering with TELUS, end users benefit from simplified access to security solutions, and businesses can protect and preserve the security and integrity of their data, network and resources."
- Sanjay Beri, vice president and general manager, Junos Pulse Business Unit, Juniper Networks

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About TELUS

TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $10.3 billion of annual revenue and 12.6 million customer connections including 7.2 million wireless subscribers, 3.6 million wireline network access lines, 1.3 million Internet subscribers and more than 450,000 TELUS TV customers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video.

In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees will, by year-end 2011, have contributed $245 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered 4.1 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Eleven TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead TELUS’ local philanthropic initiatives. TELUS was honoured to be named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the first Canadian company to receive this prestigious international recognition.

For more information about TELUS, please visit www.telus.com .

About Juniper Networks

Juniper Networks is in the business of network innovation. From devices to data centers, from consumers to cloud providers, Juniper Networks delivers the software, silicon and systems that transform the experience and economics of networking. Additional information can be found at Juniper Networks (www.juniper.net).

Juniper Networks and Junos are registered trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries. The Juniper Networks and Junos logos are trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners.