IBM Raises the Bar to Meet Burgeoning Cloud Demand in the Channel

IBM Raises the Bar to Meet Burgeoning Cloud Demand in the Channel

ARMONK, NEW YORK, October 12, 2011 -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today is launching a comprehensive set of capabilities to empower business partners of all types to quickly adopt innovative cloud business models and generate new revenue streams by offering public, private and hybrid cloud infrastructures, applications and services to their clients.

With today's news, IBM is making a significant commitment to the business partner community to help them quickly ramp up and participate in the industry shift to cloud computing, a market opportunity that will grow from US$96B in 2011 to US$219B in 2015*. This effort will enable business partners to build new solutions that take advantage of IBM's cloud services and help clients make the most of their IT investments.

IBM Puts Channel on the Fast Track for Public and Private Cloud Adoption
IBM is offering new software and services specifically designed for business partners through public or private cloud based on their business needs.


To help a range of companies, including partners, independent software vendors (ISVs), system integrators, telecommunication companies and many other industry-specific business prepare to deliver their enterprise solutions as cloud services, IBM is extending the IBM SmartCloud portfolio with two new public cloud services. The new services include:

  • SmartCloud Enterprise+ will provide an enterprise class Infrastructure-as-a-Service including enterprise class governance, administration and management control, multiple security and isolation options built into the virtual infrastructure and network and real business-centric SLAs that align IBM accountability to your business. Additionally, IBM intends to make SCE+ available to qualified IBM Business Partners for resell in 1H12.
  • SmartCloud Application Services will quickly enable enterprise applications as a cloud service using a set of secure and flexible tools. Interested ISVs can join the SmartCloud Application Service beta program.


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IBM is also announcing key enhancements to the existing IBM SmartCloud including a white label option for business partners to launch branded services based on SmartCloud Enterprise.

IBM is also launching SmartCloud Foundation, a family of private cloud solutions to help clients of all sizes to quickly and easily design and deploy private cloud environments.

The new private cloud offerings will be specifically targeted to small and medium businesses. Business partners can access the offerings via IBM PartnerWorld channel reseller programs.

  • IBM SmartCloud Entry solution, delivered by IBM Starter Kit for Cloud, offers the building blocks to create private clouds on virtualized IBM System x and Power Systems hardware. The solution provides simplified initialization and administration for cloud environments on Power and x86 systems, standardization of virtual machines, and improved operations productivity with an easy-to-use, self-service interface. Organizations can also quickly and easily scale to more advanced cloud solutions as business demands and workloads increase.
  • IBM SmartCloud Provisioning software offers a powerful provisioning engine and image management system to dynamically create or "provision" virtual machines. Called, the software can create hundreds of virtual machines in less than a minutes and scale to more than 4,000 virtual machines in less than an hour.
  • IBM SmartCloud Monitoring applies its industry-leading monitoring expertise to provide greater visibility into the performance of virtual and physical environments: storage, network and server resources.

In addition, to help companies analyze their cloud readiness and identify key challenges they may need to address before moving forward with their cloud solutions, IBM is offering a Cloud Assessment tool. This no-charge tool is available through www.ibm.com/cloud helps IBM independent software vendors get ready to transform their business model with cloud.

IBM Offers Cloud Technical Expertise, Skills and Workshops to Partners
IBM is also offering a variety of ways for business partners to gain access to cloud technologies and expertise. Across its network of global cloud labs and 40 IBM Innovation Centers in 33 countries, IBM offers hands-on technical expertise in building cloud skills, delivering cloud workshops and providing access to new training programs to partners.

"We are committed to the success of our business partners and our goal is to continue to collaborate with them to bring innovative solutions to our joint clients across industries," said Rich Hume, general manager, IBM Global Business Partners. "To seize this opportunity, IBM has laid the foundation for a comprehensive set of cloud offerings which IBM Business Partners, who are key to our growth strategy, can take to market to help these clients address their cloud needs as their businesses grow."

Cohesive Flexible Technologies to Offer SmartImport and Software Bundling to IBM Cloud Customers
IBM and CohesiveFT (http://cohesiveFT.com) are piloting a program that is focused on providing enterprise application migration to the IBM SmartCloud Enterprise (SCE) environment. CohesiveFT offers a cloud convergence platform, the Elastic Server Cloud Container, allowing its users to deploy applications to a set of abstractions around image automation, topology automation and network virtualization to facilitate the migration from datacenter to cloud, cloud segment to cloud segment, or cloud to cloud. Cohesive FT is making available the CohesiveFT Elastic Server Cloud Container to IBM SCE users today, allowing them to import their virtualized workloads to the IBM Cloud.

Healthcare Success in IBM Cloud: Corent and Clinical Management Solutions
Clinical & Management Solutions (CMS) turned to IBM Business Partner Corent Technology to enable the industry’s first comprehensive, multi-tenant Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for home healthcare market. With the help of Corent (link resides outside of ibm.com) and the IBM SmartCloud, CMS is now able to automate home healthcare agencies’ costly and burdensome administrative and clinical documentation, billing, scheduling, and regulatory compliance tasks, through their SaaS offering resulting in enhanced efficiency. This new cloud solution has helped Clinical & Management Solutions save time, money and has raised the bar for ease and speed of onboarding of healthcare providers.

"Corent is at the core of our Clinical Management application, enabling us to provide an efficient and secure healthcare SaaS solution." said Rommel Badua, CEO of Clinical & Management Solutions, Inc. "Running on the IBM Smart Cloud not only provides the quality of service our solution requires, but also provides the comfort and the confidence our customers demand."

SugarCRM Harnesses the Power of IBM SmartCloud Enterprise
IBM is also announcing a collaboration with SugarCRM (link resides outside of ibm.com) to make its products available on the IBM SmartCloud Enterprise. AMI Partners (link resides outside of ibm.com) forecasts that in the U.S. alone, the SMB Cloud CRM market will triple by 2015.

Through this integration, clients can now take advantage of advanced CRM solutions, deployable in a matter of minutes, while achieving all the benefits of a private cloud environment. Sugar 6 (link resides outside of ibm.com), the first CRM application available on IBM SmartCloud, enables businesses across all industries to achieve greater visibility into sales, marketing and support to deliver the optimal customer experience. Sugar on IBM SmartCloud Enterprise combines SaaS with IBM's world-class infrastructure, service and support and also offers seamless integration with other valuable IBM SmartCloud offerings (link resides outside of ibm.com) such as collaboration and analytics capabilities. This provides businesses with the necessary tools and options they need to optimize and automate their businesses for growth.

Customers today are rethinking the way they approach CRM and are leveraging the cloud to gain faster access to sales reports and data, as well as analytical tools to evaluate sales performance.

SugarCRM applications are available on IBM SmartCloud today (link resides outside of ibm.com).

Highland Solutions Helps Hi-Way Equipment Succeed with IBM SmartCloud
Highland Solutions (link resides outside of ibm.com), a SugarCRM Value Added Reseller and an IBM Business Partner, is already working with a variety of clients including Hi-Way Equipment (link resides outside of ibm.com), a company that sells, services and rents heavy machinery. The company was looking for a way to scale its infrastructure to accommodate future needs. With Sugar on the IBM SmartCloud, getting Hi-Way Equipment’s deployment up-and-running was simple, and over time, they will see reductions in operating costs.

About IBM Cloud Computing
IBM has helped thousands of clients adopt cloud models and manages millions of cloud based transactions every day. IBM assists clients in areas as diverse as banking, communications, healthcare and government to build their own clouds or securely tap into IBM cloud-based business and infrastructure services. IBM is unique in bringing together key cloud technologies, deep process knowledge, a broad portfolio of cloud solutions, and a network of global delivery centers. For more information about IBM cloud solutions, visit www.ibm.com/smartcloud.

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Juniper Networks Selected To Secure Dell's Cloud Data Center

Juniper Networks Selected To Secure Dell's Cloud Data Center

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Juniper Networks Selected To Secure Dell's Cloud Data Center

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 14, 2011 — Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), the industry leader in network innovation, today announced that Juniper Networks® SRX Series Services Gateways have been selected by Dell to help secure one of its data centers. The announcement was made at the inaugural Dell World 2011 New Window customer event in Austin, Texas.

Dell will leverage Juniper Networks' SRX technology to provide the highest possible level of security for customers using its highly efficient internal data center, which provides its customers with access to public and private cloud technologies and its world-class IT outsourcing capabilities.

"As organizations continue to move sensitive data and workloads to the cloud, they require a robust security solution to address these specialized requirements," said Michael Vickery, vice president, strategic alliances, Juniper Networks. "Dell's deployment of Juniper's SRX Series will protect sensitive customer data and deliver the security scale required in cloud computing environments."

"Dell's enterprise strategy is based on offering customers an open, capable and affordable architecture to provide them with the flexibility to address IT needs today and in the future," said Joyce Mullen, vice president, Global Alliances, Dell. "In this data center, Dell is leveraging Juniper Networks' security experience to help protect our customers looking to move to the cloud – whether public or private."

Dell World 2011 brings customers from both public organizations and mid-to large enterprises together to hear from thought leaders, share best practices, participate in interactive discussions and network as they explore those untapped opportunities.

About Dell World 2011

Join us at Dell World 2011 – Unlocking Innovation in a Virtual Era. Bringing together top IT visionaries, leaders and experts, Dell World attendees will learn about and share some of the most innovative strategies and techniques taking place in IT today. Learn more at www.DellWorld.com New Window or follow #DellWorld on Twitter.

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.

New era of computing will empower students to tackle society's complex problems

New era of computing will empower students to tackle society's complex problems

Microsoft's Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie visited two Canadian university campuses to showcase how technological shifts are changing how we interact with computers, and the exciting future students will help create

TORONTO, Oct. 13, 2011 /CNW/ - We are about to see a technology revolution that will change how we interact with computers and what we can expect from them - in very unexpected ways.

That was the message that Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer, Microsoft Corp., had for Canadian university students last week as part of his first Canadian university campus tour, which brought him to the University of Toronto and McGill University on October 6 and 7.

"Technologies are evolving more rapidly, they're getting cheaper, and people are adopting them at a faster rate than any time in the past," said Mundie. "We're seeing a major shift from traditional graphical user interfaces to natural user interfaces - encompassing voice, vision, gesture and touch. And computers are becoming more assistive, evolving from simply working at our command to working on our behalf - and making it possible to solve problems we could never have attempted before."

Mundie oversees Microsoft Research - which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year - and is responsible for Microsoft's long-term technology strategy.

During a presentation to students, faculty and administrators, Mundie also discussed the increasingly important and pervasive role of big data and how it will change what we can expect from computers, and the exciting capabilities that emerge when you blend the physical and digital worlds.

"Our students benefit greatly from our distinguished speakers, who expose our students to new research problems, provide new perspectives on existing research problems and, in the case of our distinguished speakers from industry such as Craig, demonstrate how basic research can yield practical solutions to challenging, real-world problems," said Sven Dickinson, chair, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto.

"The real revolution will come from helping us find meaning in seas of complexity, using machine learning to glean new insights that were previously unobtainable," says Mundie. "We are at a point in history where we are redefining our relationship with technology and computers. We don't have all the answers, but the next few years will be an exciting time when we see technology fully integrated into the fabric of our lives."

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Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Grew 3.2 Percent in Third Quarter of 2011

Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Grew 3.2 Percent in Third Quarter of 2011

For the First Time, Lenovo Moved Into the No. 2 Position and Asus Became the No. 5 Vendor

STAMFORD, Conn., October 12, 2011—  

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 91.8 million units in the third quarter of 2011, a 3.2 percent increase from the third quarter of 2010, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. These results are slightly lower than Gartner's earlier projection of 5.1 percent growth for the quarter. The EMEA region contributed to lower-than-expected growth led by a weak Western European market.

"The inventory buildup, which slowed growth the last four quarters, mostly cleared out during the third quarter of this year; however, the PC industry has been performing below normal seasonality," said Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst at Gartner. "As expected, back-to-school PC sales were disappointing in mature markets, confirming that the consumer PC market continues to be weak. The popularity of non-PC devices, including media tablets, such as the iPad and smartphones, took consumers' spending away from PCs.

"As the PC market faced a slowdown, vendor consolidation has become a more apparent trend in the industry. Lenovo's recent merger with NEC, and its acquisition of Medion, as well as HP's announcement that it may spin off or sell its PC business, underlined this trend during the quarter."

HP, the No. 1 vendor based on global PC shipments, grew faster than the industry average, and its market share reached 17.7 percent in the third quarter of 2011 (see Table 1). Despite announcing in the middle of 2Q11 the potential spinoff of its PC business, HP experienced strong growth in the U.S., while outside the U.S., growth was relatively weak or average.

Lenovo became the second-largest PC vendor in the worldwide market for the first time. The company's expansion was boosted in part by the joint vendor with NEC in Japan. However, its aggressive marketing to both the professional and consumer PC markets accelerated its shipment volume.

Table1
Preliminary Worldwide PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 3Q11 (Units)


Company

3Q11 Shipments

3Q11 Market Share (%)

3Q10 Shipments

3Q10 Market Share (%)

3Q10-3Q11 Growth (%)

HP

16,231,528

17.7

15,419,654

17.3

5.3

Lenovo

12,352,194

13.5

9,867,917

11.1

25.2

Dell

10,676,360

11.6

10,829,115

12.2

-1.4

Acer Group

9,686,853

10.6

12,612,822

14.2

-23.2

Asus

5,693,146

6.2

4,802,481

5.4

18.5

Others

37,146,785

40.5

35,420,559

39.8

4.9

Total

91,786,865

100.0

88,952,547

100.0

3.2

Note: Data includes desk-based PCs, mobile PCs, including mini-notebooks but not media tablets such as the iPad. Final estimates will be subject to change.
Lenovo shipments include NEC shipments, but not Medion's shipments.
Source: Gartner (October 2011)

Dell's performance was below the industry average in most regions, as the company faced intensified competition in the professional space, where Dell has been traditionally strong. Acer mostly cleared its inventory buildup in the EMEA region by the third quarter of 2011. However, channels have been adopting a conservative position in regard to placing orders following the inventory issues. Asus widened the gap with Toshiba, the sixth-largest vendor. Asus achieved strong growth in China.

In the U.S., PC shipments totaled 17.8 million units in the third quarter of 2011, a 1.1 percent increase from the third quarter of 2010. The U.S. PC market experienced year-over-year growth for the first time in three quarters. While the consumer market continued to be weak with disappointing back-to-school sales in the third quarter, the inventory was kept mostly in check as industry expectations were relatively low.

"The main contributor to the weak consumer PC market in the U.S. was intensified competition for consumers' money," Ms. Kitagawa said. "Media tablets and smartphones took center stage in the U.S. retail sector, and the expectation is for continuing demand for these devices throughout the holiday season."

HP showed strong growth in the U.S. PC market, as shipments increased 15.1 percent in the third quarter, and its market share totaled 28.9 percent (see Table 2). Despite the potential spinoff of its PC business, HP executives' efforts to give the appearance of "business as usual" seemed to work in the quarter.

Dell struggled as shipments declined 7.2 percent in the third quarter of 2011. "Dell's issue has been balancing profitability and market share gain, a difficult task in a PC industry where high volumes and low margins are the norm," Ms. Kitagawa said.

Gartner's early study shows that Apple experienced the strongest growth among the top five vendors in the U.S. PC market. Apple's PC shipments increased 21.5 percent in the third quarter of 2011. The robust growth of the MacBook Air continued to lead Apple's overall growth in the U.S. market.

Table 2
Preliminary United States PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 3Q11 (Units)


Company

3Q11 Shipments

3Q11 Market Share (%)

3Q10 Shipments

3Q10 Market Share (%)

3Q10-3Q11 Growth (%)

HP

5,132,614

28.9

4,459,120

25.4

15.1

Dell

3,886,864

21.9

4,188,687

23.8

-7.2

Apple

2,300,000

12.9

1,893,600

10.8

21.5

Toshiba

1,486,100

8.4

1,545,630

8.8

-3.9

Acer Group

1,378,768

7.8

1,848,511

10.5

-25.4

Others

3,580,989

20.2

3,635,684

20.7

-1.5

Total

17,765,335

100.0

17,571,232

100.0

1.1

Note: Data includes desk-based PCs, mobile PCs, including mini-notebooks but not media tablets such as the iPad. Final estimates will be subject to change.
Source: Gartner (October 2011)

PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) totaled 26.6 million units in the third quarter of 2011, a 2.9 percent decline from the third quarter of 2010 (see Table 3).

Table3
Preliminary EMEA PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 3Q11 (Units)


Company

3Q11 Shipments

3Q11 Market Share (%)

3Q10 Shipments

3Q10 Market Share (%)

3Q10-3Q11 Growth (%)

HP

5,355

20.1

         5,206

19.0

2.9

Acer Group

3,615

13.6

         5,955

21.7

-39.3

Asus

2,686

10.1

         2,370

8.7

13.3

Dell

2,390

9.0

         2,450

8.9

-2.4

Lenovo

1,971

7.4

         1,612

5.9

22.2

Others

10,574

39.8

9,799

35.8

7.9

Total

26,591

100.0

       27,393

100.0

-2.9

Note: Data includes desk-based PCs, mobile PCs, including mini-notebooks but not media tablets such as the iPad. Final estimates will be subject to change.Lenovo shipments include NEC shipments, but not Medion's shipments.
Source: Gartner
(October 2011)

“The PC market in EMEA remained weak in the third quarter of 2011, due to slow consumer demand and lower sell-in to the channel,” said Ranjit Atwal, research director at Gartner. “As a result, the market recorded its third consecutive quarterly decline.”

Acer pulled down the market average as it continued to suffer inventory issues. “The impact on the market of Acer’s difficulties is clear,” Mr. Atwal said. “Over the first three quarters of 2011, the EMEA PC market declined 4 percent, compared with the same period in 2010. Most of the decline resulted from the continued poor performance of Acer, which declined more than 30 percent. The prolonged inventory clearance will have a permanent impact on Acer, as its direct competitors are securing new channel and retailer partners."

In an uncertain environment, quarter-on-quarter growth provides a better indication of the dynamics of the EMEA PC market. The EMEA PC market exhibited growth of 17.1 percent from the second quarter of 2011. “This level of growth was higher than seasonally expected, and a sign of some stability, especially after four weak quarters,” said Mr. Atwal.

In the third quarter of 2011, HP regained the No. 1 position from Acer and grew its market share by 1.1 percentage points year-on-year. HP managed the impact of separating its PC division better than we had expected.

Asus's shipments grew sharply, with increased sales of mobile PCs in both the consumer market and the small and midsize business market. It moved up to third place, overtaking Dell.

Lenovo performed strongly in both the professional and consumer markets. It took advantage of HP’s strategic issues and Dell’s inability to match Lenovo's prices in the professional market.

Many PC vendors were banking on media tablets to boost their growth in the second half of 2011, but given the collapse of the non-Apple part of the media tablet market, most have refocused on getting PCs into retailers. However, retailers remain cautious about demand and have shortened their order lead times. This passes more cost on to the PC vendors at a time when margins are under pressure.

In Asia/Pacific, PC shipments reached 31.8 million units in the third quarter of 2011, a 6 percent increase from the same period last year. Vendors continued to stimulate demand aggressively with promotions and prices, benefiting buyers looking for good prices. It also provided an opportunity for some consumers to buy their first mobile PC.

The PC market in Latin America grew 19.6 percent in the third quarter of 2011. Mobile PC shipments grew 31.1 percent year over year, and desk-based PC shipments increased 6.5 percent in the third quarter of 2011.

PC shipments in Japan grew 3 percent, with shipments reaching 3.9 million units. The consumer market received a boost in demand with the introduction by vendors of new consumer models in September. There was also a rebound in production for the professional market, after a drop in enterprise demand because of the higher prioritization for business continuity plans that coincided with the earthquake and tsunami in March.

These results are preliminary. Final statistics will be available soon to clients of Gartner's PC Quarterly Statistics Worldwide by Region program. This program offers a comprehensive and timely picture of the worldwide PC market, allowing product planning, distribution, marketing and sales organizations to keep abreast of key issues and their future implications around the globe. Additional research can be found on the Computing Hardware section on Gartner's website at http://www.gartner.com/it/products/research/asset_129157_2395.jsp.

 

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Gartner
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Fort McMurray, Alberta to Become Major Gateway for Satellite Broadband in Canada

Fort McMurray, Alberta to Become Major Gateway for Satellite Broadband in Canada

CALGARY, Oct. 12, 2011 /CNW/ - Xplornet Communications Inc. is pleased to announce the successful completion of a 4G satellite ground station located near Fort McMurray, Alberta.

This multi-million dollar investment in cutting-edge ground station technology will provide a high speed link to the Internet for a next generation, or 4G, high throughput satellite, ViaSat-1, that will supply broadband for rural Canadians across the country. Satellite is the key to unlocking access to real broadband for rural Canadians, and ground stations like the one near Fort McMurray provide the terrestrial link for the high-capacity signal the satellites will receive and transmit.

Bill Macdonald, Senior Vice President at Xplornet, commented on the announcement today, "We have invested in Alberta and Fort McMurray because the location worked well with our national design offering us a very robust, scalable connection to the Internet.  We are Alberta's largest provider of rural broadband, and the province is a critical market for us. So we are pleased to be able to locate this kind of leading-edge technology here.  The Fort McMurray ground station is an integral part of our national 4G network, allowing us to create a better broadband experience for rural Canadians."

The first 4G satellite - Viasat-1 - will be launched October 19th, and a second satellite - Jupiter - is scheduled for launch in the 2nd quarter of 2012.  Xplornet, Canada's leading rural broadband provider,  has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in Canada to bridge the urban/rural broadband divide.  "Xplornet is proud to make Alberta an important part of our technical and financial investments, especially with satellite.  As Europe, the UK, and the U.S. have shown, the only practical way to get real broadband to everyone, regardless of location, is via satellite.  And 4G satellite is a game-changer in terms of its ability to deliver speed and capacity," concluded Macdonald.  Xplornet has setup a website to provide updates to the media about the launch of the satellite: www.4gsatellite.ca.

About Xplornet Communications Inc.

Headquartered in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Xplornet Communications Inc. (formerly Barrett Xplore Inc.) is Canada's leading rural broadband provider, with customers and dealers in every province and territory. Xplornet aims to bridge the urban/rural digital divide by ensuring that every Canadian, regardless of where they live, has access to broadband, thereby enabling them to compete effectively in the global economy and gain access to essential government and educational services.

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FreeBalance to Release ”Budget 2.0” Roadmap: from PFM Reform to Participatory Budgeting

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Framework for evaluating government transparency and budget maturity to highlight 2011 Annual Conference of ABFM in Washington, DC
 

Ottawa, Canada (October 14, 2011) 

– FreeBalance, a For Profit Social Enterprise (FOPSE) software company that helps governments around the world to leverage robust Government Resource Planning (GRP) technology to accelerate country growth, announced attendance at the 2011 Annual Conference of the Association for Budgeting and Management (ABFM). This conference runs from October 13 – 15 and is held at the Washington Marriott Hotel, Washington, DC.

The ABFM is a section of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). ABFM aims to promote the professional development of budgeting and financial management in the public and non-profit sectors.  Embracing both theoretical and operational concerns, ABFM addresses issues in budgeting processes and practice in financial management.

At this year’s ABFM conference, Doug Hadden, Vice-President Products at FreeBalance will present "Budget 2.0: The Impact of Open Government and Open Data on Participatory Budgeting and Transparency" on Saturday, October 15 from 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM as part of the Online Expenditure & Performance Reporting session in the Georgetown 1 room. This presentation is based on a white paper written by Mr. Hadden titled “Government Budget 2.0 Framework: a framework for evaluating technology for government transparency and Public Financial Management reform”. Copies of this white paper will be made available.

"FreeBalance will share good practices in open government and open data with ABFM attendees," said Doug Hadden, FreeBalance Vice President Products. "E-government and open government technology is increasingly leveraged by governments to enable transparency, accountability, citizen services and citizen engagement.  Our new approach enables governments to evaluate budget-centric transparency across eight dimensions.”

Transparency mechanisms, oversight, policy management, budget formulation, budget comprehensiveness, budget execution, timeliness and international standards represent the eight dimensions of the FreeBalance “Budget 2.0” assessment framework. The framework is budget-centric because budgets represent the legal embodiment of government policies. Public Financial Management (PFM), e-government and Government 2.0 processes are evaluated in the framework.

The FreeBalance Accountability Suite is a Government Resource Planning (GRP) solution supporting transparency and accountability. FreeBalance solutions for governments and external aid projects and funds simplify administration and reduce transaction costs for government or private organizations managing aid projects. The FreeBalance Accountability Suite automates reporting to donors, project finance management, and project performance management. The FreeBalance solution operates in developing nations around the world, including low-capacity countries, and providing effective donor reporting that meets international standards.

FreeBalance is active in 19 countries, including Antigua & Barbuda, Afghanistan, Canada, Iraq, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Liberia, Mongolia, Namibia, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Southern Sudan, Timor-Leste, and Uganda among others. FreeBalance software manages more than a quarter trillion ($US) annual budgets worldwide.

About FreeBalance
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HP and Cisco Deliver Cisco Nexus Fabric Extenders for HP BladeSystem

 
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HP and Cisco Deliver Cisco Nexus Fabric Extenders for HP BladeSystem

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 14, 2011 To ensure choice and interoperability
for their joint customers, HP and Cisco today announced another option
to bridge their data center server and networking architectures.

The Cisco Fabric Extender for HP BladeSystem, also known as the Cisco
Nexus B22 Fabric Extender (FEX) for HP, benefits customers by extending
the Cisco Unified
Fabrichttp://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns945/index.htmlinto the HP
c-Class
BladeSystem.http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/bladesystem/index.html

The solution offers tighter integration for customers investing in HP
BladeSystem and Cisco Nexus switch environments by preserving
investments with existing data center technology.

Co-engineered by HP and Cisco, this solution allows customers to easily
connect and configure their HP BladeSystem c-Class infrastructure and
Cisco Unified Fabric.

Benefits of the Cisco FEX for HP BladeSystem includes:

* increased network bandwidth and resiliency, which is needed for
delivering mission-critical applications running on multiple server
links;

* expanded flexibility to address changing business demands with
consolidated migration paths from 1GbE to 10GbE networks;

* reduced network provisioning and maintenance required by IT
administrators from the Cisco Nexus parent switch to as many as 24
fabric extenders.

HP BladeSystem c-Class provides integration of data center resources
including cables, power supplies, fans networking and redundancy for
increased efficiency and reduced costs by addressing IT sprawl at the
server-to-network layer.

"BladeSystem customers are looking to HP for solutions that easily
integrate into existing environments," said Jim Ganthier, vice
president, Marketing, Industry Standard Servers and Software, HP."This
new solution allows industry-standard collaboration options for
enterprises choosing HP BladeSystem c-Class infrastructure while
simplifying their connections and reducing network costs."

"Our customers want to easily and cost-effectively take advantage of
the latest Cisco Unified Fabric innovations," said Soni Jiandani, senior
vice president, Server, Access and Virtualization Technology Group,
Cisco."By offering the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender (FEX) for HP, our
customers can extend the benefits of the Cisco Unified Fabric across
their existing data center infrastructure."

Pricing and availability

The Cisco Fabric Extender for HP BladeSystem is now available directly
from HP and its authorized partners. Pricing begins at $9,799.(1)

About Cisco

Cisco, (NASDAQ: CSCO), the worldwide leader in networking that
transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Cisco Canada
Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cisco, has offices across Canada
dedicated to customer support, sales and service. For ongoing news,
please go to http://newsroom.cisco.com/canada/.

About HP

HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact
on people, businesses, governments and society. The worlds largest
technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing,
personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure at the
convergence of the cloud and connectivity, creating seamless, secure,
context-aware experiences for a connected world. More information about
HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.


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(1) Estimated U.S. street prices. Actual prices may vary.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties
materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and
its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions.
All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements
that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not
limited to statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of
management for future operations, including execution of growth
strategies, transformation initiatives and restructuring plans; any
statements concerning expected development, performance or market share
relating to products and services; any statements regarding anticipated
operational and financial results; any statements of expectation or
belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the
foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include macroeconomic
and geopolitical trends and events; the competitive pressures faced by
HPs businesses; the development and transition of new products and
services (and the enhancement of existing products and services) to meet
customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the
execution and performance of contracts by HP and its customers,
suppliers and partners; the protection of HP's intellectual property
assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties;
integration and other risks associated with business combination and
investment transactions; the hiring and retention of key employees;
expectations and assumptions relating to the execution and timing of
growth strategies, transformation initiatives and restructuring plans;
the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other
risks that are described in HPs Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2011 and HPs other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to HPs
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010.
HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these
forward-looking statements.

© 2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information
contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only
warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express
warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing
herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP
shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions
contained herein.

Contact Information

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StrategicAmpersand Inc. (for Cisco)
416-961-5595, Ext. 428
andberry@cisco.com

Jennifer Rideout
StrategicAmpersand Inc. (for Cisco)
416-961-5595, Ext. 438
jerideou@cisco.com

 


D-Link Expands Amplifi(TM) Family of Premium Home Networking Solutions in Canada With New Whole Home and HD Media Routers

D-Link Expands Amplifi(TM) Family of Premium Home Networking Solutions in Canada With New Whole Home and HD Media Routers

Whole Home Router 1000 and HD Media Router 2000 Offer Today's Homes the Latest in Uninterrupted High-Performance Network Connectivity

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Oct. 13, 2011 /CNW/ -- D-Link Canada today announced the availability of the latest products in the Amplifi(TM) family of high-performance home networking solutions, the Whole Home Router 1000 (DIR-645) and HD Media Router 2000 (DIR-827). Leveraging innovative new technologies for consumer routers, these products offer a range of features, such as SmartBeam(TM) smart antennas for whole home coverage, HD Fuel® for enhanced HD video streaming and USB 3.0 for blazing fast data transfers and media streaming.

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"We are very excited about developing and being first to market with these new advancements in wireless technology. Both of these Amplifi products represent technology advancements poised to significantly improve consumers' overall wireless experience with devices in the home," said Lou Reda, vice president and general manager, Consumer Division, D-Link Canada.

Amplifi HD Media Router with HD Fuel® for Amazing HD Video StreamingQuality

Designed to optimize a home's Wi-Fi signal and provide increased and continuous Internet speed, the HD Media Router 2000 offers advanced wireless connectivity and HD Fuel for automatic bandwidth prioritization, enabling seamless high-quality HD streaming, gaming without lag time and uninterrupted VoIP calling.

"With the amount of online content in Canada continuously expanding, we are seeing an increased demand for stronger and more reliable network connections in homes," said Lou Reda, vice president and general manager, Consumer Division. "D-Link's new high-performance Amplifi HD Media Router 2000 enables consumers to stream their favourite movies, TV shows and more from providers like YouTube, Netflix, and CinemaNow with an uninterrupted connection."

Featuring data transfer rates of up to 600Mbps and HD Fuel, the HD Media Router 2000 offers simultaneous N600 Dual Band (300Mbps + 300Mbps) for streaming HD videos and surfing the web at the same time. HD Fuel enables the built-in Quality of Service (QoS) engine to automatically prioritize high bandwidth activities for uninterrupted HD video streaming, gaming and VoIP calling. Unlike conventional routers, it is specifically designed to automatically provide extra bandwidth to certain activities, enhancing online entertainment and eliminating glitches and lag. The high-performance HD Media Router 2000 also allows users to stream online media content, such as YouTube, Netflix, or CinemaNow, to multiple devices anywhere in the home, for the ultimate online entertainment experience.

In addition, this new home network router features USB SharePort(TM) Plus with a USB 3.0 port for sharing virtually any USB-enabled device, such as a printer or storage device, across the home network at faster transfer rates. With DLNA support, consumers can stream content directly from a USB storage device to a DLNA enabled HDTV. It also includes an SD Card slot for sharing media files with anyone on the home network, whether it's a photo or movie file.

Amplifi Whole Home Products with SmartBeam(TM) for Uninterrupted Coverage in Every Corner

The sleek new Amplifi Whole Home products with SmartBeam technology optimize home wireless network bandwidth to handle HD video streams, large media file downloads and online gaming applications for multiple devices, simultaneously anywhere in the home. SmartBeam uses six multi-directional antennas with a patented, sectorized design, to find and track individual devices, then focuses beams of bandwidth to those devices, ensuring a seamless connection anywhere in the home. D-Link's SmartBeam products are ideal for homes or small offices where concrete walls, successive floors in multi-storied buildings, or other architectural hurdles can significantly weaken a wireless signal.

"The DIR-645 expands Wi-Fi coverage into the farthest corners of the home, essentially giving consumers whole home coverage," says Lou Reda. "D-Link has been able to ensure consistent coverage throughout the home by investing heavily in R&D, and we are excited to bring these new patented technologies to the Canadian market as part of the Amplifi line of home networking solutions."

The IPv6-ready Whole Home Router 1000 features up to 300Mbps speed, four Gigabit Ethernet ports, advanced QoS bandwidth prioritization, SharePort(TM) Plus for sharing USB devices such as external hard drives or printers, and 128-bit security encryption with advanced Wi-Fi Protected Setup for a secure, plug-and-play home network.

Availability and Pricing

The Whole Home Router 1000 (DIR-645) will be available as of Oct. 14 with a suggested retail price of $109.99 and the HD Media Router 2000 will be available in early November with a suggested retail price of $169.99. Both products will be available throughout D-Link's network of Canadian e-tail and retail outlets, including Best Buy, Future Shop and Staples, and at the company's online store (www.dlinkshop.com).

For more information and detailed specs on the Whole Home Router 1000 (DIR-645), HD Media Router 2000 (DIR-827) and other D-Link Amplifi products visit amplifi.dlink.com.

About D-Link

Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2011, D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for home, small business, mid- to large-sized enterprise environments, and service providers. An award-winning designer, developer, and manufacturer, D-Link implements and supports unified network solutions that integrate capabilities in switching, wireless, broadband, storage, IP Surveillance, and cloud-based network management. For more information visit www.dlink.com, www.dlink.ca or connect with D-Link on Facebook (www.facebook.com/dlink) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/dlink).

Amplifi, HD Fuel, SharePort, SmartBeam, D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its subsidiaries. All other third-party marks mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright © 2011. D-Link. All Rights Reserved.

Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate. Environmental factors will adversely affect wireless signal range. Wireless range and speed rates are D-Link RELATIVE performance measurements based on the wireless range and speed rates of a standard Wireless G product from D-Link. Maximum throughput based on D-Link's 802.11n devices.

Symantec Introduces Intelligent Authentication to Combat Evolving Threats

Symantec Introduces Intelligent Authentication to Combat Evolving Threats  

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – October 11, 2011 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced Symantec VIP Intelligent Authentication, a powerful addition to its cloud-based user authentication service, Symantec VIP. Dedicated to protecting an organization’s network and applications against unauthorized access, Symantec VIP Intelligent Authentication enables strong authentication that is both effective and unobtrusive for the end user.


Symantec VIP Intelligent Authentication employs advanced security technologies including: system fingerprinting, user behavior monitoring and geolocation access monitoring. In addition, Symantec VIP Intelligent Authentication leverages Symantec DeepSight intelligence, which has some of the most extensive data on IP address reputation and URL reputation, in order to thwart potentially malicious activity by denying access.


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“As more organizations push to online` and mobile channels to deliver services to their end users, the need for simple, yet strong authentication solutions will continue to grow as a password only approach is simply not secure,” said Fran Rosch, vice president, Trust Services and Identity Protection, Symantec. “The new VIP Intelligent Authentication gives organizations one of the most advanced authentication solutions in the market that is delivered as a cost effective cloud-based service and provides end users with a seamless authentication experience.”


Superior Protection from Emerging Threats

Attackers are constantly changing tactics by leveraging malware and social engineering efforts to steal password credentials and hopping between compromised hosts to launch attacks, thus organizations must stay ahead of these emerging threats.


Symantec VIP Intelligent Authentication offers a unique suite of tools providing among the best possible protection for customers. Using DeepSight intelligence derived from the Symantec Global Intelligence Network, VIP Intelligent Authentication can quickly identify and prevent potentially damaging login attempts from IP addresses associated with known attack actors. VIP Intelligent Authentication can also strengthen the authentication process by leveraging devices already equipped with Symantec Endpoint Protection, Norton, or Intel Identity Protection Technology (IPT) to better prevent logins from unknown or risky endpoints.


Further demonstrating its dedication to the security and management of mobile devices, Symantec VIP Intelligent Authentication extends strong authentication to web-based applications accessed from these devices. With the influx of mobile devices across the globe, organizations can now provide secure multi-factor authentication using VIP Intelligent Authentication.


Convenient, Strong Authentication

While most organizations are aware that simple usernames and passwords no longer provide adequate resilience against today’s sophisticated attacks, they’re also concerned that an onerous technology may hurt adoption and usage. Symantec VIP Intelligent Authentication solves this problem, providing strong, multi-factor authentication without changing the login experience for users. All the strong authentication—such as device verification, behavior analysis, reputation and geo location analysis—happens seamlessly. Only if a login is deemed suspicious, is the user challenged to provide more information such as a onetime password that is sent over email or SMS.


A Comprehensive Solution

As part of the Symantec Validation and ID Protection Service (VIP), VIP Intelligent Authentication validates Symantec’s promise to deliver a comprehensive, flexible, and robust set of authentication solutions. With Symantec VIP, organizations can deploy not only risk-based authentication, but also hardware or software one-time password (OTP) tokens, mobile OTP tokens, and SMS or voice-enabled OTP authentication—all from a single, unified authentication solution. Strong authentication, coupled with Symantec’s Encryption and Data Loss Prevention products, not only enhances the VIP portfolio but provides a firm foundation for an information-centric approach to protecting an organizations’ data from unwanted viewers.


Availability

Symantec VIP Intelligent Authentication is available now and included with Symantec VIP at no additional incremental cost. Symantec VIP is delivered as a cloud-based service and licensed on an annual per-user subscription basis. For more information, please visit: http://symantec.com/business/verisign/vip-authentication-service.


Additional Resources

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About Symantec

Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help consumers and organizations secure and manage their information-driven world. Our software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored. More information is available at www.symantec.com.


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SAP to Deliver More and Accelerated Innovation Without Disruption to SAP(R) Business Suite

SAP to Deliver More and Accelerated Innovation Without Disruption to SAP® Business Suite

Planned Innovations to be Delivered Without Upgrades that Disrupt Business, Resulting in 2020 Maintenance Horizon for SAP® Business Suite

WALLDORF, Germany - October 11, 2011 - SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced the accelerated delivery of business innovations for SAP® Business Suite software along a clear road map. SAP will introduce the software enhancements without disruption on a quarterly schedule in areas where customers can benefit most, including mobility, in-memory computing technology and cloud computing. Customers will be able to determine the speed of innovation based on their needs - without major upgrade efforts. Specific details regarding incremental enhancement capabilities will be provided at the upcoming SAPPHIRE® NOW + SAP® TechEd 2011 events in Madrid, being held November 8-10.

Traditional, large-scale upgrades can impact the entire enterprise and hamper productivity. In contrast, SAP plans to make evolutionary and breakthrough innovations available in a non-disruptive fashion on a quarterly schedule for the product and solution landscapes that customers have today. The key concept of evolutionary innovation is the delivery of incremental enhancements to capabilities of the core suite of SAP software products. This will keep customers on the cutting edge in running their business. These enhancements will include state-of-the-art user experiences such as side panels, landing pages or process extensions to mobile devices. Business analytics connected to business transactions are also planned in order to help customers make better decisions and execute them faster. Additionally, breakthrough technology innovations like in-memory computing will drastically change the user experience in business processes involving large data volumes.

As a logical consequence of this approach, SAP will extend mainstream maintenance for the core SAP Business Suite 7 applications, including the enterprise resource planning (ERP) application SAP® ERP 6.0, by five years, from December 2015 through December 2020. This gives SAP customers long-term predictability and removes the burden of upgrades across the enterprise for several years. The longer maintenance also applies to the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform, as the basis of the core application releases, and for all current SAP enhancement packages for SAP Business Suite. The 2012 release strategy brochure will reflect the above decisions.

"Our innovation strategy and the resulting maintenance timelines will give customers predictability of their SAP projects and accelerate the adoption of new innovations from SAP," said Jim Hagemann Snabe, co-CEO, SAP. "This helps them to become more productive, free up resources and run their businesses even better. This speed of innovation combined with the long-term predictability is unparalleled in the software industry and demonstrates our commitment to enduring, mutually beneficial customer partnerships."

For more information, watch a video featuring SAP executives Peter Maier and Bernd Leukert, "SAP Business Suite Innovation Road Map," and visit the Industries and Solutions newsroom.

About SAP
As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device - SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 172,000 customers (includes customers from the acquisition of Sybase) to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com.

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