CHECK POINT INTRODUCES THE 61000 SYSTEM, THE INDUSTRY'S FASTEST SECURITY GATEWAY

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CONTACTS:    David Eisenstadt                   
        The Communications Group Inc.
        416-696-9900 ext 36
        deisenstadt@tcgpr.com

CHECK POINT INTRODUCES THE 61000 SYSTEM,
THE INDUSTRY'S FASTEST SECURITY GATEWAY
New Check Point security system secures the data centre of the future,
 bringing customers scalable protection on a platform ready
for over 1 Tbps of performance

CALGARY, AB – September 7, 2011…Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today unveiled the new Check Point  61000 security system, the industry’s fastest security gateway, to customers and partners live at The NASDAQ Marketsite Studio in Times Square, New York. The new 61000 security system offers scalable performance for data centres, telecommunication and cloud service providers, with a multi-bladed hardware platform that is capable of an unprecedented performance of more than 1Tbps in a single firewall and 200 Gbps this year. The new system supports 70 million concurrent connections and 600,000 sessions per second – bringing unparalleled security performance to multi-transaction environments.

Check Point also introduced today a new release R75.20 based on the Software Blade Architecture™, a new data centre appliance, the Check Point 21400, and a new metric for security performance – SecurityPower™. The new metric allows customers to estimate their security needs and compare it to the SecurityPower Units (SPU) rating of each security solution – improving the accuracy of performance measurements for appliances under security attack and during day-to-day operations.

The Check Point 61000 boasts a SecurityPower of up to 14,600 SPUs today, providing the power equivalent to approximately 150 of today’s typical enterprise appliances and more than 12 times the performance of high-end appliances available on the market.

“When it comes to protecting the most demanding network environments, security and performance are two critical factors that cannot be compromised. The 61000 is designed from the ground-up to support the unique service requirements of data centres and service providers.

It combines advanced security technologies to control network access and protect against sophisticated attacks, web-based threats or infected mobile devices – while providing lightning-fast security performance,” said Paul Comessotti, Check Point’s Canadian Regional Director. “Today, we’re raising the bar in securing the data centre of the future. Our customers now benefit from a multi-hardware blade and multi-software blade gateway that can grow with additional hardware and software innovation and is designed to accelerate network security.”

The new Check Point 61000 brings to market a platform for 3D Security that enables businesses to protect against the rise of blended threats in high-speed environments. The new appliance is a scalable system that can contain up to 12 gateway modules with a capacity of over 1Tbps. The 61000 throughput ranges scale up to 200 Gbps in a single firewall instance and achieves world-record Intrusion Prevention (IPS) performance of 85 Gbps based on a default profile or 40 Gbps based on a recommended security profile and real-world traffic mix. With the 61000 Appliance, customers can easily optimize and consolidate any number of security protections available with Check Point’s Software Blade Architecture™, such as: Firewall, VPN, IPS, URL Filtering, Antivirus, and Application Control into a single, integrated solution.

Key Features and Benefits: 

·    Ground-breaking Performance – Advanced multi-core acceleration technologies enable exceptional firewall throughput capable of over 1Tbps and deliver up to 200 Gbps in 2011 in a single firewall instance. Check Point 61000 SecurityPower™ offers up-to 14,600 SPU (Security Power Units). The system supports 70 million concurrent connections and 600,000 sessions per second providing unprecedented capacity to the most demanding environments.
·    Full System Redundancy and Serviceability – The 61000 system delivers business continuity and serviceability through features such as hot-swappable redundant power supplies. For optimal reliability, Check Point ClusterXL™ in High Availability and Load Sharing modes operate between Security Gateway Modules in one chassis. Check Point SyncXL™ enables highly efficient synchronization of system and security information between components in order to ensure high system performance. Two 61000 chassis operate in High Availability mode to eliminate down-time.
·    Telecommunication networking standards – The 61000 system supports the required protocols in modern environments, including: IPv4, IPv6 and Dynamic and Multicast Routing.
·    Comprehensive Security with Software Blades – The 61000 system supports the Check Point 3D Security vision of combining policies, people and enforcement for unbeatable protection and is optimized to enable any combination of Software Blades including: Firewall, VPN, IPS, URL Filtering, Antivirus, Application Control and many others.
·    Fast Deployment – Customers benefit from central management with SmartCentre and Provider-1, as well as fast deployment, with implementation of the first hardware blade in less than 30 minutes.

“For the first time in the industry, we’re giving large data centres and service providers the power, extensibility and performance needed to secure the data centre of the future. We are thrilled to introduce this level of performance advancement to the industry and will continue to raise the bar in security,” concluded Comessotti.

Availability
The 61000 Appliance is available immediately. For more information on product functionality and specifications, please visit: http://www.checkpoint.com/products/61000-appliances/.

CHECK POINT 21400 RAISES THE BAR IN DATA CENTRE SECURITY PERFORMANCE

CONTACTS:    David Eisenstadt                   
        The Communications Group Inc.
        416-696-9900 ext 36
        deisenstadt@tcgpr.com

CHECK POINT 21400 RAISES THE BAR IN
DATA CENTRE SECURITY PERFORMANCE
New Check Point 21400 Appliance delivers industry-leading performance, optimizing software blade protections for large enterprises and data centres

CALGARY, AB – September 7, 2011…Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced the launch of its new 21400 Appliance that combines high-speed networking technologies with lightning fast firewall throughput of up to 100 Gbps and IPS throughput of up to 21 Gbps (default profile). The Check Point 21400 is designed to optimize a full range of software blade protections, providing large enterprises and data centres with industry-leading security and performance.
Check Point also introduced today R75.20, a new Software Blades release, the Check Point 61000 Security System, a new carrier-grade security solution and the industry's fastest security gateway, and SecurityPower™, a new metric for security performance. The new metric allows customers to estimate their security needs and compare it to the SecurityPower Units (SPU) rating of each security solution.

Today's enterprise gateways go beyond the firewall, often integrating multiple technologies to meet expanding security needs. For the majority of businesses, mobile computing, Web 2.0, cloud security and the barrage of sophisticated Internet threats and destructive malware, have created greater strain on the network – requiring more security, bandwidth and extensive processing power.

For IT administrators, measuring raw throughput (Gbps) of a security device rarely indicates its behavior in a real-world environment using different security technologies to protect the network. To address that problem, Check Point is introducing SecurityPower™ – a new metric for security performance that can be used to estimate the performance needed in various customer scenarios. For example, activating Firewall and IPS for a 400 Mbps network link would require 265 SecurityPower Units (SPUs) – whereas a larger environment with a 1,000 Mbps requirement with Firewall, IPS and Antivirus activated will require as much as 1,003 SPUs. Customers can utilize these values and compare them with the SecurityPower rating (SPU) of any appliance – enabling them to choose a gateway that meets their exact needs with enough power and room for future growth.                                                              

“Check Point has created a unique benchmark for the way businesses should be measuring security performance,” said Chris Christiansen, vice president, Security Products and Services at IDC Research. “SecurityPower gives companies a clearer picture of how to measure performance needs in hardware, with the security needs from the software. It's a smart and insightful concept that will help businesses better plan for future capacity and spend on security.”
With the SecurityPower measurement in mind, Check Point is introducing its new data centre appliance, the Check Point 21400. Built from the ground up, the 21400 is designed to optimize a full range of software blades – providing large enterprises and data centres with the next-generation platform to build their 3D Security blueprint. The Check Point 21400 has an SPU rating of 2,900, the highest performance and SPU ranking available for a 2U hardware design. Check Point 21400 also features a new design with a security acceleration card that is optimized to deliver protection in low-latency, transaction-oriented environments and boost performance to 100 Gbps.

“The evolution of Internet threats has inspired us to think differently about security. In real-world customer environments, the capacity of appliances to perform multiple advanced security functions is as important as throughput,” said Paul Comessotti, Check Point’s Canadian Regional Director. “Our new appliance is customized to expand on security functionality, while increasing performance and traffic volume – executing on our vision of delivering the highest level of security to environments of any size.”

The 21400 Appliance leverages Check Point’s award-winning Software Blade Architecture™ that enables organizations to scale their security platform to meet current and future requirements, without compromising network speeds. Customers can consolidate any combination of protections, including: Firewall, VPN, IPS, Application Control, Mobile Access, Data Loss Prevention, Identity Awareness, URL Filtering, Anti-spam, Antivirus, Advanced Networking, and Acceleration & Clustering, on a single, multi-function gateway. With Check Point’s multi-core and acceleration technologies, the 21400 brings customers triple firewall throughput between 50 to 100 Gbps and record IPS throughput. The 21400 boasts a SecurityPower rating of 2,900 SPUs – helping businesses maximize security, while optimizing performance.

Key features of the Check Point 21400 Appliance:
·    Maximum Security and Performance – Offers maximum security and availability of business-critical applications, with up to 100 Gbps of firewall throughput and IPS throughput of up to 21 Gbps (default profile).
·    High Port Density – Includes high port density of up to 37 ports or 12 10GbE ports and enables customers to easily secure highly-segmented network environments.
·    Optimized for low latency – Optional security acceleration card optimizes dataflow for low-latency, transaction-oriented environments and boosts raw bandwidth to 100 Gbps (optional and available in 2012).

·    Optimized for Software Blades Architecture – Packaged with 12 software blades to provide a turn-key security solution for quick deployment, including: Firewall, VPN, Intrusion Prevention, Identity Awareness, Advanced Networking, Acceleration  & Clustering, Mobile Access for 5 concurrent users, Application Control, URL Filtering, Anti-Virus & Anti-Malware, Anti-Spam & Email Security and Data Loss Prevention. Customers can extend their protection further, selecting from a family of over 30 Check Point software blades that span across network security, endpoint security and security management.

·    High Availability and Serviceability – Equipped with hot-swappable redundant power supplies, offering carrier-grade serviceability and business continuity.
·    Simple Deployment and Management – Offers local management with optional Web-based administration or central management capabilities to ensure quick, easy and secure administration from anywhere in the network.

“At Check Point, we understand that security is constantly evolving in a complex threat landscape. The new 21400 Appliance enables customers with demanding data centre environments to benefit from integrated next-generation security solutions with the power, extensibility and cost effectiveness of our Software Blade Architecture,” concluded Comessotti.

Availability 
The 21400 Appliance is available immediately. For more information on product functionality and specifications, please visit: http://www.checkpoint.com/products/21400-appliances/

Adobe Announces Adobe Flash Media Server 4.5 and Adobe Flash Access 3.0

Adobe Announces Adobe Flash Media Server 4.5 and Adobe Flash Access 3.0

New Ways to Deliver and Protect High-Quality Video Online and On-device Simplify Streaming Media and Content Protection for Superior Video Experiences Across Desktops and Devices Including iOS, Android and Playbook

IBC 2011 September 08, 2011 10:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time

SAN JOSE, Calif. & AMSTERDAM–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced at the IBC 2011 Conference and Exhibition significant new releases of industry-leading streaming video solutions, including Adobe® Flash® Media Server 4.5 and Flash Access® 3.0 software. With Flash Media Server 4.5, media publishers can extend their already broad mobile reach via Flash-enabled devices, with the new ability to deliver video content to Apple’s iPad and iPhone devices, enabling them to reach the widest audience possible. Adobe Flash Access 3.0, a robust content protection and monetization solution, will enable content owners to deliver on-demand content with massive scale and strict studio-level security across a broad range of devices, following the upcoming release of Flash Player 11 and Adobe AIR® 3.

“Adobe has a deep heritage in providing video solutions for delivering content online and on-device. With Flash Media Server 4.5 and Flash Access 3.0, we’re enabling businesses to reach more customers and more devices, helping them increase the impact of video experiences, enhance their brands and ultimately, drive business success”

At the IBC 2011 Exhibition, Adobe will demonstrate its streaming video solutions including the Flash Media Server family, Flash Access, the Open Source Media Framework (OSMF) and Adobe Pass, Adobe’s content authentication solution for TV Everywhere, at its stand (Hall 7 Stand 7.G27) in the RAI Convention Center, Sept. 9-13 in Amsterdam.

“Adobe has a deep heritage in providing video solutions for delivering content online and on-device. With Flash Media Server 4.5 and Flash Access 3.0, we’re enabling businesses to reach more customers and more devices, helping them increase the impact of video experiences, enhance their brands and ultimately, drive business success,” said Pritham Shetty, vice president, Video Solutions, Adobe.

“When your business is based on delivering live, broadcast-quality video streams for high-profile events to massive audiences across the world, having strong technology backing you is vital,” said Ben Rolling, vice president of development for AEG Digital Media, the leading provider of complete webcast management and media services for live streaming events and online video. “Adobe Flash Media Server 4.5 improves the stability of our video streams, decreases load times, and helps us better manage encoding and bitrates for an improved end-user experience on mobile devices and online. We can trust that it will deliver rock solid video streams and please our clients, advertisers and viewers, whether we’re streaming the royal wedding or the Grammy Awards.”

Premium Video Streaming with Flash Media Server 4.5

Flash Media Server 4.5 expands on its mobile delivery options with the addition of iOS support and enables content owners to create HTTP content on the fly to reduce costs brought on by device proliferation. New features of Flash Media Server 4.5:

  • Delivery to iPad and iPhone enables businesses to use the same media and live streams to deliver full adaptive bit-rate experiences to platforms supporting Flash, as well as Apple devices, including iPad and iPhone.
  • Integrated Content Protection simplifies deployment and reduces infrastructure cost, enabling seamless streaming for advertising-funded online video.
  • On-demand Stream Packaging eliminates the need to prepare and protect assets ahead of time, reducing complexity and storage costs and simplifying publishing for businesses so they can use one set of source video to reach multiple downstream devices.

Premium Video Monetization and Content Protection with Flash Access 3.0

Flash Access 3.0 builds on Adobe’s strong traction in video delivery by extending support to reach mobile devices. This allows content providers to securely deliver and monetize content with a single back-end workflow, delivering rich, engaging experiences on desktop, connected TVs, Blu-ray players, tablets and smartphones. New features of Flash Access 3.0:

  • Support on Mobile Devices will include Android tablets and smartphones, as well as other mobile devices, allowing video programmers to leverage the same content delivery, protection and monetization infrastructure to target mobile devices, following the upcoming release of Adobe Flash Player 11 and Adobe AIR 3 (set to be available later this quarter).
  • Scalable License Delivery and in-band Key Rotation enables Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (MVPDs) and programmers to offer television experiences over IP, whether over the open Internet or on a managed network, at massive scale. With Flash Access 3.0, it is now possible to securely deliver multiple TV “channels” to millions of subscribers with a cost-effective premium content protection solution.
  • Compatibility with Industry Standards including UltraViolet, an industry-standard, cloud-based digital rights locker system that will allow consumers to create personal virtual video libraries and access them across multiple devices. Flash Access has been approved for use with UltraViolet, set to be released this fall. Flash Access 3.0 and the upcoming versions of Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 will be able to be leveraged by content retailers, service providers and device manufacturers to create full UltraViolet experiences, including playback for the UVVU Common File Format.

Pricing and Availability

Adobe Flash Access 3.0 is offered at per unit CPM pricing. Adobe Flash Media Streaming Server 4.5 is offered at US$995. Adobe Flash Media Interactive Server 4.5 is offered at US$4,500. Adobe Flash Media Enterprise Server 4.5 pricing can be quoted by contacting Adobe. Products can be ordered today at www.adobe.com/go/fms and are available immediately.

Unisys Unveils USB-Based Stealth Solution to Help Protect Sensitive Data for Mobile Workers on Shared Information Networks

Unisys Unveils USB-Based Stealth Solution to Help Protect Sensitive Data for Mobile Workers on Shared Information Networks

WEBWIRE – Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Unisys “Stealth Solution for Secure Virtual Terminal” allows teleworkers and other mobile users to safely share enterprise networks from any location

BLUE BELL, Pa. – – Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) announced today the availability of the Unisys Stealth Solution for Secure Virtual Terminal (SSVT), a secure solution residing on a federal government-certified USB device to help ensure that a mobile user’s data is secure and readily available to those authorized to view it.

SSVT combines the power of Unisys Stealth Solution for Network with a customized, dedicated and portable device that allows a remote user to boot up and establish a “clean and secure session” linking to an enterprise network. The Unisys solution creates virtual “communities of interest,” groups that can share the same physical or virtual network without fear of another group accessing their data or workstations and servers.

The patent-pending Unisys Stealth Solution uses unique and advanced cryptography to secure data on shared networks. By assigning a cryptographic key to each community of interest, Stealth can “go dark” on the network and secure the endpoint so it cannot be detected by anyone other than those authorized as part of a community of interest.

The Unisys SSVT allows mobile users to easily add and manage more secure end-points, isolating important sensitive data away from non-authorized users so that hackers are not able to access, manipulate or even see their information.

“The Unisys Stealth Solution for Virtual Terminal is an ideal solution for mobile workers of financial institutions that want to protect high-value clients or online banking activities,” said Rod Sapp, vice president, data center transformation and outsourcing products and technology, Unisys. “We also see opportunities for government or enterprise teleworkers as well as emergency first responders who need secure, portable and immediate access to agency servers. Or it can be used to protect the transmission of digital forensic evidence such as video or audio assets used during criminal trials.”

SSVT contains the SecureParser® technology created by Security First Corporation, which cryptographically splits data (encrypts and “bit-splits” data, adds authentication and fault tolerant information) into multiple packets as it moves through the network and to storage devices, and then authenticates and reassembles the information packets for delivery exclusively to authorized users.

Earlier this year, the National Security Agency awarded the Unisys Stealth Solution for Network EAL-4+ certification as a secure solution for protection of data-in-motion across any network – private or public. The certification qualified Stealth to protect U.S. Defense Department data classified up to the “secret” level.

About Unisys

Unisys is a worldwide information technology company. We provide a portfolio of IT services, software, and technology that solves critical problems for clients. We specialize in helping clients secure their operations, increase the efficiency and utilization of their data centers, enhance support to their end users and constituents, and modernize their enterprise applications. To provide these services and solutions, we bring together offerings and capabilities in outsourcing services, systems integration and consulting services, infrastructure services, maintenance services, and high-end server technology. With approximately 23,000 employees, Unisys serves commercial organizations and government agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.

Seven Signs That Your Enterprise Suffers from “Cloud in a Corner” Syndrome

Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 10:10 am
Press Release: Unisys

News Release

Seven Signs That Your Enterprise Suffers from “Cloud in a Corner” Syndrome

Unisys diagnoses symptoms and prescribes the best way for IT to make cloud investments pay off

Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) has advice for CIOs seeking to get the most out of their investment in cloud computing: before plunging in, consider how the proposed cloud solution can best be integrated with the organisation’s existing mission-critical systems and IT processes.

This analytical approach, Unisys says, is the surest defense against “cloud in a corner” syndrome, where new cloud solutions become isolated from the rest of the IT environment and don’t contribute the business value they should.

“By some estimates, well planned cloud computing solutions can reduce the cost of IT operations by as much as 20 percent while improving responsiveness and quality in delivery of IT services,” says John Treadway, director, global cloud computing solutions, Unisys. “However, it’s easy to become entranced by new cloud technologies and lose sight of how those can best be integrated with existing resources. By courting ‘cloud in a corner’ syndrome this way, CIOs risk zeroing out savings and even potentially increasing operational costs.”

Treadway advises IT organisations to look out for telltale signs that they have fallen prey to “cloud in a corner” syndrome:
1. Your team is evaluating a “cloud stack” solution without first putting in place a comprehensive strategy and framework for integrating it with your existing IT environment
2. You lack clearly articulated criteria and metrics for cloud success from both IT and end-user perspectives
3. You’re well into implementation before all stakeholders agree on use cases, roadmaps and expected changes to IT and business processes
4. The technology underlying your cloud is so new, none of your IT people know how to operate it and you have no readiness plan in place so they can learn to do so
5. You need to create duplicate service, security and risk management processes because your new cloud environment won’t accommodate those you already have
6. You have not defined and communicated how your team’s roles and responsibilities will change with a cloud service delivery model and
7. You’re already developing a second cloud solution because the first one didn’t meet the organisation’s needs.

Treadway says that the way to avoid “cloud in a corner” syndrome in the first place – or to approach follow-on cloud initiatives – is to raise the focus above the technology and instead create a comprehensive blueprint for cloud success. The first step in this process is to look at cloud delivery models in the context of the total IT infrastructure.

“No enterprise will move 100 percent to a cloud model any time soon,” Treadway says. “Traditional IT delivery – both internal and outsourced – is not going away. The trick is to recognise that IT is moving to what Unisys calls a ‘hybrid enterprise’ model, where an organisation makes cloud, traditional, internal and external IT delivery models all work together to lower costs, reduce risk and improve quality of IT services.”

The Unisys Hybrid Enterprise approach guides organisations in making the best decisions when integrating cloud delivery models into three key areas of IT:
Applications – Assess which are best suited to a specific IT delivery model – whether a traditional data centre, traditional outsourcing or a particular type of cloud – based on a range of application and data characteristics
Data Centre Services – Manage a portfolio of data centre services that meets the needs of their applications and, where necessary, build new cloud services in a way that best matches and integrates with existing environments while avoiding virtualisation and automation technologies that don’t work well in heterogeneous environments and
Management – Devise a consistent management approach covering policy and governance, monitoring and service event management, security and risk management, financial management and service management. Avoid monitoring and management solutions created just for cloud and not capable of easy integration into existing systems and operations.

In a new post, “Inoculate Yourself Against ‘Cloud in a Corner’ Syndrome,” on the Unisys “Disruptive Trends” blog, Treadway provides guidelines for avoiding the pitfalls of an isolated cloud strategy and instead implementing a successful hybrid enterprise approach.

EMC Teams Up with Adobe to Deliver Editing and Storage Technologies


EMC Teams Up with Adobe to Deliver Editing and Storage Technologies

Global Leader in Scale-Out NAS Joins Digital Design and Editing
Solutions Leader to Provide Open, Scalable Media Workflow Solutions

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – September 9, 2011 – Today at IBC 2011
(http://www.ibc.org/), EMC Corporation (http://www.emc.com/) announced a
collaboration with Adobe Systems Incorporated (http://www.adobe.com/) to
deliver the Adobe® Creative Suite®5.5 Production Premium video
production software with EMC Isilon scale-out NAS storage capabilities.
As rich-media file sizes continue to dramatically increase and deadlines
shorten, broadcast companies are demanding an integrated solution to
help decrease time-to-market and reduce media production costs. Adobe
and EMC bring collaborative editing software and high-capacity, scalable
storage technologies that deliver flexibility and choice to media and
broadcast customers.

EMC Isilon, the leading scale-out NAS storage solution, offers a
scalable and simple-to-manage shared storage resource for every stage of
the media workflow lifecycle. The EMC Isilon X-series
(http://www.isilon.com/x-series) is ideally configured to work with
Adobe Premiere® Pro CS5.5 (http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere.html)
video editing software, and Adobe After Effects® CS5.5
(http://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects.html) software, the
industry leading solutionfor creating sophisticated motion graphics and
cinematic visual effects.

Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 enables users to edit video files in their
native formats, eliminating time spent on converting files, and delivers
unprecedented levels of open collaboration within design teams. EMC
Isilon connects directly to Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium
and provides an open storage platform for Adobe users, combining
editing, near-line and deep-archive capabilities in one system. The
collaboration between EMC and Adobe enables customers to purchase
editing and storage technologies individually, to address growing data
concerns and during- and post-production editing needs independently of
each other.

“We are pleased to offer our customers a flexible, scalable, and
comprehensive solution of video editing and best-in-class enterprise
storage technologies that seamlessly bridge the gap between broadcast
and enterprise IT,” said Roger Frey, Senior Director of Alliances and
Solutions Marketing, EMC Isilon. “Isilon scale-out NAS enables users
to quickly access the right files, and enjoy a new level of engagement
with their data and real-time collaboration. Our work with Adobe
provides choice and flexibility to our mutual customers, helping them
reduce costs and grow revenues by reducing their time to market.”

“Video editing and special effects creation are some of the most
data-driven and complex processes in the fast-paced broadcast
industry,” said Simon Williams, Head of Strategic Development,
Professional Video Team at Adobe. “Adobe Premiere Pro and After
Effects deliver unmatched flexibility in creating motion graphics, video
effects, and real-time playback for video editing and reviews. EMC’s
leading scale-out NAS offerings for media and broadcast companies makes
them a solid partner in enabling our customers to improve productivity
and efficiency in cross platform editing workflows.”

IBC is a leading international conference that attracts the top minds
of the electronic entertainment industry. Please visit the EMC Isilon
booth #7.H10 daily between 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. to watch an Adobe demo artist
demonstrate Adobe Premiere Pro on Isilon, and learn how the combined
technologies can address evolving workflows needs.

About Isilon

Isilon, a division of EMC, is the global leader in scale-out NAS. We
deliver powerful yet simple solutions for enterprises that want to
manage their data, not their storage. Isilon’s products are simple to
install, manage and sca
le, at any size. And, unlike traditional
enterprise storage, Isilon stays simple no matter how much storage is
added, how much performance is required or how business needs change in
the future. We're challenging enterprises to think differently about
their storage, because when they do, they'll recognize there’s a
better, simpler way. Learn what we mean at http://www.isilon.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.

EMC Canada (www.EMC2.ca), headquartered in Toronto with nine offices
from coast to coast, is a wholly owned subsidiary of EMC Corporation.


Gartner Says PC Shipments to Slow to 3.8 Percent Growth in 2011; Units to Increase 10.9 Percent in 2012

Gartner Says PC Shipments to Slow to 3.8 Percent Growth in 2011; Units to Increase 10.9 Percent in 2012

STAMFORD, Conn., September 8, 2011— 

      
Worldwide PC unit growth is on pace to total 364 million units in 2011, a 3.8 percent increase from 2010, according to the latest preliminary forecast by Gartner, Inc. PC shipments are forecast to see better growth by the end 2012, when units are expected to reach 404 million units, a 10.9 percent increase from 2011.

PC unit growth for both 2011 and 2012 has been reduced from previous projections: from 9.3 percent growth for 2011 and from 12.8 percent growth for 2012. The notably lower outlook for 2011 PC growth is largely due to sharply downgraded forecasts for Western Europe and the United States in the second half of the year. The lower outlook for 2012 is the result of a weaker 2011, and also a slower start to 2012 — with an expectation for better growth in the second half of next year as economies stabilize and new mobile PC form factors enter the market. Even so, the slowdown in the market is notable: Total unit shipments in 2012 are expected to barely reach 400 million units, which was originally a target for 2011.

"Western Europe is not only struggling through excess PC inventory, but economic upheaval as well," said Ranjit Atwal, research director at Gartner. "U.S. consumer PC shipments were much weaker than expected in the second quarter, and indications are that back-to-school PC sales are disappointing. An increasing pessimistic economic outlook is causing both consumer and business sentiment to deteriorate in both regions. We're expecting consumer spending to tighten in response. Business spending will also tighten, but less than the consumer space."

Gartner analysts said that while PCs remain important to consumers and businesses, purchases can be easily delayed, especially when there are complementary devices that are seen to be more attractive.

"More worrisome for the long term is that Generation Y has an altogether different view of client devices than older generations and are not buying PCs as their first, or necessarily main, device," Mr. Atwal said. "For older buyers, today's PCs are not a particularly compelling product, so they continue to extend lifetimes, as PC shops and IT departments repair rather than replace these systems."

"Media tablets have dramatically changed the dynamic of the PC market and HP's decision to rethink its PC strategy simply highlights the pressure that PC vendors are under to adapt to the new dynamic or abandon the market," said George Shiffler, research director at Gartner. "Vendors' tried and true business models are failing as traditional PC functionality is extended to other devices, and users continue to lengthen PC lifetimes. Vendors only seem to be flailing as they look for quick fixes to their problems. Unfortunately, the resulting chaos is just creating more confusion across the entire PC supply chain, impacting sell-in."

Note: Gartner's PC forecast does not include media tablets, which are forecast separately.

Additional analysis is available in the Gartner on Demand webinar "Gartner PC and Media Tablet Forecast Update, 3Q 2011." The webinar is available at http://my.gartner.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=202&mode=2&PageID=5553&resId=1760220&ref=Webinar-Calendar.

Microsoft Releases (US) National Survey Findings on How to Inspire the Next Generation of Doctors, Scientists, Software Developers and Engineers

Microsoft Releases National Survey Findings on How to Inspire the Next Generation of Doctors, Scientists, Software Developers and Engineers
New survey among college students and parents of K–12 students provides implications for nurturing interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers.

REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 7, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the findings of two national surveys, conducted online by Harris Interactive, of college students currently pursuing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degrees and of parents of K–12 students. The goal of the surveys was to gain insight about what can better prepare and inspire students to pursue post-secondary education in STEM subjects.

The state of STEM education has been a leading topic of conversation and concern among education leaders, teachers and faculty members, policymakers, business leaders, parents, and even students in recent years. The U.S. will have more than 1.2 million job openings in STEM-related fields by 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, and, unfortunately, there will be a significant shortage of qualified college graduates to fill them.

“In today’s globally competitive and technologically driven economy, the jobs available to our country’s young people increasingly depend on the quality of the education and skills they acquire,” said Brad Smith, Microsoft’s general counsel and senior vice president. “If our students are to compete successfully for the jobs of the future, we must better prepare them to be lifelong learners and give them a strong foundation in science, technology, engineering and math. Our goal in fielding the surveys was to uncover ways to encourage interest in STEM among today’s youth — our future leaders.”

Microsoft STEM Survey Key Findings

Parent Perceptions

Parents were asked about their perceptions of STEM education in K–12, and the survey found broad agreement that there is room for improvement.

Although most parents of K–12 students (93 percent) believe that STEM education should be a priority in the U.S., only half (49 percent) agreed that it actually is a top priority for this country.

Parents who feel STEM should be a priority said they feel this way because they want to ensure the U.S. remains competitive in the global marketplace (53 percent) and to produce the next generation of innovators (51 percent); fewer said it’s to enable students to have well-paying (36 percent) or fulfilling careers (30 percent).

Even though many parents (50 percent) would like to see their children pursue a STEM career, only 24 percent are extremely willing to spend extra money helping their children be successful in their math and science classes.

Student Perceptions

College students pursuing a STEM degree were asked to rate how well their K–12 education prepared them for their college courses in STEM, and why they chose to pursue a STEM academic path.

Importance of K–12 education:

For many, the decision to study STEM starts before college.

Nearly four in five STEM college students said they decided to study STEM in high school or earlier (78 percent). One in five (21 percent) decided in middle school or earlier.

More than half (57 percent) of STEM college students said that before going to college, a teacher or class got them interested in STEM (20 percent).

This is especially true of female students (68 percent versus 51 percent of males) who chose “a teacher or class” as the top factor that sparked their interest.

Preparedness:

Only one in five STEM college students felt that their K–12 education prepared them extremely well for their college courses in STEM.

Students who felt less prepared for STEM college courses said that offering more STEM courses and having better or more challenging courses would have helped to better prepare them — and for students who felt extremely or very well-prepared, it was the challenging, college prep courses that helped to prepare them.

Females in STEM were more likely than males to say they were extremely/very or well-prepared (64 percent versus 49 percent) by their K–12 education, and females were slightly more likely than their male counterparts to say that preparing students for STEM should be a top priority in K–12 schools (92 percent vs. 84 percent).

Motivation:

Based on the college student survey findings, the motivation to pursue STEM studies did not originate from their parents telling them to select that subject area or even because they know the U.S. is in need of STEM graduates.

Rather, students who select a STEM path indicated they do so to secure their own futures.

68 percent said they want a good salary.

66 percent said it’s the job potential.

68 percent said they find their degree program subjects intellectually stimulating and challenging.

Gender differences:

The inspiration for choosing STEM varied quite a bit between males and females.

Male students were more likely to pursue STEM because they have always enjoyed playing with games and toys, reading books, and participating in clubs focused on their chosen subject areas (51 percent versus 35 percent of females).

Female students were more likely to say they chose STEM to make a difference (49 percent versus 34 percent of males).

The president’s “all hands on deck” call to improve STEM education has galvanized the industry to do more. In his State of the Union address in January 2011, President Obama said, “Maintaining our leadership in research and technology is crucial to America's success. But if we want to win the future — if we want innovation to produce jobs in America and not overseas — then we also have to win the race to educate our kids.” The private sector is responding to Obama’s call not just with financial support, but also with commitments that take advantage of their core competencies and the skills and passion of their employees. More than 100 CEOs, including Microsoft’s, have come together to launch Change the Equation, a historic effort to scale up effective models for improving STEM education.

“Inspiring student appreciation and excitement for STEM programs and careers is critical to ensure our nation’s prosperous future,” said Linda P. Rosen, CEO, Change the Equation. “These surveys show that parents and students want a greater focus on STEM in K–12 schools and realize the importance of STEM skills not only to obtain a good job, but for the economy at large.”

Microsoft Support of STEM Education in K–12

As part of its corporate citizenship approach, Microsoft has made significant investments in STEM education and to inspire young people to consider careers in STEM-related fields.

To help get kids excited about technology and gaming, Microsoft Research developed the Kodu, a free game-design tool that provides an end-to-end creative environment for designing, building and playing one’s own new games.

To engage female students in particular on STEM learning, the DigiGirlz program gives high-school girls the opportunity to learn about careers in technology, participate in hands-on computer and technology workshops, and connect with Microsoft employees. DigiGirlz High Tech Camps are offered several times a year in many cities across the U.S. The camp program was established in 2000 and continues to grow and evolve.

Microsoft Imagine Cup is the world’s premier technology competition for students ages 16 and up and honors student innovations that address global problems, such as accessibility in education, poverty, maternal health and environmental sustainability. Now in its ninth year, Imagine Cup has grown to be a truly global competition focused on finding solutions to real-world problems. In 2011, more than 350,000 students from 183 countries registered for the competition.

And to support STEM at a local level, Microsoft partnered with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Boeing Company and other local companies to create Washington STEM, a nonprofit focused on improving STEM teaching and learning in Washington state. The organization launched in March 2011 with $2.4 million in inaugural grants to teachers and education nonprofits across the state to help ensure all Washington students have the strong STEM foundation needed to succeed in today’s knowledge-driven economy. Microsoft also committed a $6 million investment to support Washington STEM over the next three years.

“Our goal is nothing less than an excellent STEM education for every child in every corner of our state,” said Julia Novy-Hildesley, CEO of Washington STEM. “While Washington ranks fourth in technology-based corporations, we rank 46th in STEM graduates. We need to work together to infuse the innovation and invention that drives our economy into excellent and effective STEM teaching and learning for our kids.”

The surveys were conducted online within the United States in May 2011 by Harris Interactive on behalf of Waggener Edstrom Worldwide and Microsoft among 1,074 parents of children ages 17 years or younger, 854 of whom are parents of K–12 students, and 500 U.S. undergraduate college students, ages 18–24, who are currently pursuing a STEM degree. Data were weighted to be representative of the populations of interest. These online surveys are not based on a probability sample, and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. The full report can be found here.

About Harris Interactive

Harris Interactive is one of the world’s leading custom market research firms, leveraging research, technology and business acumen to transform relevant insight into actionable foresight. Known widely for the Harris Poll and for pioneering innovative research methodologies, Harris offers expertise in a wide range of industries including healthcare, technology, public affairs, energy, telecommunications, financial services, insurance, media, retail, restaurant, and consumer package goods. Serving clients in over 215 countries and territories through our North American, European, and Asian offices and a network of independent research firms, Harris specializes in delivering research solutions that help us — and our clients — stay ahead of what’s next. For more information, visit http://www.harrisinteractive.com.

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HP Stakes New Territories in Traditional Printing and Beyond

 

 

HP Stakes New Territories in Traditional Printing and Beyond

Innovations like scanning of 3-D objects unveiled at Shanghai event

 

SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 8, 2011 – HP today held its annual global Imaging and Printing Conference and announced several new innovations, collaborations, apps and solutions for all types of users from consumers and small to midsize businesses (SMBs), to enterprise organizations and graphic arts customers. 

HP also announced that customer adoption of its cloud-enabled, web-connected print technologies has reached the mainstream, with more than 10 million printers sold to date.

“HP’s history of innovation runs deep, and we continue to leverage that legacy and build on it for future growth,” said Vyomesh Joshi, executive vice president, Imaging and Printing Group, HP. “While printing in the traditional sense will continue to be integral to what we bring to the world, we are disrupting the market with leading innovations beyond the page as well.”  

Scanning of 3-D objects; tools and services for SMBs

Micro and small businesses need the best tools to market and operate their businesses, especially when faced with potentially rapid growth. HP’s innovations help these businesses keep pace with the speed of customers:

  To capture images of 3-D objects and scan documents, the HP TopShot LaserJet Pro M275 is an affordable desktop companion that’s ideal for small businesses or home offices. It is equipped with HP TopShot Scanning, a revolutionary technology that captures six separate images of a document or 3-D object and produces one final seamless image of exceptional quality. With this technology, SMBs can quickly produce high-quality images for immediate use in printed materials or on the web.

  The new HP Officejet Pro 8600 e-All-in-One series and HP Officejet Pro 8100 ePrinter deliver professional-quality colour documents for up to 50 percent lower cost per page than laser printers,(1) and enable printing from virtually anywhere when using mobile devices with HP ePrint.(2) Enhanced with new inks, which resist highlighter-pen smearing, two-sided borderless printing and cloud solutions that can help businesses grow beyond the page.

  New HP Business Apps, such as Stamps.com web postage services, Biz Card Scanning and Receipt Scanning Apps from Shoeboxed, and new apps from GoogleDocs and Box.net, allow SMBs and micro businesses to focus on business impact.

  From Scheduled Delivery Apps, business managers can receive actionable and specific guidance on becoming better leaders from Manager Tools, creators of an award-winning business podcast, and receive a full Wall Street premarket summary from RTT News, a global leading provider of financial newswires.

HP also is making its proven enterprise-level technologies accessible to SMBs. After its recent acquisition of Printelligent, a leader in managed print services (MPS), HP is rolling out HP Partner Managed Print Services, the first of several channel-enabled MPS offerings that HP plans to launch over the next year. In addition, HP has added several HP Document Solutions – including HP Access Control Express, HP and Nuance eCopy ShareScan and HP and Capella FormPort to its portfolio for the solutions specialist channel to sell.

New HP LaserJet printers, Scanjet printer for businesses of all sizes

HP introduced two HP LaserJet printers and an HP Scanjet printer that facilitate mobility and workflow for businesses. 

  HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602 and M603 printer series – a secure, easy-to-use web-enabled monochrome printer series engineered to help businesses increase efficiency and improve document workflow.

  HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 color M551 series – an HP ePrint-enabled printer ideal for enterprise and SMB work teams that want professional-quality colour and document management tools.

  HP Scanjet Enterprise 8500fn1 Document Capture Workstation – a scanner optimized for workgroups with high-volume scanning needs, featuring an easy-to-use, large colour touch screen.

Enterprise services and solutions

To simplify complex office processes and improve how enterprise customers work, HP introduced new and enhanced solutions and services offerings. HP Document Processing Services help clients grow their business, drive process transformation, reduce costs and increase productivity. The suite of document solutions offers customers the option to outsource all or portions of their document management functions, allowing information access from anywhere, anytime and via any channel.

HP Access Control Express with HP Access Control Mobile Release is a bundled solution of simple, effective tools that help slash printing costs and keep data secure, while increasing user confidence and productivity.

Additionally, the HP Solution Business Partner Program showcased announcements from Hyland, Jetmobile and Pharos.

Empowering global marketers

The new HP Smart Marketing Suite is a document workflow solution that addresses the inefficiencies facing enterprise marketing leaders. The solution consists of a suite of software and services that optimize and automate marketing content workflows, from creative brief to activation, resulting in time and cost savings that can be directed to increasing marketing effectiveness. To develop the offering, HP partnered with Omnicom Group Inc., a global leader in advertising and marketing communications. 

Mobile solutions for consumers and businesses

HP is making the mobile print experience even quicker and easier, so customers can stay focused on the tasks at hand – whether they are at home, at work or simply on the go. HP’s new and enhanced mobile solutions allow people to bring print into their digital lives no matter where they are.

  For SMBs, the industry-first HP ePrint Wireless Direct offering allows users to connect directly to supported HP printers without the need for network or internet connections. Users can simply walk up and connect to a printer from any Wi-Fi-enabled mobile device with a peer-to-peer connection.

  The new HP ePrint Home and Biz app unifies the HP ePrint experience with a mobile app for Apple iOS, Android or Symbian smartphones and tablets, available at no additional cost, making it easy for customers to print documents and photos.

  The HP ePrint Mobile Driver makes it easier to print from notebook PCs to HP-enabled printers. Users simply “File and Print” to any registered ePrint-enabled printer.

  The new HP Printer Control mobile app for Apple iOS devices delivers wireless access and control of a printer through a robust mobile printing experience. Customers can scan photos and documents to Facebook, Google Docs and scan to email from their mobile devices. They also can monitor printer and supplies status.

  In a mobile printing first for enterprises, the cloud-unified HP ePrint app for BlackBerry smartphones allows BlackBerry users to print with one app to three cloud solutions: HP ePrint-enabled service printers, HP Enterprise service printers and HP Public Print service printers.

  Through HP’s collaboration with St. Joseph Communications and PrinterOn, mobile printing is now a reality for the more than 32 million annual travelers using Toronto Pearson International Airport, courtesy of new ePrintit Kiosks, the latest addition to HP ePrint Public Print locations.

Creating growth in graphics industry

Furthering the analog-to-digital transformation in graphics printing, the new HP Wall Art Software-as-a-Service offering enables print service providers to diversify their portfolios to include custom wall coverings and artwork.

Austin, Texas based New Era is the largest limited-edition fine art publisher, printmaker and artisan framer in the world serving design professionals. The first company to adopt the solution, New Era’s interior design customers can create easy and affordable removable wall art that meets precise sizing and design specifications, expressing their clients’ personal style.

Empowering the creative

HP is empowering consumers to do more with their photos than ever before, while also enabling retailers to capitalize on the growing retail publishing market, which generated sales of $33 billion worldwide in 2010 and is projected to grow at four percent annually through 2014.(3) 

  Customers at 2,600 Walmart stores and all Meijer stores throughout the United States can now create photo creative merchandise such as photo posters, photo books, calendars and greeting cards in-store or online with same day pickup.

  HP Faux Canvas, a first-to-market, affordable alternative to traditional canvas that is lighter weight, easier to hang, and features either personal photos or licensed content, will be available in time for the holidays with initial availability exclusively at these Walmart stores. 

  These Walmart customers can now use HP in-store kiosks to access their photos from Snapfish.com, Walmart.com and, coming soon, Facebook accounts.

  Making the photo organization and creation experience more convenient and efficient, a new online photo organizer from Snapfish by HP features advanced facial recognition algorithms.

Additional information about today’s news is available in an online press kit at http://www.hp.com/go/InnovationforImpact.

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 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.

(1)    Majority of color laser all-in-ones less than $600, March 2011. Details at www.hp.com/go/officejet. HP Officejet Pro ISO yield with highest-capacity cartridges based on continuous printing; additional information available at www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies.

(2)    Requires an internet connection to the printer. Feature works with any connected internet- and email-capable device. Print times may vary. Some HP LaserJet printers may require a firmware upgrade. A list of supported documents and image types is available at www.hp.com/go/eprintcenter. Additional solutions are available at www.hp.com/go/mobile-printing-solutions.

(3)    Internal HP analysis.

 

 

 





 



 



 










































 

 

 

 

 


 



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CA Technologies Delivers Capacity Management Solution to Help Customers Control Costs as They Migrate to VMware vSphere(r) 5

 

CA Technologies Delivers Capacity Management Solution to Help Customers Control Costs as They Migrate to VMware vSphere® 5

 

CA Virtual Placement and Balancing Helps Customers Optimize the Use of VMware Virtualization and Cloud Resources

 

ISLANDIA, N.Y. - September 7, 2011 - CA Technologies today announced support for VMware customers considering an upgrade to VMware vSphere® 5.  Companies can ease their migration to VMware vSphere 5 by using CA Virtual Placement and Balancing, a new solution that helps consolidate virtual machines, hosts and clusters for decreased upgrade costs and streamlined operations.

 

VSphere 5 allows VMware customers to take advantage of more computing capacity and memory in their virtual environments. This is an opportunity for customers to get more economies of scale from their virtualization investments.

 

“It’s important for customers to use current capacity as efficiently as possible to maximize their virtualization investment,” said Roger Pilc, general manager, Virtualization and Automation, CA Technologies. “Consolidating workloads and designing clusters for performance is difficult; CA Technologies automates the process using unique, predictive analytics. This is important to customers either consolidating their workloads or migrating to a new environment.”

 

Customers who plan to upgrade to VMware vSphere 5 stand to benefit from consolidating their virtual machines, hosts and clusters, as this will help optimize the cost; however they cannot predict how their hosts and workloads will perform through consolidation.

 

CA Virtual Placement and Balancing uses advanced predictive analytics designed to accurately project how resources will be affected as transaction volumes or other circumstances change. Using these predictions, the solution automatically produces a prescription for configuration of the virtual landscape.

 

“CA Virtual Placement and Balancing helps customers safely consolidate and rebalance their virtual environments as they prepare for a successful and economical migration to VMware vSphere 5,” added Pilc. “The solution identifies over- and under-utilized resources, and prescribes specific changes to optimize the use of existing resources. It also helps automate design and configuration of virtual clusters, a very difficult and time consuming effort.”

 

CA Virtual Placement and Balancing is generally available from CA Technologies and its channel partners. For more information about CA Technologies Capacity Management solutions, visit http://www.ca.com/us/capacity-management.aspx.

 

About CA Technologies

CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) is an IT management software and solutions company with expertise across all IT environments – from mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA Technologies manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to deliver more flexible IT services. CA Technologies innovative products and services provide the insight and control essential for IT organizations to power business agility. The majority of the Global Fortune 500 relies on CA Technologies to manage evolving IT ecosystems. For additional information, visit CA Technologies at www.ca.com.

 

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