SmartGrid Canada Supports the New ecoEnergy Innovation Initiative

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SmartGrid Canada Supports the New ecoEnergy Innovation Initiative

VANCOUVER, Aug. 9, 2011 /CNW/ - SmartGrid Canada, a national non-profit organization leading Canada's smart grid transformation, is pleased with the Government of Canada's new ecoEnergy Innovation Initiative launched on August 2, 2011.

The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, introduced the new ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative this week. The $97-million program will invest in research, development and demonstration projects for clean energy technologies that will create high-quality jobs for Canadians.

"The New Clean Energy Initiative shows Canada's commitment to build a more sustainable future by advancing critical smart grid technologies.  We support its creation and endorse its strategic goals," said Ralph Zucker, Executive Director of SmartGrid Canada.

The ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative will bring forward energy technologies that produce and use energy in a cleaner and more efficient way. Selected projects will focus on research, development and demonstration in five key areas: energy efficiency in buildings, communities, industry and transportation; clean electricity and renewables; bioenergy; research and development of electric vehicles; and unconventional oil and gas. More information can be found at ecoenergyinnovation.nrcan.gc.ca.

About SmartGrid Canada

Established in 2010, SmartGrid Canada (sgcanada.org) is the premiere national organization leading Canada's smart grid transformation. Its mandate is to promote a more modern and efficient electricity grid for the benefit of all Canadians. Its members are public and private organizations, including utilities, vendors, technology and service providers, academia and other industry associations. More information can be found at sgcanada.org.

Gartner Says Windows 7 Will Be Running on 42 Percent of PCs in Use Worldwide By the End of 2011

Gartner Says Windows 7 Will Be Running on 42 Percent of PCs in Use Worldwide By the End of 2011

Improvements in IT Budgets Are Accelerating Windows 7 Deployments in Enterprise Markets in U.S. and Asia/Pacific

STAMFORD, Conn., August 9, 2011— 

Windows 7 will become the leading operating system (OS) worldwide in the PC installed base, running on 42 percent of PCs in use by the end of 2011, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner's latest PC OS forecast shows 94 percent of new PCs will be shipped with Windows 7 in 2011.

"Steady improvements in IT budgets in 2010 and 2011 are helping to accelerate the deployment of Windows 7 in enterprise markets in the U.S. and Asia/Pacific, where Windows 7 migrations started in large volume from 4Q10," said Annette Jump, research director at Gartner. "However, the economic uncertainties in Western Europe, political instability in selected Middle East and Africa (MEA) countries and the economic slowdown in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 will likely lead to slightly late and slow deployment for Windows 7 across those regions."

Gartner's forecast assumes that Windows 7 is likely to be the last version of Microsoft OS that gets deployed to everybody through big corporatewide migration. In the future, many organizations will also use alternative client computing architectures for standard PCs with Windows OS, and move toward virtualization and cloud computing in the next five years.

"By the end of 2011, nearly 635 million new PCs worldwide are expected to be shipped with Windows 7. Many enterprises have been planning their deployment of Windows 7 for the last 12 to 18 months, and are now moving rapidly to Windows 7," Ms. Jump said.

Shipments of Apple iMacs and Mac OS share on new PCs have seen increases in the last 12 months. Mac OS was shipped on 4 percent of new PCs worldwide in 2010 versus 3.3 percent in 2008. Mac OS is forecast to be on 4.5 percent of PCs in 2011, and grow to 5.2 percent of new PCs in 2015. Shipments will grow stronger in mature markets where consumers are buying into the Apple product ecosystem.

"The adoption of Mac PCs and Mac OS is a result of Apple's ability to grow well above the market average in the last 12 to 24 months, thanks to its ease of use from the user interface (UI) point of view and ease of integration with other Apple devices, such as the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and the existing Apple ecosystem of applications and programs," Ms. Jump said.

The Mac OS share still varies greatly by region, as Apple has much stronger presence in North America and Western Europe. The fastest growth is expected to happen in selected emerging countries, where Apple and Mac OS are growing from a small base.

Linux OS is expected to remain niche over the next five years with its share below 2 percent because of the remaining high costs of application migration from Windows to Linux. In the consumer market, Linux will be run on less than 1 percent of PCs, as Linux's success with mini-notebooks was short-lived and few mini-notebooks are preloaded with it today.

Gartner does not expect Chrome OS, Android or webOS to get any significant market share on PCs in the next few years. Analysts believe that to get any consideration as an alternative for a traditional PC, lighter OSs will first need to get strong positions on emerging client devices such as Web books and media tablets. Even then, it is unlikely that they will have any impact on Microsoft and Windows OS's hold on positions on traditional professional PCs in the time frame of the current forecast. This is because of application compatibility issues and the high proportion of Windows-specific applications within many enterprises.

Gartner estimates that only in 2012 will the market reach the point of crossover between Windows-specific and OS-agnostic applications for enterprises, as 50 percent of the applications will be OS-agnostic. In the consumer space, Gartner believes that the proportion of OS-agnostic applications is already above the Windows-specific applications. This could help Chrome OS and Android make inroads into the consumer space in the next three to five years.

Additional information is available in the Gartner report "Forecast Analysis: PC OS Market, Worldwide, 2008-2015, 2011 Update" at http://www.gartner.com/resId=1745026.

 

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HP Upgrades MagCloud User Experience: Web Publishing Made Easier

HP Upgrades MagCloud User Experience: Web Publishing Made Easier

New ultraportable format, streamlined publishing process and HP TouchPad app introduced on service’s third birthday

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 10, 2011

HP today announced a range of upgrades for its MagCloud content publishing web service, enabling publishers to reach an even broader audience.

Announced on the third birthday of MagCloud, new features include a smaller digest size for publications, a simplified publishing process and a new MagCloud application for the HP TouchPad:

  • MagCloud Digest is a new compact publication format that, at 5.5-inches wide and 8.5-inches tall, gives publishers more flexibility to create magazines, portfolios, workbooks, catalogs and more in an ultraportable print format.
  • With the streamlined publishing process, users simply select a product type, name the publication and upload a PDF to easily and quickly start publishing targeted content in both print and digital formats.
  • MagCloud Newsstand app for HP Touchpad uses functionality unique to webOS to bring publications to life. Features include a reader optimized for the HP TouchPad, in-application purchase of digital publications and a reading library – all of which can be easily navigated using gestures and webOS features. The app is planned to be available in the HP App Catalog in the fall.

“We really focus on listening to our customers, and with their feedback we’ve been able to continually innovate and improve MagCloud’s services and user experience,” said Andrew Bolwell, chief MagClouder, HP. “We look forward to offering publishers and small businesses more choice in how they create and distribute their targeted content, via an array of print and digital formats.”

To help celebrate its third birthday, MagCloud has launched a new Facebook photo gallery where publishers can share with fans the back-story of their MagCloud publications through an image and brief description. The latest MagCloud news and special deals available for the celebration are available by following MagCloud on Twitter or liking MagCloud on Facebook.

How MagCloud works

Invented by HP Labs, the company’s central research arm, MagCloud is a self-service publishing platform that empowers businesses and magazine publishers alike to easily turn targeted content into professional-quality publications, printed on demand, shipped globally, and available in both print and digital format.

With HP MagCloud, users can publish and distribute a consumer magazine, business portfolio, company brochure, customer newsletter, product catalog or any document that serves their needs without a minimum order or cost barrier. MagCloud takes a customer’s materials from PDF to printed publication in just three days.

Users can browse the MagCloud digital storefront, order the latest issue of their favorite publication and have it printed on demand and delivered directly to their doorstep, or download for reading on their digital device of choice. All content is printed to order using HP Indigo technology, delivering professional print quality with no waste or overruns, while reducing the impact on the environment.

More information is available at www.magcloud.com.

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.

Toshiba brings world's first¹ glasses-free 3D laptop to Canada

Toshiba brings world's first¹ glasses-free 3D laptop to Canada

Exclusive Face Tracking technology lets the Qosmio F750 deliver sensational 3D content without spectacles

MARKHAM, ON, Aug. 9, 2011 /CNW/ - Toshiba of Canada Limited (Toshiba), announced today the release of the Qosmio F750, an innovative new laptop that offers Canadian consumers an immersive 3D experience without the need for 3D glasses.

News Highlights:

  • Featuring a 15.6-inch lenticular 3D screen, the Qosmio F750 utilizes Active Lens and Face Tracking technologies to deliver a natural and vivid 3D experience without the glasses.
  • The Qosmio F750 can display both 2D and 3D images on the screen simultaneously, allowing users to browse in one window and view 3D content in another.
  • The Qosmio F750 is a multimedia maven that comes equipped with second generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor and the latest in 3D graphics from NVIDIA®.
  • Equipped with Toshiba's proprietary 2D-to-3D technology, the Qosmio F750 takes ordinary 2D content and instantly converts it into dynamic 3D².
  • Available in a Shiny Red finish at Future Shop and Shop Toshiba for $1,799.

Quote:

  • "Toshiba is proud to continue its legacy of innovation with the world's first glasses-free 3D laptop," said Steve Wong, Toshiba product manager. "With the Qosmio F750, we give discerning consumers the satisfaction of a premium performance 3D laptop and the confidence that comes with the trusted Toshiba brand."

For more information:

Detailed Qosmio F750 Press Release

[1] For commercially available notebook PCs in Japanese market as of April, 2011. (Source: Toshiba)
[2] 2D images are displayed in full HD quality. 3D images are displayed in quality equivalent to HD.

For further information:

Carla Maggiotto
Media Profile
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CA Technologies Expands Mainframe Linux Management Portfolio

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CA Technologies Expands Mainframe Linux Management Portfolio

New Releases and Strategic Partnerships with INNOVATION Data Processing and Velocity Software Help Customers Optimize Linux Management

Orlando, FL, August 8, 2011 –Today at SHARE’s bi-annual user conference for enterprise technology professionals, CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) announced a new release of the CA VM:Manager™ Suite for Linux on System z and a new capability for CA Solve Operations Automation. The company also announced partnerships with INNOVATION Data Processing and Velocity Software that are designed to help customers increase cost savings by optimizing Linux management.

With Linux continuing to be one of the fastest growing segments of the Mainframe market, customers are looking for solutions to optimize management of their Linux applications and resources in mainframe and hybrid computing environments.

The new products add important new capabilities that broaden CA Technologies existing portfolio of cross-enterprise Linux management software for System z and distributed systems in solution areas including Security, Performance Management, Workload Automation, Storage Management, Event Automation, Application Development and Data Transport.

“Linux on System z and the z/VM virtualization technology comprise a growing percentage of the MIPS being shipped because they help IT do more with less, and extend the business value of mainframe technology across the enterprise,” said Dayton Semerjian, general manager, Mainframe, CA Technologies.  “These significant additions to our Linux Management suite, including best in class partner solutions, help support the economies of scale customers are looking to achieve.”

The new release of the CA VM:Manager™ Suite includes enhancements across product areas, which extend integrated management capabilities designed to control costs, improve performance, increase user productivity and more efficiently manage and secure z/VM systems that support Linux on System z.  It also adds tape management capabilities for Linux on System z, along with improvements that help CA Technologies customers install, deploy and service their CA z/VM products quickly and more effectively.
 
The company also introduced a new capability in CA Solve Operations Automation: the means to manage Linux applications as if they were System z applications, thereby reducing the need for mainframe Linux operations expertise.

“Companies are increasingly realizing that Wintel scale-out is only part of the answer to today’s IT workloads, and that Linux should be part of the mix, due to manageability and cost savings that can be made,” said Clive Longbottom, Service Director, Business Process Analysis, Quocirca LTD.   “Clients want vendors that provide a full-suite of management and security products that help clients rapidly deliver secure Linux across their whole IT estate, including System z services.” 

To further enhance the Linux management suite, CA Technologies has signed licensing and distribution agreements with two leading Linux management companies to sell:

• INNOVATION Data Processing’s UPSTREAM for Linux on Z and UPSTREAM for UNIX on z/OS UNIX: helps save time and money by providing easy-to-use data protection, allowing z/OS storage managers to use their mainframe expertise to centrally manage storage in hybrid mainframe and distributed environments without being UNIX file system experts.

• Velocity Software’s zVPS™ Performance Suite: helps IT organizations optimize performance and costs via graphical, real-time access to detailed performance data and analysis of z/VM and Linux on System z performance.

“We are pleased that CA Technologies is extending its comprehensive Linux for System z management offering,” said David Boyes, President and CTO, Sine Nomine Associates, a research and development company.   “The rapid growth of the mainframe Linux environment makes delivering this level of value-added management solution a priority.”

SHARE attendees will be able to see demonstrations of CA Technologies Mainframe products, including its management solutions for Mainframe Linux in booth 316.

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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Data Center Innovation Expo 2011 (DCIE) Montreal - first conference focused on innovation in data centers

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Data Center Innovation Expo 2011 (DCIE)

The first conference and exposition totally focused on innovation in data centers

 

 

Montréal – August 8, 2011 – The Data Center Innovation Expo 2011 (DCIE), a Kelvin Emtech initiative, will be held at the Palais des congrès de Montréal on September 27 and 28, 2011. This is the first conference and exposition totally focused on innovation in data centers.

 

This two-day event will allow participants to attend educational workshops on current issues that affect data centers, such as computer systems, security, the different TIER levels, changes in cooling systems, and much more. They will also be able to talk to over 80 partners in the sector who will be exhibiting and presenting their most recent innovations in the field.  

 

This event represents a unique opportunity to meet the key players in the data center, information technology, and operations and infrastructure management fields, as well as engineers and architects specializing in several fields including design, electromechanics, communications, air conditioning, etc.

 

Among the companies that will be present at the Data Center Innovation Expo are Bell, Belden, APC Schneider, Contrôle A.C. Montréal, Cam-Us, Com-Rent, Draabe, Enertrack, Fluke Electronics, Future Facilities, Gammagroup, GNB Industrial, Hewitt, S&C Electric. Siemens, Hubbell Canada, LayerZero,  Maya Simulator & OsiSoft, MIT, On Power, Schneider Electric, Stanex, Systemex Énergies, Tate Floors, Trane and many others.

 

Four keynote speakers will share their industry insight and offer an overview of the challenges and the impact of innovations in leading technologies.

·         Michel Chartier, President of Kelvin Emtech, a consultant for critical computer centers and an uninterruptible power supply systems expert.

·         Strahan McCarten, Director of Product Management for Bell Hosting and Bell Cloud Computing services. 

·         Dean Nelson, Senior Director of Global Datacenter Services for eBay Inc.

·         Laurent Vernerey, Executive Vice President for Schneider Electric.

 

Innovation is happening in every aspect of data center installations starting with infrastructure design and lighting and flexible duct cooling systems, all the way to centralized monitoring, security, and fire protection systems.

 

Registration fees for delegates are $400 for one day and $875 for both days, including the Gala and Cocktail Party. Delegates can register directly on the event's Internet site: http://datacenterinnovations.com/en/  

 

 

About Kelvin Emtech

 

Kelvin Emtech is an engineering firm that offers complete electromechanical building engineering and construction management for mission critical infrastructures related to continuous services (model 24/forever) of TIER I to TIER IV Data Centres.  Michel Chartier, President of the firm and the first Accredited Tier Designer in Quebec, accompanied by an experienced team of over 40 engineers, designers and drafters in both Quebec and Ontario, work together to innovate and personalize engineering solutions geared to our clients’ needs. Leaders in critical Data Centre electromechanical infrastructures, the experience capitalized by their team of experts and their extended network of partners, makes Kelvin Emtech today’s consulting engineering firm of choice.

 

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Press Release: PEER 1 Hosting extends CDN reach worldwide

 

 

PEER 1 Hosting extends CDN reach worldwide

Joining OnApp CDN Federation Adds 18 Points-of-Presence to Global Network Infrastructure

 

Atlanta, GA, 8th August 2011: PEER 1 Hosting, the global online IT hosting provider, has today announced the expansion of its Content Delivery Network (CDN) to global locations, enabling customers to serve web content more quickly to their users, wherever they are in the world.

 

PEER 1 Hosting will connect four of its Points-of-Presence (PoPs) in North America to an expanded CDN infrastructure of 18 additional PoPs, delivered through the OnApp CDN Federation, a collective of hosting providers who share data center resources to establish a global content delivery network. The global PEER 1 CDN will enable customers to benefit from faster page serving and high-performance bandwidth, at affordable prices.

 

Tim Varma, Vice President, Product Development at PEER 1 Hosting, a founder member of the OnApp CDN Federation comments: "Internet businesses need CDN services to maximise the web page experience of customers irrespective of their geographic location. The OnApp CDN allows us to give our customers the global reach to make this happen in a consistent way.”

 

The OnApp CDN, launching at HostingCon, San Diego, CA, allows PEER 1 to cost-effectively launch an expanded services proposition to customers and compete with incumbent global CDN providers without having to invest in building out its own data center infrastructure. Through the OnApp CDN Federation, PEER 1 can exchange and monetize idle data center capacity with other members in the global network via a centralized marketplace.

 

The CDN platform supports HTTP push, HTTP pull, and streaming/live streaming of online content. OnApp CDN Stack, deploys edge server software within the network of worldwide data centers to replicate content locally and serve to users from the closest Point-of-Presence; OnApp CDN-as-a-service, provides a global Anycast DNS service that optimizes traffic and network path to reach the end user most efficiently.

 

Varma continues: “With more PoPs available to us spanning Asia and Europe, we have the ultimate win-win of giving customers an improved global CDN service that brings significant value to their business, without the high cost normally associated with using a CDN. By sharing infrastructure with trusted partners, we can minimise infrastructure investment and in turn, offer competitive pricing to customers to bring accessible and affordable CDN capabilities to web businesses of all sizes.”

 

Ditlev Bredahl, CEO at OnApp comments: “We’re delighted to welcome PEER 1 to the OnApp CDN Federation. The CDN market has suffered for years from a handful of vendors that charge outrageous prices without fair competition as the cost of building global infrastructure is so prohibitive for market entry. The OnApp CDN changes all this. Hosts like PEER 1 can instantly offer fully-featured global CDN services to customers through our platform. Hosts are able to monetize the 10 to 40% of idle capacity sitting within their data centers, generate new revenue streams and deliver new enterprise-class CDN services to customers.”

 

For more information, PEER 1 customers should contact their Business Development Consultant, or visit www.peer1.com.

 

To learn about the OnApp CDN, visit www.onapp.com/cdn or visit booth #313 at HostingCon, San Diego Convention Center, Aug 8-11 2011.

 

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Minken Employment Lawyers Upgrade to their own Private Cloud Computing Solution with ThinDesk

Minken Employment Lawyers Upgrade to their own Private Cloud Computing Solution with ThinDesk

TORONTO, July 4, 2011 /CNW/ - Minken Employment Lawyers of Markham, Ontario met ThinDesk when the award-winning Cloud Computing Service Provider Executives spoke at a technology round table with The Law Office Management Association (TLOMA) in October 2010. The firm was searching for an IT solution to provide the highest level of security and standards of data management expected of highly regarded legal firms dealing with confidential and critical data. Greater stability of IT systems and potential for growth of business were additional criteria considered.

ThinDesk provided a no obligation review of Minken's IT and a view of how moving their total infrastructure to the Cloud would look. The firm quickly became convinced that moving to the Cloud would elevate their IT security and reliability to the level exceeding their clients' expectations. A tour of the TELUS Data Centre, where ThinDesk's Cloud solution is managed was arranged. "Impressive, to say the least!" said Ron Minken, founder and managing lawyer, "armed guards, kevlar lined walls, bullet resistant glass, raised floor, biometrics, full redundancy, 24/7/365 monitoring..."

Shortly thereafter Minken Employment Lawyers converted to the ThinDesk Infrastructure Cloud solution, hosted in a TELUS Tier III+, SAS 70 Ontario data centre running on virtual HP/ VM Ware servers allowing each user through a private network whether in the office or anywhere in the world access to their personal Windows Desktop with full collaboration, file sharing and application access. Minken's data is backed up daily and stored in another Tier III+ TELUS data center miles away from the Virtual Environment. Minken does not reach ThinDesk's Cloud over the internet but uses a ThinDesk secured network through BELL. Minken now with the ThinDesk Solution has a Disaster Recovery Program in place that is operative in real time should disaster hit.

Since moving to ThinDesk, Mr. Minken is pleased to report that not only does he sleep better knowing that he has taken steps to provide the firm's clients with the highest level of security but also has moved his business into a fully collaborative environment increasing staff effectiveness. The Minken staff also confirms that their legal software is more stable and performs much better in the new Enterprise Infrastructure of ThinDesk than the previous small business on-site business servers.Although the driving force to this move was better IT infrastructure, Mr. Minken believes that the investment of resources into the move to ThinDesk Cloud solution will result in greater efficiency, less downtime and significant reduction in IT costs over time.

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New Ingram Micro Cloud Security and RMM Services Now Available to North America Channel Partners

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New Ingram Micro Cloud Security and RMM Services Now Available to North America Channel Partners

Latest Cloud Technologies From N-able Technologies, Symantec and Trend Micro Now Available for Purchase From the Ingram Micro Services Division

SANTA ANA, CA, Aug 08, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Services Division of Ingram Micro Inc. IM -4.42% is pleased to announce the immediate availability of three new Ingram Micro Cloud services portfolios from industry leaders N-able Technologies, Symantec and Trend Micro.

The new services, which were previewed at the 2011 Ingram Micro Cloud Summit, "Rainmakers Wanted," include N-able Technologies' N-central remote management and monitoring (RMM) platform and complementary tool set, Symantec's Symantec Endpoint Protection.cloud (SEP.cloud) and Trend Micro's Worry-Free Business Security Services.

Symantec's SEP.cloud is available now to Ingram Micro channel partners in the U.S. The solutions and services from N-able Technologies and Trend Micro are readily available to Ingram Micro channel partners throughout North America.

"Cloud security and remote management and monitoring are two 'must have' solution sets for progressive channel partners who are using technology innovation to deliver greater services value and help their customers meet and exceed business goals," says Renee Bergeron, vice president, managed services and cloud computing, Ingram Micro North America. "We're pleased to bring these in-demand technologies from N-able Technologies, Symantec and Trend Micro to market as part of the Ingram Micro Cloud's rapidly growing portfolio of best-in-class solutions and cloud services."

Launched in November 2010, the Ingram Micro Cloud ( www.ingrammicrocloud.com ) provides channel partners access to hundreds of business, strategy, marketing, technical and sales resources. To date, more than 12,000 free reference documents and marketing tools have been downloaded from the Ingram Micro Cloud site. Featuring more than 40 solutions from 25 different technology vendors throughout the U.S. and Canada, the Ingram Micro Cloud attracts more than 3,500 solution providers and managed service providers (MSPs) and receives approximately 25,000 page views every month.

The Ingram Micro Cloud is also home to the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace. Announced last year at the inaugural Cloud Summit and demonstrated live at the 2011 Cloud Summit, the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace is a transactional, online marketplace where solution providers will ultimately be able to shop, procure, provision and obtain invoices for their cloud services directly from Ingram Micro. A comprehensive pilot program for the new marketplace was launched early last month with a select group of channel partners eager to leverage Ingram Micro as the industry's go-to IT services aggregator.

"The early success of the Ingram Micro Cloud further validates the interest in, and demand for, cloud computing and cloud services across the IT channel at large," says Bergeron. "As the IT industry's leading services aggregator, we are well positioned to empower our partners with the technology, resources, services and support needed to simplify their success and grow their services business."

For more information on Ingram Micro visit www.ingrammicro.com .

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About Ingram Micro Inc. As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics, technical and financial support, managed and cloud-based services, and product aggregation and distribution. The company is the only global broad-based IT distributor, serving more than 150 countries on six continents with the world's most comprehensive portfolio of IT products and services. Visit www.ingrammicro.com .

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Gartner Says Half of all Organizations Will Revise Their Privacy Policies by End-2012

Gartner Says Half of all Organizations Will Revise Their Privacy Policies by End-2012

Analysts Explore Impact on Privacy of Data Breaches, Cloud, Location-Based Services and Regulatory Changes at Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2011, 19-20 September, London

Egham, UK, August 8, 2011— 

Data breaches, cloud computing, location-based services and regulatory changes will force virtually all organizations to review, and at least half of all organizations to also revise, their current privacy policies before year-end 2012, according to Gartner, Inc. These issues will dominate the privacy officer’s agenda for the next two years.

“In 2010, organizations saw new threats to personal data and privacy, while budgets for privacy protection remained under pressure,” said Carsten Casper, research director at Gartner. “Throughout 2011 and 2012, privacy programs will remain chronically underfunded, requiring privacy officers to build and maintain strong relationships with corporate counsel, lines of business, HR, IT security, IT operations and application development teams. An established relationship with regulatory authorities and the privacy advocacy community will also be an advantage to them.”

Gartner has identified the top five issues that privacy officers must pay particular attention to in 2011 and 2012:

1. Data Breaches Continue to Be a Top Concern

Data breaches rank high on the priority list because of their visibility, but preparing for and following up on breaches is actually straightforward. Most controls exist anyway if security management is working properly. This topic should not consume more than 10 percent of a privacy officer's time.

Organizations should compartmentalize personal information, restrict access, encrypt data when transmitting it across public networks, encrypt data on portable devices, and encrypt data in storage to protect it from users who have been given too much privilege, from rogue administrators and from hackers. Consider data loss prevention tools, tokenization, data masking and privacy management tools.

2. Location-Based Services Exploit Personal Information in Unprecedented Ways

Location information can be GPS information, the nearest cell tower, information about wireless access points, indoor positioning information, speed, altitude, smart meter identifiers and IP addresses. Not every organization processes geolocation data, but the area is evolving rapidly, and a specific way of processing may suddenly surface as a privacy scandal (e.g. smartphones storing more location information than expected).

Many providers are still in the "collect" stage rather than the "use" stage. They compile vast amounts of information, often without a clear plan of what to do with it. This violates a fundamental privacy principle: Collect information only for the purpose for which you need it.

Depending on the nature of the business, privacy officers will focus 5-25 percent of their time on location-based services.

3. Cloud Computing Challenges Traditional Legal and Technical Privacy Protection

Cloud computing and privacy are innately at odds. Privacy laws apply to one country; the public cloud, in its ideal form, is not related to any country. Privacy officers should not accept "no" for an answer when asking whether the processing of personal information in the cloud or abroad is allowed. Most privacy laws have some flexibility, guidance is evolving slowly and, in many cases, there are legally acceptable solutions. Organizations should focus on the location of the legal entity of the provider, not on the physical locations of its operation centers.

There are other cases when sensitive company information should not leave the country (for example, if there are export control or national security concerns), but in most cases — and usually under conditions — in-country storage is not mandatory for privacy compliance. In some cases, it will be sufficient to ensure that personal data will not be stored in a specific country that is known for its privacy violations.

Privacy officers — and enterprise decision makers — should support IT's cloud and offshore initiatives where possible while achieving maximum privacy protection for the individual customer or employee. This will consume 20- 30 percent of the privacy officer's time.

4. The Value of Privacy Determines Necessary Protection, but It Is Difficult to Quantify

The value of privacy and the sensitivity of personal information are impossible to determine without context. Personal information has hardly any value or sensitivity. Rather, it depends on how data is being processed. There is no right or wrong. Finding the balance between "not enough" protection and "too much" protection is an ongoing process. Legal requirements are a bad guideline as they trail technical innovation and cultural change by several years.

Privacy officers should set up a process to identify stakeholders for personal information, gather requirements from them, influence the design of the business process and applications, and plan for adjustments. Once this process has been created, its execution should take the privacy officer no more than 10 percent of his or her time.

5. Regulatory Changes Are Imminent and Ongoing

Regulatory changes should not distract privacy officers from pursuing their strategies, because most regulatory changes will only have a mid- to long-term effect. Absent of any specific laws or regulatory guidance, organizations must interpret existing, generic privacy legislation for emerging technologies like smart meters, indoor positioning, facial recognition on smartphones correlated to photo databases, vehicle and device locators, presence detection, body scanners, and others.

Monitoring of regulatory changes and, consequently, adjusting the organization’s privacy strategy are important tasks, but they should consume more than 5-10 percent of the privacy officer’s time.

Mr. Casper said: “The remaining 15-50 percent of the privacy officer's time should be spent executing the privacy program, managing relations, steering the privacy organization, reviewing applications, revising policies, document controls, draft privacy terms for contracts, consulting with legal, responding to queries, following up on incidents and supervising the privacy training program.”

Gartner analysts will discuss the priorities for privacy and other security professionals at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2011.

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