Fixmo Receives US$6.5 million in Series B Funding


Fixmo Receives US$6.5 million in Series B Funding

TORONTO, June 1, 2011 /CNW/ - Fixmo Inc., a leading provider of secure, end-to-end infrastructure management solutions for mobile devices, today announced it has secured US$6.5 million in Series B financing led by new investor Panorama Capital. Existing investors Rho Ventures Canada, iNovia Capital, Extreme Venture Partners and management also participated in the Series B round. Fixmo will use the funding to support the company's business expansion and ongoing development of innovative solutions that mitigate the risk associated with enterprise mobile deployments.

"Fixmo understands enterprises want all the productivity benefits of a mobile workforce without having to worry about the risks associated with mobile devices," said Rick Segal, Co-Founder and CEO of Fixmo. "Managing and maintaining the integrity of enterprise mobile infrastructures is a huge market opportunity and this latest round of financing confirms Fixmo as a leader in this market. Panorama Capital brings significant experience and expertise to the table and we are honoured to have them as an investor."

Fixmo's Sentinel platform mitigates the risk of mobile deployments by providing: device assurance, achieved by managing the integrity of mobile devices to ensure they start and stay in a known and trusted state; policy compliance, which detects any changes to mobile device policies and configurations; and device audit, documenting an organization's compliance with regulatory policies.

Sentinel also features tools that allow enterprises to cost-effectively manage their entire mobile infrastructure end-to-end. Through a single interface, administrators can manage every facet of their enterprise's mobile devices, from provisioning, through usage monitoring, analysis and reporting.

"We are extremely impressed by the quality of the products and the team at Fixmo and we are excited to support the company as it builds a valuable service to enterprises," said Chris Albinson, Managing Director at Panorama Capital. "Fixmo has quickly established itself as a leader in the market for securing mobile workforces and has an impressive list of enterprise and government customers."

About Fixmo Inc.
Fixmo Inc. is a leading provider of secure, end-to-end, multi-platform, infrastructure management solutions for enterprise mobile devices. Fixmo provides enterprises with powerful tools to manage the risk associated with mobile devices, giving customers device assurance, policy compliance and device auditing. Since launching Fixmo Tools in early 2010, the company has added solutions that address challenges enterprises face dealing with the complexity and risk of mobile devices in their workforces. For more information please visit www.fixmo.com.

About Panorama Capital
Panorama Capital is a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that invests in passionate entrepreneurs building leading companies in technology and life sciences. Panorama takes a hands-on approach to investing, helping companies accelerate their growth. We bring to each portfolio company our knowledge as seasoned investors who also possess a wealth of experience as executives, entrepreneurs, engineers and physicians. This experience gives Panorama Capital a powerful combination of technical, operational and transactional expertise to help our companies succeed. For more than two decades, the Panorama Capital team has invested in and helped build more than 100 companies, more than 60 of which went public or were acquired. For more information about Panorama Capital, visit www.panoramacapital.com.

For further information:

Rick Segal
Fixmo Inc.
416-414-9726
rick@fixmo.com

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HP Unveils Performance Suite

 

 

HP Unveils Performance Suite
for the Instant-On Enterprise

New software products help IT perform at its peak

 

 

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 1, 2011 – HP today unveiled a new suite of software to operationalize, measure and improve IT performance across the industry’s broadest set of technology investments and asset classes.

Tech executives require standardized, efficient tools that measure, benchmark and improve performance. Having a comprehensive view of this performance enables chief information officers (CIOs) to deliver an Instant-On Enterprise that embeds technology in everything it does to serve customers, employees, partners and citizens with everything they need, instantly.

Today, most key performance indicators (KPIs) for IT are collected across disparate systems using different methods. This creates management complexities that can slow responses to shifting priorities and changing market conditions.

The HP IT Performance Suite includes the new HP IT Executive Scorecard and helps IT perform better by providing CIOs insight from across the industry’s most comprehensive range of solutions to manage and optimize application development, infrastructure and operations management, security, information management, and financial planning and administration.

Each product in the HP Software portfolio improves the performance of the discrete IT functions addressed, while the IT Executive Scorecard helps technology executives optimize overall IT investments and outcomes.

The HP IT Executive Scorecard provides visibility into critical performance indicators at cascading levels of IT leadership. Its foundation is the open IT Data Model with built-in capabilities to integrate data from multiple sources, including third-party products, to deliver a single view of IT metrics. Using the scorecard, IT leaders can rapidly measure, benchmark and address performance issues on their organizations’ journey to becoming an Instant-On Enterprise.

“Every CIO needs to do two things: constantly shift resources to support changing enterprise priorities and clearly demonstrate return on IT investment,” said Bill Veghte, executive vice president, Software, HP. “The HP IT Performance Suite is the first software offering that does both, by putting the power of agility into the hands – and budgets – of IT leaders with real-time insight and optimization of IT investments.”

Evaluate, develop, action!

The IT Performance Suite uses HP’s life cycle approach to software development and management, and integrates industry standards such as the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). In addition, HP research has identified 150 standard, best-in-class KPIs, more than 50 of which are included in the upcoming release of the HP IT Executive Scorecard.

Through HP’s unique cascading scorecard approach, KPIs are distributed in dashboards that provide real-time, role-based performance insights to technology leadership, allowing alignment across common goals for an entire IT organization.

Expected to be available soon, the CIO Edition Standard is the HP IT Performance Suite’s first persona-oriented solution. It includes the Executive Scorecard along with Financial Planning and Analysis, Project and Portfolio Management, and Asset Manager modules. This edition automatically integrates data from the modules to provide more than 20 best-practice KPIs covering financial and project health, enabling the optimization of IT performance from a business investment point of view.

“Leveraging emerging technologies to drive new business models is becoming my primary focus,” said Alexander Pasik, chief information officer of the world’s largest technical professional association, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). “The traditional operational aspects of IT must be streamlined and instrumented, and thus measurable, so as to enable this increasingly necessary function. With IEEE’s planned implementation of the HP IT Performance Suite, I expect to have, for the first time, one complete view of IT’s performance using the indicators that matter most to our business.”

More tools and services

As a first step, HP’s online CIO and Cloud Assessment tools help clients quickly evaluate their current level of IT Performance Management maturity. HP Strategic Advisory Services are designed to help clients define KPIs based on enterprise priorities and deliver actionable roadmaps to ensure maximum value from the HP IT Performance Suite. HP Solution Consulting Services use a deep expertise in HP Software products to help clients reduce costs and ease the implementation of the HP IT Performance Suite.

Many of the solutions that make up the IT Performance Suite are available as a service, based on HP’s decade-long experience in helping IT professionals rapidly adapt to change, deploy in-house resources more effectively and assure business outcomes for the enterprise.

New communities

People who register now for the new online community Discover Performance at www.hp.com/go/discoverperformance/reg will receive the inaugural edition of Inflexion, a bimonthly online publication that delivers actionable insight from peers, thought leaders and analysts.

Community members receive access to exclusive content and analysis with a focus on initiatives that turn IT performance into business success. Members also will be invited to exclusive webinars and local events.

Availability

The HP IT Performance Suite, CIO Edition Standard and the HP IT Executive Scorecard are expected to be available soon.

HP’s premier client event, HP DISCOVER, takes place June 6 - 10 in Las Vegas and Nov. 29 - Dec. 1 in Vienna, Austria. The event showcases how organizations can get started on their Instant-On Enterprise journeys. 

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.

 

 

 

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning expected development, performance or market share relating to products and services; any statements regarding anticipated operational and financial results; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the competitive pressures faced by HP’s businesses; the development and transition of new products and services (and the enhancement of existing products and services) to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its customers, suppliers and partners; the achievement of expected operational and financial results; and other risks that are described in HP’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2011 and HP’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to HP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

 

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

 

 

CHECK POINT WINS 2011 AWARD FOR BEST WEB SUPPORT SITE

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Check Point Wins 2011 Award for Best Web Support Site

 

The Association of Support Professionals recognizes Check Point for exceptional web support design, implementation and customer experience

 

CALGARY, AB – JUNE 1, 2011...Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, was announced a winner of “The Ten Best Web Support Sites of 2011” by The Association of Support Professionals (ASP) for a third year, recognizing Check Point’s excellence in online service and support. The Check Point Support Center features enhanced knowledge base resources, user forums, as well as Live Chat and Remote Access capabilities that have contributed to improved customer satisfaction rates.

 

"For most technology companies, web support sites have become the primary channel for interacting with their user community and often a well-executed web support strategy leads to more customer loyalty,” said Jeffrey Tarter, executive director of the Association of Support Professionals. “Check Point has developed a site with a rich set of features, all elegantly integrated in terms of navigation and logical workflow. For users, the Check Point site delivers a very friendly customer experience.”

 

The ASP award winners were determined by a panel of judges with expertise in web support using a scoring system based on 25 separate criteria, including overall design, navigation, search implementation and customer experience. Check Point’s solutions and real-time support ensure customers have 24/7 access to the critical resources they need to keep their organizations protected.

 

“When it comes to IT security and support, every minute counts. Customers need to have confidence in their security systems and the resources available to ensure their networks and data remain protected at all times,” said Paul Comessotti, Check Point’s Canadian Regional Director. “With a commitment to this initiative, our team of experts changed the way we create and share technical knowledge with customers and developed new tools and methods of real-time communication. We are honoured to be recognized by the ASP for our leading support capabilities.”

 

In Canada, Check Point’s Global Technical Assistance Center (TAC) is in Ottawa.

 

Key benefits of the Check Point Support Center include:

 

  • Enhanced Search and Knowledge Base Content: Customers can easily navigate through the Check Point Knowledge Base that includes over 20,000 resources across all Check Point products. Users also benefit from utilizing new “How To” guides and advanced technical documents. 

 

  • Real-time Support with Live Chat and Remote Access: Remote Access capabilities enable technical engineers to take hold of the customer’s interface to resolve the service request while the customer “watches and learns” in real-time. In addition, Check Point Live Chat enables customers to engage directly with engineers for instant response. Check Point Live Chat has proven to be an effective method of support, increasing the number of customer service requests resolved on day one by 20 per cent.

 

  • Community User Forums: Check Point’s Support Center features a live feed of popular security topics, products and discussions forums, promoting a rich exchange of information between user and partner communities.

 

Check Point’s Support Center website is an essential part of the tools and resources provided to customers, partners and the growing community of over 70,000 security professionals certified through Check Point’s industry-leading CCSA, CCSE, CCEPE and CCMA programs. For more information about Check Point’s Support Center and latest training and certifications, visit:

https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/index.jsp.

 

“With hundreds of support and professional services engineers around the globe, we remain committed to maintaining exceptional customer satisfaction and will continue to develop innovative support initiatives to address customer needs,” said Comessotti. 

 

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About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. 

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, is the only vendor to deliver Total Security for networks, data and endpoints, unified under a single management framework. Check Point provides customers with uncompromised protection against all types of threats, reduces security complexity and lowers total cost of ownership. Check Point first pioneered the industry with FireWall-1 and its patented stateful inspection technology. Today, Check Point continues to innovate with the development of the Software Blade architecture. The dynamic Software Blade architecture delivers secure, flexible and simple solutions that can be fully customized to meet the exact security needs of any organization or environment. Check Point customers include tens of thousands of businesses and organizations of all sizes including all Fortune 100 companies. Check Point's award-winning ZoneAlarm solutions protect millions of consumers from hackers, spyware and identity theft.

 

About the Association of Support Professionals

The Association of Support Professionals is an international membership organization for customer support managers and professionals. In addition to its annual “Ten Best” awards, the ASP publishes research reports on a wide range of support topics, including fee-based support, services marketing, financial ratios and support compensation. The ASP also hosts open-access discussion forums and a job board on LinkedIn.

 

Tenzing Teams Up With OpSource to Launch Public Cloud that Offers Customers a New Level of Flexibility for Deploying SaaS and Ecommerce Applications

 

NEWS RELEASE: Tenzing Teams Up With OpSource to Launch Public Cloud that Offers Customers a New Level of Flexibility for Deploying SaaS and Ecommerce Applications

 

Tenzing the First in Canada to Join OpSource Partner Ecosystem; Announces New Public Cloud Offering

 

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and TORONTO June 1, 2011Tenzing Managed IT Services (Tenzing), a leading provider of hosting solutions for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers and Ecommerce systems integrators (SIs), and OpSource, the leader in enterprise cloud and managed hosting, today announced that Tenzing is the first Canadian company to join the OpSource Cloud Partner Ecosystem. Tenzing will use OpSource's industry-leading cloud capabilities to launch its new public cloud offering that brings the enterprise-class cloud within reach for Canadian customers. With flexible pricing plans and an option of data residency, Tenzing customers can choose to deploy their applications to a Canadian or U.S. cloud based on their business and compliance requirements.

 

"By partnering with OpSource, we were able to significantly reduce the time it takes to bring enterprise-ready public cloud services to market. We have seen a dramatic increase in the demand for public cloud hosting and this partnership will accelerate our goal to become a dominant force in the Canadian cloud market," says Brian Shepard, Tenzing's Founder and CEO. "We asked our customers what they wanted from the cloud, and they want to reduce costs and deploy applications more quickly. We're thrilled that we can offer the Canadian market a cost-competitive cloud solution today, that also provides exciting opportunities for Tenzing to expand globally."

 

Enhancing Tenzing's current portfolio of cloud services, the OpSource Cloud platform will power Tenzing's new public cloud offering: Tenzing Everest Cloud. Built to enterprise-grade standards, the Tenzing Everest Cloud provides customers with options customized to their organization type and/or application hosting requirements. Tenzing will also leverage the OpSource Partner Ecosystem to provide global deployment options for customers as they become available.

 

"Tenzing is a natural fit for the OpSource Partner Ecosystem. Both companies understand how to help SaaS and Ecommerce companies overcome the challenges of bringing business-critical applications to market,” says Jon Beck, SVP of Worldwide Channels and Alliances, OpSource. “We look forward to working closely with Tenzing to bring an easy-to-use and flexible cloud service to the Canadian market. We are excited about having a partner that can address the data residency requirements of doing business in Canada."  

 

Designed for high-growth SaaS and Ecommerce companies looking for an enterprise-class service with the flexibility and control of a self-managed public cloud, the new Tenzing Everest Cloud meets enterprise production application requirements for security, control, performance and ease of integration. Offering self-service options, the Tenzing Everest Cloud provides enterprise Infrastructure–as-a-Service (IaaS) that features complete customization and control while delivering dynamic performance and scalability.

 

The Tenzing Everest Cloud complements Tenzing's existing enterprise cloud platform, which has been re-branded as Tenzing Everest Enterprise Cloud. Featuring private and hybrid options, the Tenzing Everest Enterprise Cloud provides a fully managed platform with a broad range of options that address compliance and privacy concerns – all backed by a dedicated team of experts 24x7. The Tenzing Everest Enterprise Cloud is optimized for SaaS, Ecommerce and enterprise companies as well as small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that want a Canadian-based cloud service that is fully managed, adheres to strict compliance requirements and offers application-level service level agreements (SLAs).

 

Availability

The U.S.-based Tenzing Everest Cloud is immediately available for online purchase. Signing up is simple and customers can choose either Pay-As-You-Go or Monthly Pre-Paid Plans. The Tenzing Everest Cloud with data residency in Canada will become available in Q3 2011. 

 

About OpSource

OpSource provides cloud and managed hosting solutions that enable businesses of all sizes to accelerate growth and scale operations while controlling costs and reducing IT infrastructure support risks. More than four hundred Software-as-a-Service ISVs, cloud platform providers, carriers and enterprises rely on OpSource's expertise, experience and agility to operate high-availability, business-critical hosting environments. Our industry-leading Application Operations service goes beyond traditional hosting by providing application management, change management, performance management and application optimization. OpSource Cloud™ is the first cloud to bring together the flexibility, availability and community of the public cloud with the security, performance and control the enterprise demands. Founded in 2002, OpSource is SAS 70 Type II, PCI DSS Level 1 and European Safe Harbor certified and has operations in California, Virginia, UK, Ireland, and India. For more information, please visit www.opsource.net.

 

About Tenzing Managed IT Services

Founded in 1998, Tenzing is a managed hosting company trusted by leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers and Ecommerce systems integrators to deliver business critical applications to some of the world’s largest companies and most recognizable brands. Tenzing's mission-critical hosting infrastructure, mature IT Service Management (ITSM) practices, and comprehensive application-level Service Level Agreements (SLAs), enable the reliable, secure, and scalable delivery of complex SaaS and Ecommerce applications. Tenzing is ISO 27001 and SAS 70 Type II certified with data centres in Toronto, Vancouver and Kelowna. For more information, visit www.tenzing.com.

 

 

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Echo Communications

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: Norton Everywhere's First Anniversary Brings New Partnerships, Technology

 

Today, Norton by Symantec is marking the one year anniversary of its Norton Everywhere “Beyond-the-PC” initiative by introducing new partnerships and product updates that help deliver Norton protection across locations, devices and digital experiences. Norton is announcing partners including OneWifi, Hi-Tech Sound, The WiFi Company, KDDI Corporation and T-Mobile Austria, all of which are leveraging Norton mobile solutions to protect their customers wherever they go. Additionally, Norton is announcing updates to Norton Mobile Security and a new mobile application for Norton Online Family users. Norton Mobile Security 2.0 Beta is now available as a free 21-day trial download on the Android marketplace. Norton Online Family To Go Beta is now available in all English speaking countries as a free download on iTunes or the App Store. Availability on the Android Market is also planned in the coming weeks.

 

Key highlights from this announcement:

·         Norton DNS protects users who click on unsafe or inappropriate websites and provides a safer, more reliable, and faster Internet experience by using Norton Safe Web technology to deliver a variety of basic protection services like blocking phishing sites as well as known infected websites to prevent accidental downloads of malware and spyware.

·         Norton Mobile Security for Android 2.0 Beta now features antiphishing technology to protect users who access email on their smartphone, as well as a feature that allows users to block unwanted calls and texts.

·         Norton Online Family To Go is a new mobile application that allows parents using Norton Online Family to view their children’s online activities and manage each child’s “House Rules” from their iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, with other OS support planned this year.

 

For more information about this announcement or to speak with a Norton by Symantec spokesperson, please feel free to contact me.

 

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Norton Everywhere’s First Anniversary Brings

New Partnerships, Technology

 

Toronto, ON. – June 1, 2011 – Norton by Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) is marking the one year anniversary of its Norton Everywhere “Beyond-the-PC” initiative, introducing new partnerships and product updates that help deliver Norton protection across locations, devices and digital experiences. Today, Norton is announcing partners including OneWifi, Hi-Tech Sound, The WiFi Company, KDDI Corporation and T-Mobile Austria, all of which are leveraging Norton mobile solutions to protect their customers wherever they go. Additionally, Norton is announcing updates to Norton Mobile Security and a new mobile application for Norton Online Family users.

 

“Launching Norton Everywhere a year ago has been an important investment in the future of our Consumer Business,” said Janice Chaffin, group president, Consumer Business Unit, Symantec. “We’ve taken a unique approach to developing a post-PC era Norton that includes introducing new mobile products, expanding our current products with mobile apps and combining our technology with mainstream consumer brands to protect more people in more places. The market reception has been highly positive and in the coming year we’ll continue creating partnerships and technologies that will bring the most trusted name in PC security to mobile and Wi-Fi users all over the world.”    

 

New Partnerships 

·         OneWifi, Hi-Tech Sound and The WiFi Company Norton has entered an agreement with OneWifi, Hi-Tech Sound and The WiFi Company to provide Norton DNS to customers using the in-store Wi-Fi for a major food and beverage retail chain in the U.S. Norton DNS protects users who click on unsafe or inappropriate websites and provides a safer, more reliable, and faster Internet experience by using Norton Safe Web technology to deliver a variety of basic protection services like blocking phishing sites as well as known infected websites to prevent accidental downloads of malware and spyware.

·         KDDI Corporation – KDDI is one of the largest telecommunications companies in Japan and has begun offering Norton Mobile Security along with the sale of Android tablet offerings.

·         T-Mobile Austria – T-Mobile Austria is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. Deutsche Telekom is one of the world’s leading integrated telecommunications companies with around 128 million mobile customers, 36 million fixed-network lines and approximately 17 million broadband lines (as of March 31, 2011). The Group provides products and services for the fixed network, mobile communications, the Internet and IPTV for consumers, and ICT solutions for business customers and corporate customers. Deutsche Telekom is present in over 50 countries and has around 244,000 employees worldwide. The Group generated revenues of EUR 62.4 billion in the 2010 financial year – more than half of it outside Germany (as of December 31, 2010).

“As Android devices become increasingly popular, there is a greater chance they could be targeted by cybercriminals or more commonly, lost or stolen,” said Maria Zesch, Marketing Director T-Mobile Austria. “We are delighted to now offer T-Mobile Austria customers the ability to secure their smart phones or tablets from physical and online crime with the powerful protection of Norton security.”

 

In addition to these new global partnerships, Norton Mobile Security is available at select retailers worldwide, including a significant presence in Japan with 17 of the country’s major retail chains offering the product.

 

Product and Technology Updates

·         Norton Mobile Security for Android 2.0 Beta – Now features antiphishing technology to protect users who access email on their smartphone. Phishing occurs when hackers pretending to be legitimate companies use email to request personal information and direct recipients to respond through malicious web sites. Phishing is an equal opportunity scam, taking place just as easily over a phone or tablet as on a PC or Mac, so having built-in protection is essential. Norton Mobile Security also features remote locate functionality in addition to remote wipe and lock. Following a quick initial set-up, users can locate, lock or wipe their Android device with a simple text message in the event of loss or theft.  Additionally, users can block unwanted calls and texts – all from a product that boasts Norton-strength antimalware protection. Norton Mobile Security has more than 300,000 downloads and a 4 out of 5 star rating on the Android Market.

·         Norton Online Family To Go Beta – With more than one million new worldwide customer registrations since 2010, Norton Online Family is giving parents more freedom and ease to stay connected to their children, anytime, anywhere. Norton Online Family To Go is a new mobile application that allows parents using Norton Online Family to view their children’s online activities and manage each child’s “House Rules” from their iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, with other OS support planned this year. This new mobile application enables parents to:

o   Receive Norton Online Family alerts

o   See what websites their children have visited, what they’ve searched for, and who they’ve chatted with

o   Configure and manage the “house rules” for each child including web browsing, time monitoring, IM chat monitoring and sharing personal information

 

Pricing and Availability

Norton Mobile Security 2.0 Beta is now available as a free 21-day trial download on the Android marketplace.

 

Norton Online Family To Go Beta is now available in all English speaking countries as a free download on iTunes or the App Store. Availability on the Android Market is also planned in the coming weeks.

 

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About Norton by Symantec

Symantec’s Norton products protect consumers from cybercrime with technologies like antivirus, anti-spyware and phishing protection -- while also being light on system resources.  The company also provides services such as online backup, PC tuneup, and family online safety.  Like Norton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/norton and follow @NortonOnline on Twitter

 

About Symantec

Symantec’s Canadian operations are headquartered in Toronto with offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver.  For more information on Symantec products or current promotions, access Symantec’s Canadian Web site at www.symantec.ca. Symantec is an active member of the Business Software Alliance (BSA).

 

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

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Symantec and the Symantec Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Forward-looking Statements: Any forward-looking indication of plans for products or programs is preliminary and all future release or delivery dates are tentative and are subject to change. Any future program plans, or release of the product or planned modifications to product capability, functionality, or feature are subject to ongoing evaluation by Symantec, and may or may not be implemented and should not be considered firm commitments by Symantec and should not be relied upon in making program participation or product purchasing decisions.

 

Symantec and the Symantec Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

 

NEWS RELEASE: EMC Announces Winners of Documentum xCP xCelerator Challenge

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EMC Announces Winners of Documentum xCP xCelerator Challenge

euroscript Sweeps Best Sample Application and Best xCelerator Asset
Categories; Best Employee Entry Won for Investigative Case Management
Prototype Application

HOPKINTON, Mass. – June 1, 2011 – EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today
announced euroscript (http://www.euroscript.com/global/en/128.html) as
the winner of its 2011 xCP xCelerator Challenge. Announced at EMC World
in Las Vegas, the xCP xCelerator Challenge is a contest that encourages
EMC® Documentum® customers, partners and employees to submit working
xCelerators, which are assets that can be used to accelerate the
creation, adoption, and/or implementation of an xCP solution, for cash
prizes and recognition for contributing to the global Documentum
developer community.

euroscript swept the xCP xCelerator Challenge, winning the top spot in
both the Best Sample Application
(https://community.emc.com/docs/DOC-9494) and Best xCelerator Asset
(https://community.emc.com/docs/DOC-9863) categories. Both of the
euroscript xCelerators reflect the philosophy of openness and
flexibility inherent in xCP. The euroscript Trip Planner sample
application can be configured to satisfy any type of travel policy, and
the PDF Form Reader xCelerator can be incorporated into any Documentum
xCP application. euroscript submitted the PDF Form reader in response to
the substantial interest shown by the Community in their Adobe forms
integrations with xCP.

Additionally, Nick King of EMC UK Professional Services won the
employee category of the xCP xCelerator Challenge for his Investigative
Case Management (ICM) prototype
(https://community.emc.com/docs/DOC-9914). The prototype is based
on a legal process for a burglary, going from the recording of the
incident in the ICM system, through to the arrest of a suspect and the
request for advice from the court before charging the suspect with the
crime. Other scenarios could be demonstrated with minimal
configuration.

With entries received from around the world, the Challenge greatly
increased the number of solutions and components available to Documentum
xCP customers and partners. The open sharing of knowledge, best
practices and software components is at the foundation of the Documentum
Developer Community
(https://community.emc.com/community/edn/documentum). Twenty four
entries from this year’s challenge were made available within the
xCelerator xChange, creating a library of sample applications and
pre-built application components.

“This contest has certainly demonstrated the variety of solutions
that can be built with Documentum xCP,” says Maureen Fleming, Program
Vice President for IDC’s Business Process Management and Middleware
research area, and one of the Challenge judges. “I was very impressed
to see the global participation, as well as the strength of the
community that has built up around EMC’s product.”

“Documentum xCP is a leader in the case management market, due in
part to a vibrant community of partners and developers who have embraced
the richness and openness of the platform to deliver additional
value,” said Neville Letzerich, Vice President and General Manager
of xCP product unit for the Information Intelligence Group, a division
of EMC. “We congratulate euroscript for its success in winning both
categories. Nick King’s xCelerator shows how the reuse inherent in xCP
enables solution components built for one customer to benefit dozens of
other customers facing similar challenges.”

The company also unveiled its new xCP Design Pattern library
(https://community.emc.com/docs/DOC-7312), a subset of the xCP Pattern
Library that provides advice and best practices for developers to
further reduce implementation time. Each xCP Design Pattern clearly
describes how to address a particular business or functional need within
xCP. Combining best practices an
d reusable xCelerator components,
enables organizations to build high quality and reliable applications
more quickly and easily. To learn more about Documentum xCP visit:
www.emc.com/xcp

EMC will host a webcast to highlight the winners of the EMC Documentum
xCP xCelerator Challenge on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. The winners will
discuss their applications, and value of composing applications with
xCP. Click here
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News Release: McAfee Q1 Threats Report Reveals Surge in Malware and Drop in Spam

Hello,

Cybercriminals kicked off 2011 with a bang, with the first quarter of
2011 resulting in the most active first quarter in malware history.
According to McAfee's Q1 Threats Report, released today, while malware
soared, spam took a huge dip, due in part to the biggest botnet takedown
in history.

Canadians are clearly concerned about the problem of increasing malware
when surfing the Web today. According to May 2011 statistics from Leger
Marketing, only 21.6 per cent of Canadians believe they are protected
from today's malware threats, such as increased activity in the number
of domains, IP addresses and URLs with malicious reputations.*

McAfee's Q1 2011 Threats Report highlights the newest threats attacking
various platforms, as well as the most popular malware and spam trends,
both globally and regionally.

Specifically, the report findings reveal that:
-There were six million unique samples of recorded malware, the most
active first quarter in malware history
-Spam is at its lowest levels since 2007, due in part from the Rustock
botnet takedown
-Symbian and Android environments are the most popular for mobile
malware
-Spam promoting products was the most popular lure in most global
regions


* The online survey of 1,500 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, was
completed over the period May 24th-26th, 2011 by Leger Marketing. A
probability sample of the same size would yield a margin of error of +/-
2.5 per cent, 19 times out of 20.


See below for the press release in its entirety. For a full version of
the report, visit
http://www.mcafee.com/us/resources/reports/rp-quarterly-threat-q1-2011.pdf.
 McAfee Labs researchers are available for comment. Please let us know
if you would like to speak with one, or if you would like more
information on a particular part of the report. Please contact Adam
Pletsch (Adam@stratamp.com) or Jennifer Rideout (Jennifer@stratamp.com)
at 416-961-5595.

Thank you.

Adam Pletsch

For Immediate Release

McAfee Q1 Threats Report Reveals Surge in Malware and Drop in Spam

Symbian and Android the most popular mobile malware environments; Spam
dips due to Rustock takedown

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - June 1, 2011 - McAfee today released the McAfee
Threats Report: First Quarter 2011. With six million unique samples of
recorded malware, Q1 2011 was the most active first quarter in malware
history. The report revealed many of the trends that had a significant
impact on the threat landscape, such as the takedown of the Rustock
botnet, which resulted in spam remaining at its lowest levels since
2007, and confirmed that mobile malware is the new frontier of
cybercrime.

“The Q1 Threats Report indicates that it’s been a busy start to
2011 for cybercriminals,” said Vincent Weafer, senior vice president
of McAfee Labs. “Even though this past quarter once again showed that
spam has slowed, it doesn’t mean that cybercriminals aren’t actively
pursuing alternate avenues. We’re seeing a lot of emerging threats,
such as Android malware and new botnets attempting to take over where
Rustock left off, that will have a significant impact on the activity we
see quarter after quarter.”

Busiest Quarter in History for Malware
With more than six million unique malware samples in Q1, this period
far exceeds any first quarter in malware history. February 2011 saw the
most new malware samples of the quarter, at approximately 2.75 million.
Fake anti-virus software had a very active quarter as well, reaching its
highest levels in more than a year, totaling 350,000 unique fake-alert
samples in March 2011.

Malware Attacks on Android Devices
Malware no longer affects just PCs. As Android devices have grown in
popularity, the platform solidified its spot as the second most popular
environment for mobile malware behind Symbian OS during the first three
months of the year.

A McAfee Labs mobile application security whitepaper, released today in
conjunc
tion with this McAfee Threats Report, discusses how most Android
devices allow the “side-loading’ of apps and are not restricted to
getting them from a centralized app store, and there is no centralized
place where Google can check all apps for suspicious behaviour. (See
Downloading from Mobile App Stores Is a Risky Business at:
http://www.mcafee.com/us/resources/white-papers/wp-downloading-apps-risky.pdf)
The researcher Lompolo recently found a series of Android applications
carrying backdoor Trojans in the Android Market, and with the estimated
download rate of tens of thousands to the hundreds of thousands, the
number of users who could be affected is significant. In Q1 2011 McAfee
Labs found that the most prominent types of Android mobile malware were
Android/DrdDream, Android/Drad, Adnroid/StemySCR.A and AndroidBgyoulu,
which affected everything from games to apps to SMS data.

The cybercriminals behind the Zeus crimeware toolkit have also directed
attacks toward the mobile platform, creating new versions of Zitmo
mobile malware for both Symbian and Windows Mobile systems to steal user
bank-account information.

Rustock and Zeus Takedowns Result in Spam Decline
The takedown of the Rustock botnet resulted in the shutoff of major
zombies and command structures that caused spam volumes to fall all over
the world. Spam, which has been at its lowest levels since 2007 in the
past few quarters, significantly dropped once again to less than half of
what it was only a year ago -at approximately 1.5 trillion messages per
day, outnumbering legitimate email traffic by only a 3:1 ratio.

Although Zeus botnet development has declined, the author has
apparently shifted efforts to merging the Zeus source code with the
SpyEye botnet, resulting in large-scale threats affecting banking and
online transactions.  As of March 2011, the most recent SpyEye botnet
can thrive on more than 150 modules, such as USB thumb drives, instant
messaging and Firefox certificates.

Spam may be at its lowest levels in years, but many botnets are in the
position to fill the gap left by the decline of Rustock and Zeus; the
competition includes Maazben, Bobaz, Lethic, Cutwail and Grum. There was
a strong uptick in new botnet infections toward the end of Q1, most
likely due to the reseeding process, where cybercriminals slow down
activity in order to spend time rebuilding botnets. The botnet takedowns
have resulted in an increase in the price of sending spam on the
underground marketplace, showing the laws of supply and demand also
apply to cybercrime.

Popular Lures
Cybercriminals often disguise malicious content by using popular
“lures” to trick unsuspecting users. Spam promoting phony or real
products was the most popular lure in most global regions. In Russia and
South Korea, drug spam was the most popular; and in Australia and China,
fake delivery status notifications were among the most popular. Q1 also
brought a new trend among “banker” Trojans, malware that steal
passwords and other data, that use popular lures in their spam campaigns
such as UPS, FedEx, USPS and the IRS.

McAfee Labs saw some significant spikes in malicious web content that
corresponded with high-impact news events such as the Japanese
earthquake and tsunami and major sporting events, with an average of
8,600 new bad sites per day. In the same vein, within the top 100
results of each of the daily top search terms, nearly 50 per cent led to
malicious sites, and on average contained more than two malicious
links.

For more information on trends related to cybercrime, hacktivism, web
threats, vulnerabilities and network attacks, please download a full
copy of the McAfee Threats Report: First Quarter 2011 at
http://www.mcafee.com/us/resources/reports/rp-quarterly-threat-q1-2011.pdf.

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

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

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Dell launches new rugged laptop computers

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New Line of Dell Rugged Computing Solutions Maximizes Performance in Any Environment for Law Enforcement and Military Customers

·         Public safety officials, law enforcement, military personnel and those operating in harsh conditions can now access powerful technology as they would in a controlled environment

·         Dell launches the Dell Mobile Video Evidence Management solution that serves as a secure, end-to-end solution for mobile video capture, transmission, storage and retrieval

·         Dell launches a new line of rugged solutions that provides improved performance, increased battery potential and anti-glare LCD displays

 

Toronto, June 1, 2011 – Dell announced a new rugged solution today specifically designed for military personnel, public safety workers and other professionals that regularly work in extreme conditions and harsh industrial environments. The new line of rugged solutions gives customers the best of both worlds – high quality performance and durability. This new line of notebooks, coupled with solutions such as Dell’s Mobile Video Evidence Management solution launching today as well, truly addresses specific customer needs in any environment.

 

Historically, customers had to choose between quality performance and survivability. The new line of rugged solutions delivers best-in-class, both in performance and design. It will withstand the harshest conditions from extreme heat and bad weather commonly faced in combat conditions and construction sites. 

 

The rugged laptop solutions including the Latitude E6420 XFR and semi-rugged Latitude E6420 ATG are designed to work in the toughest environments. Enhancements to the portfolio include increased battery life and an anti-glare LCD display. The unit is hardened by fully rugged BallisticArmor. Additionally, the solutions are created to address specific customer issues with integration of additional IT features. For example, the Dell Mobile Video Evidence Management for public safety professionals allows a secure, end-to-end solution for mobile video capture, transmission, storage and retrieval.

Specific features of these solutions include:

 

Latitude E6420 XFR and ATG E6420

       Increased performance driven by Intel Core i7/i5/i3 integrated or 512MB discrete graphics

       Sunlight-readable, impact-resistant 14.0” wide-aspect LCD with DirectVue on the XFR  and 14.0” HD WLED Resistive Touchscreen on the ATG that allow each to be responsive even with gloves

       Increased battery life and options including six cell battery and a 12 cell slice on XFR and a six or nine cell option and E-slice on ATG - both have optional hot-swappable media bay battery

       Latitude E6420 XFR passes a six foot MIL-STD transit drop on a single unit that has also been subjected to a full round of four and five foot drops for a total of 78 drops

 

Mobile Video Evidence Management

       Pre-imaged video capture software available on Dell rugged laptops including the Latitude E6400 XFR, XT2 XFR and ATG models

       Image stabilized in-cab video cameras (up to four) with up to 26X zoom, redundant video stream capture

       The integrity of evidence is protected from point of capture, to the data repository and ultimately the courtroom

       By capturing information in a digital format, physical storage requirements and related costs are reduced, and professionals can directly upload evidence wirelessly from a patrol vehicle to a central evidence repository saving time and increasing efficiency

 

Dell’s new rugged line of solutions is immediately available in Canada. For more information visit Dell.

 

Quotes:

 

Paul Cooper, Executive Director, Public Business Group and Country Manager, Dell Canada.

“We are proud that at Dell, the experience we gain with customers often translates into solutions we deliver.  Through the close relationships we develop with our customers we are able to address specific customer pain points with powerful and flexible IT solutions.”

 

Links:

Dell Rugged Laptops

Dell Mobile Video Evidence Management

About Dell

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

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Press Release: Accellos Announces Version 2.1 of Accellos One Pulse

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Accellos Announces Version 2.1 of Accellos One Pulse
Latest release of logistics- and transportation-tailored supply chain intelligence software includes several new interface features and key performance indicator enhancements

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – June 1, 2010 – Accellos, a leading provider of supply chain execution software solutions, today announced Accellos One Pulse Version 2.1, the latest iteration of their highly successful supply chain intelligence software.

The latest release brings a host of new features and enhancements to the product, including:

  • Authentication based KPI’s
  • Enhanced KPI authoring tools
  • Pivot tools
  • View management tools
  • Customizable alerts
  • Support for external access for business partners and customers

“The goal of our Pulse product has been to increase the visibility and transparency of information for our customers,” said Ross Elliott, Accellos Chief Technology Officer.  “The new V2.1 release improves upon that not only for the internal consumer, but enhances the ability to deliver actionable intelligence to the extended audience of customers, suppliers and partners.”

Accellos One Pulse supply chain intelligence software enables 3PL’s, distributors, retailers, manufacturers and transportation companies to get immediate insight into the key performance indicators that drive decisions in their business. The software provides access to real-time analytics displaying the present state of the business, historically relevant charts and graphs highlighting important trends, and time-sensitive reports and alerts pointing out key criteria to aid in the decision making process.  Accellos One Pulse also allows you to drill into relevant data using our new Pivots tool, and set color coded indicators via filters to point out key values at a glance.

About Accellos
Accellos, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a global provider of logistics, warehouse, third-party logistics, transportation and mobile fleet management software solutions. The company addresses the supply chain management and execution market with warehouse management systems for multiple environments, including transportation management software and in-field mobile resource management solutions. Accellos’ powerful supply chain execution solutions are easy to customize and implement, providing customers with more innovation for less investment. For more information, email info (at) accellos.com or visit www.accellos.com.

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Financial Investigative Firm Offers Legal Community A New and More Efficient e-Discovery Platform



Financial Investigative Firm Offers Legal Community A New and More Efficient e-Discovery Platform

Toronto-Based Froese Forensic Partners Says Viewpoint End-to-End e-Discovery Platform Provides "Horsepower to Compete" Without Purchasing Multiple Specialty Applications

TORONTO, June 1, 2011 /CNW/ - Froese Forensic Partners Ltd. has a new, state-of-the-art e-Discovery software that's cost-effective, secure, hosted locally and far more efficient.

FFP, one of Canada's largest independent financial investigative firms, has acquired the licensing rights to Viewpoint™, an all-inclusive e-Discovery platform developed by software leader Lateral Data. This advanced software is now the core application for FFP's e-Discovery solutions.

A legal services company developed Viewpoint™ over a seven-year period of real-world use, giving it significant advantages in both core and convenience features over products developed by software companies not in the legal profession.

"One of the most important attributes of Viewpoint is that it delivers all e-Discovery tasks in one single and incredibly efficient package," said Kevin Lo, a Managing Director of Froese Forensic Partners and the head of its electronic discovery and computer forensics practice.

Equipped with Viewpoint, FFP can fully facilitate all major components of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) spectrum as one complete solution, including collection and preservation of data, pre-processing, full processing, analysis, review and production.

Featuring a familiar Outlook-style interface, Viewpoint can execute tasks at speeds two to five times that of other leading platforms.  In a single package, it delivers all the e-discovery tasks the clients need, enabling the client to do more in an efficient manner.  Furthermore, Viewpoint offers advance features such as conceptual analysis and email thread management.

"Viewpoint gives us the horsepower to compete effectively, without purchasing an entire collection of more limited applications," Lo said.  "It's designed at the right level for our firm."

FFP is dedicated exclusively to providing expert opinion reports and testimony in matters such as computer forensics and electronic discovery, forensic accounting, fraud and financial investigations, financial damages, corporate investigations and business valuation.

Since it became an independent company in 2009, FFP has sought a durable, defensible, accurate and cost-effective technology base for its e-Discovery division.  "We first became aware of Viewpoint at LegalTech New York last year," said Lo.  "After spending time learning about the platform, we tried it out and became convinced it had the power to drive our entire e-Discovery practice."


For further information:

For more information or a demonstration of Viewpoint, please contact:

Kevin Lo

Phone: (416) 926-4215
Email: KLo@froeseforensic.com

Froese Forensic Partners Ltd.
55 University Avenue, Suite 1000
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5J 2H7

Main: 416.364.6400
Fax:   416.364.6900

www.froeseforensic.com

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