Dell SecureWorks Launches New Threat Resource Center Focused on Advanced Cyber Threats

Dell SecureWorks Launches New Threat Resource Center Focused on Advanced Cyber Threats












Dell SecureWorks, an industry leader in information security services, has launched a new Advanced Threat Resource Center to help organizations detect, resist and successfully respond to advanced cyber threats.

“Advanced Threats” are any in which a determined adversary is actively engaged in targeting and attacking an organization, whether it is for financial gain, intellectual property theft, intelligence collection or competitive advantage or is intended to harm an organization’s reputation.


 
At the Advanced Threat Resource Center, information security leaders and professionals have access to a wide range of threat analyses, white papers, videos and webcasts that outline many of the techniques, tools and social engineering tactics hackers use to compromise organizations. This information allows organizations to gain knowledge of the different types of advanced threats, the ways advanced threat actors operate, the people and organizations they target, and the strategies and tactics they use to breach them.

“Our Counter Threat Unit research team, which is often the first in the security industry to identify emerging threats and new exploit techniques, has engaged with a diverse range of security leaders who are actively defending against advanced threats every day,” said Jon Ramsey, Dell SecureWorks chief technology officer. “Collectively, we have assimilated a knowledge base that gives organizations a real-world guide on how to detect, resist, respond and mitigate the risks from these targeted threats.”

Ramsey added, “This new resource center contains valuable tools that help demystify advanced threats. By understanding how these advanced threats operate, organizations can better protect themselves.”

The Advanced Threat Resource Center can be found at http://go.secureworks.com/advancedthreats.

About Dell SecureWorks:
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services that give them the power to do more. Recognized as an industry leader by top analysts, Dell SecureWorks provides world-class information security services to help organizations of all sizes protect their IT assets comply with regulations and reduce security costs. For more information, visit www.dell.com/secureworks.

Oracle Buys Xsigo

Oracle Buys Xsigo

Extends Oracle's Virtualization Capabilities With Leading Software-Defined Networking Technology for Cloud Environments

REDWOOD SHORES, CA--(Marketwire - Jul 30, 2012) - Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL)

News Facts

  • Oracle today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Xsigo Systems, a leading provider of network virtualization technology.
  • Xsigo's software-defined networking technology simplifies cloud infrastructure and operations by allowing customers to dynamically and flexibly connect any server to any network and storage, resulting in increased asset utilization and application performance while reducing cost. 
  • The company's products have been deployed at hundreds of enterprise customers including British Telecom, eBay, Softbank and Verizon.
  • The combination of Xsigo for network virtualization and Oracle VM for server virtualization is expected to deliver a complete set of virtualization capabilities for cloud environments.
  • Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. More information on this announcement can be found at oracle.com/xsigo.

Supporting Quotes

  • "The proliferation of virtualized servers in the last few years has made the virtualization of the supporting network connections essential," said John Fowler, Oracle Executive Vice President of Systems. "With Xsigo, customers can reduce the complexity and simplify management of their clouds by delivering compute, storage and network resources that can be dynamically reallocated on-demand."
  • "Customers are focused on reducing costs and improving utilization of their network," said Lloyd Carney, Xsigo CEO. "Virtualization of these resources allows customers to scale compute and storage for their public and private clouds while matching network capacity as demand dictates."

Supporting Resources

About Oracle
Oracle engineers hardware and software to work together in the cloud and in your data center. For more information about Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), visit www.oracle.com.

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This document is for informational purposes only and may not be incorporated into a contract or agreement.

Oracle is currently reviewing the existing Xsigo product roadmap and will be providing guidance to customers in accordance with Oracle's standard product communication policies. Any resulting features and timing of release of such features as determined by Oracle's review of Xsigo's product roadmap are at the sole discretion of Oracle. All product roadmap information, whether communicated by Xsigo or by Oracle, does not represent a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract.

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This document contains certain forward-looking statements about Oracle and Xsigo including statements that involve risks and uncertainties concerning Oracle's proposed acquisition of Xsigo, anticipated customer benefits and general business outlook. When used in this document, the words "anticipates," "can," "will," "look forward to," "expected" and similar expressions and any other statements that are not historical facts are intended to identify those assertions as forward-looking statements. Any such statement may be influenced by a variety of factors, many of which are beyond the control of Oracle or Xsigo that could cause actual outcomes and results to be materially different from those projected, described, expressed or implied in this document due to a number of risks and uncertainties. Potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the possibility that the transaction will not close or that the closing may be delayed, the anticipated synergies of the combined companies may not be achieved after closing, the combined operations may not be successfully integrated in a timely manner, if at all, general economic conditions in regions in which either company does business may deteriorate and/or Oracle or Xsigo may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what impact they will have on the results of operations or financial condition of Oracle or Xsigo. You are cautioned to not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this document. Neither Oracle nor Xsigo is under any duty to update any of the information in this document.

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Nortel Obtains Further Extension of Stay Period Under CCAA

Nortel Obtains Further Extension of Stay Period Under CCAA

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 27, 2012) - Nortel1 Networks Corporation (OTCBB:NRTLQ) announced today that it, its principal operating subsidiary Nortel Networks Limited and its other Canadian subsidiaries that filed for creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) have obtained an order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Canadian Court) further extending, to October 31, 2012, the stay of proceedings that was previously granted by the Canadian Court. The purpose of the stay of proceedings is to provide stability to the Nortel companies to continue with their restructuring efforts and to continue to work toward the development of a plan of arrangement under CCAA.

The materials filed in the CCAA proceedings are available on the Restructuring Document Centre of Ernst & Young Inc. (the "Monitor") at http://documentcentre.eycan.com/Pages/Main.aspx?SID=89&Redirect=1 or by contacting the Monitor directly at 1-866-942-7177.

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HP Boosts Application Performance With HP 3PAR Solid State Technology

HP Boosts Application Performance With HP 3PAR Solid State Technology

Integration Between HP 3PAR Storage, HP ProLiant Servers Maximizes Potential of Solid State Technology While Lowering Costs

PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - Jul 30, 2012) - HP (NYSE: HPQ) today announced an all-solid state drive (SSD) configuration for HP 3PAR P10000 Storage to improve organizations' application performance while reducing operational costs and IT complexity.

Organizations with massive cloud and virtualized environments are turning to SSDs to address application performance gaps and improve infrastructure efficiency. However, integrating SSDs in legacy IT environments can be challenging and costly. Limitations on the number of SSDs per array can force clients to buy multiple systems, which in turn increases physical footprint, power usage and cooling expenses.

In addition, administrators are often required to move data manually between storage tiers to optimize service levels. This extremely time-intensive process increases data-center maintenance requirements, which can eliminate the performance and cost benefits that SSDs deliver.

The new all-SSD configuration for HP 3PAR P10000 Storage eliminates these issues with a single tier of solid state storage while also delivering the same industry-leading(1) performance as the existing HP 3PAR P10000. By supporting up to 512 SSDs per array, the all-SSD HP 3PAR system reduces equipment costs, data-center footprint and energy expenses. Client cost per input/output operations per second is reduced by 70 percent, and cost per kilowatt hour is cut by more than 80 percent, making all-SSD HP 3PAR P10000 Storage ideal for performance-driven applications.(2)

HP 3PAR P10000 systems also allow clients to combine SSDs with traditional Fibre Channel drives and deploy HP 3PAR Adaptive Optimization software to achieve autonomic storage tiering. Adaptive Optimization distributes data to the right storage tier at the right time, reducing data-center management costs and maximizing system performance.

"Before our move to HP 3PAR Adaptive Optimization Software with solid state, service levels were being compromised and substantial time was spent moving between tiers reactively," said Ken Kirchoff, director, Unix Systems and Storage, Priceline. "Now that data is automatically tiered, our total cost of ownership has dramatically improved, and our staff has more freedom to concentrate on strategic growth opportunities."

Seamless server-to-storage SSD integration improves performance, reduces cost
Only HP Converged Infrastructure integrates SSDs seamlessly across servers and storage, allowing clients to improve application performance while reducing operational complexity and cost.

The new HP Smart Cache for the HP ProLiant Generation 8 (Gen8) servers will soon be available with advanced functionality that utilizes SSDs for caching to accelerate workload performance. The solution will use HP Smart Analytics technology to intelligently assign frequently accessed "hot data" to high-performance SSD drives. By providing workload-aware intelligence to optimize system operations, this "smart caching" capability helps clients achieve six times higher performance for transactional workloads(3) as well as 50 percent more performance for video-streaming applications, compared to previous generations.(4)

HP also is extending the functionality of HP Smart Cache within HP ProLiant Gen8 servers to a converged solution with HP 3PAR Storage solutions. This collaborative-caching capability will autonomically copy data in real time from the HP 3PAR Storage arrays to the HP Smart Array SSD cache on the HP ProLiant Gen8 server. This innovative capability enables clients to improve performance while reducing costs and latency, resulting in more agility when responding to service-level demands.

"While SSDs deliver critical performance for cloud and virtualized workloads, legacy infrastructures fail to maximize the technology's return on investment by requiring intensive data-tiering administration," said David Scott, senior vice president and general manager, Storage Division, HP. "The ability to intelligently automate data mobility between HP ProLiant servers and HP 3PAR systems within array tiers fully actualizes SSD performance and efficiency so clients can focus more time growing the business instead of managing the back office."

Pricing and availability
HP 3PAR P10000 with all SSDs is available today for a starting price of $350,000.(5)

HP's premier Europe, Middle East and Africa client event, HP Discover, takes place Dec. 4-6 in Frankfurt, Germany.

About HP
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(1) Based on the Storage Performance Council's SPC-1 benchmark results, available at www.storageperformance.org/results/benchmark_results_spc1/#a00109.
(2) Based on HP internal comparison of an HP 3PAR P10000 V800 with all Fibre Channel and an equivalently sized HP 3PAR P10000 V800 with all SSD drives.
(3) Internal testing of the new HP Smart Array controllers (HP ProLiant Gen8 server) compared to the current generation HP Smart Array controllers (HP ProLiant G7 server) in a RAID 6 configuration.
(4) HP Performance Lab testing: Comparison benchmark on HP ProLiant DL380 G7 server using latest processors, memory and HP Smart Array controller vs. HP ProLiant DL380 Gen8 server using the latest processors, memory and HP Gen8 Smart Array controllers.
(5) Estimated U.S. list price. Actual price may vary.

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© 2012 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.

Survey: Consumerization of IT Drives Adoption of Cloud-Based Business Applications

Survey: Consumerization of IT Drives Adoption of Cloud-Based Business Applications

Employee Productivity Gains Motivate Small and Mid-Sized Businesses to Accelerate Adoption of Cloud-Based Applications Despite IT Concerns

AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - Jul 30, 2012) - Spiceworks™, Inc., the world's largest social network for IT professionals, today announced the results of a new study sponsored by EMC highlighting the use of cloud-based file-sharing, email and productivity applications by small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). Responses underscore how the consumerization of IT is manifesting itself in the daily lives of SMBs and the new challenges IT departments are forced to address as the line between personal and professional technologies blurs. The report, "The Spiceworks Cloud Barometer," is available for download at http://www.spiceworks.com/cloudreport.

The results reveal the ongoing struggle between IT departments and the users they support. For example, cloud-based file sharing services, such as Dropbox, Box, and others, are easy to use and employee-friendly. However, IT departments remain concerned about the security, compliance and reliability challenges these services can present.

Survey highlights include:

Despite IT concerns, employee demands drive widespread cloud-based file sharing deployments within SMB environments.

  • Thirty-three percent of the IT professionals surveyed say employees are using file-sharing services at the office on their own with most selecting Dropbox (87 percent). However, vendor preference isn't as clear for the 28 percent of respondents who have or plan to approve a file-sharing vendor in the next six months. While Dropbox still leads with 28 percent, 10 percent prefer Box and, due to the large number of cloud services available, the majority of respondents (37 percent) would select a different solution altogether. 
  • North American SMBs are more likely to have an IT-approved vendor for file sharing than their peers in EMEA, 25 percent versus 12 percent respectively.
  • More than 75 percent of respondents highlighted data accessibility as the primary advantage of file-sharing services. However, 73 percent also cited a lack of control and security issues as their single biggest concern.

On-premise email solutions continue to be preferred by SMBs, but hosted email is gaining ground.

  • Fifty-two percent of those surveyed have deployed an on-premise email solution, while 42 percent have chosen a hosted environment. An additional six percent plan to migrate to hosted email within the next six months.
  • Microsoft dominates the on-premise email market, but Google holds a commanding lead among cloud-based providers. According to the survey, 34 percent of those with a hosted environment are using Google, while 16 percent have selected Microsoft Office 365. Fifty percent of respondents have selected another hosted option, which includes hosted instances of Microsoft Exchange.

Cloud-based productivity suites offer end-user and IT benefits but SMBs have been slow to adopt.

  • Thirty-five percent of survey participants are currently using or plan to use a cloud-based productivity suite for word processing, spreadsheets and other tasks. However, 64 percent are not currently using nor plan to use a cloud-based offering.
  • For those that have deployed or are planning to deploy a cloud-based productivity suite, Google Apps (48 percent) and Microsoft Office 365 (43 percent) are the clear favorites.
  • North American companies are more likely to adopt cloud-based productivity suites, with 38 percent currently using or planning to adopt in the future, versus 30 percent of respondents in EMEA.

"The two million IT professionals in Spiceworks are managing the transition to cloud computing each day," said Adam Weinroth, executive director of Vendor Marketing at Spiceworks. "Many of the complex technologies once reserved for IT departments have been simplified, so today's tech-savvy employee can install their own cloud-based applications in minutes. This wave of consumerization is forcing IT departments and technology vendors to rethink the way they design, build and implement technology solutions." 

Methodology
Spiceworks surveyed 323 SMB IT professionals in North America and EMEA to better understand how cloud services are impacting three key business applications: file sharing/storage, email and productivity software. Fifty-two and 48 percent of respondents were from North America and EMEA respectively, and 93 percent of those surveyed work at companies with fewer than 250 employees. Respondents represent a cross-section of industries including education, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, finance, IT service providers and others. 

About Spiceworks
Spiceworks™, the world's largest social network for IT, connects 2 million IT professionals with more than 1,000 technology brands. By combining a Facebook-like community with free IT management software, Spiceworks helps businesses to discover, buy and manage more than $350 billion worth of technology products and services each year. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Spiceworks is backed by Adams Street Partners, Tenaya Capital, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), Austin Ventures and Shasta Ventures. For more information visit http://www.spiceworks.com

Follow Spiceworks on Twitter: http://twitter.com/spiceworks. Connect with Spiceworks on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Spiceworks. Search for available career and networking opportunities on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/companies/spiceworks

Spiceworks is a trademark and Voice of IT is a registered trademark of Spiceworks, Inc. All other names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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Cisco and Federation of Canadian Municipalities Collaborate to Foster Awareness of Sustainable Communities

Cisco and Federation of Canadian Municipalities Collaborate to Foster Awareness of Sustainable Communities

TORONTO, ON - July 26, 2012 - Cisco today announced it has entered into a strategic agreement with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to raise awareness and to provide education on the benefits of applying innovation and technology to the development of Canada's 21st century leading cities and communities.

Under the terms of the agreement, Cisco will provide thought leadership, tools, and support to the almost 2,000 FCM members, based on Cisco's acclaimed Smart+Connected Communities™ framework for the development of sustainable and competitive cities and communities. Together, Cisco and FCM will promote the benefits of technology and innovation for productivity, growth, competitiveness, and sustainable transformation.

Facts and Highlights:

  • Cisco and FCM will seek to cultivate new and innovative solutions to the problems facing municipal governments and their communities, and to use technology to increase the participation and the productivity of citizens and businesses.
  • Cisco and FCM hope to empower municipalities to foster, grow, and accelerate economic development, and social and environmental sustainability.
  • Cisco's broad portfolio of public and private partnerships, products, services and solutions, along with FCM's municipal knowledge and experience, will provide the foundation for the strategic agreement.     
  • Cisco's Smart+Connected Communities deliver new services and experiences over intelligent community networks to promote economic, social and environmental sustainability. Cisco has a number of Smart+Connected Communities initiatives throughout Canada with FCM members, including:
    • Rampart's Avenir Communities in St. Albert, Alberta: all services, business and residential as well as access to community and government services such as healthcare and education, will be based on an ultra high speed network infrastructure
    • The city of Vancouver, British Columbia: developing services to deliver enhanced energy efficiency to support the city's green energy and environmental goals
    • The city of Stratford, Ontario: developing advanced collaboration and citizen engagement solutions using Stratford's intelligent networks
    • The city of Fredericton, New Brunswick: Cisco helped the city develop the Fred-eZone, a free, community-wide Wi-Fi network.
  • FCM is the national voice of municipal governments within Canada, with nearly 2,000 municipality members representing over 90 percent of Canada's population.

Supporting quotes:

Brock Carlton, chief executive officer, FCM:

"Municipal governments are on the front lines in meeting the challenges of the 21st century and as a result have a tremendous impact on the daily lives of Canadians. That makes municipal government the right place to start implementing technologies that can make our communities more livable, competitive and sustainable. With its Smart+Connected Communities initiative, Cisco has shown it can help municipalities apply technology to solve challenges and strengthen their communities. FCM looks forward to working with Cisco to help our members build sustainable and competitive cities and communities that will drive growth in Canada and improve our quality of life."    

Nitin Kawale, president, Cisco Canada:

"Cisco believes very strongly in the potential of technology to positively affect economic development. We continue to build strong relationships within the private and public sectors in order to facilitate the positive transformation of our communities, regions and country. FCM's members are looking for ways to operate more efficiently and sustainably while improving the quality of life and economic competitiveness of their communities. Through our new relationship, Cisco will help them meet this challenge."

Rick Huijbregts, vice president, Smart+Connected Communities, Cisco Canada:

"We applaud the vision of FCM to embrace technology and innovation as a future-enabler for its member communities. Together, we believe we can provide thought leadership and real-life examples to FCM members that can immediately be used in their own municipalities to foster economic growth, environmental sustainability, and social prosperity. Our unique partnership celebrates the formation of a nationwide public-private ‘human' network that will help advocate and accelerate innovation and productivity for Canada."

Supporting Resources:

·         Federation of Canadian Municipalities

·         Cisco Smart+Connected Communities

·         Cisco Smart+Connected Communities Institute

·         Follow Cisco Canada on Twitter and Facebook

·         Watch Cisco S+CC solutions.

About Cisco

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Toronto-based Celestica To Acquire D&H Manufacturing Company

Celestica To Acquire D&H Manufacturing Company

Acquisition to strengthen Celestica’s capabilities in the Diversified Markets

July 27, 2012

TORONTO, Canada - Celestica Inc. (NYSE, TSX: CLS), a global leader in the delivery of end-to-end product lifecycle solutions, today announced that it has agreed to acquire D&H Manufacturing Company, based in Fremont, California, a leading manufacturer of precision machined components and assemblies, primarily for the semiconductor capital equipment market.

The company’s operations provide manufacturing and engineering services, coupled with dedicated capacity and equipment for prototype and quick-turn support to some of the world’s leading semiconductor capital equipment OEMs. The company generates approximately $80 million in annual revenue, and currently employs approximately 350 people.

“The acquisition of D&H further strengthens Celestica’s diversified markets offering, and will allow us to provide our customers with additional capability in large scale and high quality precision machining,” said Craig Muhlhauser, President and Chief Executive Officer, Celestica. “The D&H team brings extensive engineering and technical depth to Celestica that will complement our capabilities in complex mechanical and systems integration services.”

This acquisition supports Celestica’s strategy to grow and diversify its revenue base in the Industrial, Aerospace and Defense, Semiconductor Equipment, Green Technology and Healthcare end markets. The purchase price is expected to be approximately $70 million and will be financed from either Celestica’s credit facility or from cash on hand. The transaction is subject to customary conditions and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2012.

About Celestica

Celestica is dedicated to delivering end-to-end product lifecycle solutions to drive our customers’ success. Through our simplified global operations network and information technology platform, we are solid partners who deliver informed, flexible solutions that enable our customers to succeed in the markets they serve. Committed to providing a truly differentiated customer experience, our agile and adaptive employees share a proud history of demonstrated expertise and creativity that provides our customers with the ability to overcome any challenge.

For further information on Celestica, visit its website at www.celestica.com.

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Ottawa-based WiFi3 Technology Selected for National WiFi Deployments in Western & Central Africa

WiFi3 Technology Selected for National WiFi Deployments in Western & Central Africa

Edgewater Wireless WiFi3 Technology Selected for National WiFi Deployments in Western & Central Africa

$4.9 Million Deal to Launch Phase 1 of Multi‐national Deployment of Wireless Internet Services

OTTAWA, CANADA – July 26, 2012 – Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc. (YFI; TSX‐V), is pleased to announce it has entered into a $4.9 million CDN agreement with World Affinity Telecom to supply next‐generation WiFi3 technology as part of phase 1 of a multi‐phase program designed to deliver WiFi and WLAN coverage throughout several Western and Central African countries. The initial deployment will take place in Freetown, Sierra Leone in the fall of 2012.

Edgewater Wireless’ WiFi3 technology will be used to deliver broadband services and applications over WiFi and WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) networks – initially throughout Freetown, and extending the network across the country by the fall of 2013. Edgewater Wireless will work closely with World Affinity Telecom to define and design the network and associated product requirements for the Freetown deployment which will include government buildings, schools and hospitals.

World Affinity Telecom and its local subsidiary, Sierra WiFi, are leveraging a state‐of‐the‐art fibre network within Sierra Leone to provide wireless broadband services. In addition to the national deployment of WiFi3 technology in Sierra Leone, World Affinity Telecom has secured licenses to deliver national WLAN coverage in a number of other Western African countries, including Guinea, where the company plans expansion of a WLAN network, backboned by WiFi3 technology, by the end of 2012.

“As a former Minister and Ambassador to Canada for Senegal, I am strongly committed to the growth and development of our continent through the advancement of technology,” said Amadou Tidiane Wone, Chairman of World Affinity Telecom. “Through our partnership with Edgewater Wireless, WiFi3 brings an innovative solution which will strengthen our communications and technology infrastructure in order to accelerate the development of our natural and human resources.”

“This agreement with World Affinity represents a huge market opportunity for Edgewater Wireless to deliver broadband wireless services to Western & Central Africa,” said Andrew Skafel, President of Edgewater Wireless. “We expect Africa to be one of the fastest‐growing markets globally for WiFi over the next 5 to 10 years. The inherent advantages of Edgewater Wireless’ WiFi3 technology are a perfect fit for the large and rapidly emerging data access markets in Africa.”

About Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc.: Edgewater Wireless develops and commercializes leading edge technologies and intellectual property for the communications market. Edgewater Wireless delivers advanced product solutions designed to meet the high‐performance, high quality of service (QoS) and high‐reliability needs of service providers and their customers. Leveraging over twenty (20) patents, Edgewater Wireless’ WiFi3 is redefining WLAN infrastructure with its wideband, multi‐channel radio and high‐capacity Access Point solutions, and delivering next generation WiFi, today. For more information, please visit www.edgewaterwireless.com.

About World Affinity Telecom: World Affinity Telecom is an established telecommunications solutions specialist. Its services include a wide range of data options to support transmission over high speed wireless. Its products are fully customizable and provide a multitude of options for any given user or application. World Affinity Telecom can provide support for all your data needs, locally and across the globe. For more information please visit: www.worldaffinitytelecom.com.

Gartner Says Consumers Will Spend $2.1 Trillion on Technology Products and Services Worldwide in 2012

Gartner Says Consumers Will Spend $2.1 Trillion on Technology Products and Services Worldwide in 2012

Spending will continue to grow at a faster rate, at around $130 billion a year, to reach $2.7 trillion by the end of 2016.

STAMFORD, Conn., July 26, 2012— Consumers will spend $2.1 trillion worldwide on digital information and entertainment products and services in 2012, according to Gartner, Inc. This amounts to a $114 billion global increase compared with 2011, and spending will continue to grow at a faster rate than in the past, at around $130 billion a year, to reach $2.7 trillion by the end of 2016.

The $2.1 trillion consists of what the consumers will spend on mobile phones, computing and entertainment, media and other smart devices, the services that are required to make these devices connected to the appropriate network, and software and media content that are consumed via these devices.

"The three largest segments of the consumer technology market are, and will continue to be, mobile services, mobile phones and entertainment services," said Amanda Sabia, principal research analyst at Gartner. "There are two product classes, which in terms of absolute dollars are significantly smaller, but offer tremendous growth by 2016. These are mobile apps stores and e-text content. We fully expect consumers to more than triple their spending in these latter two categories by 2016."

Mobile services are expected to generate 37 percent of total worldwide consumer technology spending in 2012 — that is $0.8 trillion — rising to almost $1 trillion by 2016. Mobile phones will account for 10 percent of total spending in 2012 — that is $222 billion — rising to almost $300 billion by 2016. Similarly, entertainment services — cable, satellite, IPTV and online gaming, will account for 10 percent of total consumer spending on technology products and services in 2012, at $210 billion, rising to almost $290 billion in 2016.

Gartner predicts that consumer spending on mobile apps stores and content will rise from $18 billion in 2012 to $61 billion by 2016, and that spending on e-text content (e-books, online news, magazines and information services) will rise from $5 billion in 2012 to $16 billion by 2016.

“Our research consistently shows that consumers are willing to pay for content they deem “worth it”,” Ms. Sabia said. “However, our research has also found that consumers are willing to tolerate an ad-supported business model in exchange for free functions and content such as personal cloud storage, social networking, information searching, email, IM, person-to-person (P2P) voice (Skype and mobile voice over IP [VoIP]), streaming/downloading video and musical content when accessing the Internet."

The inter-relationships among the various segments are getting more critical. For example, new multidevice rate plans being announced by U.S. mobile carriers are enabling consumers to get more from their devices. These persistent connections to more phones, tablets and mobile PCs will increase the value of entire ecosystem and will drive hardware sales. Partnerships among vendors in different segments are needed to build the bridges among the various platforms and deliver simpler solutions.

Additional information is available in the Gartner report "Market Trends: Worldwide Consumer Tech Spending." The report is available on Gartner's website at http://www.gartner.com/resId=2058016

Contacts:

Christy Pettey
Gartner
+1 408 468 8312
christy.pettey@gartner.com

Rob van der Meulen
Gartner
+44 0 1784 267892
rob.vandermeulen@gartner.com


About Gartner:
Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world's leading information technology research and advisory company. Gartner delivers the technology-related insight necessary for its clients to make the right decisions, every day. From CIOs and senior IT leaders in corporations and government agencies, to business leaders in high-tech and telecom enterprises and professional services firms, to technology investors, Gartner is the valuable partner to clients in 12,000 distinct organizations. Through the resources of Gartner Research, Gartner Executive Programs, Gartner Consulting and Gartner Events, Gartner works with every client to research, analyze and interpret the business of IT within the context of their individual role. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A., and has 5,000 associates, including 1,280 research analysts and consultants, and clients in 85 countries. For more information, www.gartner.com.

Avnet Technology Solutions Meets Increasing Partner Demand in U.S. and Canada for a Simplified Approach to IT

Avnet Technology Solutions Meets Increasing Partner Demand in U.S. and Canada for a Simplified Approach to IT


Avnet Technology Solutions, the global IT solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), today announced that it is launching a new educational program to enable its IBM business partners in the U.S. and Canada to help their end customers solve the complexity of enterprise IT, reduce costs and drive innovation. Avnet’s channel partners will be able to expand sales opportunities into key growth areas such as analytics, cloud and expert integrated systems, as well as qualify for technical certifications for IBM PureSystems – the recently launched family of expert integrated systems from IBM.

In addition, business partners will now be able to enhance their IBM hardware and software solutions skills, fulfill their Avnet IBM Specialty or Specialty Elite certification requirements, and obtain Avnet IBM Software Sales Mastery certification. Earning these certifications will enable business partners to better meet the needs of their customers and leverage incentive programs to increase their profitability, such as the IBM Solutions Accelerator. Additionally, qualified Avnet IBM business partners will be able to participate in the first IBM-sanctioned sales and technical certification training for IBM PureSystems.

Avnet is hosting more than 250 business attendees from the U.S. and Canada at its premier education event for IBM Solutions – Avnet Technology Solutions’ Compass 2012. This event is designed for the sales and technical staff of Avnet’s business partners, including solution providers and value-added resellers (VARs).

“We redesigned our annual IBM business partner event to focus on a growing need in the IT channel for intensive sales and technical training to prepare for certifications,” said Mark Martin, vice president of marketing and business development, Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas, IBM Solutions group. “Avnet is committed to investing in programs such as Compass 2012 that help our business partners become more profitable, develop competencies that set them apart in the marketplace and reduce the costs associated with doing business. In less than three days, partners attending Compass 2012 will be able to fulfill key certification requirements, helping them to build a smarter channel focused on the long-term data center and enterprise technology needs of their customers.”

Business partners attending the event will be able to prepare for more than 15 IBM certification tests, including sales and technical certifications related to IBM’s Power Systems, PureSystems, software, storage and System x. To help attendees quickly leverage this training, Avnet’s Compass 2012 will also include an on-site certification lab with discounted certification tests.

“Avnet’s Compass 2012 is a very efficient way to meet the training needs of our sales and technical team. We’re planning to send six of our team members to the event,” said Tom Lewis, president of Vertical VAR, an Avnet partner that specializes in IBM products and services. “It is always challenging to have members of the sales and technical team away from our business; however, the training offered at Compass this year will provide tremendous value, and an efficient way to combine product education and required certification testing. We expect great return on investment to our company from our time at Compass. We appreciate Avnet providing this cost-effective way to help us enhance our skills and meet our certification requirements.”

While the focus of the program will be on education and certification preparation, business partners will also be able to learn more about new services offerings made available through Avnet’s recent acquisition of Ascendant Technology, including the Healthcare Provider Portal, Middleware Infrastructure Automation and Social Business in the Cloud.

“IBM is focused on enabling Business Partners to deliver advanced solutions to help their clients tackle the most complex business challenges and grow their businesses,” said Bill Donohue, vice president, Business Partner and Midmarket, IBM North America. “IBM’s collaboration with Business Partners such as Avnet demonstrates its commitment to delivering capabilities such as analytics, cloud and expert integrated systems that can innovate the way companies do business.”

Additionally, business partners will be able to visit an interactive IBM Watson display. Watson was built by a team of scientists to accomplish a grand challenge – a computing system that rivals a human’s ability to answer questions posed in natural language with speed, accuracy and confidence. The Watson technology represents a new class of cognitive systems that can quickly sift through large volumes of Big Data, and apply advanced analytics to improve decision making across a variety of use cases and industries. Watson rose to fame in 2011 when it successfully competed on Jeopardy! in the quiz show’s first human-versus-machine match-up.

Avnet Technology Solutions’ Compass 2012 will be held August 5-8, at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country in San Antonio, Texas. Registration is available for $299 (USD) per person and can be accessed at http://www.cvent.com/events/avnet-ibm-compass-2012/event-summary-0f30b53a4d0440f18c6246c18adf40e3.aspx.

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About Avnet Technology Solutions

As a global IT solutions distributor, Avnet Technology Solutions collaborates with its customers and suppliers to create and deliver services, software and hardware solutions that address the business needs of their end-user customers locally and around the world. For fiscal year 2011, the group served customers in more than 70 countries and generated US $11.5 billion in annual revenue. Avnet Technology Solutions (www.ats.avnet.com) is an operating group of Avnet, Inc.

About Avnet

Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a FORTUNE 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology serving customers in more than 70 countries worldwide. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of more than 100,000 customers by providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended July 2, 2011, Avnet generated revenue of $26.5 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com