Oracle has launched its Identity Governance Framework (IGF). Amit Jasuja, VP of Development for Security and Identity Management for Oracle, explained, "Say you're a bank with a mortgage banking application and also an investment banking application," says...

Network Appliance has been positioned by Gartner, in the 'Leaders' quadrant for midrange enterprise disk arrays. In its newly released research note, 'Magic Quadrant for Midrange Enterprise Disk Array, 2H06', Gartner states, "A midrange enterprise disk array storage vendor in...

Sun has introduced its Netra Dataplane Software (NDPS) Suite for the telecom market. Raju Penumatcha, vice president, Netra Systems and Networking, Sun Microsystems said, "NDPS along with the Solaris...

Utimaco, a provider of data security solutions, has revealed that RSA, The Security Division of EMC, has certified through the RSA Secured Partner Program that Utimaco’s SafeGuard Easy solution for hard disk encryption...

Delivering on its plan to increase market share in Small and Midsize Enterprises (SME) in Singapore, Malaysia and India, Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, provider of Application Optimised Storage solutions and a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi...

Orchid Asia has made a USD 10.5 million investment commitment to United Information Technology (UIT)for its business expansion globally. Founded in 2001, UIT is a leading provider of information management and storage solutions in China. The company has developed ...

Total sales of thin client in the Asia/Pacific (including Japan) (APJ) market reached 279,513 units in 2005, representing an increase of 64% over the previous year. Revenue likewise increased 65% over the same period. Although PC replacement cycles across APJ...

Aplix has unveiled its newly developed patent-pending user-space virtualisation technology that can generate virtual execution spaces for native applications running on information appliances. According to Aplix, in recent years...

Dell felt the brunt of the shortfall with PC shipments falling nearly 7% year on year in the US, while Hewlett-Packard (HP) was able to leverage strong growth in international markets and relatively strong performance in the United...

Security and storage have been identified as the fastest growing IT segments in the mid-market in Singapore and Malaysia, according to a study commissioned by Symantec. According to the study, the security segment for mid-sized companies is growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate...

Sun is strengthening ties to its top ten industry partners in a new program being presented to customers this week at a Las Vegas conference. The Sun StorageTek Ready program includes makers of networking equipment, software, disk drives and other technology that...

To the question ‘Which factors are driving the need for archiving in your organisation?’ 58% of respondents cite ‘regulatory compliance’, compared to 62% for data growth and a whopping 70% for disaster recovery/business continuity...

"Before we get down to debunking the four myths, let’s step back and take a high-level look at high availability. If high availability is your goal, what downtime threats do you need to protect against?" questions C M Woon in his article...

Mobility has been taken to a new dimension all together. RingCube Technologies has unveiled software that can squeeze a PC onto an iPod, USB keychain drive, cell phone or any gizmo with digital storage space. "You're taking your digital soul with you...

Windows XP has turned five yeas old, and Microsoft is receiving its share of brickbats and bouquets. However, amidst all the ranting, everyone fails to cite the fact the XP is better than its predecessors. Microsoft's long-anticipated replacement for 'Win 9x'...

"The challenge for vendors is to capitalise on the greater awareness of Continuous Data Protection (CDP) technology and educate end users on the benefits of CDP and the fit into a comprehensive data protection plan," said Rhoda Phillips, research manager for IDC's Storage...

Over 40 million Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receivers were shipped in 2005, but in 2011 the market will have grown to nearly 300 million shipments, according to a new study from ABI Research that tracks GNSS market...

Market research firm, iSupply has announced results of a 'tear-down' of the new iPod, a process where the firm takes apart the new product to discover what components and systems Apple used. The firm found that Apple has lowered costs without sacrificing functionality…

Visa has released a comprehensive security alert has identifying the five leading causes of data breaches and offered immediate, specific prevention strategies for each. The findings came from a detailed review of the card security environment, including common fraud...

Enterprises have been reaping the benefits of data-centre server centralization. With lower total-cost-of-ownership, more efficient use of resources, faster deployment of new applications and speedier fault resolution, data-centres are the cornerstone...