Industry News

Nortel Introduces Industry-Wide UC Education and Cert Program (12-10-2008)

Unified communications offers enterprises the ability to increase the tempo of their operations, drive capital and operational expenses lower within as little as 12 months.

SkillSoft Partners With Sun Microsystems (12-10-2008)

SkillSoft PLC and Sun Microsystems announced a new agreement for SkillSoft to market and distribute Sun-authored e-learning courseware for Sun's latest Java and Solaris software solutions.

Fraudsters Filch $4B Online in 2008 (12-10-2008)

Merchants' responses reflected that the intent to implement 14 fraud-prevention tools has increased, in some cases by as much as two to three times.

Ascolta and CourseAvenue Co-Develop eLearning Training for Cisco TelePresence System (12-10-2008)

Ascolta and CourseAvenue announced the availability of end user training on Cisco's TelePresence System in an e-learning format.

Ovum Previews Major IT Services Issues for 2009 With "The Ovum Eight" (12-10-2008)

The impact of the slowing economy on BPO business models and the convergence of IT and telecom services are among the top issues IT service providers will face in 2009, according to a new report from Ovum.

How Candidates Can Answer Claims They Are Overqualified for a Job (12-10-2008)

With the unemployment rate rising to 6.7 percent, the highest since 1993, more applicants may be hearing the dreaded "Oâ" word, as in "overqualified," when seeking new employment.

Sonasoft Announces New Version of SonaSafe Solution (12-10-2008)

Sonasoft provides a high-availability solution, protecting data from hardware/software failures and human error.

Global Knowledge Named a Top 20 IT Training Company (12-10-2008)

The criteria used in evaluating the top companies included demonstrated leadership in shaping IT training, the talents of the corporate leadership and professional staff and geographic reach.

Novell Redefines Workload Management for the Mixed IT Data Center (12-09-2008)

PlateSpin Workload Management enables data-center administrators to optimize the distribution of workloads to provide the best performance for users and applications across physical and virtual machines.

(ISC)2 Secure Software Development Credential Attracts Initial 100 Applicants (12-08-2008)

(ISC)2 ("ISC-squared") announced it has received applications from 100 experts to receive the Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP).

Global Knowledge Becomes Exclusive Provider of Cisco Optical Training (12-08-2008)

Global Knowledge, a provider of IT and business training, has been selected by Cisco to be the exclusive provider of optical training in the United States and Canada.

Informative Graphics Experiences 50 Percent Year-Over-Year Growth (12-08-2008)

Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC), a provider of viewing, annotation and redaction technology, announced that the company experienced 50 percent growth from November 2007 to November 2008.

Fidelis Extrusion Prevention Awarded Common Criteria Security Certification (12-05-2008)

Common Criteria is an important worldwide evaluation standard for security products as its certifications are recognized in 25 countries around the world.

Malware Discussion: Does It Make Sense to Clean Infected PCs? (12-05-2008)

Does it really make sense to clean a computer infected with damaging software? Can the user ever really trust such a system again? To clarify these questions, the technical feasibility of full cleaning must be examined.

Indiana Firm Developing Technology to Keep High-Tech Tools Cool (12-05-2008)

Mudawar Thermal Systems announced that the Navy awarded the company a grant for up to $1.5 million.