Ian Kilpatrick, chairman Wick Hill Group, looks at the current state of authentication and examines the solutions on offer from two companies in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant. 123456. Amazingly, surveys show that this is the most popular password for authentication. And simple passwords are still the most used authentication method. However, popularity, in this case, just doesn’t equate with success.Security breaches are becoming a daily occurrence and high profile companies such as Yahoo, Target and Tesco are just some of the famous names amongst the victims of password theft. Recently, on a Netherlands server, researchers discovered compromised credentials for more than…
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InstallMac specializes in optimizing the process of distribution and monetization of Mac applications, offering publishers the opportunity to double their paymentsHERZLIYA, Israel, March 27, 2014: InstallMac, the monetization and software distribution platform for premium Mac OSx software publishers and advertisers, today announces it is launching its Beta offering, which is second only in size to the Apple Store.InstallMac, originally launched in alpha 10 months ago, was the first Mac software distribution platform specialising in the full monetization of the download process.It quickly monetized 90% of organic Mac traffic from Internet Valley in Israel and has continued to grow thanks to…
Volgograd, Russia – 27 March 2014 – ReclaiMe Data Recovery, one of the leading data recovery software vendors, today declared the results of the internal research aimed at determining most commonly recovered filesystems. The research found that NTFS still wins with more than 60% of all the incidents while the recently released ReFS is not yet popular, it takes last place with 1%. The research was conducted during 2013 and covered about 30,000 recovery incidents. “It is known that data recovery always lags behind development of new data storage technologies since it is impossible to recover data from the device…
In summary Steria has just concluded a contract with the General Secretariat of the European Union to modernise and secure the communications networks used to share information internally and with Member States. The four-year framework contract, worth €6 million, is renewable for two twelve-month periods. Paris, France – 27 March 2014 – Steria, a leading provider of IT-enabled business services, today announced the signature of a framework contract with the Secretariat General of the Council of the European Union to modernise its PKI (Public Key Infrastructure), thus streamlining all the resources used to share information internally and between EU Member…
Key findings from new WorldPay research include:29% are planning to enable sales via social media in the next 12 months40% say self-service kiosks will be less important in the futureMobile acceptance on-board flights will rise to 36% in the next two yearsLondon, 26th March, 2014 – Airlines will increase their focus on new distribution channels such as mobile and social media over the next two years, according to WorldPay’s Alternative Payment and Distribution Landscape: Airline Distribution Channels report.WorldPay, a global leader in airline payment processing and settlements, surveyed 68 global carriers (from low cost to traditional), and found that 83%…
Avaya Automated Campus removes the need for manual service provisioning to speed and simplify the delivery of end-to-end, cloud-based services.New solutions make Avaya the only vendor in the industry to deliver a unified end-to-end, virtualised network from data centre to the end device.Includes the automated on-boarding of user devices at the edge – saving IT hours / days and helping to eliminate errors that cause outages.Guildford, UK – 26 March, 2014 – Avaya today announced that it is extending automation from the data centre to the end device, completely removing manual provisioning from everyday service delivery. With new and enhanced…
Ogone helps UK bike and sportswear retailer Wiggle achieve rate of 60% international shoppers London, 26th March 2014: Ogone, an Ingenico Company, and leading international Payment Service Provider are proud to announce notable successes to date with sporting goods retailer Wiggle. Offering a range of hi-tech sporting goods, Wiggle’s name as a quality sports retailer is now prevalent in markets such as The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Austria, thanks to Ogone’s bespoke Collect solution. Before Ogone, Wiggle experienced rapid success across European territories, but was becoming increasingly aware of the growing number of different global payment methods available. It recognised…
Intamac Systems Limited announces a new 3 year partnership agreement with Sprue, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of home safety products including smoke and carbon monoxide alarms sold under the FireAngel brand.Under the partnership, Sprue will launch an internet connectivity solution for its FireAngel Wi-Safe II range of wireless safety products, known as ‘Connect Safe Home’, which will allows users to remotely monitor the status of wirelessly connected home safety products from a smartphone, PC or tablet using apps designed by Intamac. Intamac’s ‘Internet of Things’ cloud technology will provide data analytics, event notification and management level reporting information to…
SALT LAKE CITY – March 26, 2014 – To support the management of an increasing variety of mobile devices ranging from consumer iOS, Android and Windows devices to rugged mobile computers, Wavelink today announced the newest version of its enterprise mobility management software, Avalanche. There are two types of mission-critical users in the enterprise: the operational task worker, who uses the traditional ruggedized devices, and the customer-facing task worker for whom companies are evaluating a wider spectrum of device options—which includes consumer devices. Deployed in an on-premise configuration or through the cloud, Avalanche 6.0 secures and manages all types of…
Customer Adoption Demonstrates Versatility of Spine, Spline™ and Programmable Arista EOSMarch 26, 2014 – Arista Networks today announced two new 100 GbE modules that, with Arista EOS, provide scalability, multi-tenancy, and network virtualization through open and programmable overlays, helping customers achieve seamless workload and VM mobility. Automated provisioning, combined with the new products, gives customers greater flexibility, scale and density for the most demanding cloud networks. Additionally, the 7300X Series with 10GBASE-T modules are gaining adoption among customers deploying cost-effective single tier and two tier networks.The new line cards expand the portfolio of high density and cost-effective 100GbE. The Arista…