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Thu, September 02, 2010 - Confidela's WatchDox is adding support for mobile platforms, starting with Android 2.2. Users can access selected, protected documents. But they can be restricted in being able to forward, print, or copy them. It uses an encrypted version of Flash to display documents, but a native version is being tested now for iOS devices like the iPhone.

Wed, September 01, 2010 - Cisco and utility metering company Itron have agreed to jointly develop a standards-based IP-based communications platform for smart energy grids.

Wed, September 01, 2010 - Brocade will soon unveil 100Gbps Ethernet additions to its switching and routing product line, in what the company claims is its most significant Ethernet/IP product rollout since acquiring Foundry Networks in 2008.

Wed, September 01, 2010 - Brocade will soon unveil 100Gbps Ethernet additions to its switching and routing product line, in what the company claims is its most significant Ethernet/IP product rollout since acquiring Foundry Networks in 2008.

Wed, September 01, 2010 - Clearwire and Virgin Mobile have both recently unveiled new portable Wi-Fi hotspots and contract-free unlimited mobile broadband data plans. The Clearwire Puck and the Virgin Mobile MiFi offer clear advantages over data plans offered by wireless carriers and will make bundled data plans obsolete unless wireless carriers get more competitive.

Wed, September 01, 2010 - Blue Coat Systems has brought in a new CEO, spinning the change as a way to free up outgoing boss Brian Nesmith from the daily grind of managing the company to instead work on product strategy.

Wed, September 01, 2010 - The combination of free open source and virtual machines is hard to beat; here are some of the handiest virtual appliances you'll find.

Tue, August 31, 2010 - A survey by research firm TheInfoPro indicated that IT managers plan to spend less this year and next on data storage systems, preferring to do more with what they already have.

Tue, August 31, 2010 - IT in the modern enterprise has evolved from a back-office component to a core operational constituent that can improve business performance and increase shareholder value. CIOs now have an opportunity to demonstrate a truly executive level-leadership role in defining their enterprises.

Tue, August 31, 2010 - Bluesocket now offers its Wi-Fi controller functions as software that can be deployed on virtual machine platforms, staring with VMware. The goal is lower capital and operating costs, and an enterprise WLAN that's highly scaleable.

Tue, August 31, 2010 - Clearwire is now offering a 4G mobile hotspot that can give users access to its WiMAX network without signing a contract.

Tue, August 31, 2010 - I/O virtualization vendor Xsigo Systems is tapping into the most ubiquitous network connections around, offering an appliance that lets enterprises carve many virtual links out of the Gigabit Ethernet or 10-Gigabit Ethernet port built into a server.

Tue, August 31, 2010 - Zenoss releases a cloud monitoring application for VMware vCloud deployments

Tue, August 31, 2010 - The biggest security threat to most networks could be the people paid to look after them, an informal survey of IT professionals has suggested.