In January, EMC was one of more than 80 U.S. corporations and organizations that took out full-page ads in The Wall Street Journal and Politico issuing a call for improved energy and climate change legislation.At Citizen Schools in Boston, EMC, Google, and Cubist Pharmaceuticals co-hosted a meeting with Kumar Garg, policy analyst with the U.S. White House Ofce of Science and Technology. The panel discussed how to improve students’ participation and performance in STEM—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Changes in the IT EXIN service industry are requiring professionals to have more than just knowledge of service management principles. They have to know how to do their jobs. EXIN’s new publication “Qualifications for Professional Roles” (pdf) explains the current shift from theoretical certifications to role-based qualifications and the advantages this brings to both companies and professionals.
Information Security management EXIN in the UK is being transformed through tough new enforcement powers given to the ICO and initiatives such as the Information Assurance Maturity Model (IAMM) from the Cabinet Office. The effect will bring about a change in prioritisation in the way both the public and private sectors process information and data.
Riverbed also announced its products compatibility with Internet Protocol version 6, to optimize traffic using network-attached storage, iSCSI and FCiP (Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol) protocols. In conjunction with the ability to view how infrastructure is meeting SLAs, Riverbed is also offering new tools to control system performance and protect critical business applications.
“Even just a few weeks after engaging VeriSign SSL and EV SSL Certificates, online businesses frequently measure impressive uplifts in conversion rates, orders and revenue,” said Tim Callan, head of Trust Services product marketing at Symantec. This certificate makes it difficult for phishers and counterfeiters to impersonate legitimate businesses and hijack an online merchant’s business, brand or customers.
