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Top Story - Dell Acquires Systems Mgmt Vendor

Dell acquired security vendor Kace Networks, a systems management appliance company, for an undisclosed amount.

Top Story - Dell Offering Free Web Browser Security Tool

Dell, through its Kace unit, is making available free Web browser security software that works by creating a protective "sandbox" on the desktop to isolate the user's desktop from malware or other harmful actions that might be encountered browsing the Web.

Top Story - IT Pros Prefer Old XP Over New Windows 7, Survey Say

Cautious business IT administrators are more willing to stay with the devil they know, Windows XP, than risk the devil they don't, even if the latter is the highly-touted Windows 7, a research company said.

Top Story - Dell Shows Off First Fruits of System Management Buy

Systems management company Dell KACE has launched a new appliance aimed at offering small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The K1000 Management Appliance is the first product launched by the company following its acquisition by Dell earlier this year.

Whitepaper - The EMA™ All-Stars™ in Enterprise Systems Management for 2008

In this EMATM Research Report, EMA highlights what it considers to be the best available software solutions in a number
of specific disciplines, in order to form a 'Systems Management All-Star' team, and further highlights the 'best of the best' with selection to the All-Star First Team..
While undoubtedly a subjective evaluation, several objective measures are also used. Overall, the most important criteria used for selection include:
Strength of product offering, functionality, and platform support
Commitment to product vision and delivering innovation
Customer feedback including satisfaction, and market penetration
EMA's perspective from independent evaluations of expert analysts

Source: Kace Published Date : 14/08/2009 Posted Date : 18/08/2009 Length : 31

Whitepaper - Systems Management Buyer’s Guide For Medium Enterprises

Now more than ever, systems management professionals in medium enterprises are charged with doing more with less. These systems administrators are faced with virtually the same challenges as their counterparts in larger organizations, but without the number of support staff, specialized skills sets and larger budgets that a larger organization can afford. Time spent "fire fighting" across a variety of systems management disciplines, as well as the need to perform labor intensive manual chores, leaves little extra time to proactively tackle other strategic initiatives such as performance improvements or root cause analysis. These individuals are frequently stretched thin, as many are often single handedly responsible for accomplishing the bulk of the tasks necessary to achieve the IT stability critical to running the business.

Source: Kace Published Date : 14/08/2009 Posted Date : 18/08/2009 Length : 11

Top Story - Future of IT Is Multiplatform and Mobile, Dell Says

The once-homogenous IT landscape is breaking up & more workplaces will see mobile devices working together, says Michael Dell

Top Story - Dell Launches Super Secure Version of Firefox

Dell has launched a virtualised version of Mozilla's Firefox web browser, which is designed to keep PC users safe when surfing the web.

Top Story - Corporate IT Eager To Deploy Windows 7, Survey Shows

IT professionals say they are willing to forego the first service pack for Windows 7 if that means they can get the operating system in their environments faster.

Top Story - Survey: IT's 'Love Affair' With Windows XP Ending

According to a research survey, businesses are finally prying their hands from Windows XP as they warm to Windows 7.