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India Said to Seek Google, Skype Call Interception

Google, Skype and other companies providing communications services in India will have to make provisions for interception of these communications by India's security agencies, Indian home secretary, G.K. Pillai, said in Delhi , according to reports.

Intel Aims to be a Powerhouse in Mobile

Intel wants to be a force in the mobile computing world -- a fact that was made clear by the company's recently announced plans to acquire chip maker Infineon Technology's wireless division and security software provider McAfee.

Check Point Bolsters VMware Security

Security Gateway Virtual Edition (VE) has all the functionality of Check Point's Security Gateway and supports most of the security software blades that are available for the software when it is deployed on physical devices, the company says.

Internet Access in Emerging Markets to Double by 2015

The number of people with Internet access in Brazil, Russia, China, India and Indonesia will double by 2015, management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group said in a report released.

Reflex Extends Management to the Cloud

According to a survey, conducted by the company, 35 percent of enterprises rated network visibility including flow traffic, monitoring and usage, as their main priority within virtualisation management.

Security Vulnerabilities Hit Record High for First Half of 2010

Global security threats have increased significantly, having reached record highs in the first six months of 2010, according to IBM's X-Force 2010 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report.

Skype launches Skype Connect for businesses

Skype has launched a Session Initiation Protocol-based voice service for businesses that integrates free and low-cost calling into orate IP PBXs, providing an opportunity to add voice features to orate Web sites and to cut back on some phone expenses.

Software Blades Boost Virtual Security Management

Check Point Software Technologies  has announced its new Multi-Domain Management software blades - Global Policy and Security Domain - that deliver virtual security management to businesses of all sizes.

Green IT Remains Immature, Emmission Offsets Highly Unlikely

Green IT remains immature across the US, UK, Australia and India and the industry is highly unlikely to offset its carbon emissions by 2020, according to a survey commissioned by Fujitsu.

Facebook Marketing Misses the Mark

Although social networking usage among the over-65 population is up 100 percent--more than three times the overall growth of social networking as a whole--Facebook only lets ads be targeted for ages 64 and under.