Dell & Kemp Technologies Introduce KEMP LoadMaster R320 Built by Dell

Dell OEM Solutions and KEMP Technologies have announced the LoadMaster R20, a purpose-built hardware load balancing and application delivery controller based on the Dell PowerEdge R320 server and backed by Dell’s global support network. The LoadMaster R320 enables medium-to-large enterprises to assure the high availability and reliability of Web-based, business-critical applications by intelligently distributing network traffic among Web and application servers in clusters powering Internet sites and large intranets. More

Dell White Paper Explores Top Seven Networking Concepts Every Virtualization Admin Should Know

A new white paper from Dell Software explores the critical networking concepts every virtualization administrator should understand to ensure their virtual environment operates at peak efficiency and lowest cost. Authored by Scott D. Lowe, Founder and Managing Consultant of The 1610 Group, Wikibon Analyst, and former CIO, the paper, Top Seven Networking Concepts Every Virtualization Administrator Should Understand, explores the differences between networking in a virtual environment and in the physical world. Because the network remains the foundation of the IT infrastructure upon which IT does business, virtual admins need to understand its nature and behavior, well beyond simply knowing the virtualization technologies. More

Microsoft, Foxconn Parent Hon Hai, Sign Patent Agreement for Android & Chrome Devices

Microsoft Corp. and Hon Hai, the parent company of Foxconn, have signed a worldwide patent licensing agreement providing broad coverage under Microsoft’s patent portfolio for devices running the Android and Chrome OS, including smartphones, tablets, and TVs. Contents of the agreement are confidential, but the companies say Microsoft will receive royalties from Hon Hai for use of Microsoft patents. More

U.S. Agencies Adopt Microsoft Dynamics CRM

The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have received this year’s Microsoft Dynamics Customer Excellence Award, presented annually to Microsoft Dynamics customers that most effectively use technology to transform their organizations. Microsoft also announced 10 additional federal agencies that are adopting Dynamics, joining more than 200 U.S. federal organizations that have moved to the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform to accomplish strategic modernization initiatives on limited budgets. More

Malware Infections 5.5 Times More Likely Without Antivirus Software says Microsoft Report

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 14 (SIRv14) that reveals that 2.5 out of 10 computers on average do not use up-to-date antivirus. The report shows that without this vital protection layer, computers are 5.5 times more likely to be infected with malware. More

SAP Announces Sybase Replication Server to Power Real-Time Transactional Replication for SAP HANA and SAP Data Services

SAP AG has announced the newest version of SAP Sybase Replication Server, a core component of the SAP Real-Time Data Platform. SAP Sybase Replication Server satisfies several mission-critical needs from gathering real-time business intelligence to recovering from disaster. The latest version will replicate data in real time from multiple sources into multiple instance of SAP HANA without disrupting or slowing production applications and preserving transactional consistency. More

SAP Gives Customers Remote Access to Data-Driven Applications

SAP had announced availability of the SAP Sybase SQL Anywhere 16 suite, the latest release of its data management and synchronization technology as a key element of and satellite server within the SAP Real-Time Data Platform, the suite helps extend business transactions to remote office locations and enables rapid development of deployment of database-powered applications in embedded, SaaS remote and mobile environments. More

Shareholders Push for Disclosure, Enhanced Sustainability Reporting

A review of shareholder-sponsored proposals reveals long-standing proponents of environmental and social topics continue to influence how companies address corporate sustainability. While some companies start these initiatives on their own, in many cases investors are helping to frame the dialogue and drive change, says Ernst & Young. As of early April, it found, environmental and social proposals account for approximately 45% of all shareholder proposals submitted thus far in 2013. More

John Parcell Joins E&Y Tax Practice

Former Deputy Tax Legislative Counsel with the U.S. Department of Treasury John Parcell has joined Ernst & Young LLP’s National Tax practice. Based in Washington, D.C., Parcell will have responsibility for advising clients on energy tax policy matters and assisting in technical analysis on a range of tax matters focused on energy. More

Tech Execs expanding Market Focus to Brazil, Mexico, Canada, South Korea as High Growth Markets Says KPMG

Technology companies are expanding their sales focus beyond the United States, China and India to Brazil, Mexico, Canada and South Korea, says KPMG. The Big Six company’s annual Technology Business Outlook survey of U.S.-based technology executives also shows them increasingly concerned about labor costs and low-cost producers. Asked which geographic markets will provide the highest percentage revenue growth for their companies during the next 12-to-24 months, respondents continued to cite the United States and China, but the numbers are down. About a third cited Brazil as a high-growth area, while at least a quarter cited Canada, 15 percent listed Mexico, and 14 percent, South Korea. More