Hewlett-Packard will help a government agency update its information technology systems and expand data storage facilities in a move to extend services for nearly 159,000 citizens in New Zealand. The Northland Regional Council seeks to update its IT infrastructure, which includes applications used by 176 employees to accomplish and monitor …
Read More »CA Technologies Expands Network Mgmt Platform; Michael Madden Comments
CA Technologies Inc. has extended its mainframe platform with new network and system management technologies designed to help customers achieve business goals. The Infrastructure Management for Networks and Systems for CA Chorus works to unify systems, networks and DB2 database system for z/OS applications in a single interface, CA Technologies …
Read More »HP to Create Virtual Cloud-Based Network for Catalonia Federal Systems
HP Enterprise Services has agreed to establish a cloud infrastructure for federal systems in Spain under a $67 million 10-year contract with the Catalonia local government. The project is intended to allow all federal departments of the autonomous community to share information through a managed network and speed up computing processes …
Read More »Citizant Wins IRS IT Services Orders for Healthcare Law, Secure ID Support
Citizant has won four task orders to provide information technology and business support services to the Internal Revenue Service for initiatives related to the Affordable Care Act and identity credentials, among others. These orders are worth up to $38 million combined and fall under the agency’s TIPSS-4 Information Technology Services …
Read More »Avaya Previews New Collaboration Platform; Gary Barnett Comments
Avaya has offered a preview of its next collaboration tool for enterprises to create and deploy applications across mobile, social and cloud platforms. The company unveiled the Aura Collaboration Environment during International Avaya User’s Group Converge 2013, a networking and education event for its customers, Avaya said Tuesday. “Companies are …
Read More »Intel, Nokia Siemens Form Mobile Ecosystem Partnership; Dirk Lindemeier Comments
Intel and Nokia Siemens Networks will work together to create an ecosystem intended to help mobile operators explore new business models with the goal of improving the broadband user experience. The companies signed a memorandum of understanding for the partnership and also will further develop a Nokia Siemens platform that …
Read More »Accenture Survey Finds Commuters Want Mobile Tickets on Smartphones; Philippe Guittat Comments
An Accenture survey says more than half of urban commuters in seven countries are willing to pay more than 10 percent extra for mobile tickets using smartphones or other paperless travel options. Travelers from the U.S., Brazil, Germany, Spain, France, South Korea and the U.K. were interviewed for the survey, …
Read More »IBM to Help MSP Store, Manage Cloud Data
IBM has signed a deal to provide managed services provider Cyber Network management and storage technologies intended to help the Switzerland-based company manage information technology base and grow its cloud enterprise. Cyber Network has implemented IBM’s Flex System and Storwize V7000 storage system in each of its data centers in …
Read More »Smartronix Earns Amazon Cloud Design Certificates; Robert Groat Comments
Several Smartronix professionals have received certifications from Amazon Web Services for their work in designing and cloud-based offerings that use AWS technology. Amazon’s Certified Solutions Architect — Associate Level certification program is intended for administrators and developers working on applications for Amazon Web Services, Smartronix said Wednesday. The program requires …
Read More »Dell Buys Enstratius to Grow Application, Infrastructure Portfolio; Tom Kendra Comments
Dell has purchased cloud management software and services provider Enstratius for an undisclosed amount in a bid to bolster its public, private and hybrid cloud infrastructure portfolio. The acquisition of Enstratius intends to complement Dell’s offerings such as Foglight performance tracking, Quest ONE identity and access management, Boomi integration platform …
Read More »Dell Helps Electromechanical Plant Install New Storage; Anton Banchukov Comments
A military supply plant in Russia has deployed Dell‘s Compellent storage infrastructure in its data center to help process customer orders and manage information technology productivity. The company provided the storage products to the Kupol Izhevsk electromechanical plant under a partnership with Russian systems integrator CTI, Dell Russia said April …
Read More »Mobility and BYOD News Covered on TNNI
The use of mobile devices by government workers and contractors has recently evolved to include more than just the Blackberry. Android devices, Iphones and Ipads among others started being accepted in the workplace around 2011 as more employees pushed for the use of their personal phones at work. Today, Bring …
Read More »SafeNet Builds Android License Tools for Application Developers; Michelle Nerlinger Comments
SafeNet has released a new licensing suite for Android intended to help developers pack, control, track and manage applications. Sentinel RMS Embedded is a software licensing toolkit designed to help developers monetize mobile software on devices such as smartphones and tablets, the company announced Wednesday. The company also developed the …
Read More »HP to Help Medical Center Install New IT, Application Platform; Stephen Meyer Comments
A nonprofit community medical center has implemented Hewlett-Packard‘s converged infrastructure platform to manage and deliver health record applications throughout the facility. Jupiter Medical Center will deploy the 3PAR StoreServ storage system, BladeSystem enclosure with ProLiant Generation 8 server blades and Virtual Connect technology to manage its networks, HP said Thursday. …
Read More »NetApp Selected to Gartner Disk Array Leaders Quadrant
NetApp has won a position in market research firm Gartner Inc.’s leaders quadrant for general-purpose disk arrays magic quadrant for its storage systems. Gartner positioned NetApp in its Magic Quadrant following an evaluation of its FAS and V-Series arrays and the company is aiming to spur business growth through scalable …
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