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FIBI Password and User Administration Depends on BMC CONTROL-SA | 2007-01-19 01:00:27 | BMC Software |
| The First International Bank of Israel (FIBI) is the fourth largest commercial bank in Israel. It operates approximately 90 branches throughout the country, and offers a full range of financial services. Mataf is the IT company of FIBI. The company wanted to create one authorization and password policy for all bank departments, in order to manage and control all systems and applications that require ID and passwords. Mataf selected the BMC password management solution BMC CONTROL-SA, which is now implemented across FIBI's 30-bank network. | |||
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Solomon Mutual Bank Runs an Identity-Aware Business With BMC Identity Management | 2007-01-19 01:00:27 | BMC Software |
| In mid-2003, Solomon Mutual Bank transitioned from a client/server environment to a Web-based interface to meet growing customer demand for online banking services. With this broader Web access came the need for a system that would allow secure yet simple access to Solomon Mutual's online banking system. To meet the demand for online banking services, Solomon Mutual Bank chose BMC Identity Management to provide secure, yet simple, access to the online banking system. By implementing the BMC solution, the bank has reduced administrative and management costs by 50 percent and distribution time and costs by 90 percent. | |||
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Pulling All-Nighters to Recover From Network Attacks No Longer Part of IS Curriculum, Thanks to Symantec Sygate Software | 2007-01-05 01:00:23 | Symantec |
| With more than 14,000 users connected to its network, Temple University was plagued with crippling attacks and illegal file-sharing. Those problems are largely gone, thanks to Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition and Symantec Sygate Enterprise Protection software. Not a single threat has penetrated the network in more than a year, and allegations of copyright violations are down 73 percent. In addition, the university has reclaimed over six weeks of staff time a year to focus on forward-looking projects such as 802.1X. | |||
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Pulling All-Nighters to Recover From Network Attacks No Longer Part of IS Curriculum, Thanks to Symantec Sygate Software | 2007-01-05 01:00:23 | Symantec |
| With more than 14,000 users connected to its network, Temple University was plagued with crippling attacks and illegal file-sharing. Those problems are largely gone, thanks to Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition and Symantec Sygate Enterprise Protection software. Not a single threat has penetrated the network in more than a year, and allegations of copyright violations are down 73 percent. In addition, the university has reclaimed over six weeks of staff time a year to focus on forward-looking projects such as 802.1X. | |||
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Energy Leader Increases Information Worker Productivity With New IT Platform | 2007-01-05 01:00:23 | Microsoft |
| As one of the leading integrated energy corporations in Latin America, Petrobras Energia S.A. aims to be a leader in the incorporation of new technologies into its major lines of business and internal operations. In an effort to improve information-worker productivity and IT management efficiency, Petrobras has been an early adopter of the Windows Vista operating system and the 2007 Microsoft Office system. The new desktop environment provides the company with better data analysis, more effective desktop search, enhanced IT security, and more efficient infrastructure management. Due to the enhanced productivity and efficiency of the new IT platform, Petrobras anticipates a potential annual cost-of-ownership savings of approximately U.S.$1.3 million. | |||
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Building a Secure Environment for Deploying Remote Application Services | 2007-01-05 01:00:23 | Symantec |
| If a company's vital Web applications are not instantly available and consistently reliable, clients will quickly take their business elsewhere. UK based Attenda Ltd., IT managed service provider to companies such as EasyCar, Harrods, Avis, Reed, Microsoft, Mercedes-Benz, and Sun Microsystems, is well aware of this. Attenda was founded in 1997 with the vision to manage business-critical Web applications, providing a level of service which was previously unavailable in the marketplace. Initially clients depended on Attenda to provide Web-hosting services, but when the company began to market application hosting services, it needed to offer the strongest network security available. So Attenda turned to VeriSign for digital certificates, which protect sites and data via Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. | |||
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EMC Enhances IT Security, Simplifies Management, Speeds Information Search | 2007-01-05 01:00:23 | Microsoft |
| EMC Corporation is a world leader in information management and storage, with thousands of customers around the world. EMC wanted to improve the security of its 35,000 desktop computers to reduce time spent repairing damaged systems and deploying updates. EMC is moving to the Windows Vista operating system for its enhanced security and easy-management features, improved synchronization of mobile devices, and instant search capabilities. | |||
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IT Solution Provider Simplifies Its Own Network Authentication and Management | 2007-01-01 01:00:30 | Microsoft |
| Adea International, a business and IT solution provider, wanted to simplify and centralize network access. The company operated a wireless network, a VPN, and a LAN that incorporated multiple virtual LANs. Each network used different hardware and technology; thus, each access server had its own user directory and authentication policies. Adea implemented a solution based on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and the Internet Authentication Service as a RADIUS server with Active Directory. Now the company has centralized authentication and accounting for all its networks and can bypass hardware and technology restrictions. Network administrators can easily set up new virtual LANs for client projects. | |||
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Security Solutions Provider Projects a 20 Percent Revenue Increase From New Offerings | 2007-01-01 | Microsoft Tips |
| Iniflux added Microsoft security products to its offerings because the products met its high standards and because of the strong support Microsoft provides its partners. As a Microsoft Certified Partner, Iniflux has access to technical training, product information, and marketing guidance to help it expand into new markets. The firm projects that in the first year of sales, Microsoft security products will generate approximately 20 percent of its total revenue.
Tags: Security Management, Security Tools |
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Protecting Critical Human Services With the Symantec Email Security and Availability Solution | 2006-12-23 01:00:24 | Symantec |
| Slowed by network downtime due to security incidents, Mission Australia turned to Symantec for a comprehensive email security and availability solution. Since solution deployment, network disruptions caused by successful attacks have been stopped, email application performance has improved twofold, data backup and restoration is 100 percent reliable for the first time, and spam is successfully and accurately being blocked, saving 6,336 staff hours annually. As a result, Mission Australia has achieved 100 percent payback in 16 months. |