VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

As a result of an agreement that has been signed between BT and Palo Alto, the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform is going to be integrated into BT’s global portfolio of security services. BT customers around the world will benefit from the combination of the Palo Alto Networks breach prevention-focused platform with the global reach and scale of BT’s security services. As part of this agreement, BT’s Assure Managed Firewall service will now integrate WildFire cloud-based malware prevention, which is a key component of the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform. It will be used to further secure the access to cloud-based applications, enabling enterprise customers to reap increased benefits from BT’s Cloud of Clouds... Read more

MapR Technologies has formed a partnership with Ericsson with the purpose of working together to drive innovation for digital industrialization. The partnership will leverage the MapR Converged Data Platform to enable efficient processing and analyzing of information from multiple sources in real-time to support mission-critical application deployments at scale and effectively deliver customer value. “Ericsson has been chosen to partner with MapR for its leadership in powering innovative data applications for some of the world’s largest organizations,” said Peter Hartlev, head of PL data and storage, cloud, Ericsson. “The MapR Platform is uniquely architected to unify open source with the utility-grade features our customers require, such as security, high-performance, reliability, and scale.” Read more

With view of the product’s new Private Browsing and Webcam Protection technologies, Kaspersky Lab has unveiled the latest version of Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac. Designed to protect privacy and confidential information, users can be assured of their security and even save money when making purchases online. Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac is a comprehensive security solution for Mac OS X. The product protects not only against malware and network attacks but also from dangerous web pages; the Safe Money feature offers additional protection for online financial transactions, while the Parental Control function provides safe web surfing for children. Designed to meet the characteristics of the Mac OS X platform, the product is easy to use and does not affect device ... Read more

Huawei and UAE-based telecommunications service provider ‘du’ have jointly launched the world’s first commercial Transport Software Defined Network (T SDN) on the host network. On the T SDN network, a Bandwidth on Demand (BoD) application has been successfully deployed between data centers in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, transforming the traditional network to a Data-Center based SDN host network. This innovation by du follows a string of improvements in the region such as the deployment of the first 400G OTN network in the Middle East. As a leading telecommunications service provider in the Middle East, du has seen a sharp increase in service traffic through big data, leading to new challenges in harnessing this data. By constructing a T SDN network with Huawei, du has achieved accelerated service connections while fully utilizing network resources... Read more