VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Array Networks has announced availability of its AWF Series web application firewall appliances. Three new hardware appliances and a software appliance for virtual environments protect web applications and cloud services from a variety of attacks that slip through general-purpose security solutions. Array’s AWF Series web application firewalls extend beyond traditional firewalls and intrusion detection systems (IDSs) to provide comprehensive protection for business-critical web applications. The AWF Series not only detects the complex web application attacks of today, but also blocks the attack traffic in real time without affecting the normal flow of business data traffic. In addition, the AWF Series provides extremely fine-grained attack detection and analysis capabilities, while protecting against the most common web application threats including SQL injection attacks, web page tampering, website malicious code, and disclosure of sensitive information... Read more

Nokia has announced planned leadership and organizational structure that it intends to implement after and subject to the successful closing of the public exchange offer for Alcatel-Lucent securities announced on April 15, 2015. With this transaction, Nokia expects to create an innovation leader in next-generation technology and services for an IP-connected world, and to position the combined company to create the foundation of seamless connectivity for people and things wherever they are. “We are making very good progress on being ready to operate as a combined company when the proposed exchange offer closes,” said Rajeev Suri, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nokia. “After a thorough selection process, I am pleased to announce the company’s future organizational structure and exceptional leaders who will help chart the next steps... Read more

IBM has launched a consulting organization dedicated to helping clients realize the transformative value of cognitive business. IBM Cognitive Business Solutions extends the exclusive cognitive leadership of IBM Watson and the company’s established market leadership in business analytics. The new practice draws on the expertise of more than 2,000 consulting professionals spanning machine learning, advanced analytics, data science and development, supported by industry and change management specialists to accelerate client journeys to cognitive business. “Our work with clients across many industries shows that cognitive computing is the path to the next great set of possibilities for business,” said Bridget van Kralingen, Sr Vice-President, IBM Global Business Services. “Clients know they are collecting and analyzing more data than ever before, but 80 per cent of all the available data – images, voice, literature, chemical formulas, social expressions – remains out of reach for trad...

Brocade has introduced its Open Mobility Solutions Program designed to assure customers that their current, and future, wireless networks will perform well when running on a Brocade wired network infrastructure. This program addresses the need for advanced future-proof capabilities to support growth and new technologies, such as Software-Defined Networking (SDN), while offering customers a unified wired and wireless experience through strategic partnerships with leading wireless network vendors. To address advances in wireless technology that have pushed wired networks to their limit-such as increased speeds and the increased number of devices supported by each access point – Brocade campus networking solutions provide a best-in-class foundation for wireless networks. Based on open standards technology, Brocade wired networking solutions are designed to interoperate smoothly with whatever wireless network technology customers decide to purchase in the future. To help ensure com...