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	HP introduces new centralized security appliance Oct 30 -- Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) introduced Monday a centralized, hardened security appliance to help data center managers improve privacy compliance and reduce the risk of costly data-loss due to theft.

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McAfee offers virtual trial of security appliance Oct30 -- McAfee Inc. announced last week a virtual machine trial of the McAfeeSecure Internet Gateway appliance. The free 30-day software trial is designed to help mid-sized businesses evaluate McAfee Secure Internet Gateway, which is an integrated web and e-mail security appliance that helps businesses defend their networks from spam, viruses, spyware and malicious web sites, McAfee said.

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	Application Security gets thumbs-up from Forrester Oct 30 -- Application Security Inc., a provider of comprehensive database security solutions for the enterprise, announced Monday that Forrester Research Inc.'s October 2007 'The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Database Auditing And Real-Time Protection', Q4 2007 report named the organization in the 'leader category' of this growing market.

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Channel News: Seagate Launches New Channel Partner Program Oct 30 — Seagate Technology has launched a new channel partner program: Seagate Premier. The new program focuses on top-performing system builders that are hard-drive volume and strategic category leaders in new growth segments such as surveillance and rugged solutions. Read more... Channel News: Microsoft Now Offers LifeCams to System Builder Channel Oct 30 —Microsoft Corp. has made available for sale in the System Builder Channel five of its top-selling webcams -- three desktop and two notebook LifeCams. Microsoft's line of LifeCams includes its No. 2-selling desktop webcam, the LifeCam VX-3000, and the No. 3-selling notebook webcam, the LifeCam NX-6000.

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	LA County secures data with Check Point Oct 30 -- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., an Internet security provider, announced last week that the Los Angeles County (LA County), the largest county in the nation, has selected Check Point data security solutions to encrypt and fully secure data residing on all laptops and other portable devices across 38 county departments.

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	Certicom opens new design center Oct 30 -- Certicom Corp. announced last week the opening of its Scotts Valley Design Center, a new facility dedicated to the secure development of hardware-based cryptographic technologies.

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	Agilent Introduces Probing Solution for Oscilloscope Measurements in Extreme Temperatures Oct 30 — Agilent Technologies says it has introduced the industry’s first probing solution for making oscilloscope measurements in environmental chambers and in other settings with extreme temperature conditions.

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	Healthcare Industry: EZ Remedy Introduces Healthcare Practice Management Suite Oct 30 — EZ Remedy recently introduced an integrated clinical and practice management solution, the EZ Office Suite. The new product is designed to provide an affordable, single-source solution that integrates EZ EHR for clinicians, EZ Practice for office staff, and myHealthManager, a web portal for patients.

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	3 Olive Solutions Upgrades Its On-Demand Project Portfolio Management Tool Adding Email Notification Oct 30 — Chicago-based 3 Olive Solutions released an upgrade of Portfolio Intelligence, its on-demand project portfolio management (PPM) tool. Release 3.11 incorporates functionality that allows email notifications to be sent to select individuals.

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Take a Break and Sneak-Preview Jango: A New Way of Listening to Internet Radio Oct 25 — On Nov. 12th, Jango will make publicly available a beta version of its new music service designed to make online radio more custom and social than other services currently available. A free and legal form of music on-demand, Jango makes it easy for anyone to create and share personalized radio stations, and take part in an active social music community on the Internet, says the company.

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	PineApp Offers Free Zombie Test to Discover Whether Business Computer Networks Have Been Hijacked Oct 25 — PineApp has released a free zombie test that can provide information as to whether an organization’s computer network might be an unwitting spamming machine (a “zombie” or “bot”) that can send thousands of infected spam messages to other networks — without its knowledge.

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	San Diego-Based Qualcomm Commits $1.5 Million to Support Wildfire Relief and Recovery Efforts Oct 25 — Based in San Diego, Qualcomm, a developer of wireless technologies and data solutions, has committed $1.5 million to support relief and recovery efforts after this week's devastating wildfires in San Diego County.

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iNT'L NEWS: UNISYS TO OFFER INCIPIENT'S STORAGE Virtualization and Data Migration Software in Europe Oct 25 — London-based Unisys Corporation has signed an agreement with storage virtualization and data migration software company Incipient. The Incipient product suite helps organizations to efficiently manage data across Storage Area Network (SAN) infrastructures without disruption to business operations. Read more... SanDisk Files Lawsuit to Protect Its Memory System Patents Oct 25 — SanDisk Corporation announced the filing of three patent infringement actions against 25 companies that manufacture, sell and import USB flash drives, CompactFlash cards, multimedia cards, MP3/media players and/or other removable flash storage products.

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