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Microsoft releases PST importer for Exchange

In a move to help administrators rid their networks of disparate personal email archives, Microsoft has released a tool for finding and importing Outlook PST files into modern Exchange environments. The tool will also help Microsoft rid itself of the archiving format, which it no longer sees as necessary.
Lucky escape after Zeus Trojan leaves $13 million untouched

The finance department of a New Jersey County has had a lucky escape after criminals hacked its online bank account, stealing only $19,000 (£12,000) from an account that held millions.
Google culls Picnik, Message Continuity and other services

Google is continuing to weed out its services and on Friday announced it will shut down Picnik, Google Message Continuity and Needlebase and make changes to some other services.
Microsoft and HP team up on public and private cloud services

HP and Microsoft have announced a new four-year partnership to deliver public, private and hybrid cloud solutions built around Microsoft Office 365 and its on-premise equivalents.
PhoneFactor delivers iOS app for two-way mobile authentication

PhoneFactor, an authentication system that uses mobile phones as a second factor for improved security, is now available as an app for Apple's iPhone and iPad.
Microsoft delivers Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2

Microsoft has updated its Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, posting a service pack with a number of new features and bug fixes, the company announced Monday.
NetApp entry-level array offers up to 432TB of capacity

NetApp has announced an addition to its Fabric-Attached Storage (FAS) 2000 family of arrays, an entry-level model with up to 432TB of capacity with a starting retail price of $7,500 (£4,665) for 6TBs.
HP updates DDMA dependency mapping tool

HP has updated its dependency mapping software to help customers figure out which departments are using which systems and applications, to enable chargeback programmes and other management tasks.
F5 Networks aims to simplify application delivery with Big-IP controllers

F5 is making it possible to drastically reduce the complexity of configuring its Big-IP application delivery controllers when customers want to provide specific services to specific applications.
How to use your iPad securely

The iPad is one of the safest computing devices you can use. Its combination of hardware and software security translate to a device that's probably more secure than your PC or Mac--especially if you take the right steps to secure it.

Latest Features

Hitachi Data Systems CTO: virtualised machines need bullet-proof storage

Virtualisation is widely recognised to be a game-changing technology, helping organisations to reduce their capital and operational costs, as well as improve underlying business processes. But the impact that this technology is having on the storage layer at the bottom of the stack is often overlooked.
Five ways to mix business and personal data on your smartphone

Smartphones now make up almost half of all phone sales, and many millions of people use them for personal communications as well as work-related tasks. Yet, few people want to carry multiple phones at all times just to separate the workday from their home life. Here are five ways you can access your business and personal accounts without having to carry two phones.
Beyond the Lion's roar: The best overlooked, underrated features

Apple billed this summer's release of Mac OS X Lion as having more than 200 new features, but most coverage of Lion in the intervening months has focused on only a handful of them. While iOS-like navigation and app-launching interfaces, autosave/restore capabilities, AirDrop file sharing and an emergency restore partition are by all means important, there are a lot of helpful tweaks and enhancements that can easily be missed.
Six security companies you should watch

Here are brief descriptions of a half-dozen security companies to watch, what they can do for enterprises and why they are worth keeping an eye on.
Five things I love and hate about Android

A lot has been written about Android since its introduction by Google, both good and bad. It's been praised as an open model that led to the creation of the Open Handset Alliance. It's been criticised for being fragmented as a platform and for the rapid pace of new releases, which has made it hard for both users and vendors to keep up.
Developers fight it out over Android and iOS

Whether you choose either or both, the differences in the two platforms and app stores are pronounced.
Apple plans to democratise servers with its Mac OS X strategy

Recently, Apple previewed more features that will be available in its upcoming release of Mac OS X 10.7, "Lion." We first got a glimpse of Lion at Apple's Back to the Mac event in October, when CEO Steve Jobs said that several technologies developed in Apple's iOS mobile operating system would be brought back into Mac OS X as part of Lion. Since iOS evolved from earlier versions of Mac OS X, the "back to the Mac" moniker made sense.
Five top open source group collaboration suites

Messaging and groupware is at the heart of business and applications most people use everyday. While the big names like Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes and Google Apps are increasing their influence, enterprises have several viable open source options.
Most VMware customers virtualise Microsoft Exchange, but not SAP and Oracle

VMware says data proves customers are virtualising mission-critical applications. Half of VMware's customer base is virtualising Microsoft Exchange and 65% virtualise SQL Server, but the majority of VMware customers are not virtualising SAP and Oracle applications, according to survey data released by VMware.
Top 5 ways to cut your storage needs

With the economy still shaky and the need for storage exploding, almost every storage vendor claims it can reduce the amount of data you must store. Trimming your data footprint not only cuts costs for hardware, software, power and data centre space, but also eases the strain on networks and backup windows.

How-tos

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Featured White Papers

Securing Microsoft Exchange 2010 with VeriSign Authentication Services

This guide from VeriSign Authentication Services will help you take the guesswork out of implementing SSL for Exchange 2010, making it easier than ever to get the SSL certificate you need for a successful and secure Exchange implementation, and to take advantage of powerful capabilities such as Subject Alternative Names (SANs).
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HP P4000 SAN: Affordable, Scalable, Reliable Storage

This ESG Lab Review documents the pay as you grow scalability and availability of the HP P4000 SAN. Topics explored include getting started with a Virtual SAN Appliance (VSA), online upgrades to physical appliances, proven support for more than 150,000 Microsoft Exchange users, and hyper-redundant fault tolerance.
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Comprehensive data protection for Windows

This paper explores the challenges associated with adequately protecting your Windows data and describes the range of NetApp® technologies that are available to help you address them.
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Virtualising tier 1 applications

This IDC white paper includes two case studies and a sidebar highlighting the experiences of three enterprises with virtualising their tier 1 applications, which include Oracle and Microsoft SQL databases and a Microsoft Exchange email system.
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Optimising Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 deployments

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 offers a range of enhancements designed to dramatically advance user productivity and simplify manageability ? including exceptional performance, large mailbox sizes, and built-in high-availability features. These enhancements also enable organisations to take advantage of recent technology advances that help increase the efficiency of Exchange messaging platforms and reduce the cost of deploying and supporting Exchange Server 2010.
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