Azure Service Fabric Powers Microsoft's Cloud

Microsoft's Azure Service Fabric is a microservice application platform that allows developers to decompose their work into logical subsystems that are loosely coupled and can be updated independently. In this video, Mark Russinovich, Chief Technology Office for Microsoft Azure,  talks about how Azure Service Fabric is becoming a key differentiator for the company's cloud initiatives. Recorded at Open Networking Summit 2015 in Santa Clara,...

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Blueprint: Two-factor Authentication Signals the Death of the Password and Physical Token

by Andy Kemshall, Co-founder and CTO of SecurEnvoy Considering the frequency and severity of data breaches today, we have reached a point of Cybercrime 2.0.  This requires an approach of Security 2.0. The challenge of protecting company data and systems is a continually evolving IT infrastructure.   Companies need enhanced authentication solutions that allow them to protect access to the data and resources critical for operations remotely....

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Cisco to acquire OpenDNS for $635 Million

Cisco agreed to acquire OpenDNS, a privately held security company based in San Francisco, for approximately $635 million in cash and assumed equity awards. OpenDNS provides a secure DNS offering with advanced threat protection for "any device, across any port, protocol or app." Its predictive security model is designed to anticipate malicious activity, including botnets and phishing. Its DNSCrypt technology converts regular DNS traffic into encrypted...

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AWS Plans Data Center in India

Amazon Web Services announced plans to open an AWS infrastructure region in India for its cloud computing platform in 2016. AWS did not reveal the location of its new data center but cited a number of partners in India including Accenture, Blazeclan, Frontier, Intelligrape, Minjar, Progressive, PWC, SaaSforce, SD2labs, Team Computers, Wipro, and many others. "Tens of thousands of customers in India are using AWS from one of AWS's eleven global...

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Distil Raises $21M for Bot Detection and Mitigation

Distil Networks, a start-up with offices in Arlington, Virginia and San Francisco, raised $21 million in Series B funding for its bot detection and mitigation solution. Distil helps to defend websites against malicious bots used for web scraping, brute force attacks, competitive data mining, account hijacking, unauthorized vulnerability scans, spam, man-in-the-middle attacks and click fraud. Its unique approach monitors every single Web request...

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The OPNFV Project Expands its Member Roster

The OPNFV Project announced that Altera, Brain4Net and CertusNet have joined as Silver members. Launched in September 2014, the OPNFV project is supported by 60 member companies. “Collaboration is key to accelerating the open source software development of NFV, and with Arno now available, we’re seeing that vision materialize,” said Heather Kirksey, director, OPNFV. “We look forward to the contributions our newest members will bring to the community...

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Microsoft Contributes Device System Bridge to Alljoyn

The AllSeen Alliance has contributed the open source Device System Bridge (DSB) code to the AllSeen open source software project. DSB enables interoperability with legacy and purpose-built device networks under the AllJoyn open source software framework.  For example, using the AllJoyn DSB, developers can connect BACnet-based devices for building automation or Z-Wave smart home products to AllJoyn-enabled devices locally or remotely, depending...

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EU to End Roaming Charges in mid-2017

The European Union will adopt new rules to end mobile phone roaming fees by mid-2017. Under the agreement, roaming surcharges in the European Union will be abolished as of 15 June 2017. However, roaming providers will be able to apply a 'fair use policy' to prevent abusive use of roaming. This would include using roaming services for purposes other than periodic travel. Roaming fees will already go down on 30 April 2016, when the current retail...

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Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom Picks Ericsson for LTE Expansion

Chunghwa Telecom, the largest telecom operator in Taiwan, awarded a contract to Ericsson to boost its LTE coverage and capacity on the island. Financial terms were not disclosed. Ericsson will continue to serve as sole supplier for the entire core network, including a multi-access Evolved Packet Core, and as a major supplier for RAN in Taiwan's most populated areas, including Taipei city. Jan Signell, Head of Region North East Asia at Ericsson,...

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Bharti Airtel Selects Nokia for 3G Expansion in 5 Circles

Bharti Airtel awarded a four-year contract to Nokia Networks to roll out its 3G network in 5 new telecom circles and network expansion in 3 existing telecom circles. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under the 4-year contract, the company will provide its radio elements and services expertise to power Bharti Airtel’s infrastructure.  The rollout includes Nokia's Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station, its all-IP multicontroller RNC (mcRNC) NetAct,...

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