MongoDB sets its sights beyond NoSQL competitors

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	MongoDB sets its sights beyond NoSQL competitors Can MongoDB, the popular NoSQL database, give Oracle, MySQL, or other relational databases a run for their money? Observers definitely see MongoDB finding its niche. The open source document data store is gaining interest from developers and has sprouted its own ecosystem. Proponents like the database's scalability in particular. Read More WHITE PAPER: ServiceNow Next Gen IT and the Cloud There is no excuse for using inflexible systems built on legacy technology. Read Now! In this Issue Verizon Enterprise chief looks past AT&T, eyes Amazon and Google as rivals Intel's McAfee brings biometric authentication to cloud storage It's better to call ahead before sending malware, Symantec finds Court orders names in Aaron Swartz records to be redacted WHITE PAPER: McAfee Tackling the Complexities of Endpoint Security Lower the operational costs typically associated with strong security, and simplify compliance solutions with centrally managed, integrated security. Learn more. Read Now Verizon Enterprise chief looks past AT&T, eyes Amazon and Google as rivals In the battle for the next generation of enterprise IT, John Stratton carries a lot of weapons. Stratton is president of Verizon Enterprise Solutions, the nearly $30 billion unit formed just over a year ago to deliver networking, cloud, mobility, managed security, telematics, and a host of other services in a more coordinated fashion for Verizon's top enterprise buyers. Building on a traditionally strong base of wired and wireless network services, Verizon Enterprise also blends in acquired assets like cloud hosting company Terremark, security company Cybertrust, and Hughes Telematics. In this installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series, Stratton spoke with Chief Content Officer John Gallant about Verizon Enterprise's progress since its inception, including a dramatic streamlining of internal systems and processes designed to make life much easier for the company's customers. Read More Intel's McAfee brings biometric authentication to cloud storage Intel is introducing new ideas to secure the public cloud, offering a service in which online files can be accessed after users are verified by an authentication scheme including face and voice recognition. McAfee, a unit of Intel, is adding a product called LiveSafe that will offer 1GB of online storage that can be accessed through biometric authentication. LiveSafe has a Web-based management dashboard, and users can be authenticated through face recognition, voice or by punching in a PIN. LiveSafe also includes antivirus and other security features. Read More It's better to call ahead before sending malware, Symantec finds Hackers are finding it pays to call ahead before sending malware-laden email. Symantec has seen what it describes as a sophisticated social engineering campaign aimed at French-speaking accounting and finance department employees. The victim is called and asked in French if they can process an invoice sent by email. Read More Court orders names in Aaron Swartz records to be redacted A U.S. federal court has modified a protective order to allow disclosure of the court records of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, but ruled that names and other personal identifying information of those involved in his arrest and prosecution should be redacted. Read More
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