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Lease vs. Purchase: How to Choose

In this white paper we will explore the leasing option for technology asset acquisitions and IBM's particular suitability to this market. We will also use several case studies to provide examples of how this works including the toy company LEGO and the telecommunications services providers, Packet One. By the end of the paper you will be able to see the leasing proposition clearly and understand the advantage of doing business with IBM.

Prepare for software-defined networking: Build the foundation for SDN with OpenFlow

Many enterprises are unable to achieve business innovation because of aging networking environments. Enterprise network design and architectures have remained largely unchanged for more than a decade. While applications and systems have evolved to meet the demands of a world where real-time communications, rich-media, and mobility are the norm, the underlying network infrastructure has not kept pace. Read this paper if you are interested in making your enterprise network more agile and adaptable to changing business needs. This paper describes the benefits of software-defined networking (SDN) enabled by OpenFlow technology. SDN, enabled by OpenFlow, holds the promise of breaking the logjam in network agility by eliminating legacy human middleware and paving the way for innovation.

Realising the power of SDN with HP Virtual Application Networks

Many enterprises are unable to create business innovation because of aging networking environments. Network design and architectures have remained largely unchanged for more than a decade. While applications and systems have evolved to meet the demands of a world where real time rules, the underlying network infrastructure has not kept pace. Software-defined networks (SDN) redefines the way we think about the network and removes the barriers to innovation by giving cloud providers and enterprises complete programmatic control of a dynamic, abstracted view of the network. This white paper gives an overview of software-defined networking and how HP is leveraging SDN to deliver the Virtual Application Networks strategy.

Lippis Report 210: HP Networking Is Poised to Capitalise on the Software-Defined Networking Market Transition

HP has been an industry leader when it comes to Software-Defined Networking (SDN) as it sees an opportunity to accelerate its growth in the networking market during a fundamental transition point. HP's SDN strategy spans from the data center to campus and branch office networking. Its strategy includes solutions across all three layers of the SDN architecture, including the infrastructure, control and application layers. In this Lippis Report Research Note, we explore HP's SDN strategy and offerings, and offer an approach to pilots and deployment.

Accelerating solution deployment with IBM PureFlex and Flex System

As companies become more reliant on critical applications to manage business processes and to interact with their customers, the time to market for new solutions becomes a key factor for success for the business. Over half of the organizations in the study cited accelerating new application development and deployment as an operational objective for deploying IBM PureSystems solutions. IBM PureSystems family is a portfolio of expert integrated systems built from the ground up to deliver an optimized hardware and software platform. Integrated systems combine compute, storage, networking and management into factory pre-configured and pre-integrated solutions.

Embracing IaaS to Bridge the Divide between IT and the Lines of Business

Cloud computing can play a vital role in almost every part of business - from researching the next big breakthrough to bringing products to market. Download this Frost & Sullivan white paper to learn how to align IT with your line of business decision makers to give you a competitive advantage.

The Wild, Wild West of Mobile Apps: How MDM vendors, carriers, service providers and app stores can protect users from malicious mobile apps

Mobile applications are providing exciting new business opportunities for service providers and technology companies. Innovative firms are thriving by offering apps in app stores and app markets, by supporting apps with mobile services and infrastructure, and by managing apps through mobile device management (MDM) and mobile application management (MAM) products. Enterprises are providing mobile apps to their employees and customers through corporate app catalogs. But these business opportunities could be jeopardized by information security issues. Attacks on mobile devices are growing at exponential rates.

Phishing 2.0: Why phishing is back as the No. 1 web threat, and how web security can protect your company

At one point, it seemed that phishing was receding to the status of a minor issue threatening only naive consumers. But a new version has emerged, fueled by new cybercriminals and new phishing techniques. New types of phishing campaigns are particularly worrisome because they are aimed at businesses and evade traditional antivirus and anti-phishing products. In this whitepaper we will discuss how phishing has turned toward business and become more costly.

Managing Web Security in an Increasingly Challenging Threat Landscape

Cybercriminals have increasingly turned their attention to the web, which has become by far the predominant area of attack. Small wonder those who would do harm to our computer systems for profit or malice always manage to focus their efforts on our most vulnerable weak spots. Today, that is the web, for a wide number of reasons.

Protecting Android Applications with Secure Code Signing Certificates

Download this white paper and learn the value of secure code signing practices for building more secure Android apps as well as how these certificates play a key role in helping developers enhance the safety of their applications, their users, and their reputations.

Securing Your Software For The Mobile Application Market

In this business guide, we discuss how the latest code signing technology works to secure software code and content for applications that are directly downloaded to mobile devices from the Internet. These applications can come either from the software publisher's or application reseller's websites, or directly from the mobile service provider's network. We will also show why code signing platforms need to be flexible, scalable, user-friendly, and easily adaptable to different mobile operating platforms.

Protecting Your Brand Against Malware Threats With Code Signing

Code signing is an industry-recommended and widely-used defense against tampering, corruption, or malware infection in software code. As a powerful method to both identify code and assure the identity of the code signer, it builds trust with anyone using the software. This white paper discusses the malware threat, the potential impact on your business, and how to protect your company and your customers by using code signing.

Securing Your Private Keys as Best Practice for Code Signing Certificates

This paper describes recent security breaches and why they may have happened. It discusses best practices, especially for the Windows platform, which can help to safeguard the private keys associated with code signing certificates.

Securing the Mobile Apps Market

The emergence of mobile applications has fundamentally changed the way that millions of people around the world work, play, and communicate. Though the market for mobile apps is still relatively young, it has grown exponentially over the past several years and will continue to expand rapidly. This explosive growth presents a tremendous opportunity for software developers looking to create - and monetize - the next hit app. But developers aren't the only ones looking to profit from the surge in apps - cybercriminals want to infect and exploit as many mobile devices as they can to steal confidential information. Fortunately, developers can protect their code - and their customers - with a straightforward and easy-to-manage technology: code signing certificates. This white paper will detail the rise of mobile applications and why code signing certificates are essential to protecting the entire mobile apps ecosystem.