Federal Agencies

CASE STUDY: With IBM, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was able to launch its ePassport system in just six months—enabling it to obey a new country law as it went into effect. This comprehensive system used IBM Business Partner document readers, fingerprint and photo.

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 | Published: 01 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: Advances in technology and threats have shifted the way we approach protecting national security systems and information. All commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) information assurance (IA)-enabled products acquired by Government departments and agencies must be subject to a standardized evaluation process. Learn how RedHat meets these requirements.

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 | Published: 23 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains how government IT can enjoy cloud capabilities while keeping existing IT investments and avoiding vendor lock-in. Explore how open source and application portability in the cloud and the relationships between technology providers are critical to building a successful cloud strategy.

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 | Published: 23 Jan 2012

VIDEOCAST: Cloud computing is making its way into the public sector, enabling significant cost-savings and providing the tools to enhance communication, monitoring and security. Take a look at this videocast for an in-depth look at the use of the cloud in the public sector and learn about four basic models you can leverage for successful cloud adoption.

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 | Premiered: 09 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses how companies around the world must determine how they will approach compliance with the mandated use of XBRL. Learn the proper approach to accelerate financial reporting, decrease errors, streamline processes and ultimately, lower costs.

Posted: 27 May 2011 | Published: 27 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper identifies 5 key SEC alarms and explains how the right technology can support best practices to avoid triggering them. View now to explore critical issues including insider trading, books and records retention, service provider due diligence, and more.

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 | Published: 06 Dec 2011

EBOOK: The SEC XBRL Mandate for Dummies is a guide to assist external reporting professionals tasked with quickly and accurately assembling, tagging and filing their companies’ external reports.

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 | Published: 09 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overview of the updated FFIEC Guidance on Authentication and addresses the threat landscape which helped define it. View now to explore the gap between the previous guidance and this latest update, and why methods like out-of-band authentication with transaction verification are key to protecting online banking today.

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 | Published: 06 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This quarters figures compiled by jobadswatch.co.uk show that during the fourth quarter of 2010 the IT jobs market for permanent staff being recruited by media organisations is up by 1.8%. This is the sixth consecutive quarter that has seen higher demand.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 20 Oct 2011

CASE STUDY: Check out this study to learn how ExaGrid solutions enabled several U.S. government agencies to reduce backup windows and improve overall data protection practices. This resource provides an introduction to the specific solutions used as well as their benefits, and explores emerging deduplication and scalability concerns as well.

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 | Published: 07 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how the QRadar Security Intelligence Platform can help you surpass the new requirements and adopt continuous monitoring without increasing your budget or draining limited resources.

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 | Published: 08 Feb 2012

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Tablets are becoming very popular in the workplace. Choosing the right tablet is not an easy decision. Learn why the BlackBerry PlayBook is the first and only tablet certified for deployment within US federal government agencies.

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 | Published: 02 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Taking a proactive approach to information and network security is vital to combating the ever-increasing multitude of cybersecurity threats. Access today’s whitepaper to learn more about a flexible automation framework for continuous monitoring and management to help maintain network security.

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

EZINE: This month's Information Security Magazine Online cover story highlights the importance for an updated security game plan due to the influx of personal smartphones and other computing devices making their way into the enterprise. Also, learn how to focus your SIM solution to avoid information overload and explore FISMA challenges.

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 | Published: 02 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: Validated by leading analyst firms Gartner and Forrester, data virtualization is considered a “must have” in every enterprise’s data integration portfolio. This white paper discusses the five most frequently deployed data virtualization usage patterns.

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 | Published: 07 Jun 2011

EGUIDE: The federal government’s push for electronic healthcare records has made compliance and data security even more pressing. This e-guide offers a look at where healthcare IT leaders should begin, and what they should watch out for as they move to embrace the HITECH Act, HIPAA and other initiatives.

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 | Published: 18 Aug 2011

CASE STUDY: Coles sought out HP's SAP payroll services to simplify and lower costs. Read on to learn more about HP's SAP payroll services.

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

ANALYST BRIEF: This report from Ovum warns that enterprises need to recognise that they will need to move to IPv6, even if they have IPv4 addresses available. They should treat IPv6 like any other disaster recovery plan.

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

CASE STUDY: Access this case study to learn how the Soldotna Police Department deployed Blackberry smartphones and InterActPocketCop™ by InterAct Public Safety Systems, to gain wireless access to federal, state and motor vehicle databases.

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 | Published: 16 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: The challenges faced by today’s government agencies and commercial operations are many and varied—and to stay afloat, these organizations must not only promote change from within, but they must also be agile enough to quickly adapt to evolving markets, policies, regulations, and business models.

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 | Published: 09 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: As new challenges continue to arise related to mobile devices, legislative pressures, social media, and the continued degradation of core security, learn 5 key predictions for strategies and trends in IT and security operations in 2012.

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 | Published: 06 Jan 2012

ANALYST BRIEF: This article from Gartner offers advice to public sector organisations thinking of deploying cloud computing and assess the progress made by governments in their use of the cloud.

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 | Published: 23 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: Data abstraction overcomes data structure incompatibility by transforming data from its native structure and syntax into reusable views and data services. But some data abstraction approaches work better than others. Composite data virtualization is an optimal way to implement an abstraction layer at enterprise scale.

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 | Published: 31 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper to learn about two network protocol models, TCP/IP and OSI.

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 | Published: 04 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Securing an organization's assets requires work, but there are some basic steps that can simplify the task by taking a one-two-three approach. In this whitepaper, you'll learn how you can sort your security controls by categorizing and grouping them in order to help prevent common security problems.

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 | Published: 28 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: Did you know most companies adopt cloud for anywhere access, not for its cost-cutting potential? According to an independent global survey, 82% of companies save by adopting cloud, but most save less than 20,000 U.S. dollars. Explore more about the real drivers and benefits behind the adoption of cloud computing in this exclusive summary.

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 | Published: 02 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents how a secured shared infrastructure can help simplify your journey to virtualization, gain integration with existing open source technology, address storage management issues, and achieve rapid results. Read on to learn more about how you can meet ongoing growth requirements as they arise.

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 | Published: 11 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This brief case study details how Boston College was able to reduce the size of backups while significantly saving time and resources. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 | Published: 30 Nov 2011

CASE STUDY: This case study outlines the journey from a physical to a virtual data center, and explores the full array of benefits one company realized after deploying several new virtualization technologies. In this case study you'll learn about the tech specs of these technologies, and learn how your organization can benefit from a similar design.

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 | Published: 17 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Columbus Finance Inc. needed to safeguard sensitive client information and assure secure backup to protect, recover and ensure business continuity. They chose Autonomy’s Live Vault service, a cloud-based server and application backup solution delivers comprehensive data protection with redundancy for reliable data backup and recovery.

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 | Published: 30 Nov 2011