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Conversation with AppSense: In preparation for the upcoming VMworld, I've been speaking with representatives of quite a few suppliers who are offering something in the virtualization software space. A few days ago, I had the opportunity to speak with Martin Ingram, Vice President of Strategy for AppSense. Although I can't...; Tags: AppSense, Environment, Profile Management, System Protection, User Environment, AppSense Management Center, Staff Member, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-08-22
HP PolyServe Software and AppSense Performance Manager: Implementation Best Practices: AppSense and HP produce complimentary technologies targeted at the consolidation of MS SQL Server environments. This paper provides best practice scenarios for inclusion of AppSense Performance Manager in a HP PolyServe Software implementation and demonstrates a number of test scenarios, together with the appropriate results and system configurations. This paper...; Tags: PolyServe Inc., Software, Hewlett-Packard Co., AppSense, Performance, Best Practice; White papers 2008-05-01
Mitigating Malware in Userland: Kevin Mitnick details how and why hackers are gaining control over organizations by addressing the following questions: - What are the new ways that hackers are getting your data and why? - Are you confident you are protected from these new modes of attack, including ones from...; Tags: AppSense, Kevin Mitnick, Malware, Hacker, Hacking, Security; White papers 2006-07-31
AppSense Security Analyzer (zip): AppSense Security Analyzer gives IT and security managers visibility into some of the most common, but often overlooked, endpoint weaknesses by identifying holes that can be exploited by increasingly sophisticated malware, illegal downloads or user-introduced applications. No installation is required. Upon launch, AppSense Security Analyzer conducts a comprehensive analysis of...; Tags: AppSense, Security; Software downloads 2006-06-06
Kevin Mitnick on Malware: Mitigating Malware in Userland: If the security of your corporate data isn't top of mind, it will be by the time you finish this attention-grabbing white paper by Kevin Mitnick. The author is the once-vilified hacker who served four years in a federal prison in the 1980s for breaking into corporate computers; since "going...; Tags: AppSense, Kevin Mitnick, Author, Malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hacking; White papers 2006-06-01

The Security Guide, 2006: Endpoint Security - Infiltration by Stealth: AppSense Security Guide provides IT professionals and business managers with thought leadership in the area of endpoint security. Written by security experts at AppSense, the Guide is a vendor-neutral, best practice guidebook that offers top tips, a security checklist and an account of the changing nature of security threats...; Tags: AppSense, AppSense Security Guide, Security; White papers 2006-04-26
The Problems with Perimeter Security: Are firewalls and anti-virus software enough?: Despite continuing enhancements in perimeter security, viruses, worms and other malicious code present an ever increasing threat to the security of enterprise systems. With more than 100,000 viruses already identified, new ones continue to fuel the fire: Phishing email scams and open-source botnets - networks of infected machines harnessed for...; Tags: Software, Firewall, AppSense, Antivirus, Perimeter Security, Virus, Security, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms; White papers 2006-04-25
VMware Workload Management With AppSense Performance Manager: Workload management is a key concept to fully utilizing the resources available in any server based infrastructure. Allowing the users and applications to get the most out of the CPU, memory and network resource is critical to a stable and responsive environment. This is no different when the environment is...; Tags: AppSense, Performance, VMware Inc., Workload Management, Service Level Management, It Operations, It service Management; White papers 2005-10-06
Best Practice Security: Eliminating the Threat of Malware on the Desktop: The threat from Malware is very real and is growing. Malware has always increased the total cost of ownership for your enterprise, but now it can also steal your own and your customers data, with legal implications and damage to your reputation this entails. This paper examines how and why...; Tags: Desktop, AppSense, Antivirus, Malware, Best Practice, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security; White papers 2005-09-28
AppSense Management Suite Technology Review and Installation on HP Proliant DL380 Servers: HP and AppSense jointly tested the AppSense Management Suite on an HP ProLiant DL380 G4 server in HP Labs. An installation guide and summary of the benefits of the AppSense Management Suite are included within this white paper. The intent of this paper is to illustrate the value proposition of...; Tags: Technology Review, Hewlett-Packard Co., AppSense, HP Compaq ProLiant, Servers, Hardware; White papers 2005-09-01
Windows Terminal Server Software Licensing Control With AppSense Application Manager: By preventing users from running unauthorized applications, AppSense Application Manager is already known to guarantee application integrity across Personal Computers, laptops and servers delivering improved security, reduced downtime and lower support costs. But a key question often asked is, "Can AppSense Application Manager be used to provide effective and efficient...; Tags: AppSense, Server Software, Microsoft Windows Terminal Server, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Management; White papers 2005-08-12
Appsense Case Study: Thin Clients: Everton Football Club has been at the forefront of English football since 1878. The challenge was to deliver a more secure thin client roll-out than could be achieved through Windows alone. Everton FC chose Application Manager from AppSense Technologies to provide the high level of desktop and server security they...; Tags: AppSense, Thin Client, Everton Football Club, Etheridge, Thin Clients, Hardware; Case studies
AppSense Drives a Another Secure Experience: Red Letter Days was formed in 1989 around the novel concept of giving experiences as memorable gifts. With 80% of business generated though repeat custom and word-of-mouth referrals, customer service and the protection and privacy of the customer information is paramount at Red Letter Days. The company wanted to protect...; Tags: AppSense, Hacking, Cyberthreats, Security, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Product Marketing, Viruses And Worms, Marketing; Case studies
AppSense Drives a Secure Experience at Red Letter Days: Red Letter Days was formed in 1989 around the novel concept of giving experiences as memorable gifts. Currently, its IT department supports over 170 employees, 60 of which work in a call centre handling between 10,000 to 15,000 calls per week. With 80% of business generated though repeat custom and...; Tags: AppSense, Hacking, Cyberthreats, Security, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Product Marketing, Viruses And Worms, Marketing; Case studies
AppSense Case Study: Red Letter Days: Red Letter Days was formed in 1989 around the novel concept of giving experiences as memorable gifts. The company required a solution that would limit the number and types of applications available on an employee's desktop. They wanted to protect systems and data from internal and external threats in line...; Tags: AppSense, Hacking, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms; Case studies
Yamaha Tunes in to Security With AppSense: Yamaha has grown to be the world's largest and most successful maker of quality musical instruments. In 2003 a decision was made to upgrade part of the IT infrastructure within the organization, including ordering 50 new laptop computers and related software at a cost of around £55,000. The challenge was...; Tags: Yamaha Corp., Security, AppSense, Notebooks, Strategy, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management; Case studies
Mitigating Risk in Userland: Kevin Mitnick, in his usual anecdotal style articulates in this paper how sophisticated hackers are penetrating your enterprise, right under your nose, and putting your sensitive data and your company at risk. Download this free white paper NOW! ...; Tags: AppSense, Hacking, Security; White papers
BC School District 67 Optimizes Security and Productivity for Tech-Savvy User Base: A technology pioneer, British Columbia School District 67 Okanagan Skaha, is the province's only district with a centralized fiber optic network, which it shares with the City of Penticon. BC School District needed a solution that eliminated the threat of malware, maintained productivity, and optimized network performance. As a solution...; Tags: AppSense, Fiber Optics, Optical Networking, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Networking, Cyberthreats, Security, Telecommunications; Case studies

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News to know: RIP enterprise data center; Red Hat breach; Google: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Dion Hinchcliffe: Are we ready to declare the "time of death" for the enterprise data center? Joe McKendrick: Is SOA an elixir or real fix for 'medieval'...; Tags: Google Inc., Red Hat Inc., Palm Inc., Video, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Corporate Communications, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Open Source, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-25
More Citrix Synergy Announcements: Many of Citrix's friends have been making announcements at Citrix's big party, Citrix Synergy. I've heard from appSense, Scalent Systems, and VMlogix about what they're doing with Citrix XenServer or Xen Desktop. I guess everyone is doing their best to gain the market's attention before Microsoft finally releases Hyper-V. ...; Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-21