City of Auckland, New Zealand Selects HP to Drive Groundbreaking Future Cities Initiative

Palo Alto, Calif., Sept. 30, 2014 — HP today announced that the city of Auckland, New Zealand has selected HP Software to deliver a visionary Big Data project designed to provide a safer community and more efficient roadways for its citizens.

Auckland Transport, Auckland’s government agency responsible for all of its transportation infrastructure and services, will deploy video analytics powered by HP IDOL on servers and storage from HP Enterprise Group, and with support from HP Software Professional Services.

“The safety and well-being of our citizens is always our top priority and the Future Cities initiative is a big step in the right direction,” said Roger Jones, CIO Auckland Transport. “Only HP could comprehensively deliver the custom solution, expertise and ecosystem at this scale to transform our vision into reality.”

Auckland Transport (@AklTransport) will use HP’s integrated big data platform, HAVEn, to analyze, understand and act on vast quantities of data of virtually any type including text, images, audio and real-time video. The system will leverage data from a variety of sources, including thousands of security and traffic management cameras, a vast network of road and environmental sensors as well as real-time social media and news feeds.

In the first phase of the project, Auckland Transport will focus on improving public safety. Law enforcement will use HP Intelligent Scene Analysis System and license plate recognition for accurate identification and scene analysis for dangerous activities and analyzing safety threats from over 2,000 cameras deployed within Auckland. Going forward this information will be linked with rich insight from social media news sources to provide a comprehensive solution that can proactively identify breaking trends and respond to critical safety incidents for cyclists and transport users.

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HP Enterprise Group will supply the hardware infrastructure for Auckland Transport, a combination of powerful servers and storage systems. HP Proliant Gen8 BladeSystem, HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage, HP StoreAll Archive and HP FlexFabric will give Auckland Transport the most advanced hardware, providing superior capabilities for the safe city initiative.

HP Software Professional Services will also be instrumental in the process, lending support and expertise to ensure a swift and smooth implementation.

HP partner VidSys (@VidSys), a global leader in physical security information management systems, will provide a platform that unifies the control and monitoring functions of physical security, building and traffic management, and computer aided dispatch systems.

Auckland Transport’s investment in big data technologies from HP is part of a larger trend around the emergence of “Smart Cities.” Enlightened city planners are looking at how to leverage big data, sensor data, and data from people and their devices to create improved products and services for citizens. According to market research firm IHS, investment in Smart City projects and technologies will rise from $1 Billion in 2013 to $12 Billion in 2025.

“We are proud to work with such an innovative and forward-thinking government agency like Auckland Transport,” said Colin Mahony, SVP & General Manager, Big Data Group, HP Software. “This comprehensive HP HAVEn big data solution will enhance the life of their citizens and will become a model of transport systems for cities around the globe.”

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Microsoft Unveils the Future of Windows

SAN FRANCISCO — Sept. 30, 2014 — Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday unveiled its next Windows operating system, Windows 10, and gave a first look at an early technical preview for the PC available Oct. 1. The announcement highlighted advancements designed for business, including an updated user experience and enhanced security and management capabilities. The company also introduced the Windows Insider Program, kicking off its largest-ever open collaborative development effort to change the way Windows is built and delivered to best meet the needs of customers. Program participants will receive the technical preview of Windows 10 and a steady stream of builds through the development cycle to use and give feedback on.

“Windows 10 represents the first step of a whole new generation of Windows, unlocking new experiences to give customers new ways to work, play and connect,” said Terry Myerson, executive vice president of the Operating Systems group at Microsoft. “This will be our most comprehensive operating system and the best release Microsoft has ever done for our business customers, and we look forward to working together with our broader Windows community to bring Windows 10 to life in the months ahead.”

Windows 10: familiarity and consistency across devices

Windows 10 adapts to the devices customers are using — from Xbox to PCs and phones to tablets and tiny gadgets — and what they’re doing with a consistent, familiar and compatible experience, enabling even greater productivity. Windows 10 will run across the broadest range of devices ever from the Internet of Things to enterprise datacenters worldwide. Microsoft is also delivering a converged application platform for developers on all devices with a unified app store. Developers will be able to write an application once and deploy it easily across multiple device types, making discovery, purchase and updating easier than ever for customers.

Arbor Networks Announces Multi-Terabit per Second Mitigation Capacity Expansion for Arbor CloudSM DDoS Protection Service

LONDON, U.K. (September 30, 2014) – Arbor Networks, Inc., a leading provider of DDoS and advanced threat protection solutions for enterprise and service provider networks, today announced a significant capacity expansion program for the Arbor Cloud^SM DDoS protection service, scaling to over 1.5Tbps by mid-2015. Because Arbor is the manufacturer of the mitigation equipment, the company can quickly scale capacity to multi-terabits on an as-needed basis going forward.

The theme for DDoS attacks in 2014 has been very large attacks, enabled by the reflection/amplification capabilities within such disparate network infrastructure components as Domain Name Servers (DNS) and Network Time Protocol (NTP). Arbor’s ATLAS^®threat monitoring infrastructure collects data from over 300 service providers and other Internet operators, totaling an astounding 90Tbps of global traffic intelligence. According to ATLAS, there were more than one hundred separate DDoS attacks larger than 100Gbps in the first half of 2014. This represents an unprecedented increase in DDoS attack size and fundamentally changes how organisations need to think about protecting themselves.

Because Arbor Networks equipment and services are deployed pervasively across the world, the company has developed deep expertise in mitigating very large, complex and distributed DDoS attacks including those that leverage reflection/amplification techniques. That expertise was acknowledged by the Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC), afederal advisory committee to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), when they submitted their final report on Remediation of Server-based DDoS Attacks. The report adapted Arbor Networks’ best practices for DDoS incident response into the Six Phases for DDoS Attack Preparation & Response.

The Logic Group Maximises Payment Security with SafeNet

CAMBERLEY – September 30, 2014 – SafeNet, Inc., a global leader in data protection solutions, announced it is working with The Logic Group to deliver a Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) solution to help its customers reduce the risk of fraud and increase payment security. With a P2PE solution, merchants can completely remove themselves from the scope of the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC).

Under PCI DSS regulation, merchants have faced heightened pressure to comply with data security standards, investing millions to bring all their stores into compliance.

As a provider of multichannel payments to large corporate organisations in Europe, The Logic Group needed to deploy a PCI P2PE-compliant solution that could provide its customers with robust encryption, decryption, and key management. By leveraging SafeNet’s robust hardware security modules (HSMs), The Logic Group has been able to pass several benefits on to customers, including: 

• Increased security and reduced risk: By leveraging the Solve DataShield offering, customers are able to eliminate the holding of credit card data in store, which strengthens security and reduces the risk of data theft or compromise.

• Enhanced consumer trust: By reducing the risk of a data breach with a robust security platform, organisations can foster increased trust among their customers.

• Reduced audit costs: With the Solve DataShield solution, merchants can completely remove their stores from the scope of PCI DSS audits, significantly reducing the associated efforts and costs. 

• Streamlined administration: Customers can dramatically reduce the time and effort internal teams have to dedicate to security administration by adopting a complete solution.

The P2PE standard provides detailed requirements that outline how to protect data as soon as it is collected from a chip-and-PIN device until the payment settlement process is complete and includes a number of requirements relating to the hardware used for encryption, decryption, and key management.

Intel and Tsinghua Unigroup Collaborate to Accelerate Development and Adoption of Intel-based Mobile Devices

ANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 25, 2014 – Intel Corporation and Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd. (“Tsinghua Unigroup”), an operating subsidiary of Tsinghua Holdings Co., Ltd., a solely state-owned limited liability corporation funded by Tsinghua University in China, today jointly announced that both parties have signed a series of agreements. The purpose of the agreements is to expand the product offerings and adoption for Intel-based mobile devices in China and worldwide by jointly developing Intel® Architecture and communications-based solutions for mobile phones. Intel also has agreed to invest up to RMB 9 billion (about US$1.5 billion) for a minority stake of approximately 20 percent of the holding company under Tsinghua Unigroup  which will own Spreadtrum Communications and RDA Microelectronics, subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions.

Both Spreadtrum and RDA, controlled by Tsinghua Unigroup, are leading fabless semiconductor companies in China, which develop mobile chipset platforms for smart phones, feature phones and other consumer electronics products, supporting 2G, 3G and 4G wireless communications standards.

“China is now the largest consumption market for smartphones and has the largest number of Internet users in the world,” said Brian Krzanich, Intel CEO. “These agreements with Tsinghua Unigroup underscore Intel’s 29-year-long history of investing in and working in China. This partnership will also enhance our ability to support a wider range of mobile customers in China and the rest of the world by more quickly delivering a broader portfolio of Intel architecture and communications technology solutions.”