StackSafe, Inc., a provider of pre-deployment staging and testing solutions for IT Operations teams, announced today that the company has been declared the winner of the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer’s 2008 National University Start-Up Competition. After various presentations to VC, angel investor and university judges, StackSafe emerged from 400 competing university startups as an elite investment-worthy company.
“It’s a great accomplishment to be viewed as a leader in this competition,” said Loren Burnett, CEO and President of StackSafe. “We’re proud that StackSafe has been recognized for its effort in creating a solution designed to cut costs for businesses by minimizing the production problems of IT teams.”
StackSafe, a Columbia University spin-off, provides solutions that enable IT teams to significantly improve pre-deployment testing in order to reduce costly production problems and downtime that drain valuable time and resources from IT departments. Its flagship product, StackSafe Test Center, combines staging, testing and reporting capabilities to predict IT complications brought on by configuration changes, upgrades, or patches.
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), the leading provider of vendor-neutral certifications for the world’s technology workforce, today announced the availability of new objectives for its CompTIA Security+ certification.
Publication of 2008 Edition objectives, which detail the content of the certification exam, is a prelude to the launch of an updated CompTIA Security+ scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2008.
The update of CompTIA Security+ is in keeping with CompTIA’s practice of continuous and ongoing review of its certification content to assure that it addresses the latest changes in technology and reflects the skills needed by tech workers and required by employers.
In the case of CompTIA Security+, greater emphasis is being placed on knowing how to address specific security issues, rather than simply being able to recognize these issues. The new exam will cover six major objectives, or topics:
Any small business faces challenges when it comes to incorporating IT into their business. They lack the large budgets of corporations and often the training and know-how on how to use IT to improve their business.
Microsoft Live Small Business is sponsoring five events nationwide aimed at women entrepreneurs. Called Vision To Venture the one day event will feature small business experts who will show you how to start and expand your small business using online tools such as Microsoft Live Small Business.
The RSA 2008 RSA conference is being held April 7-11 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. One of the IT security industry’s oldest events, the annual RSA conference has become the most important conference for IT security professionals.
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In information security, you’re trained to expect the unexpected. Changes occur in a nanosecond. Stay on top by staying one step ahead — attend RSA® Conference 2008!
Join us for the most comprehensive forum in information security. Come learn about the latest trends and technologies, get access to new best practices, and gain insight into the practical and pragmatic perspectives on the most business critical issues facing you today.
Connect and collaborate. Build your professional network. And mingle with 17,000 of the industry’s best and brightest.
- Engage with world-class experts – Choose from 19 class tracks and more than 220 sessions that match your information and learning needs.
- Gain the latest industry perspective – Discover emerging trends through world-class keynote addresses from companies such as Microsoft, RSA, The Security Division of EMC, CA, VeriSign, Symantec, TippingPoint, Oracle, and IBM.
- Connect and collaborate – Join your colleagues at popular RSA® Conference networking events such as our Peer2Peer Sessions, First-Time Attendee Orientation, Welcome Reception, and the annual, and always highly anticipated, RSA® Conference Codebreakers Bash.
- Hands-on information and demonstrations - Discover and evaluate products and services offered by more than 350+ exhibitors
Attend RSA Conference and you’ll return to the office armed with the knowledge you need to remain on the forefront of the information security business.
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