PayGo Ensures High Availability of SQL Server in the AWS Cloud with SIOS DataKeeper

SIOS Chosen for its Dependable Operation, High Performance and Ease of UseSAN MATEO, CA – October 23, 2019 – SIOS Technology Corp., the industry pioneer in providing IT Resilience through intelligent application availability, today announced that PayGo is using SIOS DataKeeper on Amazon Web Services (AWS) utilising Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) virtual servers with solid-state drive (SSD)-only storage for rapid, automatic failover needed to ensure high availability (HA) for the company’s mission-critical SQL Server applications….

Source: RealWire

One-time security installations are not enough to protect mobile devices against growing threats, says TCG

Los Angeles, California, October 22, 2019 – Mobile device designers and operating system manufacturers need to provide a strong foundation for secure software and firmware updates throughout the lifetime of products – not just at the start, Ira McDonald, Co-Chair of Trusted Computing Group’s (TCG) Trusted Mobility Solutions Work Group said today.Speaking as Mobile World Congress Americas takes place, McDonald stressed that embedded systems designers cannot assume that their firmware and software will remain pristine…

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Verizon to offer 12 months free Disney+ at launch

(Telecompaper) Verizon announced a deal with the Walt Disney Company to offer Disney+ free for 12 months to Verizon customers. Verizon mobile customers on an unlimited plan, new Fios Home Internet and 5G Home Internet customers will gain access to the streaming video service when it launches 12 November. 

China Unicom’s 9-month profit jumps nearly 12% on cost control

(Telecompaper) China Unicom posted service revenue of CNY 198.53 billion for the first nine months of 2019, which represents a decline of 0.7 percent year-on-year. EBITDA amounted to CNY 73.14 billion, up by 10.4 percent year-on-year, while profit jumped 11.9 percent year-on-year to RMB 9.82 billion, boosted by effective cost control, the company said.