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Verizon's Global Enterprise IT Management (GEITM) platform extends managed services and security capabilities to U.S. federal government agencies.

QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS) has acquired VMware vCloud Government Service, a FedRAMP compliant cloud solution. VMware will focus on multi-cloud management.

Special Counsel has acquired of D4 -- which specializes in eDiscovery managed services, information governance, computer forensics and deposition solutions.

HIPAA compliance audits could target VARs and MSPs as soon as October -- and the IT service providers will get no notice that the audits are coming,

Are healthcare providers adopting encryption to address HIPAA? Recent HIMSS survey results potentially reveal surprising trends, according to Nixon Peabody.

Retail stores were expected to aggressively adopt EMV terminals for secure payments. But VeriFone & ScanSource revenue shortfalls reveal slow EMV adoption.

The Internet of Things (IoT) and big data will transform the way insurance companies operate, and as always, some will benefit and some will lose.

Forrester Research finds that most in-store experiences today miss the mark and may actually make the customer experience more complex or confusing.