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Azul Systems Collaboration With Vignette Promises Power with Functionality

Content management and interactive architecture, as many enterprise level web-based businesses are aware of, are two of the most prominent concerns resulting from the onset of Web 2.0. With a client list that includes everyone from the Federal Government to Cathay Pacific, Vignette has steadily become one of the premier solutions providers for businesses with high level CMS and interactive management requirements. Still, managing large volumes of data through interactive processes is not only an issue of service, but an issue of power as well.

Enter Azul Systems, the java gurus behind the extremely powerful Vega 2 7200 series compute appliances, whose scalable parallel processor cores process java based applications at remarkable speeds. Azul Systems has quietly established their presence in a market traditionally dominated by multipurpose, multi-core server architecture by producing some of the most advanced Java-optimized server appliances ever developed.

Based on the Azul Systems’ popular Vega 2 processor, the 7200 can offer up to 320 gigabytes of memory for individual application needs at any given instance while hundreds of processor cores maintain the heavy flow of data associated with Java based architecture. In order to make the system scalable to meet the needs of even the most power hungry developments, Azul Systems’ 7200 series introduces a few new surprises, including hardware-assisted Pauseless Garbage Collection, which effectively eliminates the lags associated with spent data retrieval, and Optimistic Thread Concurrency, aimed at reducing the impact of scalability bottlenecks caused by memory lock contentions.

Vignette’s proprietary CMS products are well known for user friendly interfaces that simplify the management process, drastically eliminating the need for IT department involvement and placing the ability to easily position site assets squarely in the hands of production personnel. This, in combination with the server appliances offered by Azul Systems, should prove a winning combination for java heavy developments that rely on uncompromising functionality and performance to operate smoothly.

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Reducing Corporate Liability Through Document Destruction

While there are innumerable ways in which leaving a paper trail behind can be detrimental for business engaged in fraudulent activity (think Enron), there are almost as many ways for businesses on the up and up to suffer as well. The very nature of business is the buying or selling of goods and services from one entity to another. For most businesses, the targeted entities are everyday consumers.

In the process of doing business, information is collected about the consumer. This information can include e-mail addresses, physical addresses, financial information and much more. In the wrong hands, this information can be damaging to consumers and open the door to liability on the part of the business who inadvertently allowed it to reach those hands. Businesses have a legal and moral responsibility to protect the interests of those with whom they do business.

Paper documentation, especially documentation that isn’t necessary, in current circulation for business use or kept track of, is an invitation for external and internal threats. Misplaced documentation can easily find its way to n’er-do-wells while even protected documentation is rarely safe from internal threats. Most mid-sized to enterprise level corporations simply don’t have the resources to properly check the backgrounds of all employees who may have access to sensitive materials. Even those who do can never be sure of a person’s intentions regardless of their stature or background.

Document destruction can solve these issues quickly, conveniently and effectively. For businesses who must maintain records, documents can be scanned and placed in a far more secure electronic format prior to destruction. Electronic storage can be password protected, allowing trusted administrators access while keeping non-essential personnel out of the picture. Of equal importance, anyone who accesses files can be electronically traced so that should a situation arise, detecting the source of a leak can be easily done.

Subcontracted, off site document destruction is the best solution, though many businesses rely on the services of companies who offer in-office or on-site destruction. While on-sit document destruction may be more convenient and economically viable, it rarely offers the same level of protection that off-site document destruction entails. Cross shredding, followed by recycling or landfill delivery, won’t foil a determined criminal. Businesses that are serious about protecting the identities and financial information of their customers, whether those customers are other businesses or individuals, would do well to find out all the facts before agreeing to on-site document destruction.

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