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The 2013 McGladrey Manufacturing & Distribution Monitor Report finds less than one in four executives feels that their information is at risk; yet manufacturing and distribution companies are a top hacker target.

Barracuda Networks, a leading provider of cloud-connected security and storage solutions, announced that the Barracuda NG Firewall is now available in the Amazon Web Services Marketplace. 

Oracle announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Responsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKTG), the leading provider of enterprise-scale cloud-based B2C marketing software, for $27.00 per share in cash or approximately $1.5 billion, net of Responsys’ cash.

Moneris Solutions Corporation, Canada's largest credit and debit card processor, announced that 2013 pre-holiday online consumer spending increased by 14.54 per cent compared to last year, while in-store shopping decreased slightly - by -2.06 per cent - during the same period. 

The Company announced that it has entered into a five-year strategic partnership with Foxconn, the world’s largest manufacturer of electronic products and components.

Jim Whitehurst, president and CEO, Red Hat:

As we close out the 2013 calendar year, I’m incredibly proud of all this company and our associates have accomplished in the last year, and quite optimistic about the year ahead. 

Delta Air Lines issued the following memo from CEO Richard Anderson to its 80,000 employees worldwide. 

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS, Inc.), an Amazon.com company, announced the upcoming limited preview of its China Region for the AWS cloud computing platform.

IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire Emeryville, CA-based Aspera, Inc. Aspera's technology helps companies securely speed the movement of massive data files around the world. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Security experts at Unisys Corporation predicted that the coming year will usher in broad-based adoption of encryption as enterprises respond to recent disclosures that unencrypted data traffic inside enterprises is vulnerable to detection from outsiders.