Monthly Archives: July 2013
IT Outsourcing Slows, on Track to Hit Nearly $300 Billion: Gartner
The worldwide IT outsourcing (ITO) market is expected to reach $288 billion in 2013—a 2.8 percent increase in U.S. dollars, according to IT research...
Cortado Corporate Server 6.5 Offers MDM Capabilities
Enterprise mobility specialist Cortado rolled out the latest release of its Corporate Server platform, version 6.5, which combines mobile device management (MDM) and mobile...
EC Demands Stronger Remedies to Google Search Engine Dominance
The European Commission has warned Google that it needs to make stronger concessions in its offer to settle a pending antitrust action that’s based...
Microsoft Declares Right to Disclose Government Requests
In the wake of the National Security Agency ( NSA) Prism controversy, Microsoft wants to come clean on how it handles national security requests...
Google Releases New SDK for iOS Google Maps Developers
Google's new Maps software development kit (SDK) for iOS includes several features that give developers more flexibility and creativity in adding new capabilities to...
Intel Pursues Mobile Strategy as PC Market Struggles
Intel continues to struggle as executives try to steer the giant chip maker, which for decades had set the course in the processor market,...
Researcher Proposes Using Machine Learning to Improve Network Defense
Getting the most out of mountains of log data can be trying to say the least.In a conference where many are focused on defeating...
IBM Beats Q2 Estimates, Sees Systems Revenue Fall
IBM beat expectations in its second-quarter 2013 earnings, despite a shortfall of 12 percent in its Systems and Technology revenue.Excluding a $1 billion “workforce...
Micron Now Sampling 16-Nanometer Flash Chips
The building blocks of IT just keep getting smaller and more powerful.Flash memory maker Micron Technology revealed July 17 that it is now sampling...
IT Market Forecasting Gets Dicey in Cloud Services, BYOD Era
The half year mark is when the major technology research organizations recalibrate their technology predictions. This year is no different, with both Forrester Research...