Jeff Burt

Avaya is using VMware’s hybrid cloud technology as the foundation of its hybrid cloud services for enterprise communications. Called Avaya Hybrid Engagement as a Service, the solution will enable Avaya and its channel partners to deliver enterprise-level communications and engagement services to customers via a mix of public and private clouds, or even cloud and […]

Intel executives last year began talking about their vision of wire-free computing, in which everything from the connection to the Internet and peripherals to charging would no longer require cables. Company officials said Jan. 29 that Intel has made a strong step in that direction with the launch of its 5th Generation Core vPro processors, […]

Fujitsu officials continue to invest in cloud computing and the Internet of things, announcing the company’s plans to expand its two main data centers in Japan. The company said the expansion of the Tatebayashi System Center and Akashi System Center will help accelerate the development of Fujitsu’s cloud services, outsourcing and Internet of things (IoT) […]

Big Switch Networks, one of the early pioneers of the software-defined networking trend, is expanding the reach of its networking fabric with support for VMware virtualized environments and for Dell’s networking switches. In addition, company officials on Jan. 28 also announced Big Switch was releasing an analytics module for its Big Cloud Fabric that will […]

Cisco Systems, long known for its hardware-based networking business, is continuing its pivot to software and the cloud with several initiatives announced this week at its user conference. The company is expanding the capabilities of the Meraki cloud-based WiFi management technology it inherited when it bought the company for $1.2 billion in 2012 to cover […]

Hewlett-Packard is beginning to fill out the lineup of executives who will take over the two new companies when the tech giant breaks apart later this year. It already had been announced that current CEO Meg Whitman will retain that role with Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, which will house such businesses as servers, networking, storage, software and […]

Federal regulators say that while the growing Internet of things is already benefiting consumers in many ways, technology vendors and businesses building the connected devices must keep security and privacy at the forefront of their efforts. In a report issued Jan. 27, the Federal Trade Commission laid out steps that vendors and businesses should take […]

Dell is expanding the capabilities of its Kace K1000 management appliance to help businesses that are seeing a rapidly growing number of devices and systems connect into their networks. The Kace K1000 v6.3 appliance enables businesses to monitor any connected device, ranging from smartphones and tablets to printers and projectors. At a time when businesses […]

There will be more than 250 million connected cars by the end of the decade, according to Gartner analysts. In a report Jan. 26, the analysts said that vehicles are becoming an increasingly large part of the burgeoning Internet of things (IoT) market, and that will only grow over the next few years, with one […]

Spark IO is giving people a way to more easily tap into the burgeoning Internet of things and make it work they way they want. The startup, one of several companies whose aim is to enable people to more easily connect appliances and systems to the Internet of things (IoT) via WiFi, is offering a […]

Cisco Systems is adding several startups focusing on data analytics and the Internet of things to its Entrepreneurs in Resident program, which is designed to give new companies the support they need to get their products up and running. Cisco has added six startups that are focusing on areas that the networking giant is keenly […]

Logitech continues to expand its video conferencing portfolio, rolling out its latest system aimed at bringing video capabilities to smaller meeting rooms that don’t currently have video. The company’s ConferenceCam Connect is a portable all-in-one offering aimed at what Ziva Nissan, senior B2B video product manager at Logitech, called “huddle rooms.” Businesses have a choice […]