Jeff Burt

Qualcomm’s year got off to a rough start when reports spread that Samsung, the world’s top Android smartphone vendor, was opting not to use the chip maker’s Snapdragon 810 processor in its Galaxy S6 device because of concerns over overheating. The decision was the beginning of a string of challenges the chip maker has had […]

Zoom Video Communications is doubling the number of people who can participate in a video conference on the company’s cloud-based or hybrid collaboration services. Users of Zoom’s free and paid services can now include 50 people in a session, up from 25 previously, a move that founder and CEO Eric Yuan said was done to […]

LogMeIn Puts Its Xively IoT Platform on Display at Xperience Show LogMeIn showcased some of the companies it’s helping get into the IoT with technologies, ranging from smart air flow to water use monitoring systems. Show What Can Be Done To illustrate what Xively can do for customers, officials with the vendor created an example […]

Advanced Micro Devices’ struggles are continuing, with the chip maker adopting a restructuring plan that will include cutting about 5 percent of its workforce, or 500 jobs. Unveiling the proposal Oct. 1 in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, AMD noted the job cuts and added that the plan includes “organizational actions […]

BOSTON—To Mike Simon, if a product has an on/off switch, it should be connected to the Internet. Simon, the outgoing CEO of remote access technology maker LogMeIn and co-founder of the company’s Xively Internet of things (IoT) business, said during the opening keynote of LogMeIn’s inaugural Xperience user conference here Oct. 1 that businesses no […]

Enterprises looking for ways to identify and manage the growing number of connected devices are finding that traditional identity and access management solutions aren’t always a good fit for the Internet of things. LogMeIn is trying to address the issue with the introduction of a new identity manager solution for its Xively Internet of things […]

Cisco Systems is adding to its fast-growing portfolio of security offerings with the acquisition of Portcullis Computer Security, a U.K.-based company that offers a broad range of security consulting services. The networking vendor announced the deal Sept. 30, with officials saying it will add to Cisco’s efforts to offer customers both security technologies as well […]

Brocade is adding Aerohive Networks and Ruckus Wireless as partners in an effort to offer enterprises tightly integrated wired and wireless solutions for their campus networks. Brocade first partnered with Aruba Networks—now part of Hewlett-Packard—in 2013 to jointly develop a converged networking offering for campus environments that are dealing with the growth in the number […]

Even before taking over as Intel CEO in 2013, Brian Krzanich had his eyes focused on the mobile space. The world’s largest chip maker, which several years ago famously misread the rapid shift in end-user device demand, concentrated on making PCs more powerful and energy-efficient, while consumers and business users were buying smartphones and tablets, […]

Cisco Systems has been making a strong push into the data analytics field over the past year, part of its larger effort to become the foundational technology provider for the booming Internet of things. The tens of billions of devices, systems and sensors worldwide that will connect to the Internet over the next several years […]

Advanced Micro Devices is making commercial PCs the top priority in its drive to consistent profitability after years of having the bulk of its PC revenue come from the more volatile consumer market. AMD has been talking up the capabilities of its accelerated processing units (APUs) that lend themselves to the corporate PC space, and […]

Advanced Micro Devices is rolling out a range of new embedded graphics cards that are aimed at a broad array of embedded applications that demand high-end visual and parallel processing capabilities. The Embedded Radeon graphics products can be used in such areas as gaming systems, digital signage, medical devices systems (such as X-ray and MRI […]