John Pallatto

About

John Pallatto has been editor in chief of QuinStreet Inc.'s eWEEK.com since October 2012. He has more than 40 years of experience as a professional journalist working at a daily newspaper and computer technology trade journals. He was an eWEEK managing editor from 2009 to 2012. From 2003 to 2007 he covered Enterprise Application Software for eWEEK. From June 2007 to 2008 he was eWEEK’s West Coast news editor. Pallatto was a member of the staff that launched PC Week in March 1984. From 1992 to 1996 he was PC Week’s West Coast Bureau chief. From 1996 to 1998 he was a senior editor with Ziff-Davis Internet Computing Magazine. From 2000 to 2002 Pallatto was West Coast bureau chief with Internet World Magazine. His professional journalism career started at the Hartford Courant daily newspaper where he worked from 1974 to 1983.

eWEEK Introduces Comprehensive Website Redesign

Hi, I’m John Pallatto, Editor in Chief of eWEEK and I’m here to tell you about the most comprehensive Website redesign in the history of our news organization.   We have modernized eWEEK as a highly responsive, feature-rich site that delivers IT industry news, analysis and trends in an elegant and engaging digital experience across […]

Welcome to the Redesigned eWEEK.com

The editors of eWEEK.com are excited to introduce the most comprehensive website redesign in the history of our news organization. We think you will find that the new eWEEK is a feature-rich site that delivers tech industry news, analysis and trends in an elegant, engaging digital experience that works seamlessly across all desktop and mobile […]

SAP Launches Jam Communities to Boost Web Sales Success

FORT WORTH, Texas—SAP took another step in building out its hybris cloud application ecosystem with the introduction of SAP Jam Communities for SAP hybris Commerce to help e-commerce Websites drive sales by providing real-time product information to customers. SAP Jam Communities runs with SAP hybris Commerce, SAP’s cloud platform for building online business services of […]

SAP’s HANA Vora Query Engine Harnesses Spark, Hadoop for Data Analysis

SAP is introducing a new in-memory query engine called HANA Vora that leverages the Apache Spark open source data processing engine and Hadoop to mine business insights from vast stores of data produced by machines, business transactions and sensors. The name Vora, short for “voracious,” according to the company, reflects the product’s ability to apply […]

Oracle Expands Cloud PaaS Offerings in Quest for Renewed Growth

Oracle wants to be the undisputed leader in the platform-as-a-service business, and to start work on that goal the database and enterprise application giant is offering a set of 24 cloud service packages in six IT categories: mobile, application development, business analytics, data management, content and collaboration, and data integration. In introducing these packages, Oracle […]

Eric Lundquist, Former eWEEK Editor in Chief, Dies at 64

Eric Lundquist, former editor in chief of eWEEK and its predecessor print publication PC Week who covered the IT industry for more than 35 years, died Sept. 6 from the effects of a heart attack suffered on Aug. 30. Lundquist, a former competitive long-distance runner and sports enthusiast, was bicycling near his home in Andover, […]

We Need Your Help to Make eWEEK Better

After covering the IT industry for 30 years, eWEEK knows how important it is to continue growing and evolving along with our readers and the technology field. Our goal is—and always has been—to give you valuable content that will help you do your job more effectively, while also enhancing your career opportunities. We need you […]

eWEEK at 30: Tablet Sales Surge After 20 Years of Development

The phenomenal success of tablet computers since the introduction of the Apple iPad in April 2010 gives the impression that these computers burst suddenly on the market well into the new century as fully mature products ready to challenge long-established notebook, laptop and desktop models. But the truth is that today’s hot-selling iPads, Amazon Kindles, […]

IBM Information on Demand Forum Focuses on Cloud-Based Data Analytics

LAS VEGAS—Data visualization and virtualization in the cloud was a major theme some of the many product introductions and enhancements IBM introduced during its Information on Demand conference that convened here the week of Nov. 4. Information on Demand is IBM’s annual conference that focuses on its business intelligence and the big data analytics products […]

Oracle Team Wins America’s Cup as Spectacular Backdrop to OpenWorld

Oracle Team USA won the final race of the America’s Cup sailing championship on San Francisco Bay Sept. 25, successfully defending its title in an epic scenario that not even a Hollywood screenwriter would dare to dream up. A week ago the Oracle Team was down 8 to 1 against the challenger Emirates Team New […]