Nathan Eddy

Despite a saturation of headlines of breaches and vulnerabilities in the cyber-ecosystem, Americans are still leaving their information vulnerable, according to a SecureAuth survey on perceptions around Internet speed versus personal security and online behavior over public WiFi. The survey found that Americans, if given the choice, would rather improve personal online security (57 percent) […]

Four out of five federal cloud decision makers (79 percent) are frustrated with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), most commonly calling the process, a compliance exercise, according to a MeriTalk survey of 150 federal IT cloud decision makers. The survey also found that despite the General Service Administration’s (GSA) push to fix […]

Computer maker Dell announced three additional members of its line of smart printers for medium-to-large organizations: the Color Smart Printer S5840cdn, Smart Printer S2830dn and Smart Printer S5830dn. The S5840cdn is a single-function, A4 (letter-sized) color laser printer, aimed at large workgroups sharing a printer in business environments such as banking institutions, schools and government […]

Millennials are willing to pay for higher levels of service, and half of millennials polled would pay 5 percent of their annual salary for super-fast Internet, according to a CommScope survey of 4,000 millennials and baby boomers in San Francisco, London, Sao Paulo and Hong Kong. The survey revealed more than 85 percent of millennials […]

While 95 percent of Baby Boomers and 85 percent of Millennials are concerned with their personal online security, Boomers are taking more steps to secure their mobile devices, according to a Webroot survey of 201 Millennials and 204 Baby Boomers in the United States. Despite a reputation for being less tech-savvy than Millennials, 49 percent […]

Less than one in five IT professionals consider the work they are doing currently to be the most stressful of their career, according to a TEKsystems survey of IT professionals. Both entry- to mid-level IT professionals and senior IT professionals are less accepting of stress, with an increasing percentage indicating they would seek alternative employment […]

Print services specialist Brother launched two color inkjet printers in the INKvestment line that eliminate the need to purchase ink for up to two years and that are priced at $199 and $299. The printers also enable the scanning of docs to cloud services like Dropbox, Google Drive and Brother cloud apps. The MFC-J985DW XL […]

Xerox announced an expansion of its vertical footprint with 15 workflow automation solutions stretching across manufacturing, retail banking and higher education. The suite of Xerox solutions is designed to transform manual processes in these three industries into automated approaches, according to the company. It also is aimed at helping companies organize information originating from multiple […]

Comcast Business is now offering Microsoft Office 365 through Comcast Business Cloud Solutions, its cloud application marketplace for small and midsized businesses and formerly known as Upware. Businesses can sign up for the cloud-based office software and access Microsoft’s suite of productivity apps including Word, Excel and PowerPoint from virtually anywhere, on any device, according […]

Software-as-a-service-based sales enablement solutions specialist Brainshark announced enhancements to its Brainshark for Coaching offering to help improve sales coaching and prospecting effectiveness. Enhancements include peer collaboration and leaderboard capabilities as well as integration with Microsoft Outlook. Brainshark for Coaching supports anytime, anywhere coaching, according to the company. It enables managers to issue challenges through the […]

Cloud storage provider Zoolz announced the launch of its data storage platform, Intelligent, which joins the company’s suite of cloud backup and disaster recovery services for home users and businesses. The technology automatically organizes documents, videos, audio files, images or scanned documents uploaded by users. Other features include the ability to search by content, so […]

Merger and acquisition (M&A) deal-making has stabilized following record-setting levels in 2015, according to a report from Ernst & Young (EY). The first-quarter M&A findings come amid mixed Q1 earnings results, indicating that although technology disruption and deal-making will continue, it is likely to normalize in the quarters ahead. However, in spite of falling numbers, […]