Nathan Eddy

Very small businesses (VSBs) with fewer than 25 employees have the same rate of mobile device adoption as large enterprises, but most lack the security awareness, technical expertise and budget needed to properly protect company-issued or employee-owned mobile devices, according to a Kaspersky Lab survey of 3,900 IT professionals worldwide. When asked about IT challenges […]

Seagate’s premium brand, LaCie, announced the release of the latest evolution of its popular d2 desktop storage line, which features a new all–aluminum unibody enclosure, dual Thunderbolt 2, and USB 3.0. LaCie designed the d2 Thunderbolt 2 to be upgradable to the fastest solid state drive (SSD) available on the market, which boosts speeds up […]

Jump Technologies, a software specialist in cloud-based mobile solutions for inventory management in hospitals, announced its JumpStock platform can now be used with a two-bin approach to supply management. Aimed at reducing the time nurses spend locating and scanning supplies, reducing stock-outs, the 2Bin feature with the JumpStock offering could also help hospitals reduce the […]

Printing specialist Epson America announced its latest Expression Photo XP-860 Small-in-One printer, aimed at families, home offices and photo enthusiasts. The Expression Photo XP-860 outputs professional-quality photos up to 8 inches by 10 inches borderless, with six-color Claria Photo HD Inks, and is available for $299.99. The printer also comes equipped with Epson Connect for […]

Exposure to risk from bring-your-own-device programs is as much of a threat today as it was in 2013, however, organizations have become less diligent in BYOD management and mitigation, according to a survey of more than 300 IT professionals in North America conducted by TEKsystems. Nearly two-thirds of respondents (64 percent) state that either no […]

Health information and technology solutions specialist Healthline launched its HealthData Engine big data analytics platform, which leverages the company’s HealthTaxonomy clinical natural language processing (NLP) technologies and semantic analysis. The HealthData Engine is aimed at health care organizations that bear the risk of their patient populations and the cost of care delivery, and will be […]

Leaders who are investing in new innovation and development capabilities are growing revenue at more than twice the rate of laggards, creating an application divide in the marketplace, according to a survey of 1,450 senior business leaders across 13 countries. The study, commissioned by CA Technologies, found more than 50 percent of companies surveyed either […]

Advanced semiconductor systems specialist Micron Technology announced the release of a client-class solid state drive (SSD), the M600 SATA SSD, which is designed to take advantage of Micron’s NAND Flash technology. To help meet consumers’ expectations for longer battery life, the M600 offers improved SSD power efficiency. For example, it draws less than 2 milliwatts […]

As smartphone vendors and component suppliers continue to expand into the wearables market, by 2016 smartwatches will comprise about 40 percent of consumer wrist-worn devices, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. The company noted that seven out of the top 10 smartphone vendors have entered the wearables market to date or are […]

IT, consulting and business process services specialist Cognizant announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TriZetto, a privately held provider of health care IT software and solutions, for $2.7 billion in cash. Cognizant made the deal to accelerate its market position and strategy of delivering health care software and solutions to […]

Security software specialist Trend Micro released the latest version of its security offering for protection from cyber-threats for PC, Mac, Android and now iOS platforms. The Trend Micro Security 2015 solution, aimed at consumers, is designed to resolve security and privacy issues that continue to affect Internet users. The solution protects user privacy on Facebook, […]

Global shipments of personal navigation devices (PNDs) declined from 28 million units in 2012 to 22 million units in 2013, though there are signs that the decline is slowing and some emerging markets still experience growth, according to a report from Berg Insight. However, on the whole, the PND market is set for a continued […]