Nathan Eddy

Telecommunications giant AT&T announced a cloud-based storage solution designed to meet the security requirements of federal government agencies. The multitenant, community cloud offering has the same features, policies, capabilities and EMC Atmos technology as AT&T’s commercial cloud storage offering but adds further security measures, including storage towers that are physically separated from other users’ towers […]

Security software specialist Trend Micro and consumer electronics company Asus announced a partnership which will see Trend Micro’s Smart Home Network worked into Asus wireless routers. The agreement is designed to strengthen security for smart devices in the home by integrating the combination of network management and security with parental controls. Trend Micro’s Smart Home […]

Consumer confidence in the security of online financial transactions has dropped, according to the findings of a new survey from Kaspersky Lab and B2B International. The study revealed that 49 percent of participants worldwide feel vulnerable while shopping online or making online transactions, In addition, 42 percent of survey respondents said they would use online […]

While most hospitals utilize a basic electronic health record (EHR) system, more advanced use of health care IT is still a challenge, according to data from the American Hospital Association’s 2013 Annual Survey IT Supplement. According to the data, 59 percent of hospitals have a basic or comprehensive EHR system (quadruple the figure from 2010), […]

The high demand for qualified health IT professionals continues, with more than 84 percent of respondents to a HIMSS study reporting their organizations hired at least one staff member in the past year, a finding consistent with the 2013 survey (86 percent). Clinical application support staff (58 percent) is the most sought-after position provider organizations […]

Restaurants across the country have recently begun introducing tablets to their workforce, in many cases improving the overall casual dining experience for guests, servers and operators alike. La Cage aux Sports, a Quebec-based restaurant and sports bar, recently implemented a wireless local area network (WLAN) solution in addition to arming each server with Motorola’s ET1 […]

Following a second consecutive quarter of softer-than-expected demand, IT research firm IDC lowered its worldwide tablet plus 2-in-1 forecast for 2014 to 233.1 million units. The updated forecast represents a 6.5 percent year-over-year growth rate, well below the 12.1 percent growth rate previously forecast. While medium- to large-sized devices in North America and Western Europe […]

10 Essential Back-to-School Gadgets by Nathan Eddy Apple MacBook Air Is Lightweight, Stylish ($899) The standard 11-inch design costs under $1,000, but the 13-inch model with 256GB of storage is just $1,200 and boasts an extraordinary battery life, fast processing speeds, and a thinness and lightness that are unbeatable. Add to that Apple’s famous design […]

Half of all respondents to a survey conducted by Adobe and software company Apttus admitted that their company had experienced costly mistakes as a result of errors in the sales quote-generating process. Each year, inefficiencies uncovered in the survey contribute to an estimated loss of millions in top-line revenue for the brands surveyed. The survey […]

More than 1.25 billion smartphones will be shipped worldwide in 2014, representing a 23.8 percent increase from the 1.01 billion units shipped in 2013, according to a report from IT research firm IDC. Looking ahead, total volumes are forecast to reach 1.8 billion units in 2018, resulting in a 12.7 percent compound annual growth rate […]

Consumer electronics titan Samsung is already a major player in the wearable technology space with the Galaxy Gear 2 and Gear Neo, and the company expanded its portfolio with the release of the Galaxy Gear S smartwatch and the Gear Circle earbuds. The Gear Circle can be paired with a smartphone, so users can receive […]

Voice and language solutions specialist Nuance Communications announced it has achieved a milestone in sharing 3 billion medical images through the company’s PowerShare Network, which provides secure, cloud-based medical image access that requires no virtual private network (VPN) or onsite servers. The PowerShare Network makes patient images and associated diagnostic reports available anywhere at any […]