Nathan Eddy

Worldwide spending on information security will reach $71.1 billion in 2014, an increase of 7.9 percent over 2013, with the data loss prevention segment recording the fastest growth at 18.9 percent, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. The report said the increasing adoption of mobile, cloud, social and information–often interacting together–will drive […]

Nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of small businesses in the United States start with less than $10,000 in capital, primarily funded from the founder’s personal savings, according to a report by Intuit. Just 13 percent of survey respondents said they had $50,000 or more in funding to start their business, and just 17 percent said they […]

The global notebook PC market improved in the second quarter of 2014 after seven consecutive quarters of shipment declines, according to results from the NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Mobile PC Shipment and Forecast report. After declining 20 percent last year, year-over-year growth for the top five notebook PC brands collectively reached 16 percent in 2014’s second […]

Online retailers, or e-tailers, are excelling in email security, with online-only pioneers such as Netflix and Newegg leading the pack, whereas the majority of retailers are lagging in implementing best practices, according to a survey from Agari. Three-quarters of industries surveyed have yet to completely implement Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC), an open […]

Enterprise software specialist Novell announced a slew of updates to its mobile portfolio, including the launch of iPrint 1.1, an enterprise-level print solution designed to simplify mobile printing while leveraging existing security and data governance measures. The iPrint server is a virtual appliance that runs under virtual environments including VMware ESXi 5.x, ESXi 4.x, ESX […]

Cloud-based Web threat detection specialist Webroot and security intelligence company LogRhythm announced a partnership that will integrate Webroot’s BrightCloud IP Reputation Service with LogRhythm’s Security Intelligence platform to identify threats more quickly and accurately. The BrightCloud IP Reputation Service for LogRhythm is a real-time threat intelligence service that helps LogRhythm customers identify malicious and benign […]

Eight out of 10 (81 percent) IT professionals indicate that they are open to new job opportunities even when happily employed and not actively seeking another job, according to a report from IT talent management and services specialist TEKsystems. IT leaders also seem to be aware of this issue, with 92 percent reporting that they […]

Technology giant IBM announced it is collaborating with Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), a national research center in Germany, to speed up management and storage of massive volumes of X-ray data. The organization’s 1.7 mile-long PETRA III accelerator is a microscope that speeds up electrically charged particles nearly to the speed of light – approximately 186,000 miles […]

Secure file sharing specialist CertainSafe announced the launch of its file sharing and data storage service for the health care industry, which is HIPPA-compliant, with plans starting at $8.97 per month. The company’s MicroTokenization means each piece of data is broken down, tokenized and scattered across multiple secure servers, and the platform offers features including […]

Testing and targeting, email optimization and personalization solutions specialist Monetate launched Testing & Targeting, a self-serve A/B/n and multivariate testing (MVT) platform, which tracks in-session user behavior, and combines that data with real-time conditions such as weather and location. The platform has been designed for marketers to independently create, deploy, learn and adjust two-tail experiments […]

Cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) provider FinancialForce announced the launch of ERP Summer ’14, featuring enhancements in Professional Services Automation (PSA) and financial management. Built on the Salesforce1 platform, FinancialForce ERP also adds a new level of mobility to the applications, and the updated versions more closely align ERP processes around customer touch points to […]

Hardware and software storage architecture specialist Promise Technology announced the launch of FileCruiser, an all-in-one cloud storage platform and private Enterprise File Synchronization and Sharing (EFSS) solution for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) and enterprises. FileCruiser syncs files across all of a user’s devices–with an app for both Apple iOS and Google Android operating systems—and […]