Nathan Eddy

Venture capital (VC) funding in health care IT sector continued at a record pace with $858 million raised in 163 deals, a 154 percent increase compared to the $337 million raised in Q4 2013–the highest dollar amount raised by the sector in a single quarter to date, according to global communications and consulting firm Mercom […]

Computer maker Lenovo introduced several PCs aimed at a range of consumers and business professionals, including the A Series A540 all in one (AIO) desktop built for families, the B50 notebook for small businesses with a balance of technologies and affordability, the G50 notebook for general computing and the Z40 and Z50 entertainment-focused notebooks. The […]

Wireless systems specialist Ruckus Wireless unveiled a cloud-based Smart WiFi Access Management Service (SAMS) designed to offer the scale and efficiencies of cloud-based services with Smart WiFi products and technology, managed from a user-friendly cloud-based portal. Once logged into the service portal, customers create a new site, configure access settings, customize the registration page and […]

In 2014, mobile displays will take the lead with the largest share of flat-panel display (FPD) revenues, displacing LCD TVs, which have dominated the top spot since 2006, according to a report from IT analytics firm NPD DisplaySearch. Worldwide FPD revenues are expected to reach $131 billion in 2014, which is just 1 percent higher […]

Cyber-security specialist FireEye announced the release of the fifth annual Mandiant M-Trends report, compiled from advanced threat investigations conducted in 2013 by Mandiant, which FireEye acquired late last year. One of the significant findings in the report was that the median number of days attackers were present on a victim’s network before being discovered dropped […]

There is currently a “risk-on” period, when CEOs perceive that risk is lower and so are prepared to invest in longer-term growth, indicating 2014 will be the year that CEOs and senior executives prioritize growth, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. The results of the Gartner survey show that growth is the […]

Technological advances, empowered consumers, disruptive new entrants and rising demand by an aging population are ushering in a new era in health care, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). In what the company calls the New Health Economy, the mere collection of data will be replaced with lightning-fast analysis delivered directly to a care […]

IT Jobs Outlook Healthy Despite Some Pain Points in Q1 By Nathan Eddy Full-Time and Contingent Worker Hiring Below Expectations About 35 percent of IT leaders surveyed said hiring rose in the first quarter for full-time and contingent employees, TekSystems reported. In a November poll, 47 percent forecast first-quarter increases for full-time staff and 46% […]

Digital therapeutics specialist Omada Health announced it closed $23 million in Series B financing led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Kaiser Permanente Ventures and existing investors including U.S. Venture Partners and The Vertical Group. Omada is focused on creating and delivering digital health programs that achieve meaningful clinical outcomes and help participants reverse or […]

Analytic data management software developer Cloudera announced that it has added resources, training, certification and communications to its Connect Partner Program. Program enhancements will provide partners at all levels–which include software and hardware vendors (ISVs and IHVs), service providers, value added resellers (VARs), training partners and systems integrators (SIs)–with improved access to the Cloudera Enterprise […]

Storage solutions specialist JMR Electronics introduced its BlueStor Networked Storage System powered by euroNAS and aimed at small and midsize businesses (SMBs) with a need for ethernet or fibre-based, high-load applications (shared storage) requiring high sustained throughput. The BlueStor Networked Storage Server is SES 2.0-compliant and provides real-time disk activity/failure status for every drive bay […]

By 2020, at least 30 billion devices will be connected to the Internet, and with people, businesses and things communicating, transacting and even negotiating with each other, the world of digital business is rapidly becoming a reality, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. The hallmark of a digital business will be the […]