Nathan Eddy

Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending totaled $33.8 billion in 2013, an 11.5 percent decline from 2012, according a report from IT research firm Gartner. Applied Materials held onto the top spot based on its relative strength in deposition and etch, the report said. In addition, relative strength in lithography helped ASML to retain the No. […]

The business technology spending market will grow at 6.9 percent 5-year compound annual compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from $236.6 billion in 2012 to $330.7 billion by 2017, while enterprise IT grows slowly at a 1.9 percent five-year CAGR from $213 billion to 233.5 billion over the same forecast period, according to a report from […]

Patients who attended cardiac rehabilitation and used a smartphone-based app to record daily measurements such as weight and blood pressure had greater improvements in those cardiovascular risk factors, Mayo Clinic researchers found in a recent study. The report also revealed they were less likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 90 days of discharge, […]

The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry has reached a critical inflection point in terms of what clients expect from outsourcing engagements and what providers can deliver, according to an Accenture-sponsored study from HfS Research. According to the report, which featured a survey of 773 BPO industry stakeholders including enterprise buyers, service providers and advisers, two-thirds […]

Cloud computing and data services specialist EMC announced products and technologies designed to address the continuum of data protection requirements facing users today and as they address the challenge of transitioning to software-defined data centers. The software releases from the VPLEX and RecoverPoint product lines combine to deliver MetroPoint topology, a three-site business continuity capability […]

Storage specialist WD, formerly known as Western Digital, announced an agreement with storage distributor Promark Technology to resell WD Sentinel ultra-compact storage and server solutions and WD Arkeia business network backup solutions. Promark is a U.S.-focused value added distributor (VAD) and subsidiary of technology distributor Ingram Micro. As part of its new alliance with Promark, […]

Worldwide IT spending is on pace to total $3.8 trillion in 2014, a 3.2 percent increase from 2013 spending, as the global economy continues to show signs of a gradual recovery, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. Telecom services spending is projected to grow 1.3 percent in 2014, with spending reaching $1.655 […]

Hitachi-LG Data Storage, a joint venture between technology giants Hitachi and LG Electronics, unveiled the company’s Optical Archiving Library System, known as model HL100. The product, boasting long-term data archiving capabilities, is targeted at the enterprise market and will be on sale globally this month. The platform takes advantage of Blu-ray media, a format designed […]

Small business networking solutions specialist D-Link announced two IP surveillance dome cameras, the HD Mini Dome Network Camera (DCS-6004L) and the Full HD Mini Pan and Tilt Dome Network Camera (DCS-5615). The DCS-6004L is a mydlink-enabled camera featuring Power over Ethernet (PoE) and a compact form factor and is marketed to businesses that need to […]

Small-business employment remained flat in March for the second consecutive month while average hours worked and monthly wages both increased, according to the findings of the monthly Intuit Small Business Employment and Revenue Indexes. Employees’ average monthly compensation grew 0.4 percent in March, an increase of $9 from February’s revised figure while average monthly hours […]

Dell released an updated Secure Mobile Access (SMA) offering that is designed to provide mobile employees with per-app VPN access to enterprise data and resources while protecting the corporate network from security threats. The solution also offers context-aware authentication that ensures only authenticated users and trusted devices are allowed access, and policy-enforced network access controls […]

Worldwide software revenue totaled $407.3 billion in 2013, a 4.8 percent increase from 2012 revenue of $388.5 billion, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. Microsoft held a dominant market lead with 65.7 percent share, followed by Oracle with nearly 30 percent. IBM, SAP and Symantec rounded out the top five vendors. Salesforce.com, […]