Nathan Eddy

Mobile carrier Telefónica and Samsung Electronics announced a partnership agreement to include Samsung Knox, the company’s mobile security platform, in Telefónica’s portfolio of security services for enterprises. The carrier will become an authorized reseller of Samsung Knox licenses to public sector and enterprise customers around the globe, a joint release explained. “This agreement reflects Telefónica’s […]

Worldwide external controller-based (ECB) disk storage vendor revenue totaled $6.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2013, a five percent increase from revenue of $6.0 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. For the year, worldwide disk storage vendor revenue totaled $22.5 billion in 2013, a […]

The market for sleep disorder diagnostic devices earned revenue of $95.6 million in 2013 and estimates this to reach $125.8 million in 2017, according to a report from research firm Frost & Sullivan. The diagnostic devices covered in the research included clinical polysymnogram (PSG) and ambulatory PSG systems. PSG is a type of sleep study, […]

The vast majority (68 percent) of North American organizations agree there’s a need for more secure authentication methods over the traditional username and password method, according to a report by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by mobile interaction service provider Tyntec. As online security breaches become more prevalent and disruptive, the emerging verification method of […]

Peer-to-peer private cloud storage platform developer Connected Data announced new features for its Transporter platform, designed to simplify file syncing and sharing for multicomputer and mobile device households and businesses. Features include the ability to automatically protect content stored on mobile devices. For example, photos and videos on smartphones and tablets automatically sync to the […]

With IT employers struggling to find talent amid an increasingly competitive tech hiring landscape, some companies are turning to unique—and often generous—perks to sway opinion and bag the best and the brightest. Employers who use Dice.com to attract tech pros in four hot fields—software engineering, cloud computing, big data and mobile development—seem to be relying […]

Software developer Point.io, a specialist in application programming interface-as-a-service products, announced the launch of APIflow, an offering designed to enable secure data access, sharing and collaboration through APIs. APIflow enables core processes to be externalized through a single API that allows people to participate through Web, mobile or cloud applications. Externalized processes remain in-step with […]

On March 24, new guidelines under Section 503 of the amended Rehabilitation Act of 1973 go into effect in the United States, requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to take more ambitious affirmative action to hire people with disabilities. The new rules mean that by 2015, 50 percent of organizations will have technology projects under way […]

By the end of 2014, shipments of 64-bit mobile processors are expected to exceed 182 million, of which only 20 percent will power Android devices, according to a report from IT analytics firm ABI Research. While Intel, Marvell, MediaTek, Qualcomm and Nvidia all announced their first 64-bit mobile processors at Mobile World Congress this year, […]

Printing specialist MakerBot announced the order availability for the Replicator Z18 3D Printer, the company’s largest 3D printer to date, which is expected to ship this spring, and the start of shipping for the new fifth-generation Replicator Desktop 3D Printer. Also available with the Replicator Z18 are the MakerBot Cart for the Replicator Z18 and […]

The global market for mobile health is expected to reach $49 billion by 2020, according to a study by market research and consulting company Grand View Research. Monitoring services is expected to remain the dominant and fastest growing market segment, with market revenue of $1.2 billion in 2012 and with an estimated compound annual growth […]

Luxury car maker Audi’s American division and network operator AT&T announced data plans for Audi’s 2015 A3 sedan, which debuts this month, and will enable what they claim is the first in-vehicle 4G LTE data connection in North America. The data plans will be priced starting at $99 for a 6-month plan and $499 for […]