Nathan Eddy

Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS smartphone operating systems accounted for 95.7 percent of all smartphone shipments in the fourth quarter of 2013, and for 93.8 percent of all smartphone shipments for the year, according to a report from IT research firm IDC. The statistics marked a 4.5-point increase from the 91.2 percent share that the […]

Demand for modern technology customer relationships is driving refreshed or expanded integration and usage of all areas of customer relationship management (CRM) software, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. The study projects CRM market growth to stay moderate in 2014, following three strong years of investment, and CRM software revenue is forecast […]

Businesses with a more established mobile approach are now focused on deploying the types of apps that can increase employee productivity and encourage collaboration, according to a report from Good Mobility. The report found a 54 percent growth rate in total enterprise application activations quarter-over-quarter, up from 43 percent growth from the second quarter to […]

Growth of wireless devices, services and applications is reaching a critical mass in government, according to IDC Government Insights report. The report also projected 2013 to 2015 would be the highest growth years overall for this market segment. In addition, the study examines the current drivers of mobility spending across various levels of the U.S. […]

Application performance infrastructure specialist Riverbed Technology announced the expansion of its Steelhead wide area network (WAN) optimization product family, offering the Steelhead DX Edition 8000 Series to address the specialized needs of datacenter-to-datacenter data replication workloads. Supporting up to 2 Gbps of optimized WAN capacity and up to 10 Gbps of optimized local area network […]

The more screens in use, the more likely the user is to buy, browse or otherwise engage via the mobile device, according to a MEF report focusing on international second screen behaviors. The report also highlights the indication that mobile handsets complement, rather than replace, other media channels. According to the study, 69 per cent […]

Web-based staff scheduling and labor management software OnShift, which has increased its customer base to over 1,000 sites during the past year, announced that it has closed $7 million in Series C financing. The company said the investment would be used to accelerate OnShift’s research and development plans and increase its presence in the health […]

Small businesses in New York City expect to see revenue growth in 2014, but hiring optimism is lagging with 61 percent of those surveyed planning to maintain staffing levels next year, according to TD Bank’s inaugural New York City Small Business Pulse Check. The regionally focused survey, which included small businesses of $5 million or […]

Data center consolidation, mobility, security, big data and cloud computing, the so-called Big Five, are headed for state and local agencies, and while the majority of state and local agencies will have deployed each of the Big Five by 2016, bigger challenges lie ahead, according to a survey from MeriTalk. The vast majority of IT […]

Security solutions specialist Sophos announced that it has acquired Cyberoam Technologies, a provider of network security products, in a move that advances Sophos’ position in network security, a strategic growth area for the company and a major element of the company’s complete security strategy. Cyberoam’s unified threat management (UTM) and firewall appliances, built on a […]

Primary care network One Medical Group announced the expansion of its enterprise program that will allow companies nationwide to offer the One Medical service as an employee health benefit. Employees of participating companies have access to primary care physicians, as well as same-day appointments, online and mobile scheduling, 24/7 telehealth services, integrative health and wellness […]

Technology giant IBM announced the launch of a data virtualization service for its portfolio of cloud-based enterprise offerings in collaboration with data management specialist Actifio. The SmartCloud Data Virtualization (SCDV) service helps ease management of industry regulation requirements through backup and restore analytics and reporting and enables multiple retention points and prioritized application recovery to […]