Nathan Eddy

Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $315.4 billion in 2013, a 5.2 percent increase from 2012 revenue of $299.9 billion, with Intel, Samsung and Qualcomm taking the top three spots, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. Intel recorded a 2.2 percent revenue decline as strong performance in its data center and embedded systems group […]

Centrify, a provider of unified identity services across data center, cloud and mobile platforms, announced the launch of its inaugural certification program for customers and partners to certify their knowledge and expertise in design, implementation and administration of the company’s Server Suite. Centrify Certified System Administrators (CCSAs) will be recognized as proven technical specialists of […]

Worldwide tablet shipments are expected to reach 221.3 million units in 2013, down slightly from a previous forecast of 227.4 million but still 53.5 percent above 2012 levels, according to IT research firm IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. The tracker, which provides market size, vendor share and forecasts for hundreds of technology markets from more […]

Storage specialist WD, formerly known as Western Digital, and Baidu, China’s largest search engine, have partnered to integrate Baidu Yun public cloud storage services with WD’s personal cloud and external storage platforms to offer Chinese consumers a hybrid digital storage solution. The collaboration between WD and Baidu will enable Chinese customers to manage their Baidu […]

Health-care data and analytics and services specialist Sandlot Solutions is teaming up with the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (MCHC) to provide health information exchange (HIE) technology and interoperability solutions to the MetroChicago HIE. The initiative also supports the Chicago area’s 89 hospitals and thousands of physicians in providing more coordinated and cost-effective care to their […]

Despite mobile malware concerns, many plan to use their mobile phones for holiday shopping, with consumers from wealthier households three times more likely to shop for the holidays using their mobile devices, according to a survey of 1,400 consumers in the United States and the United Kingdom. The survey, commissioned by security and compliance management […]

With consumers increasingly enamored by tablets and larger-screen smartphones with enhanced processing power, interest in PCs has remained limited, leading to little indication of positive growth beyond replacement of existing systems, according to research firm IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The report projected worldwide PC shipments would fall by 10.1 percent in 2013, slightly below […]

Cloud services provider Akamai announced its intent to acquire Prolexic Technologies, a provider of cloud-based security solutions for protecting data centers and enterprise IP applications from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Under terms of the agreement, Akamai will acquire all of the outstanding equity of Prolexic in exchange for a net cash payment of approximately $370 […]

The new iPhone 5C and 5S models have helped boost Apple’s market share compared with the previous month but have not yet seen the same uplift as when the iPhone 5 was released, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, reporting for the three months to October 2013. In the United States, the […]

Shopping intentions for Cyber Monday are the highest they have been in three years, with roughly 18 percent of consumers planning to continue the Thanksgiving shopping weekend. And of those U.S. adults who shopped through Friday, and bought consumer electronics, more than half did so online (55 percent). This represents a 10-percentage point increase over […]

FishNet Security announced the release of an enterprise software platform, Clinical Application & Resource Extension (CARE), that is designed to help health care providers provision users to clinical applications through integration with leading identity management platforms. The CARE solution, designed and developed by FishNet, is aimed at closing many of the gaps in the Health […]

Data Integrity, Networked Devices Among Top Health IT Hazards for 2014 By Nathan Eddy Alarm Hazards Lead the List Ventilators, infusion pumps and many other devices generate clinical alarms to help caregivers keep patients safe, but excessive numbers of alarms can lead to fatigue, and patients could be put at risk if an alarm does […]