Nathan Eddy

Cardinal Health took the top spot in IT research firm Garther’s Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for the third year in a row, thanks to strong peer and analyst recognition for the breadth of the company’s capabilities across distribution and manufacturing. The list, which identifies organizations transforming the health care value chain to meet new […]

Data storage solutions specialist STORServer announced that it is offering backup appliances built on CommVault Simpana 10 data and information management software. The company’s Backup Appliance line is a family of purpose-built backup appliances designed for small and midsize businesses (SMBs) and is composed of integrated hardware and software components. The CommVault appliances are currently […]

Application performance infrastructure specialist Riverbed Technology announced changes to its partner program that are designed to simplify processes, training and competency certification for the company’s partners. Most significantly, Riverbed is moving from a traditional revenue-attainment pyramid model to a competency model in order to allow the company to align its investments and resources to partners […]

At least three-fourths of Medicare recipients access the Internet at least once a day for email (91 percent) or to conduct online searches (73 percent), and one-third accesses social media sites, such as Facebook, at least once a week, according to a survey of more than 9,000 adults in nine countries by management consulting and […]

Consumer electronics giant Samsung announced the latest member of its smartphone family, the Galaxy Grand 2, an evolution of the Galaxy Grand series that brings upgrades to its predecessor including an improved HD viewing experience, enhanced performance and other features. The device, which runs Google’s Android operating system, features a 5.25-inch screen with a 16:9 […]

Nearly two-thirds of consumers in the United States report that they most often connect their smartphones to WiFi networks as opposed to a mobile network when using the Internet, according to Deloitte’s third edition Global Mobile Consumer Survey (GMCS). In addition, the survey indicated that consumers who have already adopted 4G are actually more likely […]

Cloud-based financial applications developer Host Analytics announced the launch of a platform designed to transform and move Microsoft Excel models into a centralized, secure, cloud-based enterprise performance management (EPM) environment to facilitate financial planning and reporting. The company’s AirliftXL platform utilizes an application transformation engine that intelligently parses complex spreadsheets to create and import new […]

Nearly 75 percent of smartphone owners are using their device as part of their overall shopping experience, according to the Connected Intelligence Shopping on Smartphones a survey of 1,500 smartphone users in the United States from IT research firm The NPD Group. Almost three-quarters (71 percent) of smartphone users are using retailer Websites such as […]

Smartwatches are unlikely to be featured on many consumers’ holiday wish lists this year, despite the media hype around models from Samsung and Kickstarter-funded independent developers, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. There are models that could potentially replace a smartphone entirely—as they include all technologies down to cellular connectivity, while others […]

Cloud-based data protection solutions specialist Mozy by EMC announced an update of its cloud data protection service, designed to provide businesses with integrated endpoint data protection, productivity and administration tools for the public cloud. The new features are the latest developments in the Mozy product set following its earlier transition into EMC’s backup and recovery […]

Technical advances are reshaping many aspects of the media and entertainment (M&E) industry, from video capture and post-production to delivery and archiving, and these developments are fueling demand for storage, according to a report from IT research firm IDC. The first report in the series, Storage Consumption and Dynamics in the Media and Entertainment Industry, […]

Storage specialist NetApp introduced two hardware platforms, the EF550 all-flash array and the E2700 for small remote or branch offices, and updated a third, the E5500, with enhanced performance, density and modular flexibility. The EF550’s scale-up architecture is designed to provide more data access to low-latency performance while remote replication helps enable business-critical applications to […]