Nathan Eddy

Federal agencies plan to fully deploy data center consolidation, mobility, security, big data and cloud computing (the Big Five) efforts in the next two years, but their networks aren’t prepared for the additional capacity or complexity, which will result in network bottlenecks, according to a study released by MeriTalk, a public-private partnership focused on improving […]

Multimedia and cloud communications solutions provider Genband announced it has acquired Fring’s Over-the-Top (OTT) mobile Internet Protocol (IP) communications service, which is designed to work across all major smartphone platforms. The platform helps reduce roaming costs for subscribers by moving voice and video sessions away from radio access networks and routing them over the Internet, […]

Networking specialist Spirent Communications announced the launch of Avalanche Next, a platform designed to test the performance, scalability and security of application-aware network infrastructures by generating authentic traffic and attacks. Avalanche Next combines Avalanche’s performance testing with Spirent Studio’s threats and application emulation capabilities, and lets organizations verify the accuracy of application detection engines and […]

Data access, governance and retention solutions specialist Varonis announced the launch of the Data Governance Suite 5.9, which incorporates a variety of features to help enable organizations to manage, protect and safely collaborate with unstructured data. Included in the feature set is DatAlert, an intelligent monitoring and change auditing solution that leverages the metadata collected […]

Samsung, LG, BlackBerry Handsets Take On iPhone at IFA By Nathan Eddy Galaxy Note 3 Makes Its Debut The Note 3 has been confirmed for U.S. carriers AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, US Cellular and T-Mobile, and will hit shops on Sept. 25 in more than 140 countries. Note 3 Smartphone Packs a Punch The Note 3 […]

People selling to people is still the primary way in which business-to-business (B2B) technology purchases are made, despite all the attention around digital marketing and its ability to connect with customers in new and meaningful ways, according to a survey of 503 organizations in North America, Europe and China from IT research firm Gartner. The […]

Security specialist McAfee announced its 2014 line of core PC security suites, which offers increased power and performance and include AntiVirus Plus 2014, Internet Security 2014 and Total Protection 2014. The enhancements to PC protection are also utilized in a recently released version of the company’s LiveSafe service, a cross-device solution that protects consumers’ data, […]

Print solutions specialist Xerox announced the release of two black and white printers aimed at small and midsize businesses (SMBs), the Phaser 3610 printer and the WorkCentre 3615 multifunction printer (MFP), which will retail for $599 and $999, respectively, and are currently available worldwide. With a nod to the mobile worker, Apple AirPrint, available on […]

Mobile security event correlation provider SyncDog announced a developer partner agreement with SpydrSafe Mobile Security, a provider of enterprise solutions for uniformed and granular policy control over a variety of mobile applications on Apple iOS and Google Android-based devices. SpydrSafe’s Mobile DLP is designed to control app access on smartphones and tablets, specifically telling the […]

Worldwide factory revenue for the high performance computing (HPC) technical server market jumped 7.9 percent to nearly $2.6 billion in the second quarter of 2013, up from $2.4 billion in the same period of 2012, according to IT research firm IDC’s Worldwide High-Performance Technical Server QView report. Technology giants Hewlett-Packard and IBM remained in close […]

While security around mobile devices is a constant issue, managing mobility in the workplace presents a much broader set of challenges, with IT departments and users alike agreeing that there is a support gap, according to a survey of 1,200 IT professionals by technology solutions provider CDW. Asked to grade their organization’s IT policies and […]

Small-business optimism remained flat in August, dropping 0.1 points from July for a final reading of 94, but job creation plans jumped to a level not seen since before the recession and sales expectations improved, according to the latest index from the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), which randomly sampled 759 small businesses in […]