Nathan Eddy

Business cloud solutions specialist Carbonite announced a beta program for its line of all-in-one business continuity appliances, which will be tuned for optimal speed for backup and restore operations, and will include virtual machine failover. The private beta of the appliance line begins in August. Pricing for the appliance line will start at $99.99 per […]

Global tablet shipments reached 51.7 million units in the second quarter of 2013, with Google’s Android platform securing a robust 67 percent global share, while Apple iOS platform declined further to 28 percent, according to a report from IT research firm Strategy Analytics. “Apple iOS shipments were 14.6 million iPads in the second quarter of […]

Despite 80 percent of respondents agreeing that bring your own device (BYOD) is the “new normal,” only 45 percent have a formal BYOD policy in their workplace and only 51 percent were considering Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) as a solution to access data from their mobile devices, according to a survey of more than 700 IT decision […]

Internet security and domain name system (DNS) services specialist OpenDNS announced the latest release of its Umbrella Web security platform, which is designed to identify, prevent, contain and inform on advanced cyber-attacks without the need for a malware sample or attack data. The latest version of the platform has been enhanced with predictive detection capabilities […]

Intel subsidiary and security specialist McAfee announced an updated version of its Mobile Security offering with enhanced privacy features including the Multi-user App Profile function, which allows consumers to create multiple user profiles, or “safe zones,” on one device with customized or restricted access to apps.The platform, available in a basic or premium version, is […]

Service providers that are slow, unable or unwilling to invest in the shift to the cloud will risk hampering offshore services revenue growth, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. The study, “Will Cloud Services Make or Break Your Offshore Provider?”, also noted the increased use of industrialized services will reduce the volume […]

Continued global macroeconomic uncertainty from a slowdown in China, the eurozone debt crisis and recession, Japan’s recession and the U.S. sequester’s impact on corporate IT spending are factors that could affect global semiconductor demand this year, though semiconductor revenue worldwide is expected to see improved growth this year of 6.9 percent and reach $320 billion, […]

There is broad concern among enterprises about the vulnerability of their systems against cyber-attacks. More than two-thirds of C-level executives are concerned their companies will not be able to stop such threats, and one in five say their biggest concern is not knowing whether an attack is underway, according to a survey of 200 C-level […]

Consumer electronics manufacturer Toshiba expanded its line of Satellite Ultrathin notebooks with the announcement of the 14-inch Satellite E45t and 15.6-inch Satellite E55t and E55Dt models, which feature touch-screen displays and voice control capabilities. The 14-inch Satellite E45t will be available on Aug. 4 at Best Buy stores, BestBuy.com and Toshiba Direct. The 15.6-inch Satellite […]

Samsung remained comfortably in the lead in the second quarter—with Apple as a distant second—in the growing but highly fragmented worldwide smartphone market. Vendors shipped a total of 432.1 million mobile phones in the second quarter of 2013, a 6 percent increase from 407.7 million units in the second quarter of 2012, according to IDC’s […]

One-third of consumers plan to purchase a tablet for back to school this year, one-fifth plan to purchase a laptop, another one-fifth plan to purchase both a tablet and laptop and about another one-third don’t have any plans to purchase a new device this year, according to the results of a survey by Web-based shopping […]

The recent revelations about government access to customer information potentially could have a huge impact on U.S.-based cloud providers, as a majority (56 percent) of non-U.S. residents are now less likely to use them, according to a survey of nearly 500 members of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), which was conducted by the not-for-profit organization. […]