Nathan Eddy

Mobile Phone-Related Fatal Car Crashes Highest in Tennessee by Nathan Eddy Tennessee Leads in Reported Mobile-Related Fatalities Tennessee reported the highest number of fatal crashes involving cell phones, at 93. Texas Is Second-Highest, but Louisiana Reports None Texas reported 38 mobile phone-incurred fatal accidents, but in a sign that reporting is uneven, its neighbor state […]

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Network operator Sprint announced the launch of CloudCompute, an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) solution that integrates CSC’s virtualized, utility-based cloud computing solution with Sprint’s cloud-aware Global MPLS network. Built on the Vblock platform, which combines virtualization software from VMware, unified networking, security and computing from Cisco, and storage, security and management technologies from EMC, CloudCompute offers businesses […]

Analytic data solutions specialist Teradata announced the launch of Intelligent Memory, a database technology that extends memory space beyond cache to help increase query performance and enable organizations to leverage in-memory technologies with big data. Intelligent Memory is available for any of the current Teradata workload-specific platforms running the Teradata Database. For organizations looking for […]

As the use of personal devices on corporate networks increases, 54 percent of network managers reported user experience improved while using mobile devices, but more than 40 percent indicated their ability to monitor applications worsened, according to a Network Instruments survey conducted at Interop Las Vegas 2013. The survey found that nearly all (95 percent) […]

A report from the National Safety Council analyzing the national statistics on fatal motor vehicle crashes found that crashes caused by cell phone distractions have been vastly underreported. The report, titled “Crashes Involving Cell Phones: Challenges of Collecting and Reporting Reliable Crash Data” and funded in part by Nationwide Mutual Insurance, reviewed 180 fatal crashes […]

The war-torn nation of Syria has been almost completely switched off from the Internet, according to the Umbrella Security Labs team, which reported on a blog post that there was a “significant” drop in traffic from the country, and it later became apparent that Syria had “largely disappeared” from having a presence on the World […]

Web security specialist Check Point Software Technologies launched its 600 series appliances, designed to help protect small and midsize businesses against cyber-attacks, including viruses, spam and malicious Websites, among other threats. The Check Point 600 Appliances are suitable for small offices of up to 100 employees and come in three models (620, 640 and 680), […]

Security is both the top concern and top measure for success for enterprises implementing bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs, according to The BYOD and Mobility Security Report, which surveyed 1,650 information security professionals around the world through Holger Schulze’s Information Security Community group on LinkedIn. Security is a very big concern and was cited by 70 percent […]

Storage solutions specialist Seagate Technology announced its latest portfolio of flash memory solutions, including its first client solid-state drive and its next-generation enterprise SSDs—the Seagate 600 SSD, 600 Pro SSD and 1200 SSD. The Seagate 600 SSD is designed to deliver faster boot-up speeds, shorter application load times and improved system responsiveness. Designed for ultrathin […]

Big data’s ability to analyze unstructured data in large volumes and from disparate sources leads to innovative opportunities, but to get maximum value from the information, chief intelligence officers (CIOs) must realize that innovation needs to go well beyond the technology used to manage big data, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. […]

Although small-business owners recognize the power of social media in engaging customers, most lack the expertise to apply the latest digital marketing tools to their companies, according to a survey conducted by office products giant Staples. A large Facebook community of fans topped a small-business wish list of advertising tools, outranking such traditional marketing tools […]