Nathan Eddy

Wireless systems specialist Ruckus Wireless unveiled a suite of four WiFi mobile applications designed to assist system integrators, value-added resellers and network administrators in conducting site surveys and wireless LAN (WLAN) performance tests. The applications also help with remotely monitoring Ruckus Smart WLAN environments and conducting performance comparisons between Ruckus and third-party WiFi access points. […]

Tablet shipments will exceed 350 million by the end of 2017, due to a predicted surge of smaller, lower-priced devices in the market, according to the latest forecast update of IDC’s “Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker.” The research firm raised its 2013 forecast for the worldwide tablet market to 190.9 million from its previous forecast for […]

Adoption of big data technologies is set to finally break into the mainstream in 2013, according to a worldwide Gartner survey of IT leaders, 42 percent of whom said they had invested in big data technology or were planning to do so within a year. Big data—a collection of data sets so large and complex […]

Tablet fans want a boost in power and performance from Apple’s next-generation iPad and iPad Mini tablets, according to a survey of 889 consumers from deal aggregation Website Techbargains.com. Survey respondents—26 percent of whom do not own a tablet and 76 percent of whom own one or more iPad, iPad Mini, Google Android or Microsoft […]

More than two-thirds (68 percent) of CIOs feel that their backup and recovery tools will become less effective as the amount of data and servers in their organization grows, according to virtualization and backup specialist Veeam Software’s annual Virtualization Data Protection Report. Currently, virtual infrastructure accounts for 51 percent of enterprise servers, and this is […]

Telecommuting programs make for happier employers and employees and reduces absenteeism and stress, according to the second annual telecommuting survey issued by Staples Advantage, the business-to-business division of office supply retail chain Staples. Nearly all (93 percent) surveyed employees agree that telecommuting programs are mutually beneficial, and more than half (53 percent) of business decision […]

International mobile broadband provider Voiamo announced a suite of low-cost mobile data plans designed to help business travelers reduce roaming costs when accessing mobile broadband across international networks. With an 18-month contract, users get Globalgig WiFi hotspot service for free, while customers without a contract pay $119 a month. The company offers four mobile data […]

When it comes to surfing the Web at an altitude of 30,000 feet, airline passengers taking advantage of in-flight WiFi are turning to tablets and smartphones, with Apple’s iOS platform the most popular, according to a report from in-flight connectivity and wireless in-flight digital entertainment solutions specialist Gogo. Tablets and smartphones combined now make up […]

IRS2Go Lets You Check Your Refund Status (Free) Along with letting you check the status of your refund, this app provides helpful tax tips and access to the IRS Twitter feed. Get Your Lingo Straight With a Tax Dictionary ($3.99) Feeling lost in a barrage of arcane language this tax season? This dictionary contains all […]

Dashboard for Google Analytics Keeps Data Close (Free) Keep track of your key performance indicators (KPIs) for your company Website with the free app from Google, which shows the most important Web analytics on one single dashboard. Facebook Finds Friends of Your Biz (Free) Facebook can be more than just a casual social networking app; […]

As the March Madness NCAA basketball games approach—with the kick-off set for March 19—a national survey of 500 IT professionals commissioned by Modis reveals that one-third of office IT departments are preparing to block, ban or slow down streaming of March Madness content. Somewhat surprisingly, 66 percent of IT professionals whose departments actively work against […]

Although one in four retail and financial service employees participate in bring your own device (BYOD) programs, 15 percent of companies have no policy in place, according to the results of the ThreatMetrix 2012 State of Cyber-Crime study, conducted by Info-Tech Research Group. The study, which is based on a survey of 200 U.S. business […]