Nathan Eddy

Business owners and decision-makers use their printers more often than commonly thought, according to two surveys completed for Brother International by Wakefield Research and InfoTrends. Nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of business owners and decision-makers at companies with 500 employees or less use their printing devices at least four times a day, according to the survey […]

The number of people who enrolled in private health insurance exchanges—an online marketplace for people to choose their employer-sponsored benefits—for 2016 increased 35 percent from last year, to approximately 8 million, up from 6 million in 2015. This was one of the findings in a report by professional services specialist Accenture, which conducted an analysis […]

Secure access solutions specialist Bomgar released the latest version of its Privileged Access Management solution, which enables security professionals to control, monitor and manage access to critical systems by privileged users and third-party vendors. With Bomgar, privileged users access secure systems without a virtual private network (VPN), which can reduce the risk of attackers gaining […]

Cloud-connected storage and security solutions specialist Barracuda announced Essentials for Office 365, a suite of cloud services designed to help organizations expand on the security and data protection functionality in Office 365. Essentials combines three of Barracuda’s cloud technology solutions—Email Security Service, Cloud Archiving Service, and Cloud Backup—into a suite of cloud services with simple […]

While young people worldwide understand the role that technology will play in their careers and the need to advance their own skills, a clear disparity exists in technical confidence and job opportunities between developed and emerging economies. This was one of the findings of an Infosys survey of 1,000 young people worldwide, which also revealed […]

Verint Systems announced the latest release of its Telligent Community solution, which includes community management tools and user-experience capabilities. Additional upgrades include workflow enhancements, new content management and moderation functionality, and ongoing API investments, as well as solution availability in a community-as-a-service model. These advances are designed to further organizations’ use of actionable intelligence flowing […]

IT specialist Landesk announced the release of Service Desk 2016, which rolls up enhancements made in the past year and delivers additional capabilities designed to help businesses be more productive, improve user experiences and support organizations in their drive to modernize IT. A new Skype adapter captures exchanges between business users and IT within Service […]

There has been a continued surge in overall growth for managed service providers (MSPs), especially for those offering security services, according to the results of Kaseya’s annual MSP Global Pricing Survey. According to the findings, the majority of MSPs have experienced more than 20 percent growth over the past three years. The survey findings, gathered […]

Storage, archiving and data protection specialist Quantum announced Q-Cloud Protect is now available as a cloud-based appliance running on top of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace infrastructure. Protect is a virtual deduplication appliance that works with the company’s DXi systems to provide a hybrid-cloud backup and disaster recovery solution, and is designed for companies […]

Juniper Systems, a provider of rugged field data collection devices, announced the release of its latest handheld product, the Mesa 2 rugged tablet. The Mesa 2 boasts the largest display produced by the company to date, and the tablet is also Juniper Systems’ first handheld to run on the Windows 10 operating system. The Mesa […]

Centrify, which specializes in securing enterprise identities against cyber threats, announced an upgrade to its Privileged Identity Management solution, which now supports federated privileged access across an organization’s security eco-system, including secure outsourcing of IT and application development. The solution is designed for an enterprise’s hybrid IT environment of cloud, mobile and on-premises systems, and […]

A majority of smartphone owners (56 percent) purchased a product using an app in 2015, according to a survey conducted by Verizon and KRC Research on mobile app trends in 2015. The survey shows 23 percent of smartphone owners took this step for the first time last year, and 70 percent of Millennials used an […]