Nathan Eddy

Small and midsize business spending on-cloud based security solutions is driving the worldwide market for SMB security, which is expected to experience an overall compound annual growth rate of more than 10 percent from 2011 through 2016, according to IT research firm Access Markets International Partners€™ 2012 “Global SMB Security Market Assessment.” Security spending among […]

Apple iMac 27-Incher ($1,699) Perfect for design professionals and the winner of the desktop all-in-one beauty pageant, the iMac sports Quad-Core Intel Core i5 silicon, a 1TB hard drive, Apple’s wireless Magic Mouse and an ultrathin wireless keyboard. Vizio CA27-A2 27-Incher ($1,349) Boasting a high-definition display, a sleek, streamlined design reminiscent of Apple, this new […]

Storage specialist Drobo took the wraps off its two latest storage offerings, the 5D system for creative professionals working with large amounts of rich media and the Mini, a portable digital storage appliance measuring just 7 inches square, less than 2 inches tall and weighing less than 3 pounds. The company said pricing, preorders and […]

The market for enterprise applications continues to grow as companies regain buyer confidence for enterprise software as the market slowly recovers and organizations resume investing in technology. Projected spending is expected to total $120.4 billion this year, a 4.5 percent increase from 2011 spending of $115.2 billion, according to the latest report from IT research […]

American vacationers feel anxious when traveling without their mobile computing device and get angry when they cannot access power sources to charge these devices, according to the findings of Intel€™s “Tech Norms for Travelers” survey, commissioned by TNS to explore American attitudes toward travel and technology. Privacy, or lack thereof, is also a major point […]

Hewlett-Packard is reaching out to small and midsize businesses struggling to adapt to an increasingly mobile workforce with a slew of services and solutions, as well as financing and training programs designed to help midmarket companies simplify IT and boost their collaboration and productivity. According to Gartner research, by 2016, at least 50 percent of […]

As the first wave of bring-your-own-device initiatives gains traction in the workplace, the first generation of BYOD participants could pose a serious risk to corporate IT networks, according to a survey from network security specialist Fortinet. The poll, conducted in 15 territories during May and June 2012, asked more 3,800 active employees in their 20s […]

As the prevalence of online sharing grows, small and midsize businesses are increasingly at risk due to employees adopting unmanaged, personal-use online file-sharing solutions without permission from IT, according to the findings of Symantec€™s 2011 “SMB File Sharing Survey,” which is based on a survey of decision makers at 1,325 worldwide SMB organizations with 5 […]

That€™s a lot of face. Social networking giant Facebook officially acquired the Israeli facial-recognition company Face.com, which uses face-recognition technology to scan photos and search for faces that look like the user and the user€™s friends in photos. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but a report from technology blog TechCrunch quoted a source […]

Sandia National Laboratories, a multi-program laboratory operated by Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sandia Corp., opened the Cybersecurity Technologies Research Laboratory (CTRL), a center for cyber-security professionals from the San Francisco Bay Area and across the country to meet and discuss critical cyber-research issues. The lab is on the grounds of the Livermore Valley Open Campus, which […]

Organizations need to shield themselves from the rising threat of cyber-attacks and sophisticated sabotage directed at IT infrastructure, according to a report issued by security specialist McAfee and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a federal contractor to the U.S. Department of Energy. The report examines the challenges facing infrastructure and resources as well as identifying […]

It€™s not just Apple€™s latest and most advanced products that are finding fans, with an original Apple computer, the Apple 1, selling for $374,500 at a Sotheby€™s auction on June 15 to an unidentified bidder who won the item over the phone. In a separate auction, a four-page note written by Apple founder Steve Jobs, […]