Nathan Eddy

Catbird, a specialist in security and compliance for virtual, cloud and physical networks, announced the next generation of its vSecurity platform, vSecurity 5.0, which integrates directly with the hypervisor to provide automated control, visibility and efficiency. Its vCompliance engine monitors and enforces virtualized data center compliance with PCI, the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), […]

LG-Ericsson USA announced the availability of the latest in its line of business communications solutions to support small to medium-size business voice, video and data communications management needs, the iPECS-MG Business-Enabled Communications System. Available through LG-Ericsson’s certified resellers, the iPECS-MG system, a software tool that facilitates centralized configuration and monitoring of all connected devices, both […]

Nearly one-third of organizations either already use or plan to use cloud or software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings to augment their core business intelligence (BI) functions, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. According to a survey of 1,364 IT managers and business users of BI platforms in the fourth quarter of 2011, only 17 […]

Increased adoption and personal use of advanced technology is paying dividends for small to midsize businesses (SMBs) around the world as the consumerization of IT continues to expand, especially in developing countries, according to survey research from IT research firm IDC. The report found that SMBs in developing countries are much more likely to encourage […]

Communications specialist Teo announced the availability of Unified Communications 4, the latest version of its unified communications (UC) platform. UC 4 includes more than 200 enhancements and several updated features for both end users and administrators. Users can now access all UC tools within the Teo Softphone via tighter integration with the Teo User Portal, […]

Leading electronic equipment manufacturers remained the center of the semiconductor world in 2011, accounting for $105.6 billion of semiconductors on a design total available market basis-35 percent of semiconductor vendors’ worldwide chip revenue, according to IT research firm Gartner. This represented a year-over-year increase of $1.8 billion, or 1.8 percent from 2010. Apple led the […]

Despite a surge in tech-sector downsizing in the second half of 2011, the number of job cuts announced by these firms last year plunged to the lowest level ever recorded in tracking going back to 1997, according to the latest report on technology sector job cuts released Jan. 23 by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & […]

Technology professionals enjoyed their largest annual salary growth since 2008, according to the 2012-2011 Salary Survey from Dice, a career site for technology and engineering professionals. After two straight years of wages remaining nearly flat, tech professionals on average garnered salary increases of more than two percent, boosting their average annual wage to $81,327 from […]

Networking specialist Juniper (NYSE: JNPR) and BitGravity, a subsidiary of Tata Communications, announced a partnership under which Juniper will acquire rights to the service management layer of BitGravity’s CDN technology. Juniper said it plans to complement its Media Flow Solution with the service management layer of BitGravity’s technology to enable service providers, online media companies […]

Service and asset management solutions specialist Alloy Software announced the latest version of its help desk and asset management solution aimed at small to medium-size businesses (SMBs). Available now, Alloy Navigator Express 6 Suite includes several new features, such as business process automation, automatic ticket routing and prioritization, announcements, change history alerts and a completely […]

Small businesses’ outlook for the national economy is not positive, and nearly two out of three do not plan to hire in the year ahead, according to a poll conducted for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce by Harris Interactive. The poll of 1,322 small business executives-conducted between Dec. 30, 2011, and Jan. 6, 2012-found that […]

Unified communications provider Polycom Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM) detailed its strategy to enable service providers to offer cloud-delivered, video as a service solutions to its customers. The company also unveiled RealPresence Cloud, a wholesale offering designed to enable service providers to bring to market VaaS offerings. RealPresence Cloud solutions are designed for service providers to equip […]