Nathan Eddy

The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to gain momentum as vendors and enterprises embrace the opportunities this market presents, with IoT spending expected to hit $1.7 trillion by 2020, according to a report from IDC. IDC defines the IoT as a network of networks of uniquely identifiable endpoints–“things”–that communicate without human interaction using IP connectivity. […]

An organization’s wireless network is the weakest link in the IT security infrastructure, according to a worldwide survey of more than 1,490 IT decision makers at organizations with 250 or more employees. The study was sponsored by Fortinet. All respondents were sourced from independent market research company Lightspeed GMI’s online panel. Almost all (92 percent) […]

Ruckus Wireless expanded its SPoT location-based service (LBS) platform, combining virtualized SPoT LBS software, calibration-free deployment, user presence and integrated support for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beaconing. SPoT Point detects client locations in real-time within a range of 15 to 25 feet. Spot Presence uses proximity analytics to detect the overall number of devices present […]

Airline passengers are happiest and most excited when using technology for travel tasks, indicating that technology is helping make flying more enjoyable, according to a worldwide survey of 5,871 respondents conducted by SITA. Survey respondents showed a strong inclination for using mobile apps over the mobile browser. About 8 percent of passengers check in for […]

Companies that excel in digital leadership were found to be significantly more likely to have experienced revenue growth of 10 percent or more over the last two years, according to the results of a survey of 436 global business professionals commissioned by Red Hat. The survey results reveal an overwhelming eagerness for digital knowledge among […]

Tegile Systems, a provider of flash-driven storage arrays for databases, virtualized server and virtual desktop environments, announced that it has closed a $70 million funding round. The latest funding round brings the company’s total capital raised to $117.5 million to date, and will be used to finance its global expansion and address the enterprise flash […]

CloudBerry Lab, a vendor of backup and management solutions for public cloud storage services, announced the availability of Backup Consistency Check, which allows end-users and resellers to verify that backups will properly recover. Along with CloudBerry’s Advanced Notification and Alerting System, Backup Consistency Check helps users preemptively identify issues that can lead to failed data […]

Worldwide server shipments grew 13 percent year over year, while revenue in the first quarter of 2015 increased 17.9 percent from the first quarter of 2014, according to a report from Gartner. HP maintained its top ranking in the worldwide server market based on revenue with 23.8 percent market share in the first quarter of […]

Pegasystems announced enhancements to its Pega Customer Engagement for Life Sciences application. The new features are designed to reduce costs and improve patient health outcomes by driving customer interactions across all departments. Advanced natural language and text analytics allow organizations to listen to social conversations, analyze customer sentiment, and provide appropriate responses by automating routing […]

Breakthrough Technology Group (BTG) launched its Private Cloud Partner Program to help consultants, systems integrators, solutions providers, resellers and agents offer cloud solutions and services to enterprise and mid-market organizations. Through its Private Cloud portfolio, which starts with a Private Cloud Foundation layer for each customer and optional dedicated software as a service (SaaS)-based managed […]

Strong smartphone sales in emerging markets — excluding China — helped drive the smartphone market to sales of 336 million units, an increase of 19.3 per cent during the first quarter of 2015, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. The fastest growing regions were emerging Asia/Pacific, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East […]

Deloitte Consulting and Gigwalk announced an alliance designed to enable real-time data collection and support actionable analytics. Drawing on its systems integration, analytics and strategy capabilities, Deloitte will assist clients in integrating Gigwalk’s real-time crowd-sourced data into their sales and field operational systems, to improve business analysis. Gigwalk combines workforce management, crowdsourcing and a data-driven […]