Nathan Eddy

Security policy management specialist AlgoSec debuted its AutoDiscovery platform, which automatically discovers all business applications, traffic flows and interdependencies across enterprise networks using IP probes or existing packet-sniffing tools. The platform generates an up-to-date connectivity map for all business applications, without needing any prior knowledge or manual configuration by security, network or application experts. “Any […]

Although the median sale price of small businesses has increased over the last six quarters, businesses are taking longer to sell, according to BizBuySell’s second quarter report. A total of 1,935 closed transactions were reported in the second quarter of 2016, bringing the year-to-date total to 3,775, a slight improvement from the 3,743 reported in […]

DT Research, a designer and manufacturer of purpose-built computing solutions, announced the 2-in-1 Ultra Rugged Tablets for its DT301 and DT311 series, built to withstand extreme outdoor environments. The tablets come with customizable options built into a slim, lightweight design and offer indoor-outdoor versatility with water-resistant detachable keyboards, internal hot-swappable batteries and advanced hardware-software security […]

Social media is fast becoming the most powerful tool available to marketers, according to a survey by Influence Central, which found 81 percent of consumers frequently buy items they’ve seen shared on social media. The survey also found 81 percent say product reviews influence the way they shop, while 72 percent say the ability to […]

Barracuda announced the launch of Barracuda NextGen Firewall F-Series version 7.0, designed for organizations adopting cloud-based applications, operating dispersed network environments and leveraging public cloud platforms. Barracuda’s NextGen Firewall was built for highly distributed networks with hundreds or even thousands of locations. It provides dedicated dashboard widgets that display data such as public IP, domain […]

Information technology service management specialists are on the cusp of a massive shift toward data-driven automation, according to a LogicNow survey of more than 350 ITSM companies across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia Pacific. According to the research, 44 percent of IT service providers and managed service providers (MSPs) are already […]

Eligibility verification provider SheerID launched its Employee Verification Solution, aimed at helping businesses streamline employee purchase programs and corporate channel partnerships. The platform instantly verifies employees against authoritative data using the name, address and company name, and can verify 65 million employees from more than 44,000 employers, including the federal government and 75 percent of […]

Big data health analytics specialist CloudMedx has launched a free online calculator to help providers quantify the financial benefits of participating in Medicare’s Chronic Care Management program (CCM). The tool inputs Medicare beneficiaries and those with two or more chronic conditions within the total population. From this number, it can calculate the annual incentive for […]

Two reports focusing on the IT jobs market project a healthy picture for technology professionals, particularly for software developers. In the U.S. IT sector, employment enjoyed a bounceback in June, adding 32,100 new jobs to more than offset job losses experienced in May, according to CompTIA’s analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) […]

The percentage of IT leaders who are seeing budget increases this year is higher than anticipated, and while they are confident about satisfying core and line-of-business initiatives, they are losing confidence in the ability to meet the demands of new initiatives. These were among the findings of the TEKsystems midyear IT Reality Check, a survey […]

Consumers consider accuracy the most important feature of wearables, and more than half of those who do not own a wearable would consider buying one if they trusted the accuracy, according to a survey by Valencell, a provider of performance biometric data sensor technology. The online survey of 706 U.S. consumers, ages 18-65, polled them […]

Data analytics can help companies dramatically improve sales and marketing effectiveness and decision-making, but a ZS study conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) of nearly 450 U.S.-based senior executives from companies across industries found that headwinds to successful adoption persist. Just 2 percent of companies said they have achieved broad, positive impact from their […]