Nathan Eddy

Business recovery solutions specialist Unitrends unveiled the next generation of its purpose-built backup appliances (PBBAs), which feature tiered flash storage capabilities. The Recovery-Series product line now includes appliances for any organization, from small- to medium- size businesses (SMBs) and remote or branch offices to the largest enterprises. New units include three lower-cost physical appliances for […]

Just 33 percent of IT professionals expect 2015 IT budgets to increase and only 25% expect a raise in headcount, according to results of a Spiceworks survey examining 2015 IT spending priorities in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. On average, IT professionals surveyed plan to invest $291,062 on IT products and services […]

In the fourth quarter of 2014, the tech unemployment rate averaged 2.5 percent, slightly below the third-quarter figure of 2.7 percent, and the lowest rate recorded since 2008, according to online IT jobs portal Dice’s analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average annual tech unemployment rate came in at 2.7 percent, […]

While three-quarters (75 percent) of federal IT leaders want to move more services to the cloud, they are concerned about retaining control over their data, and 53 percent said the fear of long-term contracts holds them back, according to a MeriTalk survey underwritten by Red Hat and Cisco. Nearly one-fifth (19 percent) of the federal […]

Fifteen years into the 21st century, people still think overwhelmingly that personal technology is making the world better and more vital, according to a new report from technology giant Microsoft. Large majorities in all five developed countries studied (including France, Germany, Japan, South Korea and the United States) and all seven developing countries examined (Brazil, […]

Consumers are sending a strong message to mobile operators that cellular coverage is as important at work as it is as home, with up to 74 percent expressing a potential willingness to switch mobile operators to get better coverage at the office, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by SpiderCloud Wireless. The report found that […]

Networking specialist Netgear announced three products, the ProSafe M6100 Chassis Series, ProSafe WC9500 Premium Wireless Controller and the ReadyNAS 3130 Series Network Attached Storage appliance, designed to provide wireless access management, switching and storage in higher-density environments. The M6100 Chassis Series comprises a Gigabit access layer and 10 Gigabit distribution layer switches in a 4U […]

Networking specialist D-Link announced the shipment of the first router in its Ultra Performance Series of three new high-performance 11AC home networking solutions. The new line of routers offers wireless speeds up to 5.3 Gbps, far-reaching coverage, a revamped user interface, and dynamic Smart Connect to automatically balance clients. “D-Link designed the new Ultra Series […]

Mobility management solutions specialist NetMotion Wireless, announced the availability of NetMotion Diagnostics for Mobility, its mobile virtual private network (VPN) solution. NetMotion Diagnostics is designed to help mobile workers and administrators understand why, when, and where problems occur, and enables mobile workers to resolve connection problems on their own, averting support desk calls. “User-friendliness is […]

Axiom Fiber Networks, a telecommunications infrastructure services provider that operates in the greater New York City metropolitan region, announced the official launch of the company, which will be headed by Felipe Alvarez. The company’s network is brand new and built to support solutions requiring high quality fiber connectivity in any type of density situation, from […]

Data protection and security specialist Websense announced the availability of Triton APX 8.0, a modular platform to provide advanced threat and data theft prevention and provides actionable intelligence and enables real-time feedback to educate and motivate end-users to avoid risky behavior. With five data-aware defenses to prevent data theft, the platform enables security professionals to […]

Upward of 70 percent of physicians believe that IT organizations of affiliated hospitals are making inadequate investments to address physician mobile computing and communication requirements at point of care due to limited planned investments, poor mobile electronic health record (EHR) tools and inadequate mobile user support. The Spyglass Consulting Group survey also found physician smartphone […]