Year: 2011

  • Reliability, Cost Influence Storage System Selection: Nexsan

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    Nexsan, an independent provider of disk-based storage systems, announced a downloadable paper titled, “6 Tips for Selecting HDD and SSD Drives,” a free educational resource that provides guidance on selecting the most appropriate hard disk drive or solid state disk drive technology when configuring a storage system for business applications. There are a number of… Read more

  • Oracle Sees Satisfying Software, Services Sales in Q2 2012

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    Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) may not have reached all the sales goals at which it aimed, but the fiscal Q2 2012 earnings report it delivered Dec. 20 still had to be satisfactory for itself and shareholders. Generally, the company did well in its software and services businesses but lost some ground on the hardware side. The… Read more

  • Mobile Devices to Boost Online Ad Spending in 2012: Berg

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    The total value of the global mobile marketing and advertising market will grow from $3.4 billion in 2010, at a compound annual growth rate of 37 percent, to $22.6 billion in 2016, according to a research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight. This will then correspond to 15.2 percent of the total online advertising… Read more

  • 1. Touchscreens, Galore

    1. Touchscreens, Galore
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    1. Touchscreens, Galore RIM has always believed physical QWERTY keyboards are best. But after Apple launched the iPhone, all that changed. Consumers have made touchscreens a near-requirement in the products they buy. RIM now offers touchscreens in some of its products, but they’re not on the same level as the iPhone’s. 2. More Choices RIM… Read more

  • Improved Enterprise Infrastructure Depends on Green Data Centers

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    Enterprises and companies of all sizes are always on the lookout for ways to decrease their energy consumption, whether it s to save money during budget-crunch time, to streamline and create a more efficient infrastructure, or simply a desire to operate a green environment. The question then for IT managers who are considering these types… Read more

  • AT&T Kills $39 Billion T-Mobile Bid, Will Pay $4 Billion in Fees

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    AT&T has decided to end its $39 billion bid for T-Mobile USA, the company announced in a statement Dec. 19. “AT&T will continue to be aggressive in leading the mobile Internet revolution,” AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson wrote in that statement. “Over the past four years, we have invested more in our networks than any other… Read more