Nathan Eddy

Worldwide server shipments in the third quarter of 2011 grew 7.2 percent year-on-year, while revenue increased 5.2 percent year-on-year, according to IT research firm Gartner. All of the top five global vendors had revenue increases for the third quarter of 2011 except HP and Oracle. HP declined 3.6 percent year-on-year and Oracle achieved flat growth. […]

Nearly one in five consumers, who own both an iPad and an iPhone, say switching smartphones is more difficult than changing bank accounts. A simple, integrated user experience is driving consumers’ brand loyalty to their smartphones and they are less likely to switch brands the more applications and services they use on the device, new […]

Tablet sales in the United States, excluding units of Apple’s market-leading iPad device, soared to more than 1.2 million units sold from January through October and brought in $415 million in revenue at retail, according to market research company The NPD Group’s monthly Connected Handhelds Report. Total tablet industry sales, for both hardware and accessories, […]

Wyse Technology, a provider of cloud client computing, announced it acquired Trellia, a specialist in cloud-based mobile infrastructure management. The Trellia solution suite provides Wyse, its customers and partners with a suite of cloud-based mobile security, device, app and expense management software solutions. Trellia adds a specific set of technology IP and expertise to present […]

Showing strength under challenging conditions amid fears of a worldwide economic slowdown, IT products distributor Tech Data saw its third quarter sales rise to nearly $6.6 billion, a 7 percent increase from the same period last year. Operating income for the third quarter was $89.6 million. The company noted the strengthening of certain foreign currencies […]

Although awareness is high, small to midsize businesses don’t consider themselves targets of cyber-attacks, according to findings of Symantec’s 2011 SMB Threat Awareness Poll. As a result, they are not implementing the proper safeguards to protect their information. The SMB Threat Awareness Poll examined the awareness levels of SMBs regarding the dangers of security threats, […]

TwinStrata, a provider of cloud-based data storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions, announced the release of its CloudArray storage gateway that enables companies to deploy Cloud SANs—enterprise storage solutions that combine public cloud, private cloud and existing SAN, NAS or DAS storage. CloudArray 3.0 is a cloud storage gateway that enables companies to leverage public, […]

Consumerization is now the primary driver of the mobile universe, and CIOs must be ready to embrace a range of more-flexible approaches to their mobile strategy, according to research from IT anayltics firm Gartner. At least four new mobile management styles will emerge as leaders because different groups of staff will demand different approaches: Control, […]

The latest version of LogMeIn Rescue, LogMeIn’s remote support offering, introduces mobile device configuration capabilities to troubleshoot and secure smart devices in the field. Designed for mobile operators, customer care organizations and IT help desks, Rescue provides a single, Web-based tool for remotely supporting tablets, smartphones and computers running iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Symbian, Windows, Windows […]

Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) and a specialist in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, today introduced the Network Power Data Center Efficiency Assessment, an onsite infrastructure assessment designed to help enterprise companies identify, evaluate and resolve cooling and power vulnerabilities that could threaten data center performance and efficiency. Offered […]

Norman announced the availability of Endpoint Protection 9, an IT security defense system that protects PCs and servers against malware threats. Endpoint Protection is designed to deliver threat protection for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) and, using a new multilevel architecture, scales to serve larger, more complex enterprise networks. Security policies may be set and […]

Worldwide security services spending is on pace to reach $35.1 billion in 2011, up from $31.1 billion in 2010, according to IT analytics firm Gartner. The market is forecast to reach $38.3 billion in 2012 and surpass $49.1 billion in 2015, according to the company’s research. In addition, the IT management segment of security services […]