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  • Five Key Enterprise Development Trends to Watch in 2012

    As we head into 2012, enterprise developers will need to focus on some major themes, including the emergence of HTML5, big data and analytics, and Agile Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). They should also continue to concentrate on Web, mobile and cloud development, and take advantage of advances in languages and integrated development environments (IDEs). HTML5…

  • UC Vendor Mitel Strengthens Channel Plans

    Unified Communications and collaboration vendor Mitel is reinvigorating its channel strategy with new initiatives and a fresh crop of channel executives. The company is also creating a new Authorized Partner Service Program that will enable local channel partners to do some product service support. These changes are the latest in Mitel’s six-month restructuring transformation as…

  • Microsoft Cloud Services Get Service Updates, New Customers

    Technology giant Microsoft announced the first major service update for Microsoft Office 365, the company’s  cloud productivity service for businesses of all sizes. The service will also be available to try in 22 additional markets today, including Argentina, Iceland, Indonesia, South Africa and Taiwan. Microsoft is making more than 30 new updates to Office 365…

  • Carrier IQ Controversy Prompts Denials from Microsoft, RIM, Others

    Microsoft, Nokia, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and Research In Motion are just a few of the companies denying their smartphones and services are loaded with Carrier IQ, the company whose smartphone diagnostics software is accused of monitoring users activity without their explicit consent. IT pro Trevor Eckhart conducted a very public test, with video, demonstrating what…

  • D-Link Releases Energy-Efficient Gigabit and Ethernet Metal Switches

    Unified networking solutions provider D-Link expanded its line of network switches with the DGS-105 and DGS-108 Gigabit Ethernet and DES-105 and DES-108 Fast Ethernet metal switches. Available in five- and eight-port form factors, these unmanaged switches offer small to medium-size businesses (SMB) high-speed networking and intelligent data streaming with quality of service (QoS) prioritization, and…

  • Cyber-Security Investment to Hit $60 Billion in 2011

    Global cyber-security spending is expected to reach $60 billion in 2011 and is forecast to grow 10 percent every year during the next three to five years, according to a report from PwC, "Cyber Security M&A: Decoding Deals in the Global Cyber Security Industry." The United States accounts for more than half of all deals…

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