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  • HP’s New Tablet, Slate 2, Runs Windows 7

    Just over two months after abandoning its WebOS tablet and smartphone strategy, HP has announced the HP Slate 2 Tablet PC, based on Windows 7, with expanded touch capabilities and embedded security. HP’s Slate 2 Tablet PC is aimed at business users and vertical markets such as education, healthcare, government and retail, according to HP.…

  • In Healthy Job Market, Developers Are in Demand

    The recruiting environment for tech professionals is less urgent than what was experienced in the first half of the year, according to the latest report from IT jobs site Dice. The reported noted that backdrop is still positive, with the unemployment rate for tech professionals at 4.2 percent. The number of resumes viewed on Dice…

  • Bocada Launches VM Backup Monitoring Solution

    Data-protection software maker Bocada on Nov.2 added a new product for those struggling in the virtual IT world with the introduction of a VM monitoring software package. Bocada Vision provides insight into the data-protection operations of virtual environments. Users can monitor backup methods, performance, success and failures, problem and resource management, virtual environment recovery, configuration…

  • Apple to Issue Fix for iOS 5 Battery Issues

    Apple acknowledged a few bugs affecting the battery life of some iOS 5 devices, confirming earlier reports by users around the world. “A small number of customers have reported lower than expected battery life on iOS 5 devices,” Apple wrote in a Nov. 2 statement to AllThingsD. “We have found a few bugs that are…

  • Kroll Ontrack Launches E-Discovery Cloud Service

    Legal data management software provider Kroll Ontrack, which first went prime-time with a cloud-based e-discovery service a year ago, came out Nov. 2 with an updated version that gives enterprise legal teams more control over processes that are often very tedious. Kroll’s new Verve e-discovery software as a service (SaaS) enables users to upload data, select…

  • CompTIA Report Finds Small Businesses Support Tax Simplification

    IT trade association CompTIA released a study that took a look at how taxes affect small and midsize businesses across the country, finding that overall, across both business size and form, opinions of the tax system were similar in one clear respect: An overwhelming majority of respondents noted that tax compliance is especially challenging for…

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