News and Trends

Recent Articles

  • Juniper Buys Virtual Security Vendor Altor Networks

    Juniper Networks announced today it has bought virtual security vendor Altor Networks for $95 million. The acquisition builds on an existing relationship between the two companies, and Juniper actually invested in the company earlier this year. Founded in 2007, Altor specializes in intrusion prevention, firewall and monitoring for virtual environments. With the purchase, Juniper seeks…

  • Motorola Unveils Rugged Enterprise WiFi Device

    Motorola Solutions is introducing the MC55A0, a WiFi-enabled enterprise handheld that the company is calling the industry’s most rugged. Designed for customer-facing applications, outfitted with government-grade security features and able to withstand 1,000 tumbles in a rotating tumble drum, the device strives to marry field toughness with office efficiency. Motorola developed the device for vertical…

  • Labor Market for IT Pros Stagnating: Report

    U.S. employment numbers released by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed a net gain of 4,400 IT-related jobs in November for the sixth straight month of net jobs gains in IT labor segments. Five bellweather IT job segments in the BLS data showed a net gain of 45,100 jobs from June…

  • Salesforce.com Challenges Oracle in Database Market

    Salesforce — the world’s biggest maker of cloud-based software that its customers access over the Internet — announced its new Database.com service on Tuesday as it diversifies its lineup of software programs for businesses. The company has long generated the bulk of its revenue from selling software for managing corporate sales and marketing activities, but…

  • Nimbula Announces Public Beta for Cloud Operating System Software

    At the Gartner Data Center Conference, Nimbula, a cloud operating system company, today announced the availability of the public beta of its Nimbula Director product, which delivers Amazon EC2-like services behind the firewall. The software is now available for free download via the company’s Website, according to a company release. Director is designed to transform…

  • Consumer Health Tech Booms With Smartphones, Tablets

    Consumers are increasingly using smartphone and tablet PCs, such as the Apple iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab, to monitor their own health. This, according to a Dec. 6 report from research firm Ovum, is leading to the consumerization of health care technology. The report "2011 Trends to Watch: Health Care Technology" discusses how consumer…

Get the Free Newsletter

Subscribe to Channel Insider to be informed on the changing IT landscape.

You must input a valid work email address.
You must agree to our terms.