Information Technology Editor's Pick

HarrisData and ABC Services to Offer Mid- Market Customers Advanced Technology Solutions
February 14, 2012 - 6:43 PM
Mid-market customers will soon be able to take advantage of the technologies from HarrisData and ACB Services for improving business efficiencies, and for enabling easy management of processes and objectives. Both companies will unite to provide customers with a comprehensive offering which combines enterprise software solutions from HarrisData with the most advanced IBM Power Servers to be delivered by ABC Services. HarrisData is expecting to increase its customer base across the regions of New York Tri-State and Colorado through its partnership with ABC Services.

iBAHN Helps Warwick International Hotels Implement Internet Services
February 14, 2012 - 6:37 PM
The Warwick International Hotels Collection in Paris has selected iBAHN for deploying Internet services at its hotels. iBAHN has already finished installing Internet service at The Warwick Champs Elysees and The Hotel Westminster.

ClearCube Unveils Two New High Security Zero Clients
February 14, 2012 - 6:10 PM
ClearCube added to its line of zero clients on Tuesday by introducing two new models designed specifically for high security desktop authentication on the Secret Internet Protocol Routed Network (SIPRNet).

iWay Software Partners with UBM Global Trade
February 14, 2012 - 5:17 PM
iWay Software, a subsidiary of UBM plc, and a full-service integration provider, signed a partnership deal to deploy its technology to UBM Global Trade, a provider of proprietary data, news, and other content supporting the commercial shipping industries.

KPN's Hosting and Cloud Data Center Services to be Powered by Radware's ADC-VX
February 14, 2012 - 5:09 PM
The Radware ADC-VX has been deemed as the ideal choice by KPN to cater to its requirement for an application delivery controller (ADC) solution that can deliver isolated environments and dedicated resources for each customer and KPN has deployed the ADC-VX to power its hosting and cloud data center services for business applications.

TMC Presents 2011 Cloud Computing Excellence Award to Aerohive Networks
February 14, 2012 - 4:58 PM
TMC has recognized the innovative features of the BR100 Router from Aerohive with the 2011 Cloud Computing Excellence Award.

Cognizant Selected by Future Group
February 14, 2012 - 4:55 PM
Future Group, India's largest multi-format retail group, has selected Cognizant to provide end-to-end IT infrastructure services. Cognizant will implement an Enterprise Management Platform to improve operational agility and drive business transformation to help Future Group proactively monitor, manage, and report business service performance.

Analog Devices Inc. Unveils New 11-Bit 2.5-GSPS D/A Converter
February 14, 2012 - 4:51 PM
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a Norwood, Massachusetts-based provider of data-conversion and signal-conditioning technology solutions, has rolled out a new 11-bit digital-to-analog (D/A) converter - AD9737A 2.5-GSPS, which reduces the cable head-end signal chain footprint by allowing cable television and broadband operators to synthesize the entire cable spectrum up to 1 GHz into a single RF port.

Eucalyptus Cloud Test Lab Launched at CoreSite's Bay Area Data Center Campus
February 14, 2012 - 4:48 PM
Eucalyptus Systems, creators of the most widely deployed on-premise cloud computing platform has introduced new enterprise-class cloud test lab offering at CoreSite's Bay area data center campus to address the growing demand for cloud computing technologies.

Cisco Confers Advanced Technology Provider Status on PC Connection
February 14, 2012 - 4:27 PM
PC Connection's ability to deliver products and services that enhance collaboration and communication were acknowledged when it achieved TelePresence Video Advanced Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) status from Cisco.

StopTheHacker Announces Initial Funding Round
February 14, 2012 - 4:15 PM
Public and private investors including an early-stage venture capital firm Runa Capital and Brian NeSmith, former CEO of Bluecoat, have invested $1.1M in StopTheHacker. StopTheHacker's suite of website healthcare services helps catch more malware than other solutions on the market, using Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques.

Survey: Outsourcing Often Comes with Security Risk
February 14, 2012 - 3:46 PM
Although outsourcing has its benefits, it often comes with high risk, according to a recent study commissioned by Savvis.

TCI Acquires IT Security Firm Savid Technologies
February 14, 2012 - 3:35 PM
Technology Capital Investors (TCI), a specialized IT services investment firm, has acquired Savid Technologies Inc., a security consulting firm and managed service provider (MSP) with operations based out of Chicago.

Cloud Automation's Top Five Returns on Investment
February 14, 2012 - 3:32 PM
While not all organizations are ready to shift from premised-based to cloud-based technologies, at least three-quarters of U.S. C-level executives are at least thinking about it.

PC Connection Achieves ATP Status from Cisco
February 14, 2012 - 3:20 PM
PC Connection has announced that the company has achieved TelePresence Video Advanced Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) status from Cisco.

Emsisoft Online Armor 5.5 Firewall Helps Combat Cyber Threats
February 14, 2012 - 9:38 AM
To combat the growing threat of malicious and rogue programs like Trojans, viruses and worms and to prevent cybercriminals from attacking computer systems, Emsisoft has released its Online Armor 5.5 to protect Windows users.

Multiple Microsoft Qualifications Awarded to Network Equipment Technologies
February 14, 2012 - 9:15 AM
Network Equipment Technologies recently announced that its Tenor, VX Series, and UX Series range of products have successfully achieved Microsoft Qualifications in seven different applications under the Unified Communications Open Interoperability Program (UCOIP).

Colocation America Receives HIPAA Certification
February 13, 2012 - 6:39 PM
Colocation America, a premier California data center provider, has recently received HIPAA Certification for its data centers after a rigorous Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) audit. The company won this certification after following the HIPAA's Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) and also charted a Business Association Agreement (BAA) between hosting provider and clients. The BAA lets clients have the ability to report any violation of patient's PHI.

Kontron's Solutions Now Feature Support for Cavium's OCTEON III Processors
February 13, 2012 - 6:15 PM
With its ability to support Cavium's OCTEON III multicore MIPS64 processors, Kontron's packet processor AdvancedMC modules and AdvancedTCA blades are now capable of offering maximum DPI performance. Using the combined power of the technologies from Kontron and Cavium, application providers can easily attain 100GbE wire-speed performance for a variety of deep packet inspection functions and at the same time stay ahead of ever-increasing transmission speeds, according to company officials.

U.S. to Invest More in Cloud Computing Under Obama Budget Proposal
February 13, 2012 - 6:00 PM
The U.S. government will invest more in cloud computing, but spend less on information technology next fiscal year if President Barack Obama's budget proposal passes. Obama is seeking to balance investments with deficit reduction, according to news reports. While Obama's overall proposal cuts back on IT spending overall, his plan also expands investments in computing areas such as cloud-based services, Business Week reported. The proposed $78.9 billion technology budget calls for a decrease in IT spending by 1.2 percent next fiscal year.

GSX Lists Six Microsoft SharePoint Challenges in New E-Book
February 13, 2012 - 4:47 PM
In a new e-book, GSX Solutions has explained how its management and monitoring tools can help address six Microsoft SharePoint challenges. The company offers solutions for monitoring and reporting of enterprise collaboration environments which include Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) and Lotus Notes.

ProtonMedia Introduces Next Generation of its Collaboration Software
February 13, 2012 - 3:39 PM
ProtonMedia, the developer of ProtoSphere, announced the introduction of ProtoSphere 2.0. In its enhanced version, the collaboration software deeply integrates with Microsoft technologies and offers an array of new features.

Freescale Launches QorIQ AMP Series Embedded Multicore Processors
February 13, 2012 - 12:51 PM
Freescale Semiconductor recently announced the launch of the T4240 and T4160 embedded multicore processors from its QorIQ Advanced Multiprocessing (AMP) series. Both these processors will feature 24 virtual cores and are based on the Freescale's dual threaded e6500 Power Architecture core. The company is also releasing its latest software- and pin-compatible QorIQ AMP series T4160 processor which will feature 16 virtual cores achieving 1.8 GHz within a 25W power envelope.

Enterasys Networks Announces Availability of OneFabric Edge Starter Bundles
February 13, 2012 - 12:02 PM
Enterasys Networks, a premier global provider of wired and wireless network infrastructure and security solutions, has recently introduced the new OneFabric Edge Starter Bundles for complete unified wired/wireless networking.

A Manifesto for Efficient IT Infrastructure Management
February 13, 2012 - 11:52 AM
Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) is about more than just managing environmental data of the assets inside the live data center space. DCIM needs to include all aspects of the equipment in the data center, extending to the entire lifecycle of the asset, from purchase to end of life.

Calian Announces Strong Results for the First Quarter
February 13, 2012 - 11:12 AM
Calian Technologies Ltd., a company offering business and technology services to industry and government in the health, operations and maintenance, IT services, has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2011.

CloudBees Unveils Simplified Fee Structure for Java Runtime Service
February 13, 2012 - 10:29 AM
CloudBees, a provider of Java Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions, announced the launch of a new pricing and simplified fee structure for CloudBees PaaS, the runtime service that allows developers to easily deploy applications to the cloud. The new pricing strategy allows CloudBees PaaS customers to get the runtime service at a competitive price. The service will reduce the cost of running Java applications by as much as 62 percent. The cost associated with CloudBees service is less than what customers would pay for access to a hosted provider's Infrastructure as a Service offering alone, according to company officials

Version 2.1 Of OCEG's GRC Capability Model Enhanced with Free Open Source Standards
February 13, 2012 - 9:47 AM
The latest version of the GRC Capability Model ("the Red Book") from OCEG (Open Compliance and Ethics Group), nonprofit think tank has been enhanced with free open source standards which make it possible for organizations to improve the management of plans and actions which reduce risks and enhance performance, and compliance.

Communication Networks Threatened by Cyber Security Attacks: Experts Testify
February 13, 2012 - 8:56 AM
Beefing up U.S. cyber security has become a pressing priority but several technology leaders warn against excessive regulations.

Perficient Buys PointBridge Solutions for $22 Million
February 13, 2012 - 8:52 AM
Information technology consulting firm, Perficient, Inc., has successfully completed the acquisition of PointBridge Solutions, LLC, an IT consulting firm that specializes in building high-impact business solutions with Microsoft technology.

Network Equipment Technologies Receives Microsoft Qualifications under UCOIP
February 10, 2012 - 6:12 PM
Network Equipment Technologies, Inc., a high performance networking equipment provider, now boasts multiple Microsoft qualifications under the Unified Communications Open Interoperability Program (UCOIP). The company recently announced that its solutions met the stringent tests and satisfied the requirements of UCOIP qualification program.

CMOS Image Sensors Dominate CCD Sensors: Marketplace Study
February 10, 2012 - 4:44 PM
Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensors led the image sensor market during 2011 - outdistancing charge coupled device (CCD) sensors, according to a new study. CMOS are used in mobile handsets and several emerging product areas. Their popularity led to shipments of CMOS sensors to represent some 92 percent of all area image sensors during 2011. That represents 2.1 billion units, which is a 31 percent jump from the 1.6 billion units in 2010, according to an IHS iSuppli Consumer Platforms report from IHS. In addition, CCD sensor shipments last year dropped to 180.3 million units, edging down two percent from the 184.5 million seen in 2010.

Schooner Information Technology Announces New Hires
February 10, 2012 - 3:34 PM
Two top Oracle executives, Julie Bryce Munro and Pavan Venkatesh, have joined the leading database software company Schooner Information Technology, Inc.

Hurricane Electric to Support World IPv6 Launch on June 6 and Beyond
February 10, 2012 - 3:10 PM
Transition to IPv6 has begun and gained momentum since June 8, 2011, when the world celebrated IPv6 Day and successfully launched a 24-hour IPv6 test drive.

Astadia Helps Organizations Transform into Social Enterprises
February 10, 2012 - 3:06 PM
Astadia, a cloud computing consulting and systems integrator, is an expert in building integrated cloud platform with salesforce.com, Eloqua, Informatica, and Zuora.

API Technologies Unveils Latest Version of Secure Administrative Gateway
February 10, 2012 - 3:03 PM
API Technologies, which provides high-end business electronic solutions, announced the latest version of the ION PRIISMS Secure Administrative Gateway.

New EarthLink Business Contract Signed by Sandler Partners
February 10, 2012 - 11:51 AM
Sandler Partners has now become the latest master agency to sign the new EarthLink Business nationwide agreement for channel partners. After accepting the new terms, the associates of Sandler Partners, which include Telarus, TCG, WTG, Carrier Source, Telephony Partners and X4, will be able to vend voice, data, cloud and managed IT services across the nation.

Ubisoft Deploys Software from Signiant
February 10, 2012 - 11:40 AM
Signiant, a global provider of enterprise file transfer software for the media and entertainment industry, recently announced that its Signiant Media Manager and Signiant Media Exchange(MX) software has been selected by Ubisoft, a game provider.

ExtraHop Networks Plans to Grow Rapidly in EMEA
February 10, 2012 - 11:17 AM
ExtraHop Networks has announced its plans to grow rapidly in EMEA through their channel partner program.

Infortrend Tips The Scale on Multi-Dimensional Storage Solutions to Meet Market Demand
February 10, 2012 - 10:23 AM
Infortrend, a global provider of network storage, just announced a new approach for 2012 regarding changes in the market, particularly in the domain of cloud-based services. Infortrend's vision hopes to take care of a need for higher efficiency through storage mediums and cloud-ready storage. It wants in this year to focus on upgrading its hardware to make its products more appealing to prospective customers.

NetDNA Selects Unitas Global
February 10, 2012 - 9:22 AM
NetDNA has opted for Unitas to provide network management services to improve its product offering, the company has announced.

Determine if Your Web Site is Mobile Device Friendly
February 10, 2012 - 9:15 AM
As more people access Web sites on mobile devices these days, it's increasingly important that those sites are easy to navigate and use on smaller screens. For those of you who maintain a Web site for your organization, Google offers a tool that can help you determine the mobile usability of your site.

VIA Unveils Dual Core VIA EPIA-M910 Mini-ITX Board
February 10, 2012 - 9:09 AM
Offering one of the richest I/O sets available for a wide range of embedded applications, VIA Technologies has unveiled the VIA EPIA-M910 Mini-ITX board, the latest dual core Mini-ITX board.

Lauterbach's Debuggers Now Feature Support for Cavium OCTEON III Processors
February 10, 2012 - 8:24 AM
Lauterbach, a manufacturer of complete, modular microprocessor development tools, owns a world-wide sales and support infrastructure and precise engineering and with Lauterbach's support for the Cavium OCTEON III multicore MIPS64 processor family, Cavium customers are slated to receive compelling hardware and software debug tools for the OCTEON processor.

NETGEAR Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results
February 10, 2012 - 8:00 AM
NETGEAR, Inc. has released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011.

Motorola Debuts Rugged DS3500-ER Scanners
February 9, 2012 - 6:50 PM
Motorola has debuted its brand new, rugged DS3500-ER series of full-range scanners that come packed with the company's maximum rugged specifications and are capable of scanning barcodes across a wide range of distances for warehouse management and other applications in harsh industrial environments.

Intrinsyc Experts Prepare Presentations for Two Events
February 9, 2012 - 6:43 PM
Intrinsyc Software International, a developer of intelligent connected devices, has just revealed that its engineering experts will be participating at the Android Builders Summit and Embedded Linux Conference. They will be discussing the advent of embedded MultiMediaCard (e-MMC) technology in Linux and Android platforms.

EdgeWave Reveals Two Key Executive Appointments
February 9, 2012 - 6:25 PM
EdgeWave Inc. has recently welcomed two technology veterans to its management team. Dave Maquera has been appointed into the role of president, while Steve Kelley has been appointed SVP of Corporate Development and Product Strategy.

Persistent Systems' Acquires Openwave Systems' Location Business
February 9, 2012 - 5:34 PM
Persistent Systems, a outsourced software product development (OPD) services company, recently acquired the Location business from Openwave Systems Inc. through its U.S. subsidiary.

Exponential Growth Predicted for NFC Technology
February 9, 2012 - 4:50 PM
With the release of a new research report on Near Field Communication, MarketResearch.com added one more to its roster of Software & Services market reports. The current report details the life cycle of the NFC market and projects the course of future trends.

Mizuni Delivers Cloud-based Student Performance Management Solution
February 9, 2012 - 4:22 PM
Data management company Mizuni, Inc. has just unveiled a new performance platform for schools. Called Mizuni Aspire, the company claims it is the next-generation platform that delivers secure, cloud-based data management solutions for K-12 district partners. According to Mizuni, it provides data visualization, proactive notifications and predictive analysis in a user interface that has been developed specifically for touch screen tablets and smartphones.

6WIND Announces Support for Cavium's OCTEON III Processor Family
February 9, 2012 - 4:06 PM
6WIND has announced support within the 6WINDGate software solution for the next-generation OCTEON III processor family from Cavium, improving time-to-market for high-performance mobile and cloud infrastructure applications.

Revolabs Announces Software Upgrade for HD Gold Control Panel
February 9, 2012 - 3:30 PM
Revolabs Inc recently announced an upgrade to their HD Gold Control Panel Windows-based software. With this software one will have access to monitor and control the networked Executive HD Systems and HD Wireless Microphones from a single PC software program via graphical user interface. This latest release is a software upgrade that comes along with Revolabs Gold and Silver Service Plans.

A Bright and Positive 2012 for IT Professionals: Report
February 9, 2012 - 11:16 AM
TEKsystems, a provider of IT staffing solutions, partnered with Inavero Institute to conduct its quarterly IT Executive Outlook survey. Findings indicated that the environment highly favored IT professionals.

Ficek Electric & Communications System Wins $100,000 Prize
February 9, 2012 - 10:27 AM
Jennifer K. Bias, the President of Ficek Electric & Communications Systems, has recently hired six new employees and increased revenues by 37 percent in the past year. Bias and her company have been honored with numerous awards and have one more to add to that list. Bias won the Chicago Women's Business Development Center's (WBDC) "Technology Makeover," competition, winning $100,000 worth of computer hardware and software, computer server upgrades, executive training, website marketing updates and communications/networking equipment.

Ipanema Positioned in 'Visionaries' Quadrant
February 9, 2012 - 10:04 AM
Ipanema Technologies, a company specializing in WAN Governance solutions for enterprise networks and application-centric VPN services, recently announced in a press release that Gartner has positioned the company in the "Visionaries" quadrant of the Gartner 2012 "Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers."

NxGen Modular-Sponsored Survey Reveals Data Center Industry's Growing Affinity for Simple and Scalable Modular Data Centers
February 9, 2012 - 9:47 AM
A recent survey by NxGen Modular revealed that an increasing number of data center owners and IT executives are considering modular data center solutions.

Emsisoft Launches Online Armor 5.5 Firewall with Cloud Support
February 9, 2012 - 7:41 AM
With security breaches and cybercrime on the rise, data protection is critical for businesses today. While any organization can be a target, those most susceptible are businesses that maintain customer records.

Openet's Engagement Engine to Bridge Gap Between Operators and Subscribers
February 8, 2012 - 6:28 PM
The results of a survey released by Openet, a provider of Service Optimization Software, showed how the lack of direct engagement between mobile operators and customers translates into an inability to provide a more personalized service to customers.

Mozido Introduces New Mobile Wallet for the Unbanked
February 8, 2012 - 5:44 PM
A provider of cloud payment services, Mozido has released the Genius Wallet, a new, global mobile wallet platform for those with or without bank access.

Rambus Inks Patent Licensing Agreement with NVIDIA
February 8, 2012 - 4:46 PM
Premier technology licensing company Rambus, Inc. has signed a patent license agreement graphics processor manufacturer NVIDIA . According to the partners, the agreement covers the use of Rambus patented innovations in a broad range of integrated circuits (ICs).

Fujitsu Frontech Lets Enterprises Shape the Private Cloud to Meet Their Needs
February 8, 2012 - 4:36 PM
It is hard to imagine anything has gotten more tech talk than all things cloud (public, virtual, private and hybrid) recently. The possible exceptions are all things "social" and/or "mobile." That said -- and with a tip of the hat to the industry analysts generating hockey-stick growth charts - Forrester forecasts private cloud growth from $7.74B in 2011 to $66.43B by 2020 and Gartner sees cloud services going from $68.3B in 2011 to $148.8B by 2014; one would think there is little new to say as we get ready for conference season. That would be wrong.

Gamiana Raises Close to $1 Million from IAN
February 8, 2012 - 4:07 PM
Gamiana has raised an unspecified amount - of under a million dollars - from the Indian Angel Network (IAN) -- a first time in the sector for the network.

Clustrix New SQL: A Compelling Alternative to MySQL?
February 8, 2012 - 2:43 PM
No more sharding or re-writes of applications, no more constraints to database capacity, no more downtime - this was the message that Clustrix sent when it announced that it had helped Massive Media build a social networking site, being used by more than four million users, in just six months.

Are You Certifiable?
February 8, 2012 - 10:31 AM
IT professionals able to take a breather from work can brush up on their skills and have a little fun through an online Microsoft quiz called "Are You Certifable?"

Keynote Announces First Fiscal Quarter 2012 Results
February 7, 2012 - 6:37 PM
Keynote Systems, a company specializing in Internet and mobile cloud monitoring, has announced its financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended Dec.31, 2011, which include results from the acquisition of DeviceAnywhere.

Mezeo Software Chooses AIR Company Limited as National Master Distributor
February 7, 2012 - 6:25 PM
Mezeo Software, a provider of cloud storage management solutions, has recently picked AIR Company Limited, a Japanese company focused on software design, development, implementation and localization, as its master distributor for Japan.

NetScout's nGenius 1500 Extends Pervasive Visibility Capabilities
February 7, 2012 - 5:50 PM
IT organizations are increasingly leveraging valuable packet-flow data to support a wide range of management, compliance and security monitoring activities. To address these IT needs, unified service delivery management solutions provider NetScout Systems, Inc. has released a high-performance, ultra-low latency network monitoring switch, nGenius 1500 series packet flow.

PHH Arval Partners with FleetCor
February 7, 2012 - 4:50 PM
FleetCor Technologies, Inc., a provider of fuel cards and specialized payment products to businesses, has inked new agreement with PHH Arval, a well-known fleet management services provider in the United States and Canada, to offer new universal fuel card programs to their customers across North America.

Infrastructure Issues Block Cloud Computing Growth in Africa
February 7, 2012 - 4:45 PM
Although cloud computing is expected to disrupt IT as we know it today, it's still in its infancy - with its potential being hindered by several infrastructure issues, including broadband availability in some areas of the world.

Ensoft Brings Computing to Schools in African Countries
February 7, 2012 - 4:29 PM
Ensoft, a U.K. developer of software used in data centers, has donated money for three ZubaBoxes that will be installed in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Nigeria.

Cisco Recalls UCS Blade Servers Due to Overheating
February 7, 2012 - 2:37 PM
Cisco, in a Field Notice published on its website, wrote about a failure of a MOSFET power transistor on the blade server and has issued a recall and replacement program.

Open Source Innovations Hold Promise in Hardware: News Report
February 7, 2012 - 1:53 PM
The open source world often gets a lot of attention for software. But a recent report says there are five open source hardware innovations that could "change the tech world."

Tulip Telecom and IBM Work Together to Build India's Largest Data Center
February 7, 2012 - 11:51 AM
IBM and Tulip Telecom have worked together to build India's largest data center to address rapid growth of mobile consumers in the emerging markets.

Microsoft Chops Start Button off Windows 8
February 7, 2012 - 8:01 AM
Ever since Microsoft released Windows 95, it incorporated a button, known as the "Start" button, which takes you to the principal settings and programs you've installed in the operating system. In the development of Windows 8, the newest version of Windows to come out later this year, Microsoft decided to scrap the start button for the first time. This little button that has benefitted many people with an easy-to-use interface will disappear and will be replaced by something else.

Avecto Releases Updated Version of Privilege Guard Security Software
February 6, 2012 - 5:38 PM
Avecto unveiled an updated version of its hallmark privilege management solution on Monday, adding a host of new features, usability improvements and enterprise reporting modules.

Caduceus Says Cloud Computing Here to Stay for Medical Office Applications
February 6, 2012 - 3:28 PM
Caduceus Software Systems Corp. has announced that its Caduceus MMS version 1.0, an all-in-one software solution that medical offices can use to manage patient bookings, Electronic Health Records, (EHRs), and process billing, will soon be available "in the cloud," according to a company press release.

Semiconductor Industry on Full Blast: Record-Breaking Revenues for 2011
February 6, 2012 - 3:00 PM
2011 was a hard year for the semiconductor industry, but despite all this, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has good news: Global sales in 2011 for semiconductors pounded the old 2010 record of $298.3 billion by 0.4 percent, reaching a figure of $299.5 billion. Still, towards the end of the year, the industry was in trouble, with sales dropping by 5.5 percent in December compared to figures from November, totaling $23.8 billion in sales. Q4 2011 wasn't so bright itself, with a 7.7 percent drop from the figures in Q3, and a 5.3 percent drop from Q4 2010. The Q4 figures were at $71.5 billion, for those who are curious.

Small Cell Technology is Burgeoning Business for Multi-Architecture Chip Makers
February 6, 2012 - 2:47 PM
A new study shows that small cell technology in the 21st century is only going to become even more popular. According to In-Stat, small cell tech will soon be bringing in somewhere in the neighborhood of $14 billion by the end of 2015. Small cell tech is being viewed as one of the more important advances in the wireless phone market and because of this, companies are looking at a multi-chip architecture in order to find the best way to take advantage.

Nethra Imaging Unveils Visual and Computing Platform SoC
February 6, 2012 - 2:46 PM
Nethra Imaging Inc recently announced that launch of a new family of visual platform System-on-Chip or SoC for action/sports/activity camcorders, network IP security and surveillance cameras and IP encoders. The first member of this family, the NI-5035 has set a new benchmark with very low power and excellent imaging quality and video compression. System designers designing these high in demand, challenging applications can now avail the NI-5035's flexibility of bill of materials.

General Dynamics Gets IT Support Contract for the DISA Omnibus Network Enterprise Program
February 6, 2012 - 2:22 PM
General Dynamics was recently contracted by the U.S. Department of Defense's Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide information technology (IT) services as part of the support system for the Omnibus Network Enterprise (ONE) program. All nine awardees of this contract have a potential value earnings of $476 million within this five-year, multiple-award, indefinite delivery and quantity contract.

USB Memory Drive Creativity
February 6, 2012 - 12:43 PM
If you're still handing out press kits and detailed product information on CDs instead of USB memory devices, you need to get with the times. Notebooks, ultrabooks, and tablets don't have CD drives. And if you are handing out flash drives, you should look at shelling out a few extra dollars for something that really stands out.

'Egypt 3.0' Facebook Competition Sees Enthusiastic Participation of Egyptian Youths
February 6, 2012 - 12:41 PM
Intel Egypt stated that Egyptian youth participated enthusiastically at the 'Egypt 3.0' Facebook competition and came up with new and unique infrastructure plans that would shape a better and brighter future for Egypt with the help of ICT intelligence.

Cogitate Selects Online Tech's Data Center for its Online Backup Services
February 6, 2012 - 12:27 PM
Cogitate, Inc., a provider of online backup services, concluded its search for a data center by entering into a partnership with Online Tech.

IT Professionals a Bit More Optimistic about Job Market
February 6, 2012 - 11:29 AM
IT pros are showing a touch of renewed optimism about their job prospects this year, according to new data from Technisource.

Gartner Places Kaseya in the 'Visionaries' Quadrant
February 6, 2012 - 11:21 AM
Research firm Gartner has placed automated IT systems management software provider Kaseya in the "visionaries" quadrant of its newly published report "Magic Quadrant for Client Management Tools, January 31, 2012."

Dell and Atos to Provide Wolters Kluwer an Extensive Suite of IT Infrastructure Services
February 6, 2012 - 11:02 AM
Wolters Kluwer customers from the tax, finance, legal and healthcare industries will now be provided with a standardized cloud-based IT infrastructure and global support solution from Dell Services and Atos. At present almost 70 percent of Wolters Kluwer's portfolio is online, which means the need for secure, responsive and high quality infrastructure is essential for supporting customer service. The IT outsourcing services from Dell and Atos will support faster workflow solutions, mobile applications and a faster delivery of content.

Trimble Yuma Tablet with GNU/Linux Now Available from SDG Systems
February 6, 2012 - 9:21 AM
SDG Systems, LLC recently announced the availability of the Trimble Yuma rugged tablet computer which functions on GNU/Linux operating system. With Linux on Yuma, it now has the ability to ensure mobile use of geospatial applications such as GRASS or Quantum GIS. Besides these abilities, it will also have several other standard or custom Linux-based applications. Also included are industry-standard DB-9 serial and USB host ports which will allow for a very easy way to connect to the field or factory equipment.

Intertech Corporation Enhances Production Capacity with New Shuttle Machine
February 6, 2012 - 7:47 AM
Intertech Corporation recently announced that it has further enhanced its production capacity by taking delivery of a new shuttle blow moulding machine from Graham Engineering Corporation (GEC), a provider of monolayer and multilayer extrusion blow moulding equipment.

Hitachi Massively Restructures Operations
February 3, 2012 - 4:17 PM
Japanese conglomerate Hitachi has announced that they are radically reorganizing the company.

VeriSign Was Hacked Multiple Times in 2010
February 3, 2012 - 3:57 PM
The Internet security company VeriSign announced that it was hacked repeatedly in 2010.

Avangate Upgrades Payment Platform to Attract New Customers
February 3, 2012 - 2:09 PM
eCommerce solutions vendor Avangate has upgraded its flagship online payment platforms, Dankort and UKash, in an attempt to target new customers in Middle Eastern and Latin American countries.

Riverbed Unveils edge-VSI Approach and New Granite Product Family
February 3, 2012 - 2:04 PM
IT performance company Riverbed Technology announced its new "edge virtual server infrastructure (edge-VSI)," a new architectural approach for edge servers. The company also announced its new product -- Riverbed Granite -- that enables edge-VSI.

Endrick IT's Low Cost Leased Lines a Boon for Small Businesses
February 3, 2012 - 12:15 PM
With demand for reliable, affordable Internet connectivity increasing, Endrick IT announced the availability of low-cost leased lines that satisfy customers' requirements.

Cloud Storage Comparisons to Help Consumers
February 3, 2012 - 11:01 AM
As cloud storage continues to expand and offer more diverse options to consumers, the need for storage comparisons that are focused and thorough is always expanding.

Iron Bow Wins New Certification and a Renewal from Cisco
February 3, 2012 - 10:28 AM
Iron Bow Technologies, a technology solutions provider and value-added reseller for the private and public sector clients has earned an advanced certification, the Managed Services Advanced Channel Partner certification, from networking giant Cisco Systems. This qualifies Iron Bow for selling and delivering Cisco-based Managed Services.

Talend Included in Gartner's 'Who's Who in Open-Source Data Quality' Report
February 2, 2012 - 6:50 PM
Open source data management company Talend has revealed that it has been included in Gartner's recent "Who's Who in Open-Source Data Quality (2012 Update)" report.

Smartphones, Tablets, and Notebook PCs to Grow at 25.7 percent CAGR Through 2015: In-Stat
February 2, 2012 - 5:03 PM
A new In-Stat research forecasts that smartphones, tablets, and notebook PCs would grow at 25.7 percent CAGR through 2015 as compared to 8.7 percent for the overall mobile market.

Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta Airport Debuts Country's First Biometric Immigration Gates
February 2, 2012 - 4:34 PM
For Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Indonesia, long lines at the immigration counter is a thing of the past. Bio-key International Inc. has partnered with Oakwell Engineering to introduce the country's first biometric immigration gate that enables faster clearance times and increased security.

Hurricane Electric's IPv6 Certification Program Certifies 4,000 IPv6 Sages
February 2, 2012 - 4:02 PM
Hurricane Electric has announced that its IPv6 certification program has certified 4,000 IPv6 Sages in 100 countries.