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Effort to integrate security into heart of computing overdue

Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) move to acquire McAfee for $7.68 billion last week caught many industry observers by surprise, and left many others--particularly financial analysts--unsure of the real purpose Read more...

Saas comes of age

Software as a service is coming of age. And any CIO who hasn't adopted Saas into their portfolio is woefully behind the times. The trick is to spot the best uses of Saas to enhance such tasks as Read more...

Dow CIO focuses on 10 RFID initiatives

As Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology begins to make inroads into some enterprises, CIOs can learn a detail or two from Dow Chemical Chief Information Officer Dave Kepler. After Dow Read more...

Cognos acquires Applix for $339M

With vendors like Oracle and Microsoft making inroads into the massive $6.25 billion business performance and analytics software market, smaller vendors are doing all they can to remain competitive. Read more...

ITIL: Not ready for prime time in the midmarket?

Although the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)--a sort of roadmap of best practices that helps IT departments adopt more efficient service management--is making great strides in the enterprise, Read more...

Security shored up at VA agency

The much-publicized laptop theft and related data security issues at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs might have been the best thing to ever Read more...

Case Study: Making e-healthcare a reality

A leader in the field of electronic healthcare, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's CIO, Dan Drawbaugh, has already launched an ambitious e-medical record system in all but one of the Read more...

Dell's fighting the good customer service fight

It's got to be a bit tough working at Dell these days as the top PC maker was making strong inroads in boosting customer service until it was stopped in its tracks by a massive recall of the Sony Read more...

Enterprises not running from spyware battle

The recent State of Spyware report from security vendor Webroot, an anti-spyware software company, isn't very pretty. Spyware creators are only getting nastier and smarter and the infection rate Read more...

Open-source networking making strides

Open-source computing is reaching new heights as its pushed forward by vendors and organizations, but it's just spreading its roots when it comes to networking, though more than a few vendors hope Read more...

Press Releases

Companies & Markets: European Modular Instrumentation Markets

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The global economic slowdown took its toll on many industries in 2009, resulting in a decline of 19.1 per cent in revenues for modular instrument vendors in Europe. While Read more >>

MobileIron Announces Support for Apple's iOS 5

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of Apple's announcement about iOS 5 this morning, MobileIron, the innovator in enterprise management and security for mobile devices Read more >>

         Smaato Releases Q2 2011 Mobile Advertising Metrics Report

SAN FRANCISCO & SINGAPORE & HAMBURG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Smaato Inc. today announces the findings of its latest global mobile advertising quarterly metrics for Q2 2011. Full results Read more >>

Tech-Savvy Urban Chinese Elite Embraces Mobile Marketing and Advertising, According to ABI Research Technology BarometerTM

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mobile advertising and mobile money services are making strong inroads among China’s newly affluent classes, according to a new consumer survey from ABI Research. This Read more >>

AdSafe Media Reports Record Growth in 2011 Doubling the Number of Premier Online Clients to More Than 200 of the Largest Global

The Growing Need for Real Time Actionable Solutions and Brand Protection Spurs Exponential Growth In Demand for AdSafe's Brand Control ProductsNEW YORK, June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AdSafe Media, Read more >>