United States news from FierceCIO

Based on statistics gleaned from data accumulated by leading content delivery network provider, Akamai, the average Internet connection speed was 3.9Mbps in the third quarter of 2009. This figure... Read more...

It's no surprise that the United States is No. 1 on many lists, but this one is a painful headache. Security firm Sophos said the United States was responsible for nearly 16 percent of all spam... Read more...

When quizzed by an educational officer in the United States on why his company, HCL Technologies, was not hiring more people from his state, Vineet Nayar, a highly respected CEO, spoke of how most... Read more...

The analysts over at IDC have reduced their projections of IT spending in 2009. This comes only months after a forecasted reduction that was announced in November, and hot on the heels of news last... Read more...

The news was not good from Dell. The company this week warned that demand for its computers and servers is down, reflecting the soft market for technology equipment worldwide. "We saw a very weak... Read more...

In an effort to stamp out hard-core bootleggers - aka ‘career' pirates, Microsoft has filed a total of 21 lawsuits in Federal courts spanning 14 states in the United States. Perhaps lending... Read more...

After growing by 28 percent last year, China finished 2007 with 71.6 million broadband subscribers, placing it ahead of the United States by more than 1.4 million subscriber. These figures, by market... Read more...