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Report: Analysts predict strong enterprise demand for new Samsung Galaxy S8
But is it the successor to BlackBerry as the next enterprise phone? Time and adoption rates will tell.
By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • April 24, 2017 -
Dunkin' Donuts and the cloud — a tasty combination
Dunkin' Brands is migrating its mobile applications, e-commerce websites and corporate IT infrastructure to AWS.
By Justine Brown • April 20, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Coming soon to a data center near you: Energy efficiency
Nearly a decade ago, the tech industry received an energy wake-up call. Today, data centers are doing more with less energy and a smaller carbon footprint.
By Mary Catherine O'Connor • April 20, 2017 -
Glowing reviews are in: Samsung sets sights on businesses with new S8
The new Samsung S8 could seriously rival the iPhone in capabilities and possibly become a true enterprise tool.
By Justine Brown • April 19, 2017 -
Intel cancels 20-year-old developer conference
The cancellation reflects Intel’s changing focus, from PCs to data centers and newer technologies such as the Internet of Things, automotive and high-performance computing.
By Justine Brown • April 18, 2017 -
Samsung hires former DOD CIO for enterprise push
Terry Halvorsen’s role will focus on expanding the company’s B2B efforts and improving mobile security.
By Justine Brown • April 17, 2017 -
Tech firms lobby to maintain net neutrality, opposing FCC chair
The trade association representing leading tech companies, including Google, Facebook and Microsoft, declared "vigorous support" this week for maintaining net neutrality.
By Naomi Eide • April 13, 2017 -
How is the PC market doing? Depends on who you ask
IDC and Gartner released PC market shipment trackers for the first quarter of 2017, but the firms differ on how many units were sold and which vendors lead the market.
By Naomi Eide • April 12, 2017 -
Opinion
Quantum computing security threats looming over IT industry
Academics and experts agree that a universal quantum computer capable of cracking current cryptography will become available within the next decade.
By Scott Totzke • April 11, 2017 -
Deep Dive
How the airline industry can smooth IT turbulence through machine learning
Airline IT networks have to juggle many points of integration. Even a small interruption in service can lead to cascading delays. In response, many are looking at new ways to modernize the technology.
By Mary Catherine O'Connor • April 11, 2017 -
The end of an era: Microsoft drops support for Vista
If you're a business still using Vista, it's time to move on. For Microsoft, all eyes are on Windows 10 and growing OS user adoption.
By Naomi Eide • April 11, 2017 -
Users to spend 2% more on devices in 2017
The higher average selling prices stem from increased component prices and users' willingness to spend more to invest in "value and higher quality phones."
By Naomi Eide • April 10, 2017 -
Cisco leads collaboration market, but Microsoft closing in
Revenues from hosted/cloud solutions grew 9% in 2016 compared with 2015, while revenue from premise-based systems declined 4%.
By Justine Brown • April 7, 2017 -
Android phones susceptible to Wi-Fi based attacks
The vulnerability allowed the execution of malicious code via Wi-Fi proximity.
By Justine Brown • April 6, 2017 -
Ever-expanding AWS to open cloud data center in Sweden
AWS' infrastructure now comprises 42 "availability zones" across 16 geographic regions worldwide.
By Justine Brown • April 5, 2017 -
Conversational UIs like Alexa, Siri making inroads in the enterprise
As conversational UIs improve and natural language processing becomes more accurate, businesses are exploring how they could impact business strategy.
By Justine Brown • April 4, 2017 -
Android surpasses Windows as most popular OS for internet use
Microsoft no longer owns the dominant OS, but it is still the operating system of choice in the business world
By Justine Brown • April 4, 2017 -
ISPs promise not to sell data after FCC privacy rules repealed
Congress' decision last week blocked rules introduced in 2015 prohibiting ISPs from sharing web browsing history with other advertisers and other companies without a customer's consent.
By Justine Brown • April 3, 2017 -
Trump extends Obama-era executive order on cyberattack response
The order allows the government to issue sanctions against people and organizations engaged in significant cyberattacks and cybercrime against the U.S.
By Justine Brown • March 31, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Technobabble: Proposals for a virtual border wall knocked down, Samsung recycling Note7s
Contractors are trying to think outside the border wall box by employing high-tech solutions. Also, NASA invented the internet.
By Naomi Eide • March 31, 2017 -
Intel EVP: Moore's Law is our core competitive advantage
Stacy Smith says Moore’s Law is a "pretty powerful law of economics" and "democratizes computing."
By Justine Brown • March 30, 2017 -
Google builds new home for everything open source
The site also gives visitors a look at how Google performs activities around open source.
By Justine Brown • March 30, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Why Apple, SAP are bringing iOS to the enterprise
SAP’s partnership with Apple is part of a broader recognition that by collaborating, large tech companies can do a lot more to serve their enterprise customers.
By Justine Brown • March 30, 2017 -
Amazon is getting into the call center business
Traditional contact center solutions can prove complicated and expensive, so Amazon is offering a self-service, cloud-based approach.
By Justine Brown • March 29, 2017 -
What happens to providers if the cloud becomes a public utility?
Valuations and revenue of cloud service would certainly go up, but so would regulation.
By Justine Brown • March 29, 2017