IHS names top enterprise networking companies

Chinese firm Huawei makes the list of the top four for the first time.  

By Justine Brown • Dec. 2, 2015

IDC: Tablet sales expected to drop 8% by end of 2015

As the smartphone and detachable tablet markets grow, the traditional tablet market shrinks.

By Justine Brown • Dec. 2, 2015

Court filing: FBI used secretive authority to force Internet, telecom firms to hand over customer data

This is believed to be the first time the government has provided details of its "national security letters."

By Justine Brown • Dec. 1, 2015

Microsoft joins highly competitive enterprise web video, voice market with Skype for Business

The company is hoping users’ comfort with Skype will be a critical differentiator.

By Justine Brown • Dec. 1, 2015

Gates announces major clean tech plan

France, the U.S., India, South Korea, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Canada and Norway all say they plan to join the initiative.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 30, 2015

Alphabet looking at shared services approach for its subsidiaries

The Google parent wants companies under its umbrella to pay for their own corporate services.  

By Justine Brown • Nov. 30, 2015

EU and US locked in negotiations over new Safe Harbour agreement

The EU wants further guarantees that U.S. authorities will not access Europeans' data.  

By Justine Brown • Nov. 30, 2015

Lawsuit accusing Microsoft of illegal anti-poaching agreement dismissed

The suit alleged that Microsoft and other companies entered into anti-solicitation and restricted hiring agreements without the consent or knowledge of workers.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 25, 2015

HP Inc. to tackle wearables for business

The company is embracing the concept of "blended reality," where 3D features and virtual reality are mixed into product offerings.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 25, 2015

Cisco purchase further expands its presence in enterprise collaboration market

Networking giant wants to help businesses connect and collaborate better with video.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 24, 2015

Facebook's long-anticipated business tool 'Work Chat' hits Google store

Three hundred companies are testing the enterprise social network.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 23, 2015

Amazon announces huge new Ohio wind farm project

The new project is expected to generate about 320,000 megawatt hours of wind power per year.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 22, 2015

Zuckerberg gives $20M to enable broadband access for schools

Studies show students without access to high-speed bandwidth may be at a disadvantage.  

By Justine Brown • Nov. 22, 2015

Microsoft and HP Enterprise announce as-a-service partnership

The companies say they plan to target corporate customers with automated management of updates to Windows 10, among other things.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 20, 2015

Prosecutor pushes for law that would weaken smartphone encryption

The debate over whether secure encryption is a barrier to U.S. intelligence operations and criminal investigations escalates.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 19, 2015

Gartner: Windows mobile OS faces uphill battle

The OS faces stiff competition in the consumer market.  

By Justine Brown • Nov. 19, 2015

Chipmaker shakeup gains momentum

Several new deals were announced this week as 2015 M&A tops $80 billion.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 19, 2015

Senator wants to extend NSA program for collecting phone data

Following the attacks in Paris, Senator Tom Cotton says the time is not right to end the program.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 18, 2015

China closing in on supercomputing title

The country now hosts 109 supercomputers.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 17, 2015

Containers for enterprise will be key focus over next two years: Forrester

Containerization is still very immature compared with other tech areas, but it’s growing fast.  

By Justine Brown • Nov. 17, 2015

Nanda brothers found guilty in H-1B scheme

Sentencing has yet to be scheduled. Fines could be as high as $250,000 and they could get up to 20 years in prison.  

By Justine Brown • Nov. 17, 2015

Cisco says strong dollar hurting demand overseas

The company adjusted profit and revenue downwards, citing weak demand in Asia-Pacific, Canada and Latin America.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 16, 2015

Attacks on email providers grow, but many refuse to pay ransoms

Email providers have proven an attractive target for hackers, but many are refusing to play ball.  

By Justine Brown • Nov. 16, 2015

Federal CIO pushes for computer purchasing standardization

Tony Scott wants to streamline how the federal government buys its computers.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 16, 2015

Senators launch fresh reform for H-1B program

The bill would restrict IT outsourcers from hiring H-1B workers if more than 50% of their employees are on H-1B or L-1 visas.

By Justine Brown • Nov. 13, 2015