Android, iPhone are fastest-growing smartphone platforms
Android and Apple's iPhone OS were the fastest-growing smartphone platforms in 2009, with sales of the iPhone OS overtaking those of Windows Mobile, research company Gartner said Tuesday. Symbian and Research In Motion's BlackBerry still lead the market, it said.
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IBM extending sensor technology use beyond data centers
LAS VEGAS -- IBM yesterday outlined plans to expand into a new line of business that may ultimately incorporate futuristic technologies, such as paint infused with nano-sized sensors, for managing energy usage in buildings and even cities.
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Windows 7 early adoption beats Vista's 2-to-1
In the five months since its release, Microsoft's Windows 7 has captured twice the usage share than did Vista in the same time period, a Web metrics company said today.
According to NetApplications.com of Aliso Viejo, Calif., Windows 7 accounted for 9 percent of all operating systems in use online for the month through last Sunday. By comparison, Vista had a 4.5 percent share five months after its late-January 2007 release to retail.
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Lenovo targets ultraportable laptops at the enterprise
Lenovo on Tuesday introduced ThinkPad ultraportable laptops, including a tablet, which the company said enterprises prefer over the new breed of keyboardless tablets, which are also called slates.
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Microsoft, Amazon strike patent licensing deal
Amazon.com has agreed to pay Microsoft an undisclosed sum as part of a patent cross-licensing deal between the companies.
The agreement gives each company access to the other's patent portfolio and covers a wide range of products and technologies, Microsoft said in a statement.
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FTC warns nearly 100 firms of P2P data leaks
In what appears to be a warning shot, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent out letters to about 100 companies, informing them about sensitive and confidential data from their networks being found on publicly available on peer-to-peer (P2P) networks.
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Attackers going after end-users rather than servers
Rather than targeting Web and email servers, attackers these days are prone to going after enterprises from the inside out, compromising end-user systems and then using them to access confidential data, according to a Web traffic analysis report by security-as-a-service provider Zscaler.
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Attackers going after end-users rather than servers
Rather than targeting Web and email servers, attackers these days are prone to going after enterprises from the inside out, compromising end-user systems and then using them to access confidential data, according to a Web traffic analysis report by security-as-a-service provider Zscaler.
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A look at tax credits available to companies that go green
As if significant savings on electricity bills weren't enough, IT managers have another reason to embrace environmentally friendly IT practices: a bevy of federal, state and local tax incentives that could tip the scales to make green IT projects financially attractive.
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Enterasys enhances Wi-Fi management, 802.11n performance
A new version of Enterasys' Wi-Fi software simplifies network management and operations, and improves client performance in 802.11n enterprise wireless LANs.
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Macs grab top reliability, support spot for third year running
Apple's computers again took the top spot in an annual reliability and support ranking, Syracuse, N.Y.-based technical support franchise Rescuecom said today. Macs were the most reliable -- and Apple 's support the most dependable -- for the third year running, said Josh Kaplan, the president of Rescuecom. "They've maintained that position without fail, which is first of all a testament to the reliability of their machines," said Kaplan.
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