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In commercial IT, "enterprise systems" have long been defined as the technologies that provide large organizations the highest levels of compute performance and critical attributes such as reliability, availability and scalability. But enterprise IT infrastructures have never been about technology alone; they also encompass the common boundaries and linkages between systems and large scale business processes, applications and workloads...

While the benefits of adopting Bring Your Own Device as your mobile policy are appealing -- from increased productivity to lower costs -- a BYOD policy can also leave your corporate network more vulnerable than ever. The breaches regularly featured in the news remind us that all networks, no matter how large or small, risk being exposed to unauthorized users every day. Whether it's one device or multiple devices, companies must put a security policy in place to help prevent these breaches and take action once they do occur...

In a wide-ranging speech on cybersecurity, U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on Thursday warned about a cyber Pearl Harbor, indicated the Department of Defense would respond in such a situation, called for greater public-private cooperation in cybersecurity, and talked about the need for a presidential executive order on cybersecurity A cybera...

With Microsoft's next-generation Windows 8 operating system set to launch later this month, Dell on Friday announced new computers that will support it: the Dell XPS 12 convertible laptop, the Dell XPS One 27 all-in-one desktop, and the Dell Inspiron One 23 all-in-one. Dell also announced an updated version of its XPS 13 laptop All are now availabl...

Online outlets' share of the advertising pie grew 14 percent from a year ago, with mobile channels commanding a larger bite as more users consume content on smartphones and tablets, according to a new report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Advertisers spent a total of US$17 billion on online ads in the first hal...

This week the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned a preliminary injunction granted to Apple this summer in district court by Judge Lucy Koh. Apple had shown it would see a significant loss of sales and smartphone marketshare if a preliminary injunction were not granted, she found. However, the appeals court stayed the injunc...

Cisco Systems was among the "array" of American tech firms lobbying against Chinese telecommunications giants Huawei and ZTE According to The Washington Post, Huawei and ZTE -- which were recently dubbed security threats by the House Intelligence Committee -- were targeted in a lengthy "marketing campaign" designed to discredit Chinese firms by ins...

I've been suggesting for the past few years that a more robust channel ecosystemmust emerge for the cloud movement to continue to grow at its current pace. Whilefundamental nature of the cloud computing business creates significant challenges fortraditional channel companies, rapidly rising user demand creates market pressures andopportunities that cannot be ignored...

Lithium Technologies acquired Social Dynamx this week and moved immediately to bring a combined product to market: Lithium Social Web is available now. ...

ROM Toolbox Pro, an app from JRummy Apps, is available for US$4.99 at Google Play....

Online gaming is big business. From casual games to massive multiplayer epics, these games keep people busy for minutes, hours and days at a time One of the fastest-growing segments of the online game market is casual gaming -- simple games that can be played on websites, through social media sites like Facebook, or on mobile devices....

eBay has sprung two changes on its customers and the retail industry: It redesigned its website and logo, and it announced a same-day shipping service -- a feature that is well on its way to becoming an expected offering from large etailers, as Amazon and Walmart have illustrated. The redesign, in keeping with modern aesthetics, is a cleaner, mor...

Samsung on Thursday announced the Galaxy S III mini, a smaller version of its Galaxy S III 4.8-inch smartphone With a 4-inch screen, the S III mini is aimed at consumers who are looking for more practical smartphones, Samsung said....

Mozilla has nipped a Firefox 16 security scare in the bud with an update that patches a flaw it considered so serious that it briefly pulled the day-old release, warning users to revert to an earlier version. Those who installed the new browser and didn't get -- or heed -- the warning will automatically receive the patch. The browser is once again available for download...

Worldwide PC sales slid more than 8 percent in the third quarter of 2012, according to reports from research firms Gartner and IDC. The two reports had different leaders in global sales numbers -- Gartner had Lenovo taking a narrow lead over IDC's top-seller, HP -- but both agreed that PC sales are undergoing one of the most serious declines in th...

Sprint Nextel confirmed on Thursday that it was in talks with Softbank of Japan, giving credence to rumors circulating in the press. The deal would likely give Sprint a boost and help the struggling company finance its ongoing turnaround efforts. Sprint is currently the third largest mobile carrier in the U.S. after AT&T and Verizon Softbank may ta...

China's Ministry of Commerce is forcing Yihaodian, China's biggest food e-commerce site, to reorganize in the wake of Walmart's purchase of a 51.3 percent stake in the company As Tech In Asia explains, the anti-monopoly ruling will require that Yihaodian separate its business-to-consumer services at yihaodian.com from its third-party offerings, whi...

What's next for Sprint Nextel? It has been pondering its future for years and that is its problem. It doesn't seem to realize it has to take the next step and act. Pondering is good. You want to make sure you don't make mistakes. However acting is the next step to realize your dreams, and Sprint doesn't act. It appears that is one of its big problems...

As a technology journalist, I interact with public relations professionals regularly,to the point where some firms have asked me to speak internally about whatjournalists are looking for from the companies they cover Usually, these are straightforward discussions -- journalists want access and they wanthonesty. Like everyone else, they're more incl...

New iPhone? Now, what to do with the old one, and the one before that? Wondering what to do with the old, redundant gear spilling out of drawers, relegating your automobile to the driveway or street?...