More than four in five (80 percent) of IT managers polled in research commissioned by BT believe that enterprises with a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy hold a competitive advantage over other organizations.
The study covered 2,000 IT users and IT managers in 11 countries and from a range of sectors. It suggests that BYOD has arrived – more than four in five companies say they already allow BYOD or will do within the next two years. Sixty percent of employees claim they are Read more
When the shortlist for the Arthur C. Clarke award for science fiction was announced in March, sci-fi author Christopher Priest was upset. The selection was “dreadful” and the judges “incompetent,” Priest declared on his blog. Of the six titles-shortlisted, he thought only one was worthy: The Testament of Jessie Lamb, by Jane Rogers, an engrossing work of speculative fiction.
In The Testament of Jessie Lamb, which will be released Stateside on Tuesday, the human race faces Read more
Reinforcing its commitment to country transformation and inclusive growth,Cisco today announced an investment in Aavishkaar,a venture fund founded to promote development in rural and semi-urban India. Cisco will invest in Aavishkaar India II Company Ltd. (Aavishkaar II) and will collaborate with other investors to drive sustainable business models with social impact that utilize the power of the network.Working with Aavishkaar,Cisco aims to take advantage of its expertise and promote Read more
The hacker provided us with the details of the security holes that could be leveraged by cybercrooks to launch phishing attacks and steal user sessions from internauts who click on their maliciously crafted links.
According to Gambit, the owners of both sites were notified on the existence of the flaws, but because none of them responded to his inquiries, he decided to publish his findings.
“When a white-hat contacts a site, they need to respond ASPA, because this never Read more
Fox News’ Clayton Morris is claiming his organization obtained spec sheets for the device from an unnamed trusted source.“HP will introduce three models of the PalmPad at CES,with minor hardware differences distinguishing them,”he wrote in a Dec. 21 posting on FoxNews.com.“All three will run a new iteration of the WebOS operating system, version 2.5.1; they’re collectively a spin-off of the never-released HP Slate.”
The report also states that an unreleased fourth version Read more
La batalla por conseguir el primer puesto de fabricantes de ordenadores a nivel mundial es bastante complicada, pero en esta ocasión HP puede proclamarse como vencedora usando un informe publicado por la firma de estudios de mercado Canalys.
En el documento se indica que HP se ha convertido en el fabricante con mayor número de equipos distribuidos, contando con 40.000 unidades más que las 15,8 millones de Apple. Con esto dicho, hay que tomar en cuenta que los 11,8 millones de iPad Read more
Hewlett-Packard’s TouchPad is back for sale at Best Buy.Unceremoniously killed under HP’s former leadership in August after disappointing sales,the device quickly found a market after retailers and HP itself slashed the prices on remaining stock.
This time, according to Best Buy, a 32-gigabyte TouchPad is going for $149 with the purchase of an HP or Compaq-branded notebook or desktop PC.Sold separately,the price jumps to $599.99.HP,for its part,has sold out of its internal Read more
As healthcare providers expand their use of information technology (IT) solutions for patient care and medical practice administration,CompTIA,the non-profit trade association for the IT industry,has introduced a new credential for IT workers serving the healthcare market.The CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician specialty certification is a vendor- and technology-neutral credential that covers the knowledge required to implement, deploy and support healthcare IT systems,including electronic Read more
The company said that the deal would bring additional storage and performance options for its networked storage appliances and platforms. XtremIO, which is based in Israel, develops Flash storage architectures as well as solid-state storage arrays.
EMC said that the addition of XtremIO would benefit its current Flash-based storage lines with an emphasis on networked storage appliances. Additionally, the company said that the deal would be put to use in the company’s Read more
The ultra-thin iXA Tab, which weighs 341 gm, comes loaded with Android 2.3. Powered with 1.0 GHz core processor, the tablet has a 7-inch resistive touchscreen, 512 MB RAM and 4 GB internal storage, which is expandable to 32 GB through MicroSD.
The iXA Tab’s inbuilt Wi-Fi allows users to access Internet, work on emails, video chatting and much more at all Wi-Fi enabled spots. The built-in 0.3 Megapixel camera allows users to video chat as well as capture beautiful moments. The Read more
