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New alliance aims to unify malware fight
News IEEE's Industry Connections Security Group aims to formalize sharing of malware data among security players, but an analyst says its focus may be too narrow.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Malware, Ovum, Security, Sophos Plc., Trend Micro Inc., antivirus, principal analyst
Ultra-mobile devices to reach 200M by 2013
News Shipments of machines such as Netbooks and mobile Internet devices, will jump 20-fold over five years to generate US$27 billion in revenues, new report shows.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Development/design, Mobile, Market, ABI Research, Notebook, research analyst, handset, principal analyst, notebook computer
Weighing the ideal mini-notebook OS
News Small-form factor notebook makers need to look at the business case to determine the appropriate operating system, says analyst.
Tags: Operating systems, Personal Computers, Development/design, Mobile platforms, Hewlett-Packard Co., operating system, Notebook, phone, ASUS, software
Forrester: Tech recovery to start in fourth quarter
News IT spending should pick up again in the fourth quarter in the United States, Forrester Research forecasts, followed by increased spending in 2010 in Europe and Asia.
Tags: Forecasting, Sales/revenue, Market research, Business Strategies & Functions, Forrester Research Inc., Outsourcing, Asia, Google Inc., Europe, Gartner Inc.
iSuppli cuts forecast for PC market growth
News Tanking economy is to blame, says industry analyst firm. Company had predicted shipments would rise 11.9 percent next year, but it now says it expects a rise of 4.3 percent.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Personal Computers, iSuppli Corp., PC Company, IT-spending, Computer, Circuit City Stores Inc., industry, principal analyst, industry analyst
Report: Technology failing to meet business expectations
News Technology teams are failing to meet around a quarter of service level agreements (SLAs) made with other business departments in their organization, according to a Forrester Consulting study.
Tags: Service level management, business application, SLA, Customer Satisfaction, Tech Team, performance, London, Silicon.com, revenue, information technology
Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth to co-exist within device
News New Wi-Fi specs that enable direct connections won't replace Bluetooth. Instead, both wireless protocols will likely be supported in the same device, says analyst.
Tags: Bluetooth, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Development/design, Mobile processors, Specification, Wi-Fi Alliance, mobile, Gartner Inc., photograph, Bluetooth
Security heading for the cloud
News Security software will jump off PCs and into 'the cloud', with spending on online security services forecast to triple by 2013.
Tags: Security, Utility computing, Business applications, Google Inc., Security Service, software, Symantec Corp., revenue, principal analyst, technique
Symantec 'under pressure' despite strong results
News The security giant has posted strong end-of-year results but faces competition from high-performing rivals, says analyst firm Canalys.
Tags: Security, Analyst reports, Trend Micro Inc., GAAP, international business, Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc., financial, revenue, principal analyst
iPhone manufacturing costs down from last year
News iSuppli estimates that Apple cut more than US$50 from manufacturing costs per unit since the phone made its debut last year.
Tags: Mac OS, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Mobile, iSuppli Corp., Apple iPhone 3G, Manufacturing, 2G, phone, software
Hardware market to defy economic slump: Gartner
News The sector is still growing, with low-end Linux systems and high-end mainframes as the main drivers, says the analyst house.
Tags: Hardware, Virtualization, Multiprocessor servers, Server consolidation, x86-standard servers, Linux, UNIX, Earning reports/forecasts, Gartner Inc., Consolidation
Are your systems falling down on resiliency?
Insight perspective Few outside IT realize just how much effort goes into ensuring systems don't fail. If more board members understood that, we might see a greater business emphasis on robust systems, says analyst.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Business applications, IT Governance, Business, IT Professional, Software Failure, software, financial, knowledge, information technology
Will Silverlight or Air hit enterprises?
News Winning consumers and developers over is key to getting enterprises to pay attention to adopting either platform, says analyst.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web services, Internet, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Standards, Adobe Systems Inc., NBC, U.S., principal analyst
Symantec seeks cloud boost in MessageLabs
News Acquisition of messaging and Web security specialist for US$695 million is expected to enhance Symantec's security offerings in the cloud.
Tags: Acquisitions, Mergers, Network security, Security applications/tools, Security Management, MessageLabs Ltd., Security, remote access, Symantec Corp., network
Open networks for 'tomorrow's Facebook'
News Asian economies need to ready their network infrastructure to support new and multiple services, and one way to do this is to adopt open standards, says Juniper exec.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Next-generation technology/networks, LANs and WANs, Mobile/Wireless, Business applications, Mobile, Internet Access, Facebook, Open Networks, network
