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  • In an Evolving Post-PC World, Gizmox Helps Enterprises Optimize Their Apps for Mobile and HTML 5 Posted 1 days ago

    IT Professionals deal with a variety of issues as the pace of change in the enterprise IT world is changing at perhaps's it's fastest pace ever. From cybersecurity to Cloud computing, IT departments are facing a number of challenges at once. One issue enterprises of all sizes are dealing with is the move to the mobile world. From both a customer facing perspective as well as internally due to the BYOD trend and the increasing number of employees who work remotely, the move to mobility is a huge issue for IT Professionals. As smartphones and tablets become ubiquitous, both customers and internal employees expect a company's applications to be optimized for mobile as well. From an ...

  • Interview: docTrackr Provides IT Departments Unique Document Security Solution Posted 2 weeks ago
    As any IT Professional is aware, information security is probably the number one challenge that IT departments face these days. Organizations face an unprecedented combination of challenges in protecting their data, and the tools to combat these threats are not necessarily keeping up with the threats out there. One issue that many enterprises face is what happens to their confidential information once it leaves the corporate intranet? While an IT department can do a perfect job protecting confidential information inside the firewall, once a document which contains information of any sort - spec sheets, financial information, sensitive customer data - is sent out by an employee for whatever reason, it is now in the public domain. 
  • Two Startup Acquisitions and What They Mean Posted 3 weeks ago

    I've previously highlighted both Cloud startups and Big Data startups that struck me as having a unique value proposition for enterprise customers. As the IT world continues to rapidly evolve, it is fascinating to see what types of technologies are emerging and how these new technologies will change the face of enterprise IT.

    By the same token though, let's not forget that the ultimate goal of most startups is to be acquired by larger technology corporations that crave access to it's technology to fill in portfolio gaps that the legacy vendors may have in their own product portfolio.

  • What are the Top 10 PCs on the Market? Posted last month
    Although there has been much doom and gloom in the media lately about the future of the PC, the fact remains that approximately 80 million PCs will still be sold this quarter. Furthermore, there is a massive installed base of PCs within the enterprise, and the notion that these will suddenly all be torn out and replaced with iPads is fanciful. As I noted in a previous article,  Death of the PC - Real or Hyperbole?, there are still a whole series of computing activities that one can realistically only do on a PC. Indeed, Deloitte Touche's 2013 Technology Predictions also puts paid to the whole "Death of the PC" theory.

  • Interview: Soluto Makes Remote PC Management Easy For IT Pros Posted last month

    If you're an IT manager or enterprise employee, you are surely aware of the pain involved in dealing with PC problems. What usually happens is that the employee's computer needs to be taken from them for some time to repair the problem or handle any upgrades or other issues, leaving the person without their PC - and frequently frustrated or annoyed. Luckily, a startup named Soluto has a solution for to quickly and easily handle all PC issues remotely without interrupting the user.

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FTC and Consumers Want Companies to Take Privacy More Seriously

 A recent Wall Street Journal article drew attention to the fact that, “Companies are watching you. They want to know where you go on the web, what you buy and
By RobertSiciliano - Contributed 91 days ago 0 Comments

How Does My IP Address Affect Different Services?

You’ve probably heard the term IP address before but you likely aren’t fully aware of all the ways it is used. Or misused by various entities. Or how you can
By RobertSiciliano - Contributed 91 days ago 0 Comments

Simplify and Secure Your Passwords

It seems that almost every site on the Web requires a password. At least twice a week, I get an email from someone who wants me to join yet another site, which
By RobertSiciliano - Contributed 98 days ago 0 Comments

Maximizing the Use and Efficiency of Your Mobile Device

Time isn't just money. Time is what you spend with your family, on a vacation or watching a kid’s dance recital. Time can be gained or lost based on how
By RobertSiciliano - Contributed 98 days ago 0 Comments

Just One of Many Internet Scams

A good friend of mine called me recently to ask what I knew about scams from online sales. He had placed an ad on CraigsList for something he was trying to sell
By RobertSiciliano - Contributed 99 days ago 0 Comments

How BYOD is Driving Innovation

One fourth of all global information workers use their own devices at home and at work for work purposes. A recent survey report, commissioned by Unisys and
By RobertSiciliano - Contributed 100 days ago 0 Comments

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