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SaaS demand is on the rise. Over the past few years, businesses are realizing its value and are using it to replace traditional on-premises software.The findings come from a recent report by Gartner that takes a closer look at global ...
Before the launch of Windows 8 at the end of October it was clear that there were no compelling reasons for businesses to upgrade to the new operating system in the short term. Although Microsoft offered low-cost upgrades, even for ...
The Internet is inundated with malware. Cyber criminals capitalize on popular technologies such as email, social networking, and browser plug-ins to infect their targets. Organizations are advised to use antivirus software to prevent such attacks, but based on the findings ...
Spending in the platform as a service market, also known as PaaS, will hit the $1.2 billion revenue mark this year, up from $900 million last year.This prediction from analyst firm Gartner was featured in a recent Computerworld article. Gartner ...
Over the last 20 years, Toyota has been able to show just how well lean manufacturing works. By focusing on the customer the once small company has become the world's largest automaker. Now, one of the world's leading online stores ...
The advent of Cyber Week has put the pressure on e-commerce sites which have seen an uptick in demand for the latest technology at a discount price. But those customers eager to nab Google Nexus 4 from the Google Play ...
Mobile devices invade every crevice of users' lives, and for midsize business this means that important data no longer stays within the walls of a firm. A new study finished by Symantec reports that nearly half of all data is ...
The Microsoft Surface tablet hasn't set the world on fire yet, but Microsoft seems to be hoping for a slow burn approach with the product by giving potential users another entry in the Surface family in the form of the ...
Indoor mapping technology is getting a workout, with a number of companies launching apps designed to help users navigate indoor spaces. A recent article in USA Today discusses an app for Atlanta's Fernbank Museum of Natural History. Smartphone users download ...
As anyone in business knows, customer satisfaction is key to the long-term success of a business. However, measuring customer satisfaction isn't as simple as it sounds.Benefits of Satisfied CustomersSatisfied customers are important to business growth for several reasons. They are ...
Mobile security is an extremely important issue for midsize businesses and for the individuals who work at those businesses. Norton is stepping up to the plate with their mobile security suite by combining their mobile licenses into one package that ...
The United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) is considering online consultations and Skype video calls to replace traditional medical appointments. According to the Daily Mail, the the plans may include doctors seeing patients over the web or telephone, online forms ...
While Facebook and Twitter still dominate the social media scene, one relative newcomer to the party has been Pinterest, a service that focuses on the female side of the population and which allows users to share images, favorite products, and ...
Gamification, or the process of using game mechanics or design to increase loyalty or production in employees and customers, has been slowly gaining recognition as a powerful way to influence people and drive value for a business. Now, a new ...
If you are a midsize business executive looking to increase productivity and decrease the costs of information gathering and analysis, it may be time to question your intelligence.Business intelligence (BI) refers to a wide range of technology applications and tools ...
Nokia wants to stop the sale of RIM products, and the Finnish phone maker has now asked courts in the US, UK, and Canada to impose bans until the beleaguered BlackBerry maker pays what they (supposedly) owe.Patently RidiculousThere's no doubt ...
Midsize IT admins are constantly bombarded with dire warnings about the security of mobile technology, but what about the stationary devices they take for granted? Data from the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has uncovered a hardcoded account ...
If you're looking for the world's foremost search provider, it's Google all the way. Microsoft runs a distant second with Bing, and recent acquisitions show that Larry Page's company wants to do more than just provide results for consumers queries. ...
According to research at North Carolina State University and the University of Oregon, "cloud browsers" pose a potentially serious threat to users. They can be exploited to perform substantial computing tasks anonymously. Now that many cloud-based browsers show up on ...
In the United States, most cellular carriers subsidize the $600 cost of an Apple smartphone. Coupled with the recent iPhone 5 release, this puts Apple back on top in America. But globally carriers are not so generous, and many users ...