Tablets continue eating PC sales: Gartner, IDC

The worldwide PC market, affected by media tablet sales, among other factors, suffered its first year-over-year decline in six quarters, according to preliminary estimates from research firms Gartner and IDC. In figures released on April 13, both firms said that they overestimated sales in their forecasts, expecting even modest growth. However, worldwide shipments reached 84.3 million units... By

Patch management crucial against cyber attacks

Norman security experts have warned that IT administrators in enterprises, government and Small to Midsize Businesses (SMBs) should focus on patch management involving all major operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Sun Solaris and HP. In addition, rapid, accurate and secure patch management should be used for the popular applications from Microsoft, Adobe and Apple. The... By

What Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 should offer

Although it has been out for just weeks, Internet Explorer 9 is already old news. Microsoft, on April 12, took to its blog and the MIX Conference to discuss Internet Explorer 10, the follow-up to its latest browser release. According to that blog post, Microsoft has been working on Internet Explorer 10 for three weeks already. Its launch schedule will likely follow the companys plan of offering... By

How to Prepare Your Enterprise for Apple's iPad?

While Apple's iPad is meant for consumers, employees already want to bring Apple's iPad into the enterprise. Before IT can deploy Apple's iPad, security, connectivity, personalization, integration and scale issues need to be addressed. By using enterprise mobility management, Knowledge Center contributor Mark Shull explains here how you can seamlessly and successfully integrate Apple's iPad into... By

Microsoft, HP, RIM may lose long-term 'tablet war'

The long-term forecast for Research In Motion, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft in the tablet market is dim, according to a new research note from Gartner. According to the firms April 11 report, Apples iOS will continue to dominate the media-tablet market through 2015, with a 47.1% share. Hard on its heels will be Android, with 38.6%, followed by RIMs QNX operating system (integrated into the... By

More Operators Opt for Managed Services

New Delhi: Managed services strategies to support operational support systems and business support systems (OSS/BSS) in developing Asia is witnessing increased adoption by communications service providers, says a research report from AMDOCS. The research further says that the managed services adoption is growing faster in developing Asia than anywhere else in the world, and is driven by... By

Video Conferencing Spends to Reach $5 Billion

Revenue in the burgeoning video-conferencing and telepresence market grew 18 percent, to $2.2 billion, in 2010, and will hit the $5 billion mark by 2015, according to market research firm Infonetics Research. The trend is being driven by enterprises that are looking for better ways to communicate to their employees, particularly as workforces become increasingly mobile and distributed. Says... By

Alcatel-Lucent Launches FabricFray for Datacenters

New Delhi: Alcatel-Lucent is joining rivals Cisco Systems, Avaya and Juniper Networks on the list of network fabric vendors. Network fabricsor mesh, as Alcatel-Lucent officials refer to themare becoming a key trend in the data center, offering resources a more flattened and virtualized networking infrastructure to connect everything from servers to storage devices. Such fabrics are fueling the... By

Microsoft, HP, RIM may lose long-term 'tablet war'

The long-term forecast for Research In Motion, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft in the tablet market is dim, according to a new research note from Gartner. According to the firms April 11 report, Apples iOS will continue to dominate the media-tablet market through 2015, with a 47.1% share. Hard on its heels will be Android, with 38.6%, followed by RIMs QNX operating system (integrated into the... By

BlackBerry Simplifies Mobile Conferencing

New Delhi: BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has introduced a free application, BlackBerry Mobile Conferencing, which simplifies setting up, accepting and participating in conference calls. The application integrates with the BlackBerry smartphone's calendar application; when conference time rolls around, a pop-up window appears, enabling the user to dial in with just a clickinstead of... By

Video Conferencing Spends to Reach $5 Billion

New Delhi: Revenue in the burgeoning video-conferencing and telepresence market grew 18 percent, to $2.2 billion, in 2010, and will hit the $5 billion mark by 2015, according to market research firm Infonetics Research. The trend is being driven by enterprises that are looking for better ways to communicate to their employees, particularly as workforces become increasingly mobile and distributed... By

10 reasons why Windows 8 is crucial for Microsoft

As 2011 continues to tick away, an increasing number of rumors coming out of Redmond are starting to crop up. The vast majority of those rumors are revolving around Windows 8 and the future of Microsofts operating system. Speculation abounds that the new OS will have faster boot-up times, an application marketplace, and a slightly improved design. Its expected to be released next year. For now,... By