Thursday, May 19, 2011
U.S. IT employment passes four million again Magic mark reached for first time since 2008, regaining what was lost in the recession; do Cisco, HP woes indicate trouble ahead?
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
New user group aims to take on the super vendors Its 70 members aren't focused on any one technology, and come from a wide range of industries. Initial members include automaker BMW, JPMorgan Chase and energy company Shell
Monday, October 11, 2010
New alliance addresses enterprise cloud needs Flexible 4 Business, formed by Orange Business Services, Cisco, EMC and VMware, team up on offering end-to-end cloud computing services. How it works
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Wi-Fi spreading fast among phones The Wi-Fi Alliance says that about one-quarter of all Wi-Fi devices are now mobile handsets. The organization also said more will soon sport 802.11n
Monday, July 20, 2009
Intel joins IPSO Alliance to promote IP in smart devices Twelve new companies including Intel and Johnson Controls join the Internet Protocol for Smart Objects (IPSO) Alliance to promote the use of IP to interconnect dissimilar devices like your smoke detector to your gas stove. The convergence of IT and facilities
Sunday, June 28, 2009
ZigBee develops standard for wireless devices without batteries The ZigBee Alliance is working on a standard for products based on wireless technology that can operate without batteries by harvesting energy from their environment
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Nortel customers await results of restructuring plan A large portion of Nortel's customers are pressing the pause button on purchases until they get a clearer picture of the company's restructuring plan due July 30, according to t Joel Hackney, president of Nortel Enterprise Solutions 
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
IEEE standardizes fast WiFi roaming New standard, called 802.11r lets devices roam quickly between access points. It could open up a bottle-neck in enterprise WiFi voice over IP
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Myscreen, WISeKey announce new joint mobile ad/transaction platform New partnership to offer ID tech for mobile ad platform
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Take 2: Coalition mounts new campaign for 'white space' Despite a counter-campaign by broadcasters and technical problems earlier in the year, supporters of unlicensed devices in TV's fallow spectra have a few legislators on board in the U.S.
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
PC platform is centre stage for UWB battle In a standards war reminiscent of the VHS-Beta debate, ultra wideband is getting mixed up in the messiness around Bluetooth and wireless USB. In-Stat and others look to the future
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Fortinet brings HP ProCurve to the table Privately-held Fortinet has named ProCurve Networking by Hewlett-Packard to its global alliance partner program. This is good news for Fortinet. It should help HP, too.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
GPS could spell New York taxi driver strike New York is known for its yellow taxis that seem to be everywhere in the city that never sleeps. Yet if GPS technology is installed as planned, those taxis may be hard to find. New York taxi drivers have promised to strike sometime in September if GPS technology is implemented in 13,000 cabs.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Companies should invest in cybersecurity, ISA urges The U.S. government should explore new incentives for companies to invest in cybersecurity instead of focusing on regulation, a cybersecurity trade group said
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Linux wins, Red Hat scoffs, Novell takes edge Linux has won, said Red Hat putting a positive spin on a deal between Novell and Microsoft that may threaten the company's position as the leading supplier of Linux. The company scoffed at the financial deal that involves up-front payments from both companies in exchange for a release of patent liability. Despite Red Hat's take on the deal, most analysts agree that the deal gives Novell the edge. 
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
New alliance puts crosshairs on spam Spam faces a new foe with the formation of an international group to exchange tactics and legal information. The StopSpamAlliance Web site launched on Tuesday, the result of a plan hatched at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) meeting in Tunis, Tunisia, in November 2005. 
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Communication collaboration to boost Microsoft, Nortel Microsoft Corp. and Nortel Networks Ltd. will unify their efforts to develop "unified communications" products to break down the barriers between telephony, voice mail, e-mail and instant-messaging systems. 
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Microsoft, Nortel team to unify communications Microsoft Corp. and Nortel Networks Ltd. will unify their efforts to develop "unified communications" products to break down the barriers between telephony, voice mail, e-mail and instant-messaging systems. The companies have struck a four-year alliance to jointly develop and sell unified communications systems, they said.
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Cdn piracy rates dropping Canada's software piracy rate decreased three percentage points from 36 per cent to 33 per cent in 2005, falling below the worldwide piracy rate, which remained stable at 35 per cent, according to the Canadian Alliance Against Software Theft (CAAST) and the Business Software Alliance (BSA). 
Friday, October 22, 2004
Report: Chinese companies form 3G mobile alliance Nine Chinese operators and telecommunication equipment makers have formed an alliance to jointly develop mobile multimedia applications and standards, according to the official China Daily newspaper. 
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
African ICT Association launched National ICT industry associations from across Africa, meeting in the Pilanesberg on Sept. 26, agreed to establish the African Federation of Information and Communication Technology Associations (Aficta). 
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
Canada lags U.S. in software piracy fight According to a report released by two software piracy interest groups on Wednesday, of the $107 billion in software that was installed on computers worldwide in 2003, only $68 billion was paid for. 
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
BEA, airline alliance sign infrastructure software deal Applications infrastructure company BEA Systems Inc. has inked a five-year deal to sell its software to a global airline consortium whose members will be able to exploit group purchasing discounts.
Friday, June 27, 2003
Wi-Fi Zone finder makes map for travellers If you’re looking for a public Wi-Fi access point in unknown environs, visit the Wi-Fi Alliance’s Wi-Fi Zone (www.wifizone.org). Here you’ll find a list of public wireless LAN (WLAN) service providers and their areas of coverage.
Thursday, April 17, 2003
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