Tag archive: enterprise

Beggars cannot be choosers, it seems. Once the singular darling of the enterprise market, Research In Motion has resorted to creating proprietary security system for the iPhone and Android handsets, which have rapidly begun to replace the BlackBerry as the serious smartphone of choice. The Web-based system, named Mobile Fusion, will be available in late March of next year, according to the official announcement. In short, Mobile Fusion will… Read More

According to a new study from analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates, more the 30 percent of BlackBerry users at companies that employ more than 10,000 employees are planning to switch mobile platforms within the next twelve months. In the past, this segment of the business population has chosen the BlackBerry over other mobile platforms by 52 percent and the loss of this core segment will likely put a huge dent in BlackBerry sales. When… Read More

AT&T announced today its new Toggle app, which aims to make it safer and easier for customers to use a single smartphone or tablet for both personal use and work by creating distinct modes for each. The service is currently only available for devices running Android 2.2 or higher, but will work with any service provider. According to the press release, users will be able to send personal text messages, browse the Internet, play games and… Read More

According to a press release today, Hewlett-Packard is discontinuing webOS and is looking for a ”a full or partial separation of [consumer electronics division] from HP through a spin-off or other transaction.” That's right, the number one PC maker in the world is essentially shutting, or selling, its doors. HP is looking for someone to buy its Personal Systems Group (PSG). This division is responsible for all consumer PCs,… Read More

Market research firm the Yankee Group finds that the Apple iPhone is the leading smartphone in Europe, commanding some 40 percent of the market. In comparison, Android netted a 190 percent share, RIM's BlackBerry came in third with 17 percent, and Nokia managed fourth place with 15 percent of the European smartphone market. “These findings highlight the continued strength of Apple in the European smartphone market and, in… Read More

Although it doesn't come as much of a surprise, telecommunications service developer Avaya has files to offer a $1 billion initial public offering, saying it primarily wants to use the money raised by the stock offering to pay down “certain long-term indebtedness.” The company has not announced when the common stock would be offered to the public, or announce a target share price. Some of that debt like stems from the… Read More

Telecommunications equipment maker Avaya is planning an initial public offering to raise approximated $1 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required). The company has been aggressively pursuing its telecommunications and unified digital communications platforms that handle everything from instant messaging to voice mail, video conferencing, and email for medium-to-large size enterprises. However, the global economic… Read More

In addition to unveiling a new 8.9-inch Galaxy Tab and redesigning its upcoming 10.1-inch offering a few moments ago, Samsung showed off a whole suite of software and services aimed at turning its line of touch tablets into a premium offering, much like Apple has done with its iTunes ecosystem on the iPad. The company rolled out the announcements at lightning speed and was loose on details, so bear with us if there are any inaccuracies.

The IBM Virtual Desktop allows Windows or Linux desktops to be hosted and managed centrally, bringing down the cost and complexity of managing PC environments.  The Virtual Desktop for Smart Business can either be deployed on a customer's own infrastructure or through a Business Partner “private cloud” hosted environment. “As IBM's latest smarter work offering, the Virtual Desktop expands the time and place… Read More

Dell is hot for smartphones. In a sign of support for its new product line, Dell plans to move roughly 25,000 of its 100,000 employees off of BlackBerry phones and onto its own line of Dell phones, specifically the Venue Pro. In addition, the PC manufacturer will begin pushing its corporate clients to use the Venue Pro, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Dell Venue Pro will soon be available on AT&T as one of the first devices to run… Read More

Motorola can't get enough of its Droids. The hardware manufacturer has seen a lot of success with its original Droid handset, as well as the Droid X and Droid 2–perhaps more than any of its handsets since the popular Razr line some years back. According to a screenshot posted by Droid Life, Motorola is releasing a new device called the Droid Pro on Nov. 11 for $299 with a two-year contract. This puts it at $100 more than any other… Read More

Today is Windows 7′s first birthday and Microsoft has reason to celebrate. License sales of Windows 7 have eclipsed 240 million copies in just a year, reports Datamation. The company claims that 17.1 percent of all PCs are running the freshman operating system, surpassing the marketshare of Microsoft's last operating system, Windows Vista. 93 percent of new PCs are shipping with it and all of the company's more than 18,000… Read More

Just a few days after revealing the company will soon begin offering Ubuntu Linux as a pre-installed operating system option on selected computers, Dell has signed on to Microsoft and Novell's SUSE Linux collaboration project. The announcement makes Dell the first major systems vendor to buy into the two companies' efforts to improve interoperability between Windows operating systems and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.… Read More

E-Commerce News has posted an interesting article about Google's enterprise search solutions based on an interview with Google Enterprise general manager Dave Girouard. “The funny part is it's easier to find box scores from the 1957 World Series than it is to find last quarter's sales presentation in the enterprise. While Web search has gotten really good, enterprise search has stagnated, and that's why we… Read More