Bryan Betts
IBM showcases augmented reality shopping app

business apps
IBM showcases augmented reality shopping app
IBM demonstrates new Augmented Shopping Assistant App, which will arm consumers with information about all their in-store purchases.
7 Mar 2013
BlackBerry Z10 gets government encryption

Mobile Phones
BlackBerry Z10 gets government encryption
Encryption card builds on Z10's BlackBerry Balance feature to lock-down corporate data.
7 Mar 2013
Swiss firm creates thoroughly green Wi-Fi tech

Network & Internet
Swiss firm creates thoroughly green Wi-Fi tech
A Wi-Fi houseplant monitor highlights the possibilities of low-power always-on sensor networks.
8 Mar 2012
Thunderbolt leads the charge for fast storage

Server & storage
Thunderbolt leads the charge for fast storage
Devices using the new Thunderbolt interface for high-performance external storage debuted at CeBIT, plus new unified network storage systems.
8 Mar 2012
Teamdrive offers enterprise security on mobile filesharing

Server & storage
Teamdrive offers enterprise security on mobile filesharing
Fresh from CeBIT 2012, Teamdrive offers mobile filesharing with enterprise-grade encryption and non-US hosting.
7 Mar 2012
Microsoft targets Big Data with SQL Server 2012

Server & storage
Microsoft targets Big Data with SQL Server 2012
SQL Server 2012 offers a leap forward in turning Big Data into business intelligence, says Microsoft.
7 Mar 2012
Windows Azure failed the leap year test

platform as a service (PaaS)
Windows Azure failed the leap year test
Microsoft says its cloud service was downed by a calendar error
1 Mar 2012
Amazon's web-targeted database aims for speed and simplicity

cloud computing
Amazon's web-targeted database aims for speed and simplicity
Amazon has launched a non-relational database aimed at tasks requiring massive scalability
19 Jan 2012
Sage UK launches cloud-based CRM service

cloud computing
Sage UK launches cloud-based CRM service
Going to the cloud for CRM provides greater flexibility, according to Sage.
2 Sep 2011
OpenStack: The first year

cloud computing
OpenStack: The first year
OpenStack, the open-source operating system for clouds, is growing up.
20 Jul 2011
Spiceworks offers in-app purchasing for IT

Network & Internet
Spiceworks offers in-app purchasing for IT
Free network management supplier Spiceworks plans to turn up the heat on suppliers.
20 Jul 2011
Riverbed buys application delivery specialist Zeus

email delivery
Riverbed buys application delivery specialist Zeus
Riverbed adds Zeus expertise in high-performance load balancing and network traffic management to its network performance arsenal.
20 Jul 2011
Workers want better-integrated comms

Network & Internet
Workers want better-integrated comms
Four-fifths of knowledge workers say they don't have the technology they need to do their jobs.
14 Jul 2011
Silver Peak offers pay-as-you-go WAN optimisation

Server & storage
Silver Peak offers pay-as-you-go WAN optimisation
Silver Peak adds SDK and API to make virtual appliances easier to integrate.
14 Jul 2011
Windows XP support shutdown countdown begins

Software
Windows XP support shutdown countdown begins
Extended support for Windows XP ends in under 1,000 days, but will that drive corporates to move to Windows 7?
14 Jul 2011
Citrix buys service builder Cloud.com

cloud computing
Citrix buys service builder Cloud.com
Company move intended to mirror Amazon web services and drive deployment of larger clouds.
12 Jul 2011
Software scanner uses cloud to highlight risky cloud

cloud computing
Software scanner uses cloud to highlight risky cloud
CAST claims it can now scan the health of organisation's applications from the cloud.
25 May 2011
Is storage as a service back?

Server & storage
Is storage as a service back?
The silver lining of cloud computing could be storage as a service.
13 Feb 2009