Recent Articles
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1. Apple
1. Apple Apple arguably understands tablets more than any other firm in the space. The company was the first to deliver a worthwhile tablet in the iPad, and by the looks of things, its iPad 2 could be just as appealing this year. What that means for competitors is anyone’s guess. But at least right…
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How IT Can Help Improve Healthcare
How IT Can Help Improve Healthcare 94 percent of doctors said their patients at least sometimes forget or lose track of potentially important things they are told during doctor visits. No Title 34 percent of the doctors said they themselves at least sometimes forget or lose track of potentially important things that their patients tell…
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Top Five Financial Issues VARs Overlook
By Larry Schulze If you want to improve your business part of your effort should be spent on ensuring you know your financials. And knowing your financials is more than knowing how much profit you make. Knowing your financials means knowing how you made, or how you did not make, those profits. Not knowing this…
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BridgeSTOR Launches Virtual Storage-Advanced Data Reduction Simulator
BridgeSTOR, a new company that makes modular enterprise storage appliances that start at 3TB capacities and can scale to about 30TB, is trying to entice potential customers by offering a free storage information instrument. The Poway, Calif.-based company, which launched only last November, on Feb. 15 started shipping its Virtual Storage-Advanced Data Reduction Simulator tool,…
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IBM’s Watson Supercomputer Beats Humans at Jeopardy!
Although Watson routed the humans in the first "Jeopardy" match, its Final Jeopardy question left everyone scratching their heads. The Final Jeopardy category was "U.S. Cities." Watson said, "What is Toronto?" with multiple question marks denoting its lack of confidence. The clue was: "Its largest airport is named for a World War II hero, its…
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Virtualization Takes Center Stage at RSA
Several companies are using this year’s RSA Conference to highlight their focus on virtualization security. With the show just two days under way, a number of vendors had made announcements with an eye toward protecting virtual environments. Among these companies were Symantec, Trend Micro and Hewlett-Packard, all of which announced additions to their virtualization road…
