Archive for the ‘March 2011’ Category

More Consumers Turn to Mobile Devices

More Consumers Turn to Mobile Devices

By Matt | March 2011, Newsletter Posts

A recent survey by Gartner Inc. shows that more consumers are looking to purchase mobile devices in 2011 such as mobile phones, e-readers, media tablets and gaming products. “Continued low retail pricing and widespread adoption of applications like Web browsing, e-mail, Twitter, Facebook, GPS and games will continue to stimulate consumer demand,” said Hugues de

Gartner Says 2010 Worldwide Server Market Returned to Growth with Shipments Up 17 Percent and Revenue 13 Percent

Gartner Says 2010 Worldwide Server Market Returned to Growth with Shipments Up 17 Percent and Revenue 13 Percent

By Matt | March 2011, Newsletter Posts

Server Market Ended the Year with Positive Fourth Quarter Shipments and Revenue Growth STAMFORD, Conn., February 24, 2011—   Putting the final touches on a year of worldwide server market growth, fourth quarter 2010 worldwide server shipments grew 6.5 percent year on year, while revenue climbed 16.4 percent, according to Gartner, Inc. “2010 was a

What Is Your Corporate Reputation Worth?

What Is Your Corporate Reputation Worth?

By Matt | March 2011, Newsletter Posts

Your corporate reputation is worth a lot when it comes to how your customers view you. Keeping that reputation untarnished is important to every member of your team. Corporate responsibility, basically how your company does business, is vital to keeping your reputation positive. One of the easiest ways to destroy your reputation is to allow

Technology Is Creating Sleep-Deprived Generation

Technology Is Creating Sleep-Deprived Generation

By Matt | March 2011, Newsletter Posts

We all do it. Checking work e-mail from home. Staying connected to friends, family and colleagues on mobile devices. Squeezing in one more “virtual meeting” late in the evening. responding to that last e-mail of the day just before bed. A new report shows that technology is eating into more and more of our days,

Google confirms it pulled malicious Android apps

Google confirms it pulled malicious Android apps

By Matt | March 2011, Newsletter Posts

After a meteoric rise to popularity with the Android operating system (recently named #1 among mobile platforms), Google is seeing some issues with their “open” application  market causing issues with security lapses and vulnerabilities in mobile devices running the OS. Recently a number of applications were identified by Lookout Mobile (a mobile device security software)

Eight Windows 8 features that could save Microsoft

Eight Windows 8 features that could save Microsoft

By Matt | March 2011, Newsletter Posts

Windows has owned the computer operating system market for over 20 years. However as users move from desktop and laptop computers into the world of mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets the operating system has had issues making the migration. Being tethered to large system resources and requiring massive amounts of memory, agile