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
Vasco targets SMB security with two-factor authentication service

cloud security
Vasco targets SMB security with two-factor authentication service
Two-factor security company Vasco is making a bid for the consumer online security market, with a cloud-based authentication service
24 Apr 2012
Dell: Europe is ready for OpenStack 

Cloud
Dell: Europe is ready for OpenStack
Dell links up with OpenStack and Canonical to offer private cloud builders a complete suite.
21 Mar 2012
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
Node4 offers cloud to the Midlands

hybrid cloud
Node4 offers cloud to the Midlands
UK data centre operator Node4 has jumped into the cloud business, offering to outsource infrastructure, applications and services.
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
Cloud mashup offloads PCI compliance

compliance
Cloud mashup offloads PCI compliance
A cloud-based voice recognition mashup enables companies to take credit card payments securely over the phone.
29 Nov 2011
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
Open-source manufacturing software is cloud-based

software as a service (SaaS)
Open-source manufacturing software is cloud-based
A Polish company has developed a cloud-based manufacturing system to help smaller businesses
1 Sep 2011
Centrix adds cloud to application metering tool

cloud management
Centrix adds cloud to application metering tool
Application usage reporting tool gains the ability to track cloud, streamed and virtualised apps.
26 Jul 2011
Government introduces cloud service for restricted documents

Cloud
Government introduces cloud service for restricted documents
UK government organisations will be able to collaborate in the cloud, even on documents marked Restricted
21 Jul 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
Migration tool moves email into the cloud

software as a service (SaaS)
Migration tool moves email into the cloud
CTS claims a first for its ability to migrate messaging from local systems to cloud services
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
Toyota teams up with Salesforce for cloud-based social network

software as a service (SaaS)
Toyota teams up with Salesforce for cloud-based social network
Owners like to personalise their cars but Toyota is taking things a stage further by giving motors their own social network
23 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
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