Nathan Eddy

Government agencies are making progress when it comes to data center consolidation efforts but planned savings goals need to be established, according to a report from the General Accounting Office (GAO). As of November 2015, agencies identified a total of 10,584 data centers, of which they reported closing 3,125 through fiscal year 2015. Notably, the […]

Data storage specialist Western Digital announced the expansion of its portfolio of performance storage solutions with 8 TB capacity drives for network attached storage (NAS), video surveillance and desktop external applications. My Cloud personal storage devices include My Cloud and My Cloud Mirror. My Book external hard drives include My Book, My Book for Mac, […]

Consumer electronics giant Samsung is making a move into the health IT space by partnering with the American Cancer Society (ACS) and Breezie, the developer of a secure tablet platform built over Samsung’s KNOX platform. The company is using its Galaxy Tab devices to create custom solutions for patients battling breast cancer through a pilot […]

The number of U.S. consumers using wearables and mobile apps for managing their health has doubled from 16 percent in 2014 to 33 percent today. The findings are part of a seven-country Accenture survey of roughly 8,000 consumers, including 2,225 in the United States. The majority of both consumers (77 percent) and doctors (85 percent), […]

Security specialist Centrify announced MFA Everywhere, an initiative aimed at securing enterprise identities against compromise, one of the most prevalent sources of cyber-attacks. A single turnkey platform provides options for authentication factors, for adaptive multi-factor authentication (MFA) across enterprise identities and assets. “Password-based security has failed. In 2014, billions of passwords were compromised. In 2015, […]

Gender plays no role in compensation for technology professionals, but what does still exist is a position gap, according to Dice’s annual salary survey data of more than 16,000 tech professionals. The study found that when comparing equal education levels, years of technical experience and job title, no gap exists. However, when it comes to […]

When it comes to e-commerce, Florida is the riskiest state for billing fraud, followed by Delaware, Washington, D.C., Oregon and California, according to an Experian study that analyzed millions of e-commerce transactions. The study also found that Delaware is the riskiest state for shipping fraud, followed by Oregon, Florida, California and Nevada. Neighboring proximity to […]

Business intelligence and analytics specialist Information Builders announced an update of its Omni-Patient offering, an information management solution that integrates and cleanses disparate sets of health care data, including multiple electronic medical records (EMRs) as well as financial and HR systems. Omni-Patient provides a 360-degree view of mastered subjects, their origin from source records and […]

Security specialist Panda released its Practical Security Guide to Prevent Cyber Extortion, in which it found that European organizations suffer the highest number of sensitive data thefts. To avoid becoming a victim of cyber-extortion, organizations need a combination of security technology, company policy and training, the guide claims. Cyber-extortion is a form of blackmail in […]

Actionable intelligence specialist Verint Systems announced its acquisition of Contact Solutions, a provider of real-time, contextual customer care solutions. Verint’s solutions are designed to address three areas of the actionable intelligence market, including customer engagement optimization, security intelligence and fraud, and risk and compliance. By integrating Contact Solutions’ self-service capabilities with its advanced customer analytics, […]