Other areas where Big Blue bulked up its patent portfolio include: on-demand computing, an effort to make IT resources available as necessary to handle spikes in usage; pervasive computing, which connects handheld computers and other devices to...
Companies that bought new PCs in the face of the Y2K problem finally upgraded. Shipments of personal computers grew by 13.7 per cent worldwide in the fourth quarter, according to figures from market researcher IDC, while rival Gartner said units...
Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are as reliant on IT as large enterprises. If we take a closer look at the deployment of software, we start to understand some of the problems SMBs face in protecting their systems.
In China and India the first phase [of adoption] was huge and rapid. In that early stage there is PC and mobile adoption but the next big demand for phones is when tech reaches the rural market. She adds: "There are so many purchases of computers...
Owners of some AMD-based computers are finding the move to Windows XP Service Pack 3 has sent their systems into an endless reboot cycle. With that issue, customers running Dynamics Retail Management System could face data loss if they run it in...
Other transformational techs not far behind web 2.0 on the hype cycle are cloud computing, virtual worlds and service-oriented architecture (SOA) - which the analyst reckons are all within two to five years of mainstream adoption.