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MobilEcho Secures Corporate Docs For iOS Users
March 27, 2013
Acronis file management tool now works with MobileIron AppConnect to lock down and improve access to corporate files for remote workers.
The End Of BYOD As We Know It?
March 21, 2013
Will IT need to limit which devices can connect to the corporate network? It feels like we're heading for separate Internets, aligned with mobile OSes and their respective clouds.
Why You Should Attend Interop
March 07, 2013
Big data, enterprise mobility and software-defined networking lead the themes for conference sessions and exhibits at Interop Las Vegas 2013.
Consumers Pushing Banks To Internet Scale: Financial CTO
October 10, 2012
Yobie Benjamin, global CTO for a large financial institution, recently joined David Berlind and Fritz Nelson on the set of InformationWeek's Valley View to discuss his top priorities.
MWC 2012: Cisco's Plan To Improve Mobile Internet
February 28, 2012
At Mobile World Congress, Cisco talks up a vision of its gear at the heart of an Internet where wireless devices seamlessly roam anywhere, automatically adjusting to new networks.
Nokia Launches 41-MP Camera Phone At MWC 2012
February 27, 2012
Nokia is first to seize the Mobile World Congress 2012 stage, bringing a slew of new phones including one that begs the question whether it's more camera than phone.
SF Symphony CIO: Facebook Or Tweet From Your Seat
February 27, 2012
On the third episode of Valley View, hosts David Berlind and Fritz Nelson interview San Francisco Symphony CIO Michael Skaff about how he's keeping one of the City's leading non-profit organizations on the bleeding edge.
Hadoop Behind Metamarkets' Data Science-as-a-Service
February 27, 2012
Business Intelligence startup Metamarkets aims to take "BI in the cloud" one step further.
All The Tech News Fit To Parody
February 27, 2012
Fritz Nelson rounds up a month's worth of headlines and YouTube video worthy of ridicule.
Chart.io Seeks To Shake Up BI
February 27, 2012
Startup's cloud-based business intelligence solution takes on entrenched on-premises BI providers.
Why Google Plus Is Better For Business
February 27, 2012
Google social and mobile global marketing director Rikard Steiber comes to the set of InformationWeek's Valley View to explain why businesses should use Google Plus to engage their customers.
Telcos Poised To Disrupt Amazon's Enterprise Cloud
February 14, 2012
Telephone companies have the assets and track record in delivering secure and reliable services to grab a piece of the enterprise cloud services market popularized by Amazon and Rackspace.
iBike: Why You Don't Need No Stinkin' Dedicated Cycling Comptuer
January 12, 2012
Velcomp CEO John Hamann is at CES 2012 with an important message; Why pay big dollars for a cycling computer when your iPhone can do everything a cycling computer can do and more (like turn your performance data into riding advice).
Steelcase media:scape Enables Small Workgroup Screensharing At A Cost
January 12, 2012
Steelcase is at CES 2012 demonstrating an office collaboration solution called media:scape. Media:scape allows information workers to easily tie their HDMI-capable PCs, tablets, and other devices to a single HD screen and switch between them for screen sharing. But it's expensive.
CES 2012: Harrass Co-Workers With An iPhone-based Missile Launcher
January 12, 2012
Fun is always a major theme at CES 2012. For owners of iOS-based devices who want to declare war on their co-workers, Dream Cheeky's iOS-based, remote (Bluetooth) controlled missile launcher could be a good weapon of choice.
Card Issuer Says Image-Based MasterCards Are As Good As Plastic
January 11, 2012
At CES 2012, CSI GlobalVCard's Erica Santiago gives a demonstration of how customers of the company can easily generate limited-use virtual credit cards that show up as an image on a smartphone or mobile device.
CES 2012: Mid-Wire HDMI Accessory Greatly Improves Hi-Def Video
January 11, 2012
InformationWeek catches up with DarbeeVision to get a look at "the Darblet." With one HDMI input and one HDMI output, the Darblet is an amazingly simple piece of hardware that significantly enhances the quality of the HD video being passed through it.
ContentWatch To Partner With MokiMobility On Mobile Management
January 11, 2012
ContentWatch -- the folks known for Net Nanny -- and MokiMobility announced at CES 2012 that they will be partnering to deliver a mobile device management solution that draws on the strengths of both companies in the areas of content filtering and remote administration.
Rocstor's Ultra Secure SmartCard-Based Portable Hard Drive
January 11, 2012
At CES 2012, Rocstor displayed a prototype of its Amphibious -- a highly secure portable hard drive that connects via Firewire 800 or USB and that can't be mounted without first using a smartcard and a pin code.
CES 2012: Samsung's Mobile Memory Helps Drive Miniaturization
January 10, 2012
Smartphones and tablets aren't the only reasons that Samsung is at CES 2012. As one of the biggest players in the mobile memory market, Samsung is one of the world's driving forces behind the never-ending miniaturization of technology.
CES 2012: Keyport Overhauls The Traditional Key Ring
January 10, 2012
Sometimes, the best gadgets don't involve a lot of high tech or silicon chips. Such is the case with Keyport's Slide which is a completely fresh approach to an old problem -- how best to keep your keys.
CES 2012: iOS Remote-Controlled Car Leads Pack Of Dexim Gadgets
January 09, 2012
Using a small dongle that plugs into an iPhone's 30-pin connector, Dexim uses the iPhone's accelerometer to remotely control toy cars and trucks. At CES 2012, Dexim was showing other gadgets off as well.
CES 2012: Optoma Announces Pocket-Sized 100 Lumens Projector
January 09, 2012
Optoma Technologies --- known for its small projectors --- was at CES 2012 showing off three of its hightly portable offerings. One is a battery-operated 100 lumens LED projector that's small enough to fit in your pocket.
CES 2012: Belkin Previews ThunderBolt Docking Station Prototype
January 09, 2012
Belkin is at CES 2012 showing off a prototype for a Thunderbolt docking station. On the input side, the docking station has connections for USB, HDMI, Ethernet, audio, Thunderbolt, and USB. On the output side? Just one Thunderbolt port for a Macbook.
CES 2012: Invoxia Improves The Sound Of Teleconferences
January 09, 2012
Looking to change the market's expectations for teleconference audio quality, Invoxia is at CES 2012 showing-off a teleconferencing solution that it claims will make the participants on the other end of a conference call sound like they are sitting right next to you.