Larry Barrett

Intel managed to top its own downwardly revised estimates in the third quarter, posting a profit of $3 billion, or $0.52 a share, on sales of $11.1 billion. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters pegged the Santa Clara, Calif.-based semiconductor giant for a profit of $0.50 on sales of $11 billion. However, that consensus estimate was […]

For companies and developers looking to strike it rich with the next killer wireless app or social networking twist, comScore’s latest international mobile usage survey provides an interesting snapshot of the burgeoning mobile culture and the new business opportunities it promises. According to the survey, Japanese smartphone users are the most connected and access the […]

Compliance vendor OpenPages, whose customers list includes Carnival Corp., SunTrust and Duke Energy, has already partnered with IBM to build out the core data system for the Operational Riskdata eXchange Association, a consortium of 55-plus major banks based in 18 different countries. IBM announced it will acquire OpenPages, a privately held developer of enterprise compliance […]

Like the Kournikova virus, the new W32/Autorun-BHO fools users into clicking on an infected email with the “Here you have” or “Just for you” subject titles. Unfortunately, this simple technique was highly effective in slowing down enterprise IT departments. While the source of the “Here you have” virus that spread like wildfire throughout corporate email […]

No one can accuse hackers of being lazy: a veritable avalanche of new malware sites springs up each and every week. Surfing the Web has never been more fraught with danger. Malware syndicates are constructing 57,000-plus new malicious websites each week to rip off Internet users and spread even more malicious code, according to a […]

Smartphone sales will continue to exceed even the most optimistic expectations this year, according to the latest industry forecast by IT researcher IDC. IDC’s latest data shows total shipments in 2010 now pegged to check in somewhere north of 270 million units. If the researcher is right, total smartphone sales for the year will increase […]

Apple CEO says the company “couldn’t be happier about the progress of iOS.” Read on about the new iPhone OS release and other key developments. Apple CEO Steve Jobs detailed a slew of new releases that bring more features, lower price points and more interconnectivity between all of the company’s wildly popular mobile devices, along […]

Healthcare providers are struggling to serve two masters, according to the latest survey by security software maker Imprivata, and unfortunately they’re falling short on both ends. According to the report (available in PDF format) 76 percent of IT administrators at 600 North American hospitals queried said data breaches or unauthorized access to clinical applications were […]

Big tech vendors have been stepping outside their original area of expertise with an array of recent acquisitions. Among the themes involved are the consumerization of IT and the movement toward cloud computing. Intel’s McAfee buy is just the latest in a larger trend. Intel’s bold decision to branch out into the world of security […]

Nearly half of American workers would have no problem stealing corporate data including customer lists, product plans and other key intellectual property if they were leaving their current position for a new job. That’s according to a new study conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of security software vendor SailPoint. According to the survey of […]