Just How Mainstream Are App Phones?
Smartphones, or app phones, are dominating the headlines these days and simply judging by that, there is nothing else but smartphones anymore. To make a business case, we like a bit more solid data that goes beyond a press release. Have you ever wonder...
Amazon EC2 Gets Intrusion Prevention
More security options for cloud services are a logical new step for cloud services as more users are stepping up to the cloud - including government agencies such as the U.S. Census Bureau. I already wrote about McAfee, but Sourcefire is actually offer...
Is Federal IT Ready To Move To The Cloud?
Earlier this week, a wide range of companies testified to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the question whether it makes sense to bring government IT infrastructures to the cloud. The key concerns of the hearing surrounded sec...
Malware Protection Moves To The Cloud
McAfee announced its first cloud-based malware protection software. Called “SaaS Web Protection” the software promises to offer traditional reporting and protection capabilities malware, spam, trojans and other Internet-borne threats. However, ther...
AT&T Fall Out: The Mobile Data Tsunami In Numbers
Nielsen’s Roger Entner provides some numbers about mobile data usage that may be fueling the discussion about how much data we actually consume on our mobile devices and if tiered smartphone service plans make sense.
Gartner: Agile is Mature And Proven
Michael Blechar, vice president in Gartner’s Applications Architecture Research division, just posted his thoughts on Agile development, a development method we at ELC prefer to achieve superior results. Blechar’s post go back to a recently publis...
The Hidden Implications of the iPhone 4 and Droid X
This has been the biggest week for the smartphone industry this year. Following the release of Apple’s iOS 4 on Monday, Motorola and Verizon released the new Android-based Droid X phone on Wednesday. Apple brought its iPhone 4 to stores on Thursday a...
Survey: Cloud Computing Key To IT Revenue Growth
Audit firm KPMG has released the results of a survey among IT executives, which points to cloud computing as the main driver of revenue growth in the next three years.
Apple iOS Fuels Mobile App Innovation
We have spent lots of time with Apple’s new mobile operating system for the iPhone/iPod/iPad since its glamorous preview in April and we certainly know just how important Apple believes the new iOS 4 is. It’s an update for the existing iPhone OS th...
Trendwatch: The Cloud Today And In 2020
Guessing what will happen in tech in the future is often means that you are walking on thin ice. That is especially true when you are talking about a horizon of 10 years. Who would have predicted in 2000 that the tablet can succeed and that we will be ...
