Research firm IDC believes the intelligent-systems market is growing 10 percent a year and will reach an eye-popping $2.6 trillion in sales in 2015. That includes sales of embedded systems and sales of mainstream phones, PCs and servers that contribute to intelligent systems.

“We wanted to create technology that in a way understands us so we don’t have to understand it,” Kipman says. “That state-of-the-art technology combined with simple, fun, intuitive experiences is extremely Read more

To protect Elders’ business, HP will deliver a set of Security Services, providing comprehensive security oversight of the managed environment based on compliance to Elders’ security policies and standards. In addition, HP will deliver Workplace Services for all of the company’s computing devices such as desktop and notebook PCs, handheld devices and printers.

By contrast, Windows Embedded offers a regular cadence of system updates that have been tested and verified. “With Read more

The new IBM Hosted Mobile Device Security Management service extends the company’s existing mobility portfolio to include a security application for smartphones and tablets, along with managed services including policy management and user compliance monitoring.

But they forget about system mechanisms like manufacturing tests or boot tests — underlying mechanisms that make the device reliable, robust, updateable. Things we discuss include your plan for updating the software, which Read more

“At various points during Rustock’s history, the botnet has often exhibited irregular spamming patterns by sending huge volumes of spam before going quiet for several weeks at a time,” Wood said. “But throughout 2010, its spamming pattern was more regular and it had been active non-stop until December 2010. Our investigation revealed no evidence of Rustock being disrupted in any way either by law enforcement or through other action.”

“Technology is a powerful tool that can Read more

IBM’s collaboration with the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab is part of its continued efforts to advance student skills in analytics across academia. IBM is working with more than 6,000 universities around the world to develop curricula and provide training, resources and support for business analytics.

Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0 includes built-in support for Oracle software such as Oracle Database 11g (single instance and Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC)) and Oracle WebLogic Read more

More information on Microsoft’s current Responsible Sourcing Initiatives is available at Microsoft’s 2011 Citizenship Report. Microsoft is taking this step in response to a shareholder proposal received from New York City Comptroller John C. Liu on behalf of the New York City Pension Funds.

It’s this experience that inspired the U.K. tech news site T3.com to name Kinect both “Gadget of the Year” as well as “Gaming Gadget of the Year” – Kinect won in both categories, Read more