CIO Insight Staff

Cisco Systems has introduced a portfolio of equipment, software and services to address the performance challenges that enterprises face when they try to adopt cloud computing in their IT organizations. At its Cisco Live user conference June 12 in San Diego, executives of the networking giant unveiled the Cisco Cloud Connected Solution, which they said […]

ORLANDO, Fla. — In a broad-ranging keynote at TechEd 2012 set to establish Windows 8 as a viable tool for business, Microsoft demonstrated several key technologies the company hopes will make the upcoming OS welcome in the enterprise. At TechEd North America 2012 here, Microsoft did its best to detail the value Windows 8 brings […]

The opening keynote at the Apple World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco’s Moscone Center West featured the usual hoopla, plus a few new touches. There was a stand-up comedy routine from Siri, the madcap personal assistant, which took shots at Android. There were the usual demos with the usual bombast. But contained in all […]

Dell is expanding the capabilities of its Compellent storage platform, including a new Compellent unified NAS-SAN offering and expanding its Fluid File System to the Compellent portfolio. The new offerings are part of a larger rollout of new and enhanced technologies unveiled June 12 at the Dell Storage Forum event in Boston that also touch […]

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have found what they believe is a direct link between Flame and the Stuxnet malware that was discovered targeting uranium centrifuges at Iran’s nuclear facilities. According to Kaspersky, the main module in Flame contains code similar to what was found in an early iteration of Stuxnet. The discovery is significant, as […]

With the rise of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) initiatives and free, cloud-based file-sharing changing the way businesses are operating, IT administrators are largely unable to police the use of these tools within their organizations, according to a SkyDox report that surveyed more than 4,000 employees who handle or distribute information in the United States and the United […]

In the wake of a massive security breach on the business networking site LinkedIn, which resulted in the leaking of roughly 6.5 million user passwords and their subsequently published on an unauthorized website, the company has issued a blog post to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about the breach. The company has […]

ORLANDO, Fla. — Microsoft kicked off its 20th annual TechEd North America conference by highlighting its new Windows Server 2012 operating system, its cloud platform and supporting tools. Microsoft Server and Tools Business President Satya Nadella welcomed a sold-out crowd of more than 10,000 to the era of the cloud operating system (OS) for infrastructure […]

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference kicked off with the introduction of a number of device introductions, including updates to its MacBook Pro and MacBook Air lineups, as well as an iPad-like, next-generation laptop that Apple–in a move as awkward as deciding to called the third-generation iPad “the Pad,” instead of the iPad 3–is calling the the […]

April and May were significant months for malware growth and increased spam and phishing attacks, as the volume of known malware swelled by more than a factor of 10, growing by 927.4 percent from April to May, according to German email security provider Eleven s "E-Mail Security Report" for June 2012. The volume of spam […]

Over the last few years, Android has cemented itself as the dominant force in the mobile market. And 2012 might just be its best year yet, according to IDC. The research firm says Android will secure 61 percent of the market this year and maintain nearly 53 percent by 2016. Meanwhile, every platform from iOS […]

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has discontinued the 16GB version of its PlayBook tablet. The device currently sells for $200 at Best Buy and elsewhere, while a 32GB version is priced at $250 and a 64GB version at $300. "We continue to remain committed to the tablet space, and the 32GB and 64GB models of […]