The Holiday season saw happy revelers unwrap millions of new, Internet-ready mobile devices. From the latest smartphones to tablets and Ultrabooks, a new class of powerful devices has hit the market.

A modestly priced version of Actian's high-performance Vectorwise database aims to help smaller organisations into the world of Big Data.

Hitachi GST claims its latest Ultrastar solid state drives are the first enterprise-class SSDs to use 25 nanometre SLC NAND flash memory technology.

Low-cost web hosting service Ingenyes has beefed up its product catalog with the addition of an inexpensive e-commerce system and more.

Epson's latest scanners are aimed at businesses that need to scan significant quantities of paper.

BYOD - bring your own device - is happening whether you like it or not. So it makes sense to work out how you're going to manage it and a way of reaping the benefits while avoiding the pitfalls.

How can you test composite systems realistically without running a complete test system? CA subsidiary ITKO seems to have found the answer: simulation.

Global technology media company, TechTarget, has established a Sydney-based Australian subsidiary and direct business operations in Australia as it looks to ramp up its ANZ business after 12 years operating in partnership with other companies.

The era has come where individuals never have to go without computer presence in their lives – thanks to the rise and evolution of smartphones. The gap between desktop and mobile abilities is beginning to narrow due to the influx of updated mobile devices and tablets — all of which are equipped to handle even the most intricate applications. This convergence has inevitably triggered a demand for a one-size-fits-all solution.

Surveys by a major analyst firm reveals that Apple products are becoming common in the workplace, and that enterprises plan to buy more Macs.

An upgrade to the Kerio Operator IP PBX server delivers support for analogue phone lines plus some extra features that are commonly found on small business phone systems.

Business software vendor Infor has revealed Infor10 Motion, its cloud-based platform for mobile applications that integrate with Infor's ERP software.

A US think tank has published research claiming that the transition to '4G' (ie LTE) technologies will spur significant new job creation and growth that could help the American economy restore gains in incomes and business investment.

A new survey carried out by a major analyst firm suggests CIOs in the Asia Pacific region will be relatively flush with cash compared with their counterparts in the US and Europe.

For years cellular mobile and WiMAX network operators along with their network and device suppliers have been touting their wireless broadband offerings as 4G, but the International Telecommunication Union has only just finalised the 4G standards.

Microsoft has made available a pre-release version of their much awaited System Center 2012 suite of infrastructure management tools. With a focus on cloud computing as well as improvements to system deployment and protection, the updated suite aims to build on the success of the current versions while adding powerful new functionality.

There haven't been many peripherals with Thunderbolt interfaces so far, but that's beginning to change. New video capture and playback devices from Blackmagic Design use the new interface fitted to recent Macs.

The Internet Society has designated 6 June 2012 as the global launch date for IPv6, by which time it is expects many major web sites and equipment vendors to have permanently enabled IPv6 for their products and services. Internode has joined a handful of global ISPs so far committed to the project.

Participation in the FileMaker Technical Network is now free to FileMaker developers.

Fed up with swapping batteries in your Magic Trackpad? The Mobee Power Bar allows in-place charging.