David Needle

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple mapped out ambitious plans for the iPhone at an event here focused on the company’s enterprise plans and support for independent developers via a software development kit (SDK). Heading the list of enterprise-friendly features is support for Microsoft’s Exchange server. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced it is working with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to build […]

Blogs, wikis and other social network-type applications are popular among consumers, but large companies continue to struggle with questions as to how, or even if, they should implement the new Web technologies. That’s the conclusion of research firm Gartner that is conducting ongoing research into the socialization of IT and plans to release a major […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Web site creation tools have been around for years, but Google thinks its latest offering is not only easy but adds new collaboration features. Launched today, Google Sites is being released as the latest addition to the Google Apps suite, which means existing customers will get it as a free update. Google […]

MENLO PARK, Calif. – After a wildly successful beta launch in terms of user numbers, VoIP (define) provider Jaxtr launched its official 1.0 release today. During its 11-month beta period, Jaxtr said it attracted over 10 million users to its service. A key element of the official launch is café jaxtr, a Web site where […]

Frustrated by long upload times, static-filled VoiP calls, or less than smooth video conferencing? Propel Software said its new “Personal Bandwidth Management” software can help. The software, available for download starting today, is designed to monitor and streamline bandwidth access in real-time, giving priority to applications deemed most important. Specifically, Propel shows how much bandwidth […]

Desktop and mobile PCs are slated to be outfitted later this year with a new kind of remote PC support that’s always available. Built on Phoenix Techologies’ HyperSpace platform, the PC management solution is designed to let IT and tech support personnel address problems even while the PC is operating and users are running productivity […]

Online video viewing in the U.S. broke new records in the month of December, according to the latest research by comScore’s Video Metrix service. The research firm’s stats indicate U.S. Internet users watched a staggering 10 billion videos in the month of December, with Google’s YouTube service leading the charge as the most viewed destination […]

PALM DESERT, CALIF. — Another year, another DEMO conference. The new tech product and services showcase has been plugging away for 18 years, helping launch a number of certifiable hits along the way like the first Palm Pilot, Tivo and Salesforce.com. But there have also been plenty of “roll-the-dice” debuts by startups with ill-conceived, under-funded […]

PALM DESERT, CALIF.– Solutions to solve those pesky PC support problems, as well as larger enterprise security concerns, were on display here at the DEMO conference. At the high end, a company called MANDIANT, launched its MANDIANT Intelligent Response (MIR 1.0) appliance that’s designed to “find evil and solve crime.” Essentially an enterprise-class, application server, […]

The biannual DEMO conference starts this week in Palm Desert, Calif., with a gaggle of new tech products and services from startups and more well established companies. On Tuesday, the first of 77 different companies will show off a range of products spanning both consumer and business interests. DEMO’s impresario, Chris Shipley, said the conference […]