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Growing businesses often rush to upgrade hardware, which results in stockpiling unused computers, routers, and other IT assets. This practice can be a bad business strategy that leads to worsening security and environmental concerns In the 2023 IT Management Survey conducted by software and IT services firm Capterra, data from 500 IT professionals ...

Artificial intelligence concerns more Americans than it excites, although few think the technology will have a significant impact on their jobs, according to a pair of studies released Monday by a Washington, D.C. think tank In an attitude survey of 11,201 U.S. adults, the Pew Research Center found that more than half of Americans (52%) feel more c...

Rates for cyber insurance policies continue to rise while a growing number of exclusions are shrinking what's covered by them, according to a report released Tuesday by a cybersecurity company Nearly four out of five (79%) of the more than 300 organizations in the United States surveyed by Censuswide for privileged access management provider Deline...

Recently, an article crossed my path that made me smile. There's not much in tech these days that does that, so I took a moment to savor this rare sensation The piece by Jack Wallen on ZDNet pitched Linux as a refuge from the desktop OS security pitfalls of its competitors. I've held this viewpoint for a while. What impressed me about the article, ...

Qualcomm last week announced three new platforms for handheld gaming that target streamers, those on a budget who want to game locally, and those who want the best portable gaming experience on the planet These gaming platforms will challenge game consoles, favoring portability over performance while providing a richer, high-performance gaming expe...

Despite the convenience, vast access to unprecedented amounts of video content, and the cost savings that the cord-cutting phenomenon has benefitted consumers over the past two decades, there have been bumps in the road -- and it's getting bumpier for many consumers In recent years, streaming television content has transformed how we consume entert...

Salesforce's secret weapon has always been an all-out effort to appeal to every stratum of the market. Whether with small businesses or enterprise-level organizations, they position themselves as a solution. They also cover major industry sectors, including finance and health care, to give a sense of breadth Salesforce is at it again, though you co...

Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) in the e-commerce space have long struggled to compete with the might of retail giants. Now, generative AI is emerging as a cost-effective solution that could level the playing field Despite voicing their needs, SMBs have struggled to find adequate support, according to Mikel Lindsaar, CEO and founder of StoreC...

A growing number of identity theft victims are having thoughts of suicide, the Identity Theft Resource Center reported Wednesday In its annual Consumer Impact Report, the ITRC noted that 16% of victims seeking support from the organization in 2023 acknowledged they had contemplated suicide after having their identity compromised, a substantial incr...

Biopharmaceutical companies are looking for go-to-market approaches that go beyond customer expectations. Starting with a revolutionized technology platform allows these organizations to create value beyond a prescription and basic instructions For example, in the case of diabetes, the data and digital platform would be able to share information th...

It's never too early for a retailer to start thinking about the holiday season, although this year, they may want to delay thinking about it a while longer. That's because prognosticators are predicting a lackluster holiday sales season in 2023 "In general, expectations are pretty low," said David Swartz, an equity analyst with Morningstar Research...

Because of climate change, we are experiencing far more natural disasters than ever before in my lifetime. Yet we still seem to be acting as if each disaster is a unique and surprising event rather than recognizing the trend and creating adequate ways to mitigate or prevent disasters like we just saw in Hawaii From how we approach a disaster to the...

CCI Kenya is part of Africa-based CCI Global, Africa's biggest business process outsourcing (BPO) provider. They allow multinational companies to outsource portions of their digital customer management services to international and domestic clients The company works with many international e-commerce clients, including major leading brands in telec...

Generative AI is perched on the peak of inflated expectations in Gartner's 2023 hype cycle for emerging technologies released Wednesday With most of the hype now behind artificial intelligence, Gartner is predicting the technology will deliver transformational benefits in two to five years....

A recent study released by enterprise security software and services provider BlackBerry revealed that 75% of organizations worldwide are implementing or considering implementing workplace bans on ChatGPT and other generative AI applications. However, experts questioned by TechNewsWorld were skeptical of the effectiveness of such bans The study, ba...

In what might belong in the "better late than never" category, the U.S. government and the computing industry are ramping up efforts to deal with seemingly runaway cybersecurity issues On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security announced that its Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) will conduct a review on cloud security involving the malicious ta...

We are soooo not in Kansas anymore The concept of the computer room, on-premises, once upon a time air-conditioned or possibly even water-cooled, and supporting a minimal number of flavors of COBOL is gone, gone, gone. It has been for many years, but its descendants are also now antiques....

The arrival of the first stable version of Rhino 2023.1 last week is a treat well worth the long wait through six beta releases This new Linux distribution succeeds last October's discontinued Rolling Rhino Remix project. Ironically, the original developer of that remix release, AJ Strong, the desktop lead and founder, did the follow-up....

Well, it's that time again when our students are undoubtedly hoping that they're reading the calendar wrong and still have months of vacation left, only to find they're on a deadline to provision themselves for the coming year This world is vastly different than it was when I went to school. There are greater concerns about safety, more prominent a...

Smart factory initiatives integrating advanced digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning within the manufacturing environment present an expansive array of opportunities for manufacturers to develop novel business models and generate supplementary revenue streams Unfortunately, data indicates that manufacturers have ...