ITBE Staff

According to Paul Simoneau, a senior instructor and course director with Global Knowledge, the coming year will have 12 main challenges for IT management and staff. Since each organization is unique in how it functions and where it places its priorities, these are offered in no particular order. The issues include new technology, cloud, Big […]

McAfee Labs recently released the “McAfee Labs Threats Report: Third Quarter 2013,” which found new efforts to circumvent digital signature app validation on both PCs and Android-based devices. The McAfee Labs team identified a new family of mobile malware that allows an attacker to bypass the digital signature validation of apps on Android devices, which contributed […]

Enterprise users will gain unprecedented control over their technology environment in 2014, according to Verizon Enterprise Solutions’ list of top enterprise technology trends for 2014. The new year will see a sharp focus on how enterprises and governments use technology to enhance the customer’s experience and enable innovation. “We are experiencing the democratization of enterprise […]

Health care professionals and patients alike are enjoying the convenience of mobile medical apps to share information and accelerate care, but at what risk? While mobile apps make sharing and accessing information easy, they also make the information more susceptible to a breach.  Medical apps are becoming a fixture in the health care industry, predicted […]

Coke vs. Pepsi. Beatles vs. Rolling Stones. iPhone vs. Android. For mobile enthusiasts and developers, the debate on favorite platforms is one for the ages. But for companies recruiting tech professionals with mobile experience, it seems there’s no contest: They just want mobile talent. For recruiters and hiring managers, their resume search behavior looks more […]

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday fast approaching, retailers need to implement the right tools and communications systems to ensure that their businesses and customer care run smoothly during one of the year’s busiest seasons. Easy Office Phone, a provider of cloud-based business phone services, shares six tips on how retailers can ensure effective communications […]

It’s no secret that IT security threats keep evolving. Today’s advanced persistent threats (APTs) are increasingly sophisticated, diverse, targeted, aggressive…and successful. Security breaches still happen at an alarming rate, despite the fact that security technologies and processes keep evolving too. The lack of in-house enterprise expertise highlights an organizational gap that exists between the day-to-day […]

A new survey of small business owners released recently from Ink from Chase shows that, like major retailers, small business owners are preparing for the holiday rush even earlier this year with more than one-third (34 percent) planning promotions beginning on or before Thanksgiving Day. To gear up, 47 percent of small business owners are increasing inventory […]

There’s no doubt that the debate around responsive Web design (RWD) has reached the entry level of most organizations, achieving elevated status as a simple way to reach consumers on the Web, regardless of the device they use to access the Internet. But is responsive design really the right approach to engage your mobile customers? […]

Why do large organizations delay in migrating their users to the latest Windows operating system (OS)? According to Sumir Karayi, CEO of 1E, they often hear five major excuses that prevent IT from staying current in terms of the operating system, and many other technologies. This understanding comes from the work 1E has done with […]

Mobility is a must-do for today’s enterprise. But the path to mobile success isn’t always clear. What apps do we need? What devices, OSes, and experiences should we support? How will our customers and/or employees use our apps? And what’s the best way to get them built? Organizations face a variety of answers and options […]

All across the United States, work-at-home programs are continuing to gain momentum. In fact, it is anticipated that 43 percent of the U.S. workforce will work remotely by 2016, according to Mashable. In addition to the many benefits for employees, businesses are also experiencing financial and non-financial benefits that had not been previously foreseen. In […]