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Zenprise, a provider of mobile device management software and services, announced its latest major hire today. The firm named Chris Doell as its vice president of customer success, a newly created role that will put him in charge of client services, customer …
SaaS Gains Enterprise Help Desk with Zendesk Update
Zendesk today announced that its popular help desk offering, which is used by Sony and Twitter among others, will become more worthwhile for large organizations with an enterprise plan scaled up for the company’s heavy-weight customers. The price tag on it is …
JailBreakMe Developer Talks Apple and Security
Comex, the person behind the JailBreakMe iPhone software that lets users get bypass Apple’s notoriously strict Digital Rights Management and install any app of their choosing, has been revealed by Forbes thanks to some social media research. The individual who seems to be …
Topify Shuts Itself Down because Twitter Doesn’t Care about the Little Guys
Arik Fraimovich, one of the developers behind Twitter tool Topify, announced in a blog post he will be shutting down the free service on August 5. Topify enabled users to manage their Twitter accounts from their inboxes, rather than having to receive …
IPO Season Gets Another Boost with Palo Alto Networks’ New Executive
Palo Alto Networks, a company that develops a firewall offering that filters web traffic based on the type of application generating it, announced its latest hire as it’s starting to prep for an initial public offering. Mark McLaughlin, who served in various …
AppleTV Gains Momentum, Google TV Lags Behind
Online video is taking up more and more bandwidth, as both demand and quality rise exponentially and companies are quick to catch up with this growing market. Some have managed to do so, while others are still looking to gain a name …
VCE Joins CLOUD2 Commission to Standardize Govt. Clouds
The the Virtual Computing Environment Company, a joint venture by Cisco, EMC and VMware announced the release of TechAmerica Federal CLOUD2 Commission report in the National Press Club. The TechAmerica CLOUD2 Commission is a group of over 70 industry veterans from both …
Nintendo Sales Drop as Competition Overshadows Main Offering
The gaming industry is being shaken by a drastic shift in user demand, and Nintendo along with B&M game stores has taken a hit. Sales of the Nintendo 3DS hand-held console, which comes with a no-glasses 3D gimmick, have dropped significantly in …
BlueCross Adds Encryption After File Theft Incident
The explanation behind the long string of hacks we’ve seen lately that stretches back all the way to last year may show that hackers are getting smarter, but some cases can also be attributed to organizations’ failure to protect themselves. One clear …
HTC and Samsung Losing Momentum, Face Apple on All Fronts
HTC and Samsung reported results for the second quarter today. Both the companies’ figures suggested that they’re starting to see a decline in their almost supernatural growth rates from the past few quarters, something that can be attributed mainly to their early …