Articles by David Needle 

Blue Coat Systems explains why it might be time for IT to revamp its WAN optimization strategy.

Compuware's Gomez First Mile solution gives IT broader visibility of Web application performance.

Even as rumors swirl that Cisco might buy the popular consumer VoIP calling service, Skype launches a new service designed for the enterprise.

CEO John Chambers cites "unusual uncertainty" in the economy as Q4 sales miss analyst estimates, though earnings per share were up.

AirWatch says its iOS management software allows enterprises the flexibility to activate and control fleet devices and even open up the doors to personally owned systems without causing configuration issues for non-corporate e-mail accounts.

Michael Copps travels to Stanford University and Silicon Valley to promote universal access to the Internet.

VeriSign, comedian Dana Carvey, and Sun co-founder Scott McNealy track how far the Internet has come -- and if it was really worth it.

Build it and they will come -- or in Google's case, simply pledging to build was enough.

New analytics server uses hosted business intelligence to provide greater insight into messaging traffic.

Apple's app store is a runaway success, but its consumer focus leaves IT managers cold. Ondeego says it has an alternative.

With over 60,000 companies in its network and over 157,000 jobs filled in the past year, Elance has some interesting job market data on hand.

As more and more new mobile devices appear, network administrators need to prepare for new management and security headaches.

A report says tried-and-true attacks are finding rich new hunting grounds as the number of enterprise VoIP deployments increases.

The enterprise-ation of social networking continues apace with Awareness' eight pre-fab social networking models.

Tech executives speaking at the Web 2.0 Conference say things will get better, but not before they get worse.

The winning entry uses 'the network as the platform for visibility, manageability and, ultimately, control of energy-consuming systems.'

Broadband management firm said its latest figures show a big jump in European use of Wi-Fi hotspots.

Wi-Fi Alliance announces Voice-Personal certification program to promote high quality equipment for calls over WLANs.

Even if the iPhone doesn't have all the features IT wants, companies may be forced to support it anyway.

Google's enterprise strategy isn't much different than the consumer side when it comes to giving users an early look at services in development.

Latest "Patch Tuesday" updates aim to shut the door on a slew of critical Office suite vulnerabilities.

Discusses Comcast, Net Neutrality and other issues at Stanford confab.

The official 1.0 release of the popular Internet phone service is accompanied by the launch of a new 'social' Web site.

Data center management tool is designed for heterogeneous environments.

Preconfigured apps designed to improve the quality of telecom connections.