David Needle

When it comes to software-as-a-service and cloud computing, Marc Benioff has a lot to say. The outspoken CEO of Salesforce.com got his chance to expound on what he sees coming as more businesses move to embrace the cloud for their enterprise apps while social networking continues to grow in importance. The result? Benioff sees the […]

During its Atmosphere confab for CIOs, Google continued sounding the drum on the benefits of cloud-based enterprise applications, and singled out it Gmail service as a prime example of what the cloud can deliver. In particular, the company talked up several important and new features of the cloud-based Gmail service, like translation and multiparty videoconferencing. […]

Google may be the first name in search but it wants to be much more than just that. CEO Eric Schmidt argues that Google has as much to offer businesses as Microsoft and made his pitch at a recent CIO event at the company’s headquarters. Datamation reports from the Googleplex. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – In […]

Google is upping the ante on its enterprise play, introducing a major upgrade of its Docs & Spreadsheets productivity suite. The cloud-based offering, based on JavaScript instead of HTML, promises to one-up Microsoft Office with its collaboration features, though the company says the new version has more of the “feel” of desktop applications. But one […]

Cloud computing is a hot area with companies ranging from startups to established players getting into the act with services both for consumers and the enterprise. As Datamation reports, Google is pushing hard to win enterprise acceptance of its Apps Suite and other cloud-based services. Part of that effort is an upcoming event where Google […]

Apple made a number of significant changes to the software underlying the iPhone. The new iPhone 4 OS, previewed Thursday and due out this summer, adds multitasking and an ad platform, among other features. But Apple hasn’t allowed Flash, the popular media playback software for the Web, on the iPhone and, as EnterpriseMobileToday reports, it […]

Everything about the hot new iPad from Apple seemed geared toward the consumer segment, right? But could the device work its way into the enterprise? A burgeoning ecosystem of software and support suggests that it might just follow its smaller cousin, the iPhone, into the business world. But some view the iPad’s introduction to the […]

Even prior to its official debut, the Apple iPad faced criticism over performance compared to rival tablets and other low-cost mobile computing options like netbooks. But now, Gomez, which specializes in Web site and application performance analytics, says that the iPad is proving surprisingly swift when it comes to Web browsing. In fact, the new […]

By most estimates, Apple enjoyed a strong weekend of sales for its new iPad tablet. But some users have raised a red flag on the closely watched mobile device — complaining about problematic Wi-Fi connections. In forums and blogs across the Web, iPad users have said they experience persistently dropped or weak Wi-Fi connections — […]

Despite many positive reports of a successful iPad launch this week, some users had persistent complaints about problems with the device’s Wi-Fi connectivity. The complaints — on user forums, tech blogs and other sites — range from users reporting weak signals to losing the Wi-Fi connection altogether. Many users also said they were experiencing no […]

Tablet computer have been around for years, but interest has picked up considerably since Apple announced its innovative iPad, released this past Saturday. As HardwareCentral reports, other vendors are taking notice. HP is already an established provider of tablet computers, but mostly to vertical markets such as delivery service personnel. Now HP has plans for […]

Research in Motion long owned the smartphones for business segment with its BlackBerry line of devices, but developers are moving to Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android platform in droves, particularly, but not limited to, the consumer side. As EnterpriseMobileToday reports, RIM has moved to upgrade its developer tools in a bid to make creating programs […]