StraightTalk

BlackBerry Messenger is set to go cross-platform

BlackBerry has announced that its popular social messaging service, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), will be offered on the Android and iOS platforms as well as on Blackberry devices.

BT looks to break Sky’s bundle

BT has announced its intention to offer access to its two new sports channels (in which it has invested over £1bn in distribution rights alone) and ESPN free to its broadband customers.

An Agile Cisco is an innovative Cisco

At Cisco’s recent contact center analyst conference, executives from its Collaboration Technology Group gave insight into the success of the company’s current product segmentation mix, and the thinking behind some of its market movements.

Teradata’s unified data world is evolving

Traditionally identified with the enterprise data warehouse, Teradata has significantly broadened its product portfolio and positioning. With enterprise analytics no longer a monolithic world, Teradata offers an array of models optimized for different types of workloads, and increasingly, new styles such as exploratory analytics.

Oracle puts applications in the Fast Data lane

With Oracle’s X-3 generation of Exadata and Exalogic engineered-systems platforms significantly upping the amount of Flash (SSD) and memory (DRAM), Oracle is now cranking up the speed on its applications portfolio.

BT steady for now

BT is steady as she goes, even if it not showing much market leadership. The revenue growth horizon has receded, but investment in sports TV offers the tantalizing prospect of a challenger to BSkyB. The strongest focus at BT's final results presentation in London last week was on a cost reduction program that has graduated from a desperate remedy to a services improvement program.

How to drive workplace reform using mobile technology

Mobile technology has already had an enormous impact on the wider community. Indeed, it is now being described as one of the most significant changes since the Internet. Mobile technology is having a transformational impact on the workplace, as an emerging driver of workplace reform.

Cyan goes public as investors wake up to value of networks

Cyan Inc., a manufacturer of networking equipment and software, had its IPO on May 9, the first IPO by an optical start-up since Infinera went public in 2007. Investor interest in network infrastructure appears to be reviving.

Digital citizens need a new approach to the delivery of emergency services

Every year, the world community faces a variety of natural disasters including earthquakes, fires, floods, storms, and droughts. In response to these realities, many nations have developed sophisticated emergency response capabilities.

British smart meter delay – better late than never

The Department for Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has decided to delay the British deployment of smart meters by a year to perform more tests. This last-minute delay, while welcome, is further evidence that the DECC lacks the skills to manage such a complex deployment.