Breaches associated with social media, video sharing, blogs are also on the rise, finds Proofpoint study.

T-Mobile on Monday announced that it will offer the BlackBerry Curve 9300 for just $80 starting on September 8.

Third-party tool adds reliability, accuracy, and speed to virtual machine backups and restores.

Reports suggest iPod touch may get a front-facing camera, while iPod nano is in line for downsizing.

Growing companies face constant pressure to do more with less and to improve IT capabilities to keep pace with competitors. With every dollar crucial, IT and business decision makers can't afford any of these missteps.

The Apple iPad is finally available in large enough numbers that interested buyers will only need to wait 24 hours for it to ship if purchased online.

Highlights of exclusive InformationWeek Analytics research as it appears in "Global Threat, Local Pain," our report assessing whether the high-profile infiltration of corporate networks worldwide (Google China leaps to mind) is forcing execs to reconsider their security strategies and pony up related resources.

The percentage of U.S. adults ages 50 and older using Facebook and other online communities nearly doubled from 22% in April 2009 to 42% in May of this year, according to the Pew Research Center.

Informatica and Teradata are the favorites of poll respondents, but my votes go to EMC and Netezza.

Jambool and Slide, two other social media application firms, were also acquired by Google in August.

Samsung on Sunday announced that it has shipped one million Android 2.1-powered Galaxy S phones in the U.S.

A Congressional Research Service report considers whether U.S. dependency on foreign sources of rare earth elements threatens the defense and technology industries.

Research In Motion is clearly targeting the end user with its latest operating system and Torch smartphone, but its core enterprise market can still find things to like.

Building a system to protect your data can't be a one-size-fits-all endeavor.

Is your data protection plan being held hostage by complexity? An integrated system could be just the thing to set you free.

Think you can't afford BC/DR to rival enterprise-class systems? If you have x86 virtualization installed, you might be surprised.

The White House and OMB are pushing government-wide tech initiatives, but our survey of federal IT pros reveals a gap between policy and implementation.

In the face of unrelenting threats to systems and networks, federal agencies must find ways to attract qualified workers and develop new skills internally.