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iPad beats smartphones in browsing speed test

Apple's iPad blew away several other mobile devices at loading Web pages, according to a recent speed test conducted by Compuware.

Although the test was geared toward smartphones and the iPad was used only as a reference point, Apple's popular tablet proved speedier at Web browsing than the iPhone, HTC Desire, BlackBerry Torch, and several other mobile devices.

Conducted in July, the test tried to determine the impact of each device on Web site performance. Specifically, the analysis looked at two measurements:

Page load time, or how long it takes for a Web page to fully load. &… Read more

Compuware completes Gomez buyout

Compuware announced Monday that it has completed the buyout of Web optimization company Gomez, bringing aboard the acquired firm's 272 employees into a new Web Performance division.

As an application and testing firm, Compuware provides enterprise customers with tools to optimize the performance of their server-based applications. Gomez helps its customers monitor and manage the performance of their Web sites and Web-based applications.

Compuware believes that the addition of Gomez, first announced in October, will allow it to provide a wider range of services to help customers test and optimize both in-house and Internet-based applications.

The deal has also … Read more

Compuware to swallow site optimizer Gomez

Application management and testing firm Compuware on Wednesday said it will buy Web optimization company Gomez for $295 million in cash.

Compuware provides software and services to help its customers optimize the performance of their in-house applications. It typically delivers tools to manage server-based applications in the enterprise market. In recent years, Compuware has also generated sales by offering its tools via software as a service (SaaS), where it hosts or delivers software for its customers over the Internet.

Gomez helps businesses monitor and manage the performance of their Web sites and Web-based applications. The company looks at issues such … Read more

Data theft: What really accounts for it

If you work in a corporation, then you might be interested in a blog posting by Joel Hruska over at Ars Technica that reviews a report by Compuware on how and why corporations lose data.

Compuware surveyed 1,112 "IT practitioners" and found that only 1 percent of data losses could be attributed to hackers.

The other 99 percent? Mostly negligent insiders. The next biggest sources of trouble were outsourcing and malicious employees.

Asked about their employer's ability to monitor and detect information theft, most of those surveyed said their employers did a poor job.

If you … Read more

Two old-time tech companies ripe for picking?

We are all used to mergers and acquisitions in our industry but usually these deals involve a big guy grabbing a smaller guy. Think Citrix Systems buying NetScaler, Cisco Systems purchasing WebEx, or Symantec jumping on Vontu. It's extremely rare to see larger or established tech vendors get gobbled up in a similar way. In 2008, I can foresee a couple of deals that break the traditional pattern.

First of all, I believe that either EMC, Hewlett-Packard, or Symantec will purchase venerable systems management vendor Compuware. Why? Compuware has a very extensive set of products and services that span … Read more