Monthly Archives: December 2011
Quest Acquires Bitkoo to Expand Its Identity Management Portfolio
Quest Software has acquired Bitkoo, an access-control technology provider, to enhance its identity and access management portfolio. The acquisition, which Quest officially announced Dec....
Google Puts $94M More in Solar Energy
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Dec. 20 invested $94 million more on solar energy, bringing its clean energy investments to a grand total of more than $915...
Systems Management, Database Software Markets Grew in 2011: IDC
The worldwide systems management and database software markets grew significantly through 2011, despite a weak global economy, according to two Dec. 21 reports from...
JetBrains Launches WebStorm 3.0 JavaScript IDE
JetBrains, a maker of productivity-enhancing tools for software developers, has announced the release of WebStorm 3.0, a JavaScript integrated development environment.The WebStorm IDE features...
Hackers Stole Emails From Employees in Chamber of Commerce Breach
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce was breached a year ago by Chinese hackers targeting four employees working on Asia-related policy.The hackers may have had...
IBM’s Watson to Help Doctors Diagnose, Treat Cancer
The next assignment for IBM's Watson supercomputer is to evaluate treatments for cancer. Health insurer WellPoint, which is looking into real-life applications for Watson,...
Verizon Wireless: 4G Service Restored After Latest Outage
Verizon Wireless officials said their 4G network is back up and running after the carrier sustained its second outage this month, and third one...
IBM Takes Analytics to School
IBM announced that it is working with universities around the world to bring advanced analytics training into the classroom.In a Dec. 21 announcement, IBM...
AT&T’s Purchase of T-Mobile Collapses; Let the Finger-Pointing Begin
There will be some unhappy people this Christmas now that the acquisition of T-Mobile from AT&T is off the table. But I won't be...
iPad App Remotely Monitors Pacemakers, Defibrillators
A Florida doctor has invented a way to monitor patient pacemakers and defibrillators remotely from an Apple iPad in real time.Dr. E. Martin Kloosterman,...