Monthly Archives: February 2013
Mobile, Social and Big Data Tech to Drive Actionable Analytics
Less than one-third (30 percent) of potential users in an organization adopt CIO-sponsored analytics tools, despite the fact that business intelligence and analytics continues...
Java Flaw Repair Email Camouflages Crafty New Malware Attack
Back in January there was big news about a zero-day vulnerability in Java. This vulnerability would let the Bad Guys execute software on your...
Google Maps Helps Track Snowstorm Nemo, and More Weekend Maps Fun
As Snowstorm Nemo assaulted the Northeast from New York City to Boston and beyond, New York City's public radio station, WNYC, got to work...
Dell Getting Shareholder Resistance to Buyout Deal
Dell is getting pushback from some investors on the $24.4 billion plan to take the company private, with the company’s largest independent shareholder saying...
Secret Service Investigating Email Hack, Theft of Bush Family Files
A criminal investigation has reportedly been launched into the hacking of email accounts belonging to former presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush...
Intel Invests $6.5 Million in SDN Vendor Big Switch Networks
Intel is investing $6.5 million in Big Switch Networks, one of a number of smaller companies in the fast-growing area of software-defined networks.Big Switch...
Yahoo Signs Google Ad Deal as Microsoft Blasts Google Practices
Yahoo has signed a contextual advertising deal with Google, just as Microsoft launched a campaign to raise consumer awareness about the practices Google uses...
Android Paternity Test App Developed by UC Irvine Computer Scientists
University of California, Irvine, computer scientists have developed a genomic app that conducts on-the-spot paternity tests and holds potential for personalized medicine.The software platform,...
IBM’s Watson Supercomputer Bears Arms to Battle Cancer
IBM's Watson supercomputer celebrated the second anniversary of its trouncing human competitors on "Jeopardy" with the announcement of two new medical applications aimed at...
SkyDrive Users Store 1 Billion Office Docs in the Cloud
SkyDrive, Microsoft's cloud file-sharing and storage platform, crossed a big milestone. In the wake of the blog post.Shahine wrote, "Last week Office 365 Home...