Monthly Archives: November 2013
BYOD Trends, Millennials, Have Little Use for Desk Phones: Report
Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) adoption rates are being driven upward by savvy workers, and "especially Millennials," who are all about "cutting the corporate cord," Ring Central...
Cloud Security Alliance Defends Cloud With Software Defined Perimeter
While many see security as being a barrier to cloud adoption, the Cloud Security Alliance has a very different viewpoint. The CSA sees the...
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 2 Tablet: A Look Under the Hood
Microsoft's Surface Pro 2 tablet, which launched shortly after Windows 8.1 Oct. 22, sports major upgrades according to Ed Giaimo, senior director of product...
BlackBerry Is Committed, Looking Forward, Says New CEO Chen
John Chen, the new CEO and executive chair of BlackBerry, is now in charge and ready to move ahead, he said in an open...
EMC Launches Not-So-Secret XtremIO All-Flash Arrays
EMC apparently has no clue how to keep secrets about its flash strategy.Back in May 2012 when it acquired Israel-based XtremIO--it's pronounced "Extreme IO,"...
AWS Moving Into Internet of Things Business With Kinesis Service
LAS VEGAS—Vendors hoping to cash in on the Internet of things buzz and wishing that Amazon Web Services would stay out of the "things"...
Microsoft to Host Xbox One Global Launch Events
The Xbox One arrives on Nov. 22, and Microsoft is hoping that it will make a big splash by hosting midnight openings worldwide along...
Why IBM’s Watson Is Huge for Developers
This has been a big week for developers—a big week for developers working with industry icons.Yesterday Microsoft not only officially launched Visual Studio 2013...
Snapchat Turns Down Facebook’s $3B, as User Numbers Grow: Report
Evan Spiegel, Snapchat's 23-year-old CEO, has turned down a $3 billion offer for his company.Snapchat is a mobile app that that lets users, mostly...
SUSE Linux Goes Long on Support
SUSE is expanding the support on its flagship Linux distribution from 10 years to 13 years. The enterprise Linux vendor is also expanding its...