Monthly Archives: February 2014
Vidyo Brings Enterprise Capabilities to Google+ Hangouts
Vidyo is expanding its partnership with Google by developing a video conferencing product that will enable users of the Google+ Hangout feature to connect...
Schneider Electric Launches PowerChute Network Shutdown 3.1
Energy management specialist Schneider Electric announced the release of PowerChute Network Shutdown v3.1 with enhanced virtualization support, a network-based server shutdown solution for IT...
Network Access Control Found Most Effective Against Threats
Network access control (NAC) is rated highest of all the security technologies in its potential to defend against today’s cyber-threats, and 77 percent of...
Aeris Launches GSP Service Platform for M2M Operators
Machine to machine (M2M) technology specialist Aeris Communications announced the availability of GSP, a global M2M service platform for mobile network operators.The GSP platform...
Microsoft’s Cloud Chief on Windows Azure, Tools and More
Microsoft named Scott Guthrie to the position of executive vice president of its Cloud & Enterprise division on Feb. 4.Guthrie assumed the EVP position...
Twitter Revenue Up, User Growth Slower in First Earnings Report
Twitter on Feb. 5 posted its first earnings report since it went public Nov. 7, 2013, and the results were mixed, to say the...
Implementing EMV Chip and PIN Cards Can Be Costly, but Not Difficult
One thing became clear during the Feb. 3 Senate hearings on credit card security, it is that the duty to protect card payment systems...
OpenDaylight’s Hydrogen Poses Challenge to Proprietary Network
The Open Compute initiative is designed to upset the proprietary data center model in place for about the last 50 years with common designs...
Apple’s New Hires, iOS Rumors Point to Health Care Shake-Up
Reports that Apple is working on a smartwatch—dubbed the "iWatch" by the press—have persisted for years, and in more recent months it's been rumored...
Google, EU Reach Apparent Settlement in Antitrust Cases
In a settlement that has taken some 39 months to reach, Google and the European Union (EU) have apparently brokered a deal that will...