Monthly Archives: February 2014
Microsoft Invests $15M in Foursquare
Big leadership changes aren't the only things happening at Microsoft. The Redmond, Wash.-based IT giant is also making waves in social media.Foursquare, based in...
Defining the Third IT Platform: Key 2014 Trends Identified by IDC
Defining the Third IT Platform: Key 2014 Trends Identified by IDC
by Chris Preimesberger
Worldwide IT Growth Will Be Up, Modestly
Worldwide IT spending will reach $2.14...
Bill Gates Assumes Tech Advisor Role at Microsoft Under New CEO
Microsoft had a momentous day Feb.4, with the announcement that Satya Nadella, its cloud chief and a 22-year veteran of the company, had taken...
Google Now Feature Comes to Chrome Beta Browser
Google has finally brought its Google Now notification "card" feature to the latest version of its Chrome beta browser for desktop users, Version 33.0.1750.70...
Adobe Issues Update to Fix Zero-Day Flaw in Flash
Adobe has been keeping to a regular patch release cycle for its products, but this week that cycle was interrupted. On Tuesday, Feb. 4,...
Android Apps, Internet Explorer, Java Among the Most Vulnerable: HP
Android Apps, Internet Explorer, Java Among the Most Vulnerable: HP
by Nathan Eddy
Android Applications Use Encryption Improperly
As the lines are blurred between mobile technology and...
SAP Betting Big on Simplicity and HANA in the Cloud
NEW YORK—SAP is moving its core business to the cloud on its HANA cloud platform, SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott told investors at its Investor...
Cisco: No Letup in Growth of Mobile Network Traffic
The skyrocketing growth of data running over wireless networks will only increase over the next five years as more people use more connected mobile...
Dell Unveils Proof-of-Concept ARM-Based Server
Dell has developed an ARM-based proof-of-concept microserver that company officials hope will help expand the ecosystem around 64-bit ARM server processors.The system is being...
Channel Sales Reach Nearly $62 Billion in 2013: NPD
Business-to-business channel sales—revenue through distributors and commercial resellers—increased for the third year in a row, ending 2013 up nearly 6 percent at $61.7 billion,...