Monthly Archives: March 2014
A Look at Mainframe History as IBM System/360 Turns 50, COBOL Turns 55
A Look at Mainframe History as IBM System/360 Turns 50, COBOL Turns 55
by Darryl K. Taft
1956: The Beginnings of a Mainframe
Before the advent of...
Microsoft’s Nadella May Finally Unveil Office for iPad
After years of rumors, Microsoft may be finally getting ready to pull the trigger on Office for iPad.In a March 17 Reuters report, Bill...
Cisco, Google to Bring WebEx to Chromebooks
Cisco Systems is working with Google to bring its WebEx collaboration technology to Google's Chromebooks.In his keynote address March 18 at the Enterprise Connect...
Mozilla Patches Firefox 28 Pwn2Own Flaws, Adds Gamepad API Support
Mozilla is out today with its latest Firefox Web browser release, fixing security vulnerabilities and providing new capabilities to end users and developers.Firefox 28...
Windows XP Support Deadline: 10 Options to Consider
Windows XP Support Deadline: 10 Options to Consider
By Don Reisinger
Is Everything Backed Up?
This is perhaps the first and most important question all companies (and...
Trustwave Gains Cloud App Security Testing via Cenzic Acquisition
Security vendor Trustwave is acquiring application security testing firm Cenzic in a deal announced today.Financial terms of the purchase are not being publicly disclosed,...
Amazon to Introduce Set-Top Box, Smartphone: Reports
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos originally considered calling his company Relentless.com, and it's hard to think of a more spot-on title. According to...
Sprint Adds 20 Markets to 4G LTE Network
Wireless carrier Sprint announced 20 addition markets for its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, bringing faster data speeds to customers in such locations...
IBM: CMOs Mixing Internal, External Data for Financial Success
IBM said chief marketing officers (CMOs) that have been successful in mixing internal data with external data are able to uncover insights that drive...
Brainshark Launches SlideShark Anywhere Platform
Cloud-based business presentations specialist Brainshark announced the launch of SlideShark Anywhere, extending features and benefits of SlideShark to PC, Mac and Windows 8 tablet...