Monthly Archives: May 2014
Power Query Update Streamlines Excel-Based BI
Microsoft has released the May 2014 update for Power Query, the Excel add-on that links to the company's cloud-enabled Power BI business intelligence offering....
Industrial Systems Still a Target, but Public Details Lacking
Two intrusions into control-system networks revealed in a recent report underscore that such systems continue to be the focus of online attackers and remain...
Microsoft, Salesforce Team Up for Cloud Productivity
Microsoft and Salesforce.com announced a strategic partnership on May 29 that promises to connect Windows and Office to the popular customer relationship management (CRM)...
Metropolitan Museum of Art Unveils Free Image Access to Online Works
Metropolitan Museum of Art Unveils Free Image Access to Online Works
By Todd R. Weiss
Manet's "Boating"
French painter Edouard Manet painted this couple on a sailboat...
AT&T Now Exclusively Selling Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
Samsung has introduced the Galaxy S5 Active. Samsung's latest flagship, the Galaxy S5 (full stop) launched in April and counts among its bragging points...
Consumers Give Up on the Concept of Total Digital Privacy
The vast majority (80 percent) of consumers ages 20-40 in the United States and the United Kingdom believe total privacy in the digital world...
World Cup Malware, Scams Highlighted by Trend Micro
Brazil, host country of this year’s World Cup, has been dealing with a slew of negative publicity thanks to fears of violence, skepticism over...
Malware Incidents Rise Sharply, Trojans Dominate
Malware creation broke all records during the first quarter of 2014, with a figure of more than 15 million new samples, and more than...
Box Launches Box.org to Aid Nonprofits, Open New Markets
Cloud storage and collaboration tools provider Box on May 28 launched Box.org, a project aimed at helping nonprofits and developmental organizations to improve business...
Google Reveals Its Workforce Is Not Very Diverse
After resisting the idea for years, Google has published the results of its workforce diversity tallies, and the picture is not as bright as...