Monthly Archives: May 2014
Microsoft Pushes Windows 8.1 Update Deadline to June 10
Microsoft is giving Windows 8.1 holdouts a little more time to update their systems to the latest version of the company's flagship operating system.Last...
Riverbed Renames Product Lineup
Riverbed Technology officials in November 2013 announced that the company, which had made its name in the WAN optimization space, was expanding its product...
Daily Tech Briefing: May 12, 2014
Microsoft has extended its cloud-based business intelligence platform for Office 365—Power BI—with a new update designed to bring forecasting capabilities to the software. Power...
Google Funds $1M Competition for Improved Power Inverters
Google has launched a $1 million prize for a competition it hopes will inspire new ideas and innovations in the development of better solar...
Microsoft Launches Azure ExpressRoute
Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute is open for business, announced the software giant during its TechEd conference in Houston.ExpressRoute provides a private, secure link to Azure...
eWEEKChat May 14: Software-Defined Everything: Truth or Marketspeak?
On Wednesday, May 14, at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKnews will host its 20th eWEEKChat event. The topic will be "Software-Defined...
Google Gives Tips for Building Websites for International Users
Google is advising companies to improve their Websites so they can attract and retain more customers in foreign countries to increase sales and services...
IBM Intros Software-Defined Storage Platform
BOSTON—IBM is using technology leveraged from its Watson cognitive computing initiative and its work in high-performance computing as the foundation for its first significant...
T-Mobile Reportedly Seeking $1B Breakup Fee If Sprint Deal Fails
Sprint wants to merge with T-Mobile, and as early discussions proceed, T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom is insisting that a $1 billion breakup fee...
10 Reasons Why an Apple Buyout of Beats Electronics Makes Sense
10 Reasons Why an Apple Buyout of Beats Electronics Makes Sense
by Don Reisinger
Beats Is 'Cool'
Apple's not one to acquire companies often, but when it...