Monthly Archives: August 2014
Webroot, LogRhythm Partner on Security Integration
Cloud-based Web threat detection specialist Webroot and security intelligence company LogRhythm announced a partnership that will integrate Webroot’s BrightCloud IP Reputation Service with LogRhythm’s...
Microsoft Hardens Windows Phone for Government Duty
Microsoft's love-hate relationship with the U.S. government is turning a bit more amicable, at least when it comes to Windows Phone.The U.S. government is...
CHS Breach a Sign of Health Care’s Security Illness
Community Health Systems announced Aug. 18 that hackers had breached its health care network of 206 facilities and stolen sensitive information on approximately 4.5...
Microsoft Kicks Off Its NoSQL Azure DocumentDB Preview
Microsoft has released a preview of DocumentDB, a NoSQL document service for the company's Azure cloud computing platform.The NoSQL database movement has picked up...
IBM Serves Up Cloud, Big Data, Analytics Globally
IBM announced a series of customer engagements in the big data, analytics and cloud arenas that signify the company’s commitment to take its cloud...
Windows 9 Is Badly Needed, Assuming It Actually Works
Probably the best news about Windows 8.1 these days is that you don't have to use it. Microsoft, having seen how disappointed its corporate...
Android Security Is Under Fire–Again
Another day and yet another set of reports alleging insecurity in the Android mobile operating system. This week, not one, but two reports came...
Daily Tech Briefing: August 22, 2014
There was bad news and good news in Hewlett-Packard's fiscal third-quarter earnings report. The bad was that the IT giant posted earnings that were...
10 Milestones of Steve Ballmer’s Tenure at Microsoft
10 Milestones of Steve Ballmer's Tenure at Microsoft
by Don Reisinger
After Years With Microsoft, Ballmer Gets the CEO Gig
Steve Ballmer joined Microsoft in 1980, becoming...
Six Ways Enterprises Are Using Analytics to Improve Business
Six Ways Enterprises Are Using Analytics to Improve Business
by Darryl K. Taft
Improving the Customer Experience
In probably one of the most popular uses today, predictive...