Monthly Archives: August 2014
AT&T, Verizon Launch HTC One M8 Running Windows Phone 8.1
AT&T and Verizon Wireless are each adding a Windows Phone 8.1 version of the HTC One M8 smartphone to their consumer device lines as...
Daily Tech Briefing: August 20, 2014
Since Aug. 15, Microsoft has been beset with outages affecting its Azure cloud computing platform, which powers the company's growing infrastructure- and software-as-a-service portfolio.It...
A Look Back at Internet of Things’ Origin, Evolution
A Look Back at Internet of Things' Origin, Evolution
By Darryl K. Taft
Tim Berners-Lee
In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web.
Internet Toaster
In 1990, John...
Pivotal Adds Mobile Services to Its PaaS
Pivotal has announced Pivotal CF Mobile Services, an addition to the company's Pivotal CF enterprise platform as a service (PaaS).Pivotal CF Mobile Services provide...
Linux Founder Linus Torvalds ‘Still Wants the Desktop’
CHICAGO—The Linux faithful gathered today at LinuxCon to hear core Linux developers, especially Linus Torvalds—and the audience wasn't disappointed. In a keynote panel session,...
Linux Foundation Debuts Linux Certification Effort
CHICAGO—The Linux Foundation announced today its first Linux certifications for IT professionals. The new certifications were announced at the LinuxCon conference here, which officially...
FinancialForce Adds Enhancements to ERP Platform
Cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) provider FinancialForce announced the launch of ERP Summer ’14, featuring enhancements in Professional Services Automation (PSA) and financial management.Built...
Promise Technology Debuts Private Cloud Storage Platform
Hardware and software storage architecture specialist Promise Technology announced the launch of FileCruiser, an all-in-one cloud storage platform and private Enterprise File Synchronization and...
Microsoft Launches Bing Developer Assistant for Visual Studio
Microsoft announced the availability of its Bing Developer Assistant for Visual Studio, an extension that brings together the Visual Studio Sample Browser and Bing...
Sprint Gets First Sharp Aquos Crystal Smartphones for U.S. Customers
Sharp's new Aquos Crystal smartphones with their innovative borderless displays will debut for U.S. consumers with Sprint and with the Sprint network's no-contract partner...