Monthly Archives: September 2014
Connecticut Launches First School Based on IBM P-TECH Model
IBM announced that the state of Connecticut has opened its first school based on the IBM Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH)...
Future of Robotics Debate Stumbles Over Question: What Is a Robot?
WASHINGTON—When a prestigious organization such as the Brookings Institution here in the nation's capital decides to study civilian robotics, you know that at the...
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Goes Mobile
Microsoft's pursuit of tablet-wielding workforces continues with the recent releases of iOS, Android and Windows apps for Dynamics NAV, the Redmond, Wash.-based company' enterprise...
Oracle Buys Front Porch to Upgrade Its Content Management
Oracle filled a gap in its storage and content-management portfolio with the acquisition of Louisville, Colo.-based Front Porch Digital.Terms of the deal, announced Sept....
Plantronics Seeks Entrants for Wearables Innovation Contest
Headset vendor Plantronics is sponsoring a contest with $85,000 in total prize money to encourage developers to create innovations for future-generation Bluetooth headsets that...
Google Intros Low-Cost Android One Smartphones in India
Google is introducing a line of low-cost Android One smartphones in India to make phones and mobile service more affordable to some 5 billion...
Malware-Free Intrusions on the Rise
More often than not, data breaches are the result of some form of malware intrusion. While malware is often an indicator of compromise, not...
Daily Tech Briefing: Sept. 15, 2014
Recently released court documents show that Yahoo resisted the U.S. government's initial attempts to force it to comply with the National Security Agency's PRISM...
Apple iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus Preorders Top 4 Million
The newly announced iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones have set a new Apple record of more than 4 million devices being preordered...
Brocade Bolsters NFV Platform With Vistapointe Buy
Brocade officials are hoping to give their network operator customers that are adopting network-functions virtualization greater visibility into their architectures with the acquisition of...