Monthly Archives: October 2014
AllSeen to Shine a Light on Internet of Things
The AllSeen Alliance, one of several industry consortiums developing open standards for the Internet of things, is turning its attention to lights in homes...
Mayo Clinic Releases Free Health App for iOS Devices
The Mayo Clinic announced the launch of the Mayo Clinic app, available as a free download from Apple's App Store. The app integrates with...
Lantronix Debuts SLC 8000 Console Manager
IT infrastructure and smart appliances specialist Lantronix announced the launch of its SLC 8000 modular console manager.Designed to reduce deployment and management costs and...
Xerox Acquires Case Management Specialist Consilience Software
Print and document solutions specialist Xerox announced its acquisition of Consilience Software, an Austin-based company providing case management and workflow automation software to the...
Dell, Lenovo Take Aim as HP Begins to Split in Two
Dell and Lenovo, which in the past had been the target of Hewlett-Packard's efforts to lure away customers during times of high-profile transitions, are...
We Don’t Need Silicon Valley to Reinvent Our Food
Having reinvented information gathering, social interaction, business, finance and many other areas of human life, Silicon Valley now wants to reinvent food.The whole venture-funded,...
Two AT&T Data Breaches Draw Attention to Insider Access Issues
Telecommunications giant AT&T is reporting that, once again, an insider gained unauthorized access to customer information. This is the second time in 2014 that...
IBM Opens Watson Headquarters in NYC Amid New Cognitive Milestones
As IBM moves its Watson cognitive computing technology into its new home in New York City's Silicon Alley, the company announced significant milestones fueling...
IBM Sees Software-Defined Storage as Taming Data Deluge
LAS VEGAS--Hewlett-Packard's Oct. 5 announcement that it intends to split into two independent companies--one for hardware, one for software and services--in order to survive...
NYC Ends Ad Beacon Network Some Saw as Privacy Invasion
New York City officials have ordered the removal of a controversial system of advertising beacons that were in the process of being installed in...