Monthly Archives: October 2014
Unify Gears Up for the Release of Ansible UC Platform
For Unify CEO Dean Douglas, the last 10 months have been busy, and October looks to be more of the same.The former head of...
Apple iPhone 6 Shows Why Even Small Gains in Screen Size Matter
My biggest complaint about the Apple iPhone during my previous brief periods of ownership was that the screen was too small to use.Specifically, I...
Google Physical Web Aims to Make IoT Easier to Use
Google is kicking off a project designed to make it easier for people to get around the Internet of things as the number of...
Rumors of Nexus 6 Smartphone With Larger Screen Persist
Google's Nexus 5 smartphone was launched almost a year ago on Oct. 31, 2013, and still no successor has been announced. That, of course,...
CyberFest Conference Looks at Road Ahead for IoT Security
SAN DIEGO—If you think cyber-security is a problem now, wait until the Internet of things becomes routine in our daily lives.Cyber-crooks are now hacking...
Juniper Spin-Off Pulse Secure Eyes Mobile Management
Juniper Networks launched its Junos Pulse mobile security business in 2010, but its future was thrown into doubt in February as soon as new...
Phone Calls Top Texts for Customer Service Issues
Sixty percent of consumers reported an improvement in customer service since 2013, yet they identified critical areas of concern and frustration such as unknowledgeable...
IBM Tweaks DB2 With BLU Acceleration for Big Data
A year after bringing the in-memory database software DB2 with BLU Acceleration to market, IBM has enhanced the technology to make it simpler, more...
Lenovo-IBM Deal Includes M5 Servers for Mission-Critical Apps
Lenovo-IBM Deal Includes M5 Servers for Mission-Critical Apps
by Darryl K. Taft
New M5 x86 Servers
IBM's new M5 servers combine high performance with built-in security, efficiency...
FCC’s Nov. 13 Wireless Auction: Key Facts About the Event
When the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opens its Nov. 13 AWS-3 wireless spectrum auction up to bidders, some 80 applicants will compete to beat...