Monthly Archives: December 2014
Google Boosts Support for Windows on Its Cloud Platform
Google has increased support for Windows workloads on its Google Cloud Platform.The company announced Dec. 8 that it will now offer Microsoft License Mobility,...
Code42 Adds Security Features to Edge Platform
Endpoint data protection and management specialist Code42 announced enhanced security and productivity features in the company’s Edge Platform, which powers Code42’s CrashPlan enterprise endpoint...
New Self-Replicating Ransomware Poses Threat to Corporate Networks
Ransomware is already bad enough, but if you're careful, and quick, it can be eliminated from a computer without paying a ransom.And, of course,...
Security Firm Claims It Found Google App Engine Flaws
Polish firm Security Explorations claims it has discovered more than two-dozen vulnerabilities in the Google App Engine Java environment, some of which allow native...
Microsoft, Accenture Team for Enterprise Hybrid Clouds
Microsoft and Accenture, a global IT services and consulting firm, announced today a new partnership aimed at fast-tracking hybrid cloud projects for enterprises.The Accenture...
Telecom CenturyLink Acquires Cloud DR Provider DataGardens
CenturyLink, the third-largest telecommunications and Internet provider in the United States (in terms of lines served) behind AT&T and Verizon, revealed Dec. 8 that...
Most Buyers to Pay Under $100 for Smartphones by 2020
By 2020, some 75 percent of smartphone buyers will be able to spend less than $100 to get a full-featured device that fills their...
Microsoft Enables Lync-Skype Video Calls
One of the last big barriers between Lync, Microsoft's unified communications platform for businesses, and Skype has been demolished.Lync users can now place video...
Daily Video: Apple iPod Suit at Risk Over Challenge to Plaintiffs’ Qualifications
Did Apple's iPod become the dominant music player illegally? That's the question at the heart of a billion dollar suit that claims Apple shut...
FCC Asks Wireless Carriers to Help Cut Smartphone Thefts by Q1 2015
The Federal Communications Commission is asking the big four wireless carriers in the United States to turn on anti-theft features in their smartphones by...