Monthly Archives: September 2016
Microsoft Delivers Version 2.0 of TypeScript Programming Language
Microsoft on Sept. 22 announced the formal release of TypeScript 2.0, which is available as a download as well as with Visual Studio Code....
European Commission Kills Free Mobile Roaming Limits
By Roland Moore-ColyerThe European Commission has agreed on an approach that ends roaming charges in the EU and does not impose a limit on...
IBM Launches New Cloud Data Center in Norway
IBM continues to increase its cloud footprint and expand its global cloud presence with the opening of a cloud data center in Oslo.The new...
Panasonic Debuts PremierOCR Scanning Platform
Panasonic System Communications Company of North America has introduced PremierOCR, an advanced PDF optical character recognition, compression and conversion platform.The platform is designed to...
Lack of IoT Security Is Huge Risk for Critical Enterprise IT Systems
SARATOGA, Calif.—It's probably impossible to accurately state how many "things" comprise the internet of things (IoT) in enterprises around the world. Even best guesses...
Comcast to Offer Mobile Phone Services in 2017: Report
Comcast plans to jump into the wireless phone service marketplace by mid-2017 by offering its cable customers phone plans that will use WiFi and...
Breaches Compromise Credentials From Almost All Large Companies: Study
Nearly every large company has had at least one employee whose email address and password have been leaked in a recent breach, putting those...
Oracle Closing in on AWS, Microsoft With Public Cloud Infrastructure
SAN FRANCISCO—Oracle has been accused of being late to the party when it comes to cloud computing—almost 10 years too late—but now the company...
‘Hissing’ iPhone 7s Reported, but That May Be a Normal Noise
Some owners of the latest Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus smartphones are posting complaints online about strange "hissing" noises that emanate from...
Mozilla Says Goodbye to Firefox Hello in Firefox 49
In October 2014, as part of the Firefox 34 beta release, Mozilla introduced its Firefox Hello communications technology enabling users to make calls directly...