Monthly Archives: October 2016
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 Adds Cortana, Outlook Capabilities
Dynamics NAV 2017, Microsoft's ERP software platform is now generally available. In some significant ways, the new release mirrors how cloud-enabled analytics and machine-learning...
ARM Unveils Chip Cores for Immersive Applications Like VR, AR
ARM is rolling out two chip cores that address the demand for greater immersive and interactive visual capabilities—including virtual and augmented reality—in their mobile...
Google Adds Bulk Enrollment for Corporate-Issued Android Devices
Google has introduced a couple of new features to help administrators better manage company-owned Android smartphones and tablets in the enterprise.One of them is...
Companies Need New Levels of Engagement to Win Over Customers
HALF MOON BAY, Calif.—The holy grail of sales is the satisfied customer, who not only buys your product or service, but is likely to...
VR Vendor Starbreeze Acquires Nozon Visual Effects Studio
Virtual reality content and entertainment publisher Starbreeze has acquired visual effects company Nozon, which creates visual effects and 3D animation for clients, in a...
Microsoft to Release PowerApps and Flow on Nov. 1
Continuing the company's mission to create a unified, cloud-enabled productivity and business application ecosystem, Microsoft announced on Oct. 31 that PowerApps and Flow will...
BroadSoft Buys Cloud Communications Vendor VoIP Logic
BroadSoft is building out its cloud communications portfolio by acquiring VoIP Logic, a company that delivers cloud services based on BroadSoft's BroadWorks to service...
TrapX Deception Technology Aims to Mitigate Risk of SWIFT Attacks
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) system has increasingly become a target of hackers in 2016, as attackers attempt to exploit banks....
Ubuntu Linux Founder Tells OpenStack to Focus on Things That Matter
In the early days of OpenStack back in 2010 when the project was first getting started, Ubuntu Linux was typically the default reference implementation...
CenturyLink to Buy Service Provider Level 3 for $34 Billion
CenturyLink is buying Level 3 Communications for $34 billion, a move that officials with both companies said will create a significantly larger player in...