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IBM, U. of Michigan Creating Chatty Computer
How would you like to have a conversation with your computer to plan your vacation or to do your taxes, or literally hold a...
Lifesize Prepares for Life as Independent, Private Company
Lifesize officials have spent the past two years essentially reinventing the company's business model, an effort that has seen the video and Web conferencing...
Skype Translator Now Available to All Windows Users
For nearly three and a half months, Microsoft has been rolling out its Skype Translator technology to millions of Windows users. This week, the...
Experts Debate Big Data, Al Gore Talks Tech
SAN FRANCISCO—The term big data gets tossed around a lot these days, but it's not always clear what it refers to. An executive with...
Cloudmark Puts Spear-Phishing in Its Cross Hairs
Among the most impactful attacks on the Internet today is spear-phishing, in which an attacker takes targeted aim an individual or an organization in...
Google Offers Promo Code Options for Android App Developers
Apple for years has provided software developers with the ability to use promo codes to promote their paid iOS or Mac applications.Developers can basically...
EMC Exec: Deal With Dell Won’t Distract Firms From Innovation
Today's topics include EMC's CTO speaking out about the company's Dell merger, Samsung will build Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 system on a chip, Seagate has...
Polycom Unveils Cloud-Enabled RealPresence Collaboration Offering
Polycom is taking its RealPresence collaboration technology to the cloud.Company officials this week unveiled RealPresence Clariti, a new offering that essentially offers all the...
Hyatt Latest Hotel Chain to Disclose Data Breach
Hyatt Hotels is the latest hotel chain to admit that it has fallen victim to malware that steals customer information from payment systems. The...
IBM, CSC Team Up in Hybrid Cloud Push
IBM and CSC today announced an expanded partnership to help enterprises accelerate their transition to the cloud by integrating the companies' technologies that enable...