Monthly Archives: August 2018
BlackBerry Cuts Features, Lowers KEY2 LE Handset Price to Lure Buyers
BlackBerry has introduced its latest smartphone, the $399 KEY2 LE model that keeps some key features of its recent $649 KEY2 handset while cutting...
OpenStack Rocky Boosts Cloud Deployment on Bare Metal
The OpenStack Foundation announced the general availability of its Rocky release on Aug. 30, providing new capabilities for both private and public cloud operators.Among...
VMware Moves Beyond Legacy Systems to Center of Multi-Cloud World
LAS VEGAS—Just a few years ago VMware was counted out as a legacy technology provider that was being overrun by Docker containers and declared...
What Developers Can Do to Improve Cyber-Security
VANCOUVER, B.C.—There are a lot of different things that developers can do to improve open source code quality, but being driven by fear isn't...
Couchbase DB Launches First NoSQL Autonomous Operator for Kubernetes
NoSQL database developer Couchbase on Aug. 30 launched something that Docker/microservices/container-deployment developers may find rather intriguing: the first NoSQL autonomous operator for Kubernetes.The Mountain...
Apple Expected to Give Mac Mini, iPad Pro Much Needed Upgrades
Today’s topics include Apple focusing on upgrades to iPad Pros, big screen iPhones and Macs, and Fortnite installer vulnerabilities highlighting mobile app store risks.While...
Linux Kernel Developer Criticizes Intel for Meltdown, Spectre Response
Vancouver, B.C.—At the Open Source Summit North America here on Aug. 29, Greg Kroah-Hartman warned attendees about the severe impact the Meltdown and Spectre...
New Box Activity Stream Links to Slack, Salesforce, DocuSign Cloud Apps
SAN FRANCISCO—Box made several partnership announcements it said will enhance its status as a neutral platform for enterprise content management.Executives from Apple, Google, ServiceNow...
Box, Google Collaboration Tools Rapidly Becoming Interchangeable
Just when you thought cloud storage and collaboration-tool maker Box eventually has to run out of ideas for new products, it comes up every...
Microsoft Bringing Google ID Log-ins to Azure Active Directory
Microsoft is expanding its Azure Active Directory B2B Collaboration support to now include log-ins from users who have Google IDs, which will allow enterprises...