Darryl K. Taft

IBM has announced a new version of its IBM Connections software, the company’s enterprise social networking platform-with support for iPhone 5. As part of the announcement, IBM unveiled new software and services that bring the power of big data analytics into the hands of today’s social-savvy workforce any time, any place. Now, organizations can apply […]

With enterprises continuing to adopt cloud computing, analysts see continued growth in both public and private cloud investment-with worldwide spending on public IT cloud services set to exceed $40 billion in 2012 and reach nearly $100 billion by 2016, according to IDC. The research firm forecasts that from 2012 to 2016, public IT cloud services […]

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has delivered PostgreSQL 9.2, the latest release of the open-source database. PostgreSQL 9.2 features advancements in vertical scalability and performance, so Postgres can handle increasingly large workloads. The new release also has high availability improvements that give database administrators (DBAs) more options for high availability (HA) configurations. PostgreSQL is an […]

There is a strong correlation between successful businesses and a well-defined data strategy, according to a survey sponsored by business intelligence and analytics solutions provider SAS. The global survey, Big Data: Lessons From the Leaders, was conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and looks at where the more than 700 companies surveyed stand in their […]

In a move to bolster its software testing capabilities, Telerik, a maker of software development tools, has announced its acquisition of the Fiddler Web Debugger, a popular tool created to inspect Web traffic and “fiddle” with incoming or outgoing data. As part of the acquisition, Fiddler’s creator Eric Lawrence will join Telerik’s testing tools division, […]

AppFirst, provider of a cloud-based application management solution, has announced the release of its new DevOps Dashboard, an application performance monitoring solution. The DevOps Dashboard provides all key roles within an organization with a clear, unified status view of infrastructure, applications and business metrics. AppFirst captures information collected from an entire application stack, and with […]

Online About 192 million U.S. consumers will shop online in 2016, up 15 percent from 167 million in 2012. Social Media Social media is affecting consumer actions. About 90 percent of consumers online trust recommendations from people they know; 70 percent trust opinions of unknown users. Demand Variability Fifty-three percent of chief supply chain officers […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – IBM announced that it is helping a range of global business leaders across major industries, such as Anheuser-Busch InBev, Bank of America, ConocoPhillips, Expedia.com, Office Depot, Radio Shack and Virgin Atlantic Airways, better connect with their customers. At the IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit here, IBM said businesses are looking for new […]

Toshiba Satellite U925t The Satellite U925t Ultrabook Convertible combines the performance and form factor of an Ultrabook with the ease-of-use of a tablet and is ideal for on-the-go consumers and professionals, according to Toshiba officials. Toshiba Satellite U845W The Toshiba Satellite U845W has a 21:9 aspect ratio that dwarfs the 16:9 more commonly found on […]

IBM announced partnerships with interactive digital agencies Rosetta and eCommerce@Ogilvy, Ogilvy & Mather’s (O&M) global eCommerce practice, for those organizations to sell IBM’s Smarter Commerce software to their clients. O&M has already brought several IBM solutions into client engagements over the past several years most specifically its Unica interactive software company that is being used […]