Darryl K. Taft

The $8.8 billion deal in which Hewlett Packard Enterprise is spinning out its software division and merging it with Micro Focus will create a new entity in the software development world and make Micro Focus a force to be reckoned with. The move, which is expected to close in the third quarter of HPE’s fiscal […]

Solidifying its place in the API economy, Google has agreed to acquire Apigee in a deal worth $625 million. Apigee provides a platform for developing, managing and monetizing application programming interfaces, as well as predictive analytics to help developers gain insight into the use of their APIs. The deal is expected to close by the […]

6 Key Archive Features for Compliant Communications With the right archive capabilities, businesses can support their communications channels of choice while complying with industry regulations. We look at six essential capabilities. Dynamic Scaling Enterprise users generate a massive amount of data every day in various forms, and social communications adds further to this growing pile […]

A recent IBM study indicates that hybrid cloud environments are dominant in the enterprise, as companies continue to move workloads to the cloud, but also to keep a significant percentage of their workloads on premises. The IBM study, “Tailoring hybrid cloud: Designing the right mix for innovation, efficiency and growth,” found that 78 percent of […]

Azul Systems, a provider of Java runtime solutions for developers, has released a new version of its Zing runtime for Java, which is a drop-in replacement for legacy Java Virtual Machines (JVMs). The new release, Zing 16.07, improves Java application performance up to three times and also features optimizations to improve the performance and scalability […]

Now that the driverless car has gone mainstream at least in the conscious of many Americans, it’s time to think about the driverless tractor and other autonomous farm equipment. John Deere, which provides a broad variety of products for working the land, is now working on applying software to its array of tractors and other […]

10 Steps for Reaching Global Data Privacy Compliance Serving customers effectively while meeting ever-changing global data privacy regulations is complicated. We offer 10 tips to help companies tackle these challenges. Evaluate Regional Rules Evaluate the regulations within the regions where you’re conducting business and managing, transporting or handling customer data to ensure you are well […]

IBM is using its Bluemix cloud development platform to bring a cognitive experience to fans watching the US Open tennis tournament. John Kent, program manager for IBM Global Sponsorship Marketing, who is responsible for all the technology and experiences IBM creates for the US Open, said the tournament will, for the first time, tap into […]

Microsoft announced it is offering a bug bounty for .NET Core and ASP.NET Core, the company’s open-source cross-platform runtime and web stack. The bounty includes both the Windows and Linux versions of .NET Core and ASP.NET Core, and includes Kestrel, Microsoft’s new web server. It covers the current release version and the latest supported beta, […]

Baidu, the provider of the leading search engine in China, has open-sourced PaddlePaddle—the company’s deep learning software platform. Beijing-based Baidu has set up shop in Silicon Valley in Sunnyvale, Calif., where the company is acting like its born-on-the-web neighbors and open-sourcing core technology to share with the community. PaddlePaddle is now on GitHub with full […]