Darryl K. Taft

IBM MobileFirst for iOS Apps Brings Big Data to Vertical Industries by Darryl K. Taft Passenger+ Travel and Transportation App The new IBM MobileFirst for iOS apps include Passenger+, which enables airline flight crews to offer personalized, in-flight services to passengers, such as rebooking flights, accessing baggage information and providing special offers. Advise & Grow […]

A recent study from IBM finds that top Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) are reshaping their roles in the C-suite to impact the growth of their companies well beyond cost controls to spurring innovation. The results of the study show a marked evolution away from procurement’s traditional role as the gatekeeper to corporate spending and towards […]

Adobe announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Fotolia, a marketplace for royalty-free photos, images, graphics and HD video, for approximately $800 million in cash. Officials at San Jose, Calif.-based Adobe said Fotolia will be integrated into Adobe Creative Cloud, providing current and future Creative Cloud members with the ability to […]

Debunking Six OpenStack Developer Myths by Darryl Taft Myth 1: There’s No Easy Starting Point Community outsiders see the proliferation and the sheer number of projects, making a starting point difficult to find. But like any open-source project, OpenStack is built on a foundation of openness and collaboration, which encourages everyone to learn and accomplish […]

Microsoft has acquired HockeyApp, a crash analytics and app distribution provider for developers building apps on iOS, Android and Windows Phone. HockeyApp is based in Stuttgart, Germany, where it offers a range of mobile development services enabling developers to develop, distribute and beta-test great mobile applications. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. In […]

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has made its Apache MetaModel data access framework a Top-Level Project (TLP) at the organization. Apache MetaModel graduated from the Apache Incubator to become a TLP, signifying a level of maturity of the project. MetaModel gets its name from being a model for interacting with data based on metadata, enabling […]

IBM and Apple have announced 10 new mobile apps aimed at changing the way people work. Apple and IBM surprised folks last July when they announced a partnership to bring Apple’s user-focused design together with IBM’s enterprise expertise to focus on enterprise mobility. However, several months later, the partnership has produced the first wave of […]

MicroStrategy introduced a new platform integration with Apple Touch ID to deliver an analytics solution that enables developers to create Touch ID-secured documents and apps. The new integration enables developers to build biometrically secured analytics solutions. With Touch ID for analytics, MicroStrategy is looking to help organizations mobilize their enterprise information and mission-critical systems. Company […]

IBM announced it has patented an invention that enhances the use of analytics for assessing and directing data in a cloud computing environment, enabling more timely and efficient application processing and management. The IBM invention, U.S Patent #8,639,809, “Predictive Removal of Runtime Data Using Attribute Characterizing,” analyzes data from a variety of sources to avoid […]

Mendix is working with HP to bring its no-code, rapid application development capabilities to the HP Helion cloud portfolio. The goal is to deliver a solution for modern application delivery, enabling users to rapidly build multichannel apps using Mendix’s visual development capabilities with integrated one-click deployment for elastic applications on the HP Helion Development Platform. […]