Darryl K. Taft

LAS VEGAS—IBM continues to evolve its Watson cognitive computing system with new capabilities and services that the company hopes will make a mark in Big Blue’s attempt to secure more high-value business. At the IBM Insight 2014 conference here, IBM announced the availability of a cognitive-infused Watson Explorer, a combination of data exploration and content […]

Microsoft has announced new capabilities for iOS and Android developers to build Office 365 apps for mobile devices. At its TechEd Europe 2014 conference in Barcelona, Spain, Microsoft announced that as part of its collaborative efforts to make the Office 365 APIs as seamless and easy as possible for mobile developers, Microsoft Open Technologies is […]

LAS VEGAS–IBM proved why it is considered a leader in the big data space with a slew of analytics, big data and cloud announcements at its IBM Insight 2014 conference here. For starters, IBM announced that its portfolio of analytics capabilities–including Cognos Business Intelligence, SPSS predictive analytics platforms and the newly announced Watson Analytics–will be […]

A group of former IBMers has teamed to deliver a new cognitive computing platform based on IBM’s Watson cognitive system. After 18 months focused on product and technology development, Cognitive Scale this week emerged from stealth mode with a new cognitive cloud platform, four vertical industry applications, new customers, partnerships with technology titans and 22 […]

Eight Ways to Avoid a BI Scare This Halloween by Darryl K. Taft Data Frankenstein If you’re like most organizations, your data originates from numerous disparate sources and is cobbled together to create a big data monster. Dealing with a data Frankenstein is a scary thing. Being diligent about data cleansing, integrity and integration standards […]

Development toolmaker Genuitec has taken its GapDebug tool for debugging PhoneGap and Apache Cordova apps out of beta and announced general availability of the product. Genuitec’s GapDebug is free for mobile app developers. The GA release is a culmination of user-requested features to create the ultimate debugging platform for PhoneGap, the company said. High demand […]

With a newly announced partnership with Microsoft, IBM has struck another milestone cloud deal with an industry leader as the company continues to build out its cloud infrastructure and make its mark in the competitive cloud space. IBM and Microsoft announced that they are working together to provide their respective enterprise software on Microsoft Azure […]

Progress Software announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held development tools maker Telerik AD for $262.5 million. The combination of Progress and Telerik will create a comprehensive cloud and on-premises platform offering that enables developers to rapidly create applications driven by data for any device or cloud. The combined […]

Kii, provider of an end-to-end development and deployment platform for mobile app developers, has announced early access availability of its Internet of Things (IoT) Platform. The Kii IoT Platform will enable developers and device manufacturers to create additional revenue opportunities and increase customer loyalty by offering connected, smarter products, while also accelerating time to market […]

Microsoft Customers Are Putting IoT Tools to Work to Drive Results by Darryl K. Taft Five Businesses That Are Using Microsoft Tech to Power IoT Five Businesses That Are Using Microsoft Tech to Power IoT Royal Caribbean International Royal Caribbean International sought to cut costs, increase revenue and improve workflow with a better point-of-service system […]