Darryl K. Taft

Digital Marketing: 12 Predictions and Resolutions for 2014 by Darryl K. Taft Prediction: Cloud Technology Equals Empowered Marketers Digital marketers will reduce their reliance on IT departments, thanks to new cloud-based technologies that empower marketers to manage their own solutions and launch more revenue-generating campaigns faster and easier. Prediction: Streamlining Data Unification at the Source […]

Agile Enterprises: Seven Steps to Becoming More Adaptable, Innovative by Darryl K. Taft Prioritize With a Pace-Layered App Strategy Agile enterprises prioritize their systems by pace layers, or the speed at which they need to adapt. They don’t let systems of record (like ERP or CRM) get in the way of differentiating and innovative applications. […]

IBM has released its latest five in five predictions of five innovations the software, systems and services giant expects will change our lives in the next five years. Big Blue officials said this year’s IBM 5 in 5, the eighth annual list to date, explores the idea that everything will learn, driven by a new […]

IBM has patented an invention that prevents mobile devices from running compromised code. Big Blue officials said inventors in IBM Research have patented a technique that can enable businesses to improve cloud security and support secure transactions by preventing mobile devices from accessing software code that has been maliciously or inadvertently modified after it was […]

Adobe reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 ended Nov. 29, 2013, achieving revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter—within its targeted range of $1 billion to $1.05 billion. The company also provided a financial outlook for fiscal year 2014 and long-term growth targets for key areas of its business. Adobe […]

Microsoft has set the dates of April 2 through April 4, 2014, as the time frame for its next Build developer conference, according to a report. The Verge was able to snag a peek at the dates for the 2014 Build event when Microsoft briefly displayed the information on its news site. However, the company […]

Sticking to its promise of delivering tools functionality at a faster cadence, Microsoft announced updates to both Visual Studio 2013 and to Visual Studio Online this week. Microsoft officially launched Visual Studio 2013 and Visual Studio Online on Nov. 13 at an event in New York, and now the company has delivered Visual Studio 2013 […]

Embarcadero Technologies, a maker of tools for application and database development, announced the release of C++Builder XE5, a C++ application development suite to target both desktop and mobile devices. C++Builder XE5 enables the millions of C++ developers worldwide to now create natively compiled Windows, Mac and mobile apps in C++ from a single source project. […]

Tasktop Technologies, a maker of application lifecycle management (ALM) integration technology, has released a major new version of Sync, its Software Lifecycle Integration platform. Sync 3.0 brings operations further into the collaborative mix and expands Tasktop’s DevOps agenda, which has been part of the company’s strategy for some time. Indeed, Sync 3.0 supports new levels […]

Researchers from IBM and the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have made a nanomedicine breakthrough where they have converted common plastic materials such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into non-toxic and biocompatible materials designed to target and attack fungal infections. IBM published this research in the peer-reviewed journal, Nature Comm, on Dec. 9. The discovery […]

Splunk, which provides a software platform for real-time operational intelligence, announced it has acquired Cloudmeter, a provider of network data capture technologies. The acquisition of Cloudmeter rounds out Splunk’s portfolio with a capability to analyze machine data from a wider range of sources. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction was funded […]

IBM’s 2014 Social Business Outlook: From ‘Liking’ to Leading by Darryl K. Taft Social Business: Not Just About Collaboration Social is no longer just about collaboration; it’s about unlocking the engines of collective knowledge, differentiated expertise and rapid learning. Social enables businesses to break down organizational and hierarchal silos and barriers. It provides employees an […]