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Microsoft Add-in Translates PowerPoint Presentations in Real Time

Today’s topics include real-time translations from Microsoft’s new PowerPoint add-in; Microsoft’s release of its Window Server Insider preview build; Sprint extending its upgrade programs to all smartphones in its inventory; and a new report that finds enterprises are overconfident about perimeter security. Microsoft wants to make it easier for multilingual audiences and the hearing impaired […]

Verizon Is Latest Organization to Leave Data Exposed in the Cloud

Today’s topics include reaction from analysts after Verizon falls victim to a data cloud breach; a mobile market report noting folks who want the newest Apple iPhones may have to shell out big bucks; Workday entering the platform-as-a-service market; and Microsoft’s Skype for Business taking a road trip in BMW 5 Series cars. Security researchers […]

Amazon Prime Day Smashes Sales and Subscriber Growth Records

Today’s topics include Amazon breaking record sales on Prime Day; Microsoft retiring Windows Phone 8.1;  Microsoft’s Seeing AI mobile app helping blind users see the world; and new data showing half of corporate web apps contain flaws that are at least a year old. Amazon officials reported that sales during the company’s Prime Day that […]

Intel’s Latest Xeon Server Chips Address Broad Range of Workloads

Today’s topics include Intel aiming its latest Xeon server chips at evolving data centers; Symantec bolstering mobile security with its Skycure acquisition; Microsoft pouring LinkedIn data into Dynamics 365 for sales organizations; and a new Quest software-as-a-service package helping to manage Azure AD and Office 365. Intel continues to be the dominant server chip vendor […]

Windows 10, Office 365 and EMS Bundled into Microsoft 365

Today’s topics include Windows 10, Office 365 and EMS being bundled into Microsoft 365; the IRS warning tax professionals about phishing attack risks; vendors now able to order Microsoft Azure stack hybrid cloud systems; and Oculus once again cutting the price of its Rift VR headset. Microsoft has launched new one-stop solutions bundles for businesses […]

Qualcomm Sues Apple, Seeks Ban of Some iPhones in US

Today’s topics include Qualcomm’s complaint to federal trade officials calling for a ban on the importation of Apple iPhones; security experts warning that the CopyCat malware could open the door for more serious cyber-attacks; Arista suspending imports of switches involved in a patent dispute with Cisco; and Microsoft urging Home Server 2011 users to upgrade […]

Microsoft Cuts Worldwide Sales Force to Focus on Cloud Services

Today’s topics include Microsoft announcing it’s cutting its sale force to push cloud services; the CopyCat malware ad fraud attack infecting 14 million Android devices; Symantec’s acquisition of browser isolation vendor Fireglass; and Dell improving the security and management of virtual desktop environments.  Microsoft is cutting thousands of jobs as it realigns its sales force […]

Samsung Looks to Take on Echo, Google Home With ‘Vega’ Smart Speaker

Today’s topics include reports that Samsung is developing a Bixby-powered smart speaker; the debut of three new Oracle open-source container tools; Microsoft’s Workplace Analytics lifting the veil on employee productivity; and the deadline for implementation of cyber-security executive order nears. Samsung is reportedly building a voice-enabled smart speaker that will feature the company’s Bixby voice-activated […]

Security Experts Suspect Petya Cyber-Attack Inspired by Nation-State

Today’s topics include cyber-security experts’ assertion that the Petya Malware a nation-state attack; UK officials’ claim that Google DeepMind failed to follow patient data privacy rules; a campaign by British police and Microsoft to stop tech support fraud; and an AT&T report that affirms that white box switches are essential for its network modernization program. […]

LinkedIn Converts Incident-Escalation Tools to Open Source

Today’s topics include LinkedIn open-sourcing two incident-escalation tools; Microsoft  putting Windows PC deployments on AutoPilot; the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update including built-in ransomware protection; and Google touting the value of its cloud services for analyzing connected car data. Some companies don’t always get the public credit they deserve for contributing to the open-source community […]