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New Product Advisory: Site24x7 Goes Mobile with Free iPhone App
August 9, 2012 1 CommentSite24x7, a leading website and web application monitoring service from Zoho Corp., today announced the immediate availability of the Site24x7 app for iPhone.
APPLICATION INTEGRATION
Can the Cloud Shield Google Wallet From Pickpockets?
August 6, 2012 No CommentsGoogle has redesigned its Wallet mobile payment system with an eye on security. Instead of stashing credit card info on the phone itself, the user’s digits are stored in the cloud. That way, if a phone is lost or stolen, it’s easier to protect the user’s payment information.
Facebook’s User Roster Teeming With Flotsam and Jetsam
August 6, 2012 No CommentsMisclassified pages for pets. Spam bots. Unauthorized alias accounts. All told, Facebook has 83 million illegitimate accounts floating around among its user base of nearly 1 billion. “I am a bit shocked as to how high the percentage is compared to what it was,” said Simon Khalaf, CEO of Flurry Analytics. “What happened? Why this sudden rise?”
Oracle Buys Xsigo
July 30, 2012 No CommentsExtends Oracle’s Virtualization Capabilities with Leading Software-Defined Networking Technology for Cloud Environments
Webcast: Understanding Indexing: Three rules on making indexes around queries to provide good performance
July 27, 2012 No CommentsThis Tokutek webcast presents three simple and effective rules on how to construct indexes around queries that result in good performance.
SolarWinds Launches SolarWinds Web Help Desk Adding IT-Focused Help Desk Software To The Company’s IT Management Portfolio
July 27, 2012 No CommentsSolarWinds® (NYSE: SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, announced today that is launching a new product, SolarWinds Web Help Desk, which adds Web-based IT Help Desk software to its growing portfolio of IT Management products.
12 Ways to Gain Faster ROI from APM
July 23, 2012 No CommentsBack in March I wrote a blog entitled The Many Dimensions of User Experience Management, in which I suggested that UEM was not in any way just a subset of APM or application performance management, but part of a larger continuum inclusive of business impact, user productivity and even portfolio planning.
EMC Upgrades NetWorker For Performance, Clouds
July 20, 2012 No CommentsEMC Networker 8.0 adds a new architecture to boost backup performance and includes multi-tenancy so service providers can support multiple clients in the cloud.
Is Facebook Sinking on the User Satisfaction Curve?
July 19, 2012 No CommentsFacebook users appear increasingly unhappy with their experiences on the social network. They’re annoyed by the ads and irritated by the compulsory switch to the Timeline format. Worse, they’re left wanting a whole lot more than Facebook is delivering with its lackluster mobile presence. Google+ users, on the other hand, are pretty well satisfied.
Can Google Drive and Docs Add More Shine to Chrome OS?
July 16, 2012 No CommentsGoogle has released version 20 of its Chrome OS, which adds a few new features. But Chromebooks themselves still don’t seem to have gained traction. “With the restraints on bandwidth, I don’t see, moving forward, a demand for hosted solutions,” said Tirias’ Jim McGregor. “Theoretically, it’s a great idea, but we don’t have the bandwidth, and wireless is going to continue to be an issue.”
Yahoo Stuck Without SQL Injection Antidote
July 16, 2012 No CommentsAn SQL injection gave hackers access to hundreds of thousands of Yahoo users’ email addresses and passwords, which were promptly posted on the Web. Security wonks put Yahoo through the wringer for it, saying SQL injection defense should be part of any decent set of security measures. Meanwhile, the FTC swatted Google, Amazon smartphone rumors bubbled up, and RIM took on an angry crowd of shareholders.
YASH Technologies Announces New Leadership Appointments for North America
July 12, 2012 No CommentsYASH Technologies, a technology services and outsourcing partner for global companies, announced four new appointments to its leadership team for services in support of SAP® solutions.
eBook “How Online Shopping Carts Kill DRTV Campaigns and What To Do About It,” Addresses 78 Percent Abandonment Rate
July 11, 2012 No CommentsCustomer Acquisition Agency Acquirgy and Real-Time Ecommerce Shopping Cart Recovery Leader SeeWhy Co-Publish eBook Featuring Proven Solutions
The Secret Life of Sequoia
July 10, 2012 No CommentsAfter winning top honors as the fastest supercomputer in the world — for now, anyway — IBM’s Sequoia is getting ready to go to work for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Its duty: help manage the United States supply of nuclear weapons. “Much of the modeling for defense, aerospace, medical research and anticipating natural disasters is done on supercomputers,” said analyst Rob Enderle.
5 tips for successful PaaS management
July 9, 2012 No CommentsPlatform as a service is hot right now. If you’re in charge of IT, you’ve probably heard mumblings about PaaS – you may already be using one. Before you dive into PaaS, it’s important to understand its limitations and how they apply to your organization. Once you have made the jump, succeeding with PaaS requires a new management strategy targeted at the developers who drive the PaaS workflow. Read More >>
The Shape of the Battle for Hardware, Software and Cloud
July 6, 2012 No CommentsJune’s three big announcements by Apple, Microsoft and Google made plain that we have a new mainstream model for using computers. As one of the participants noted, it is marked by the interaction of “the hardware, and the software and the cloud.”
Twitter Channels Google, Issues Transparency Report
July 3, 2012 No CommentsTwo weeks after Google released its biannual transparency report, Twitter has done the same, unveiling a list of requests from governments around the world. The report, which details takedown requests, information requests and where user information was sent, is the first of what will become biannual reports, according to TechRadar.com.
Traditional Windows Desktop to Take Backseat to Windows RT
June 28, 2012 No CommentsThe upcoming launch of Windows RT for ARM-based mobile devices could signal the beginning of the end for the traditional Windows desktop, according to new data from Gartner.
Google Makes Its Play in Tablets
June 28, 2012 No CommentsConfirming rumors and leaks that preceded its I/O event, Google has officially unveiled the Nexus 7 tablet, a seven-inch slate manufactured by Asus and running the Jelly Bean version of Android. The Nexus 7 is priced at $200, which puts it in direct competition with Amazon’s Kindle Fire and well below the price of Apple’s market-leading iPad.
Aternity® Teams up with Teradici Enabling Real End User Experience Management for VMware®
June 26, 2012 No Commentsternity Inc ., the industry’s leader in end user experience management solutions for Fortune 1000 enterprises, announced today support for Teradici’s PC-over-IP® (PCoIP®) protocol in Aternity’s Frontline Performance Intelligence Platform.
Cordys launches free online BPM Healthcheck
June 26, 2012 No CommentsToday, Cordys launches a free online healthcheck to discover how your organization approaches BPM and what you can do to improve it.
Is Microsoft Feeding the Android Machine?
June 26, 2012 No CommentsThere are many ways to interpret Microsoft’s behavior last week regarding the Surface tablet and Windows Phone 8. Some of Redmond’s hardware partners may choose to interpret it as a slap to the face. Microsoft’s decision to try out the hardware game and reveal that current WinPho owners won’t get an upgrade to version 8 might drive more hardware makers into Android’s arms.
Talend Positioned as “Visionary” in Magic Quadrants for Application Infrastructure
June 25, 2012 No CommentsEnterprise open source integration company acknowledged by leading analyst firm for completeness of vision and ability to execute
Juniper Networks Selects Typesafe Stack
June 25, 2012 No CommentsTypesafe announced that Juniper Networks has selected the Typesafe Stack, including both the Scala language and Akka middleware, for use in future Juniper software technologies.
HP and Turnkey to Deliver Out-of-the Box Automated Testing Frameworks
June 25, 2012 No CommentsHewlettPackard, in collaboration with TurnKey Solutions, announces that they will deliver automated testing frameworks for many popular enterprise applications.
Oracle Exhibits Oracle Customer Experience Strategy
June 25, 2012 No CommentsUshering in a new era for improving customer relationships, at a unique customer experience event tonight, Oracle President Mark Hurd will introduce Oracle Customer Experience, Oracle’s revolutionary customer experience strategy.
APPLICATION INTEGRATION, News, Top StoriesSaudi Food and Drug Authority Expands Appian BPM Program
June 21, 2012 No CommentsTweet SOURCE: Appian Intelligent Processes Aid Medical Device and Narcotics Tracking Throughout the Kingdom RESTON, Va.–June 18, 2012–Appian, the global innovator in enterprise and cloud-based business process management (BPM) software, today announced that the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has expanded its use of the Appian BPM Suite. The SFDA initially deployed its Medical […]
Once More Unto the Privacy Breach, Dear Facebook Friends?
June 20, 2012 No CommentsFacebook has had a tendency to be somewhat cavalier about its customers’ privacy, said tech analyst Charles King. “It would be wise for both users of the its services and regulatory agencies overseeing the company’s activities to keep a close eye on its plans for Face.com. Investors should also be wary, given how a major privacy debacle might impact the value of Facebook shares.”
Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook Share Spotlight at PR News’ Just-Announced ‘The Big 3 Conference’ in San Francisco on Aug. 9
June 20, 2012 No CommentsRockville, MD, June 20, 2012 – PR and marketing professionals charged with building awareness and community for their brands will get the opportunity to immerse themselves in the latest best practices in leveraging the most important three social networks at PR News’ “The Big 3 Conference” on Aug. 9 in San Francisco.
IBM Survey Reveals Marketers’ Tech Dilemma in Reaching the Connected Consumer
June 20, 2012 No CommentsArmonk, June 21, 2012–-IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) new survey of the marketing industry finds that chief marketing officers (CMO) and chief information officers (CIO) must join forces in order to connect with today’s consumer across new channels including mobile devices and social networks. Fully 60 percent of marketers point to their lack of alignment with the company’s IT department as the biggest obstacle to reaching today’s consumers.
