Inside the BriefcaseThe latest version of the groundbreaking forensic software STRmix™ will be launched today following a full year of development and testing. STRmix™ is used to resolve mixed DNA profiles previously considered too complex to interpret.
NewsPalo Alto, California – August 16, 2018 – Instaclustr, the leading provider of completely managed solutions for scalable open source technologies, today announced it has raised $15 million from Level Equity, the New York City-based private investment firm. The funding provides Instaclustr with capital to accelerate expansion of its managed platform of core open source technologies. Instaclustr – now serving more than 100 customers from various industries – will double its headcount over the next year. Instaclustr’s revenues have grown 300% over the last 24 months and this pace is expected to continue.
NewsNew Zealand’s Promapp Solutions – an industry-leading provider of cloud-based business process management (BPM) software for creating and managing business processes online – is expanding its U.S. presence, opening its second U.S. office in Austin, Texas.
NewsVeteran technology leader Martin Riegel has been named Chief Executive Officer of STRmix™ Ltd., the newly formed subsidiary of the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR). STRmix™ Ltd. was founded to better serve international customers of STRmix™, the sophisticated forensic software used to resolve mixed DNA profiles previously thought to be too complex to interpret.
NewsOneSpan, which provides digital identity security, transaction security and business productivity to many of the world’s largest banks, is partnering with authentication innovators Nok Nok Labs to offer end-to-end FIDO-compliant solutions that meet UAF and U2F standards.
NewsYou can’t ignore the data. It points to a surge in phishing attacks on websites that lack a confirmed identity. These phishing attacks originate from anonymous, lookalike websites that often use brand names in their encrypted URLs to trick the user community. The salient point is that anonymity gives bad actors the cover they need to carry out nefarious online activity. The lack of any identifying information on a website makes it impossible to track the nefarious activity back to the perpetrator.
NewsDownload this report to read the key findings of the Oracle and KPMG Cloud Threat Report, 2018 and learn about the implications of the cloud-enabled workplace has on cybersecurity priorities.
Promapp Solutions – a leading provider of cloud-based business process management (BPM) software – is launching an onboarding and training solution. The new solution uses role-based process information that is already contained in Promapp’s BPM software to automate the creation of onboarding plans for each new staff position within an organization.
NewsRunning a small business requires wearing different hats. And while it’s easy to assign most of your IT needs to the tech guys, it helps to know a bit about small business computer networking. Here’s what you need to know about your small business network setup. If your business is expanding, you’ll likely need to invest in improving your small business network setup.
Combining advanced, deep learning facial recognition algorithms with a full set of known offender information from multiple sources (including criminal histories, vehicle and person links, and other criminal records information), Lumen FR enables law enforcement investigators, officers, and analysts to narrow a list of potential suspects for a crime from millions of known offenders to a handful of likely suspects within a few seconds.
NewsVASCO Data Security has rebranded as OneSpan and introduced the OneSpan Trusted Identity (TID) platform to fight onboarding, mobile and online transaction-related fraud while securing and enhancing the end-user experience. The Company also acquired leading customer onboarding provider Dealflo. The OneSpan TID platform unites the company’s full portfolio of security technologies, which are now used by thousands of customers and more than half of the top 100 banks and FIs.
NewsYou’ve likely heard of some of the more common ways online hackers can steal your information and commit identity theft, but there are more than a few additional vulnerabilities that might shock you. Remain diligent in your efforts to protect your passwords while you’re online, but make sure you stay up-to-date on the newest ways hackers can worm their way into your life, your personal information and your finances.
We’ve become so accustomed to technology being a part of every aspect of our lives that it’s sometimes easy to forget just how much has changed over the years. Office technology has had a massive impact on productivity in the workplace for office workers since the 1970’s. While, these days, mobile phones are said to be costing employers a full day of work a week thanks to distractions such as social media, personal email accounts and games, mobile technology has still managed to improve productivity and profitability in other ways.
For you to run a successful business, you need to invest in high-quality information systems that will simplify processing data and statistics, either organizational or financial. Most companies have experienced data problems caused by lack of accuracy and reliability, and as a result, the workflow slows down. The primary goal for all companies is to reduce human errors and increase efficiency.
NeuVector, the leader in Kubernetes security delivering the first and only multi-vector container firewall, today announced NeuVector 2.0. The enhanced security solution further protects Kubernetes environments by building on the unique NeuVector run-time security automation, which combines east-west traffic visibility with container process monitoring and vulnerability scanning. NeuVector 2.0 adds important new capabilities that include a Kubernetes incident response system alongside advanced process and file system protections to secure against new attack vectors.
NewsEver since touch screen technology emerged in in the 1970s, it has been linked to a wide array of breakthroughs in industries as diverse as logistics, computing, entertainment, and the military. As touch screens have become more sophisticated, they have opened up new possibilities for developers to create products that would not have been imaginable without high quality, responsive touchscreens. Just as the smartphone revolution was made possible by the projected capacitive (PCAP) touch screen, new developments in resistive screen technology are now fuelling new applications for kiosks, industrial control panels, and mobile computing devices.
The Denver Police Department has signed an enterprise-wide upgrade of Lumen – a state-of-the-art data sharing software that combines access to real-time data with advanced analytics – to enhance data-driven law enforcement activities for more effective policing. Developed by Colorado-based Numerica Corporation, Lumen enables the entire Denver Police Department, including more than 1,400 sworn officers and numerous civilian employees, to search, analyze, and share crucial law enforcement data from multiple databases across multiple jurisdictions with a single click.
NewsFriendlyData, an early stage enterprise data company that is working to fundamentally change the way people interact with data, today announced that it has launched a Natural Language Search Interface for enterprise data called Fetch. Fetch enables non-technical team members to access data quickly and easily, using their own language, without the need for expensive developers or database professionals.
NewsKradle Software has launched its flagship software – a fully customizable, self-managed solution for small and medium-sized businesses in any industry that allows them to manage their own operations while freeing them from consultants and rigid systems. Small and medium-sized businesses, which comprise more than 90 percent of all business in the U.S., are typically hampered by the cost of software traditionally designed for large companies, and the time required to learn and implement new systems, according to Kradle CEO Michael Haddon.
NewsFounder of Earth Observing System (EOS), Max Polyakov, has announced the launch of a new cloud-based platform, EOS Engine, which transforms the data of Earth observation obtained from drones, airplanes, satellites, etc. into useful information for companies, science institutions and non-government organizations. Over three years 160 specialists of Menlo Park-based startup along with 500 partners have designed the platform, which can have an impact on global problems.
NewsThis year’s Gartner IT Operations Strategies & Solutions Summit 2018, May 15 – 17, in Orlando FL delivers tactical and strategic content designed to help attendees with their critical topics including DevOps, Cloud, ITSM, Cost Optimization, AI, Automation and more.
Featured Blogs, NewsNumerica delivers state-of-the-art defense and law enforcement solutions to both government and industry customers. For its law enforcement customers, Numerica provides mission-critical insights to law enforcement, intelligence, and security professionals through the development of intuitive law enforcement database software, crime analysis software, and analytics.
NewsEmagia Corporation, a leading provider of digital and data-driven finance solutions, today announced Gia, a comprehensive and secure artificial intelligence (AI) platform for global finance executives, shared services teams , and finance operations teams. With cognitive and human-like smart conversational capabilities, along with continuously evolving job skills to perform specific tasks related to finance operations, Gia delivers next-generation digital transformation to scale operations in global finance departments and shared services centers.
NewsWith 2.5 quintillion bytes of data being created every day, organizations need better ways to prepare it for analysis. Analytics leader SAS is now offering SAS® Data Preparation to provide analytics professionals and business users an interactive, real-time self-service application that will ease the burden of readying data for analysis.
NewsNew research from SAP and Oxford Economics proves that strong leadership from the finance function pays off. Organizations exhibiting the six traits of Finance Leadership are more likely to enjoy growing market share and less likely to worry about rising costs.
(FRISCO, Texas) Skinny IT, a Frisco-based information technology (IT) service provider, today announced the acquisition of Installation & Service Technologies, Inc. (IST), a single-source solution provider for on-site service and repairs, to enhance the company’s ability to deliver on-site deployments for clients nationwide. Previously, Skinny IT deployed its own on-site workers for high-volume orders. The acquisition of IST enhances Skinny IT’s ability to reach clients with tailored, on-site services, including surveys, project management, staging and kitting, installations, service contracts and depot repair.
NewsInnovations in analytics and big data management will make it possible for businesses not only to handle growth in data but also make better sense of it than they do today. IDC predicts that the percentage of useful data will grow from 22 percent in 2013 to 37 percent in 2020, even as the volume of data available grows expontentially.
NewsAtmosera, a premier Tier-I Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP), today announced the availability of Microsoft Azure Government to customers who qualify for this secure, government-only cloud. Azure Government became available in June 2017 through the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program and requires partners to qualify to deploy customers within its multiple data center regions. Atmosera’s success with government customers and their increasing demand to deploy in Azure made it an important mandate.
NewsG2 Crowd, the world’s leading business solutions review website, today announced the appointment of Ryan Bonnici as chief marketing officer. Bringing more than a decade of experience developing cutting-edge sales and marketing programs for some of the world’s leading enterprise technology companies, Bonnici will serve a key role as a member of G2 Crowd’s executive team, focused on strengthening the company’s positioning in the B2B reviews marketplace.
NewsHyperGrid, the Enterprise Cloud-as-a-Service leader, today offered its 2018 IT predictions. As the cloud continues to be a priority for businesses, there is also a great deal of discussion about what will come next. Now, as the end of 2017 approaches, HyperGrid CEO Nariman Teymourian shares his key predictions about tech trends for the new year.
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