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NTT Com retools Enterprise Cloud to accelerate digital transformation

Enhancements to NTT Com's Enterprise Cloud are intended to help enterprises migrate traditional information and communications technology (ICT) workloads to the cloud, while supporting cloud-native ICT.

By Thor Olavsrud

Mar 2, 2016

Cloud Computing IT Strategy Technology Industry

Hortonworks and HP Labs join forces to boost Spark

Hortonworks is working with Hewlett Packard Labs to enhance the efficiency and scale of memory for the enterprise and to dramatically improve memory utilization.

By Thor Olavsrud

Mar 2, 2016

Analytics Big Data Hadoop

Hortonworks release cadence balances innovation with reliable Hadoop core

The Hadoop distribution vendor will update core Apache Hadoop components once a year, while continually updating services that run on top of Hadoop.

By Thor Olavsrud

Mar 2, 2016

Analytics Big Data Hadoop

iOS 9.3 tells enterprise iPhone users what should be obvious

A new iOS software feature reportedly makes its abundantly clear that iPhones connected to the corporate network are 'supervised' by IT and can be remotely monitored and located.

By Al Sacco

Mar 2, 2016

Apple Small and Medium Business iPhone

New DJI drone offers obstacle avoidance, reduces learning curve

DJI had a huge consumer hit with the Phantom 3 series of drones, and itu2019s looking to keep the momentum going with todayu2019s announcement of the Phantom 4.

By Rich Hein

Mar 1, 2016

Consumer Electronics Gadgets Smart Home

$35 Raspberry Pi 3 comes with built in wireless and Bluetooth

Sir, would you like to have some Wi-Fi and Bluetooth baked into your Pi?

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Mar 1, 2016 2 mins

Computers and Peripherals Linux Open Source

LinkedIn takes to TV with ‘moon shot’ ad

A flashy new TV advertisement from LinkedIn aims to remind its professional users that they are 'closer than they think' to landing their dream job u2026 even if those dreams include space exploration. However, critics have mixed reactions

By Matt Kapko

Mar 1, 2016

Consumer Electronics LinkedIn Social Networking Apps

Does Linux need a data loss prevention solution?

Even if Linux is secure by design, the data residing on these machines is not secure and thatu2019s exactly what one company is trying to protect.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Feb 29, 2016

Linux Open Source Security

Facebook’s Canvas a ‘big moment’ for mobile ads

Facebook yesterday announced a new full-screen, mobile ad format called Canvas that's designed to help advertisers engage customers with detailed brand experiences.

By Matt Kapko

Feb 26, 2016 5 mins

Facebook Internet Small and Medium Business

How long can IT outsourcing deliver more for less?

Digital transformation is driving even smaller and shorter deals for IT service providers, but how low can providers go?

By Stephanie Overby

Feb 26, 2016

Outsourcing Technology Industry

Obama’s plan looks to revolutionize healthcare

The Precision Medicine Initiative seeks to develop a vast database of patient information to enable researchers to gain new insights into diseases and tailor individualized treatment.

By Kenneth Corbin

Feb 26, 2016

Big Data Government Healthcare Industry

Business leaders struggle with cloud, big data and IoT security

New survey of enterprise leaders highlights concerns over security in new IT architectures as sensitive data moves to cloud, big data and IoT environments.

By Kenneth Corbin

Feb 26, 2016

Big Data Cloud Security Internet of Things

Amdocs integrates Red Hat OpenStack into its Network Cloud Service Orchestrator

Transitioning physical networks into software defined u2018servicesu2019rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Feb 24, 2016

Cloud Computing Linux Open Source

Facebook’s Zuckerberg tackles telcos and terrorism

During a Mobile World Congress keynote yesterday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed a variety of issues, including the company's controversial Internet.org initiative, the future of online video and Apple's ongoing game of tug of war w

By Matt Kapko

Feb 23, 2016 6 mins

Carriers Internet Service Providers Regulation

Ansible bridges traditional networking teams and DevOps

Red Hat has added agentless networking automation capabilities to Ansiblern

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Feb 23, 2016 3 mins

Cloud Computing Data Center Open Source

Samsung targets businesses with Enterprise Device Program

Samsung announced the Galaxy S7 and GS7 edge smartphones at Mobile World Congress 2016 yesterday. Along with the devices, it also announced new enterprise programs designed to encourage businesses to adopt Samsung's latest Android device.

By Sarah K. White

Feb 22, 2016

CIO Samsung Electronics Small and Medium Business

Selligent closes merger with StrongView

The combination of omnichannel marketing automation software provider Selligent and contextual email marketing technology specialist StrongView creates what the companies describe as the world's 'largest independent provider of orchestratio

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 22, 2016

CRM Systems Marketing Technology Industry

7 things to love about the Galaxy S7 and GS7 edge (and 3 to hate)

CIO.com's Al Sacco goes hands-on with Samsung's new Galaxy S7 smartphones and spotlights the most notable new features, along with a few of the GS7 phones' potential shortcomings.

By Al Sacco

Feb 21, 2016

Samsung Electronics Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Ads in Messenger could be Facebook’s next big thing

Facebook is reportedly readying a new user-initiated advertising medium within its popular Messenger app that could reshape the ad industry.rn rn

By Matt Kapko

Feb 19, 2016 4 mins

Facebook Internet Messaging Apps

Databricks debuts free community edition of cloud-based platform

The new edition of the cloud-based service is designed to help you learn to use Apache Spark and build prototypes that can be seamlessly transitioned to production applications on the full Databricks platform.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 17, 2016

Analytics Big Data Cloud Computing

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is now available on Microsoft Azure

Starting today, customers can get Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on Microsoft Azurern

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Feb 17, 2016

Cloud Computing Linux

Canonical announces the most powerful Ubuntu phone yet

Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition will be available in US and globally.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Feb 17, 2016

Linux Open Source Small and Medium Business

IBM encrypts the cloud with z13s mainframe

IBM is not giving up on mainframes in this age of commoditized hardware and open source softwarern

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Feb 16, 2016 2 mins

Linux Mainframes Open Source

Obama wants more cybersecurity funding and a federal CISO

In the final budget of the Obama administration, the White House is looking to boost spending on security, hire more experts and partner with the private sector.

By Kenneth Corbin

Feb 11, 2016

Cybercrime Government Government IT

LibreOffice 5.1 shows first signs of a new user interface

The open source office suite is finally getting a long-awaited design makeover.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Feb 10, 2016 3 mins

Open Source Productivity Software

BlackBerry layoffs could take it a step closer to killing device biz

It didnu2019t take BlackBerry long to announce its first round of layoffs in 2016. The move continues a troublesome trend for the Canadian company, and it may signal the end for the once-venerable BlackBerry smartphone.

By Al Sacco

Feb 9, 2016 3 mins

Mobile Device Management Mobile Security Small and Medium Business

3 ways to improve success with ‘Big Bet’ initiatives

Big Bet projects are inherently risky. But decision makers are often prone toward tunnel vision on optimistic outcomes. This produces very high failure rates, costing companies millions, even billions of dollars. But there are three proven techniqu

By Ronald Bisaccia

Feb 9, 2016

Budgeting C-Suite IT Governance

Watch out Apple: Android watches can now make calls, get smarter voice commands

Google is pushing Android Wear updates that bring some great features to Android watches, including making phone calls, more gestures, and smarter voice commands.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Feb 5, 2016 2 mins

Linux Open Source Smartwatches

How the economy affects career confidence in the world’s millennials

Young people in emerging economies possess a brighter outlook toward their technology prowess and job opportunities than those in developed countries, according to a report by IT outsourcing provider Infosys.

By Stephanie Overby

Feb 5, 2016

Careers IT Skills

Microsoft, Google earnings shed light on cloud war

While Microsoft currently has a significant lead over Google in the workplace productivity market, the companies' cloud-based offerings are just a small fraction of their businesses. However, both plan to invest heavily in Office 365 and Google

By Matt Kapko

Feb 3, 2016

Google Microsoft Small and Medium Business

How one aging iPhone 4 destroyed a Texas family

A man charged with theft after taking away his daughter's iPhone 4 has been acquitted in Texas. The man still possesses the smartphone, but he no longer has a relationship with his daughter.

By Al Sacco

Feb 2, 2016

Small and Medium Business Smartphones iPhone

Google admits most ‘moonshots’ lose money

Alphabet declined to reveal exactly how much money it invested in each of its 'moonshots,' but it did say the largest amount of capital expenditure went to Google Fiber in 2015 and that the costs associated with the initiative will likely i

By Matt Kapko

Feb 2, 2016

Consumer Electronics Google Internet

Submit your application for the 2016 CIO 100 Awards

Every year, the CIO 100 Awards honor 100 companies that demonstrate excellence and achievement in IT. To be considered, submit your nomination by February 1, 2016.

By CIO.com staff

Feb 1, 2016

IT Leadership

A.I. Inside: How machine intelligence might save lives

Machine intelligence built into existing medical machines may be how A.I. can soon start impacting healthcare.

By Greg Freiherr

Feb 1, 2016

Health and Fitness Software Healthcare Industry Technology Industry

Kolab and Collabora team up to take on Google Apps and Office 365

The two open source companies are now working together to bring Collabora CloudSuite to Kolab groupware.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Feb 1, 2016 4 mins

Office Suites Open Source Productivity Software

Marketing tech firm wins $56 million in VC funding

Even as investors get more selective about where they put their money in the hot but increasingly fragmented marketing technology industry, big data marketing applications specialist BloomReach has won their confidence.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jan 29, 2016

Startups Technology Industry Venture Capital

6 outsourcing questions to ask during an M&A

Merger and acquisition activity is at record levels, requiring selling companies to renegotiate outsourcing arrangements for their divested entities.

By Stephanie Overby

Jan 29, 2016

Mergers and Acquisitions Outsourcing Technology Industry

OwnCloud passes 8 million users

And touts 100% year-over-year growthrn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Jan 28, 2016 3 mins

Cloud Computing Open Source

Why the ad industry will never win the war on ad blockers

The head of the Interactive Advertising Bureau came out swinging against ad blockers this week. Instead of even attempting to fairly distribute blame for the chaotic state of the ad industry, the executive pointed his finger everywhere else but at IA

By Matt Kapko

Jan 28, 2016

Consumer Electronics Internet

Taco Bell CMO on digital marketing’s 7 paradoxes

Taco Bell's marketing chief Marisa Thalberg says CMOs must overcome, or at least accept, seven key paradoxes if they hope to thrive in the modern marketing world.

By Matt Kapko

Jan 27, 2016

CMO Internet Marketing

BlackBerry debuts EMM fruits of Good deal

Three months after a $425 million acquisition of Good Technology, BlackBerry this week announced the integration of its mobile management services with Good's EMM offerings. The move is a clear attempt to lure Citrix and AirWatch customers.

By Al Sacco

Jan 27, 2016 3 mins

Mobile Device Management Mobile Security Small and Medium Business

Pentaho adds native Python integration

The integration brings the most popular coding language to Pentaho's data integration environment, allowing it to better support machine learning and analytical environments.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jan 27, 2016

Analytics Data Architecture Technology Industry

11 cloud trends that will dominate 2016

Five industry insiders predict the trends that will shape the cloud market this year.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jan 26, 2016

Cloud Computing Cloud Management Cloud Security

LinuxONE gets flexible pricing and enhanced support for hybrid cloud environments

IBM is bringing refreshed versions of its LinuxONE systems to the market that will offer more speed and processing power.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Jan 26, 2016

Linux Mainframes Open Source

Microsoft beefs up its Surface Book and Surface Pro 4

Microsoft today announced new high-powered 1TB versions of its Surface Book and Surface Pro 4, along with a gold Surface Pen. The company also announced a recall for AC power cord adapters for a slew of its Surface Pro devices.

By Sarah K. White

Jan 22, 2016

Laptops Microsoft Small and Medium Business

SCaLE 14x, day 1: Shuttleworth delivers the grand vision for Ubuntu

Southern California Linux Expo kicks off with a keynote by Mark Shuttleworth at the UbuCon Summit rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Jan 22, 2016

Linux Open Source

Google says it killed 780 million ‘bad ads’ in 2015

Google was busier than ever in 2015, claiming that it shut down relentless spammers and other bad guys who spread malware and 'trick-to-click' ads, which mislead users into clicking them.

By Matt Kapko

Jan 22, 2016

Google Malware Security

Google for Work much quicker to deploy than Office 365

Companies that deploy Google for Work do it an average of four months faster than those that choose Microsoft Office 365, according to a new report. However, Microsoft stole more customers away from Google than it lost to the rival cloud provider.

By Matt Kapko

Jan 20, 2016

Collaboration Software Microsoft Small and Medium Business