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CIOs receive low marks on IT reform report card

Nearly a year after the sweeping FITARA overhaul took effect, agencies continue to struggle in areas like risk reporting and data center consolidation, but lawmakers acknowledge IT reform is a work in progress.

Facebook shuts up critics with impressive Q3 financials

Despite a few slow quarters and many damning predictions, Facebook's future looks bright again based on its accelerated growth on multiple fronts during the third quarter.

4 old-school-BlackBerry features in the new PRIV

BlackBerry's new PRIV smartphone may run the Android OS, but it's still a true BlackBerry, thanks to these four recognizable features.

Thinking algorithm ready to take on conventional medicine

An algorithm built by a San Francisco startup soon will begin using images archived at operating at imaging centers to teach itself to spot the signs of disease. If it succeeds, medicine will never be the same.

Health IT use lags despite consumer interest

Nielsen research indicates that healthcare providers have been slow to incorporate technology into their practices, leaving telemedicine a far-off prospect.

Accenture invests in artificial intelligence R&D

Accenture says it is committing a significant portion of its global research and development to artificial intelligence and is opening a new Accenture Technology Lab and Centre for Innovation in Dublin, Ireland.

Watch out CentOS, Ubuntu here comes openSUSE Leap

openSUSE announces Leap 42.1rn

Partnership powers predictive and prescriptive analytics

The combination of GoodData's cloud-based analytics distribution platform and Absolutdata's big data analytics consulting expertise will help the partners accelerate their clients' ability to deploy predictive and prescriptive analytic

Microsoft brings Red Hat Enterprise Linux to Azure

2M businesses pay for Google for Work, but what does that mean?

Google has in the past been tightlipped on how many businesses pay for its Google for Work suite of productivity apps, but this week it said 2 million companies are paid subscribers. It did not, however, specify how many people within those companies

MongoDB extends database to new users, adds enterprise features

The latest version of MongoDB features graphical tools, business intelligence connectors and application performance monitoring tool integration designed to make data in the NoSQL database accessible to business analysts, data scientists, executives

SUSECon 2015: SUSE joins the Cloud Foundry

SUSE will work with SAP on a key Cloud Foundry project.rn

8 ecommerce categories that will be hot in 2016

Which ecommerce categories will see increased sales and opportunities in the next 12 months? Ecommerce and digital marketing pros share their early 2016 predications.

ExtraHop appliance blends historical data with real-time wire data

The ExtraHop Explore analytics appliance is designed to give organizations the capability to blend historical data with real-time network, client, application, infrastructure and business data.

7-Eleven takes a big gulp of customer data

The ubiquitous convenience store chain updates its loyalty program from punch cards to a mobile app for super-frequent patronsu2029

Federal IT outsourcing spend alarmingly poorly managed

The U.S. government is leaving billions of dollars on the table due to poorly managed and duplicative IT outsourcing deals, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office.

When Walgreens uses digital mapping, Rx marks the spot

The Walgreens pharmacy chain uses a geographic information system and demographic data to decide where to open new drugstores.

6 things to love about DROID Turbo 2 (and 5 to hate)

Verizon's latest flagship DROID smartphone, the Turbo 2 from Motorola, hits store shelves this week, and though there's a lot to like, the handset also has a handful of shortcomings.

IBM stirs Spark-as-a-service into IBM Bluemix

The new IBM Analytics on Apache Spark service is designed to allow developers to infuse applications on the Bluemix cloud platform with real-time analytics.

Twitter CEO proves he still doesn’t get it

At its largest conference of the year, Twitter failed to address the underlying cause of its ongoing struggles. The company is running out of time for a turnaround, and this latest misstep could prove to be the most costly yet.

IT outsourcing buyer’s market creates promise and challenge

IT leaders are using their leverage to ink more flexible u2014 and cheaper u2014 contracts with service providers. But there is a catch.

U.S. CIO tells IT leaders to trust the cloud

Tony Scott, U.S. federal government CIO, says big cloud providers are just as secure as today's largest financial institutions and advises his fellow IT leaders to embrace cloud sooner than later.

IBM brings Watson’s cognitive computing to sports

Under a trio of new partnerships, IBM Watson will power apps that will help prevent concussions, change the nature of training in golf and transform the game-day experience of Pittsburgh Penguins fans.

Concurrent improves big data application performance management

The data application infrastructure specialist has released Driven 2.0, which adds support for Apache Spark and redesigned application analytics as well as custom views to the big data application performance management solution.

AtScale looks to easily add BI on Hadoop

AtScale Intelligence Platform 3.0 aims to give business users the capability to interactively query Hadoop data without the need for extensive preprocessing or movement off the cluster.

4K Retina iMac reviews: Is it worth buying?

Is the new 21-inch 4K Retina iMac from Apple worth buying? Find out what the critics are saying about it before you buy one

Teradata gears up for Internet of Things analytics

Teradata has introduced two new software capabilities intended to help customers operationalize Internet of Things (IoT) data.

Why Uganda is an up-and-coming IT outsourcing option

Strong English language capabilities, low costs and attrition, and a stable and supportive government give Uganda potential as the latest offshore outsourcing alternative in Africa.

Microsoft sweetens deal for Windows 10 in the enterprise

Microsoft unveiled plans today to introduce incentive programs for companies looking to adopt the Windows 10 Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book. The improved Surface Enterprise Initiative and Trade-In program is designed to make it easier to upgrade to W

LinkedIn Groups gets (mediocre) makeover, new iOS app

The redesigned LinkedIn Groups interface and new iOS app aim to bolster the service, but bringing order to the chaos of message boards is no small task and many early users aren't impressed.

CIOs eye Dell-EMC merger with cautious optimism

CIOs have mixed views of the blockbuster merger between Dell and EMC, two incumbent vendors struggling to boost market share in a world that is increasingly moving toward cloud services and mobile devices.

SAP unveils SaaS analytics platform

SAP Cloud for Analytics aims to redefine analytics by combining business intelligence, planning and predictive analytics into a SaaS offering built on the SAP HANA Cloud Platform.

A ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’ could mean new security mandates

Lawmaker warns that lack of cybersecurity standards in government and private sector is u2018of great concern.u2019 New regulations could rankle the tech industry.

Facebook (finally) goes beyond the ‘Like’ with new ‘Reactions’

Facebook is set to roll out a new way for users to interact, beyond comments and the simple 'Like' button. However, its new 'Reactions' emojis aren't the "Dislike" option many users want, and they attempt to solve a

6 things Galaxy S6 edge+ does that iPhone 6s Plus can’t

Samsung's Galaxy S6 edge+ and the Apple iPhone 6s Plus are two of the hottest 'phablets' available today, and though both smartphones are worthy options for discerning gadget geeks, each has distinct strengths and weaknesses. Here are

6 things iPhone 6s Plus does that Galaxy S6 edge+ can’t

Apple's iPhone 6s Plus and the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ are two of the hottest 'phablets' available today, and though both smartphones are worthy options for discerning gadget geeks, they have distinct strengths and weaknesses. Here are

New CTO role at Starbucks reflects rise of digital business

Starbucksu2019 hiring of Adobe CIO Gerri Martin-Flickinger as its CTO underscores the importance digital innovation is playing in traditional businesses. But does it also mean the CIO role is under siege?

Real Time Linux becomes a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project

The foundation will now sponsor the work of long time maintainer Thomas Gleixner as a fellow.

Twitter’s ‘Moments’ miss the mark

Twitter kicked off the final quarter of 2015 with a bang, naming a new (sort of) CEO and finally releasing its curated 'Moments' feature. However, early reviews of the service suggest the company may have aimed too low.

IBM launches cognitive computing consulting practice

The new IBM Cognitive Business Solutions will draw on the expertise of more than 2,000 consulting pros who bring backgrounds in machine learning, advanced analytics, data science and development, and industry and change management.

HP and IBM rated top IT outsourcing service providers

HP and IBM have received the highest industry Net Promotor Scores, meaning IT outsourcing customers are much more likely to recommend them than other service providers.

Snapchat on pace to overtake Facebook for video supremacy

Two of today's most popular social networks are battling for video dominance, and although Snapchat's community is just a tenth of the size of Facebook's user base, the smaller app is poised to pass its larger rival in daily video view

Google for Work thriving by dumping the ‘enterprise’

Google for Work is celebrating the first anniversary of its name change from Google Enterprise. The divisionu2019s leader says machine learning, virtual reality and connected devices will make work tools even smarter.

Hortonworks unveils big data scorecard

The new Hortonworks Big Data Scorecard is designed to help organizations assess their capabilities and build a plan to jump start big data projects.

Mirantis OpenStack 7.0 released

Mirantis remains one of the leading bug fixers of u00a0OpenStack Kilo.rn

Drones and VR give pro surf league fans beachside views

The World Surf League is experimenting with drones, live streaming video and virtual reality to build viewership and increase fan engagement.

Owens Corning can see customer orders at a glance

The manufacturer revamps IT to improve visibility into its supply chain and prevent late deliveries

Open source creates software worth billions of dollars

A Linux Foundation report estimates the total economic value of development costs of Linux Foundation Collaborative Projects to be around $5 billion.

Progressive Insurance revs up IT-enabled innovation

IT 'mechanics' at Progressive's innovation garage help employees test-drive new ideas for feasibility

OS X El Capitan reviews: A big thumbs up from the critics

Reviewers like the latest release of Apple's operating system for the Mac