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Thursday 4 April, 2013 CS Networks’ app breaks new ground in third-party SMS services. LONDON — CS Networks, the provider of reliable, high-throughput SMS services, has unveiled its new app, SMS Anywhere. The app offers a number of groundbreaking features, including full inbo...
As I entered into 2013, I made a commitment that I would read more, and I certainly have started well. Loads of good content, from the Kindle Single (a great format I finally tried this quarter), to graphic novels, to memoirs, to history, to psychology, to straight up adventures and fa...
If you're immersed in the world of service providers (sometimes called carriers, telecoms, or carrier service providers) then you've probably heard the term "traffic steering." Traffic steering is the ability to control and direct data and voice traffic to the best suitable cell layer a...
Many things are intended to work together, but require specific knowledge to get the outcome you desire. Automobiles and trailers, for example, require a trailer hitch, and not just any trailer hitch, but one with a ball the correct size to work with the trailer, and wire connectors th...
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Anil Dash is giving a Berkman lunchtime talk, titled “The Web We Lost.” He begins by pointing out that the title of his talk implies a commonality that at least once was. NOTE: Live-blogging. Getting things wrong. Missing points. Omitting key information. Introducing artificial choppin...
By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top tech news and stories of the day. Aereo wins major court battle against TV networks – Aereo is a broadband TV delivery service, offering users access to OTA local broadcasts. “Aereo allows TV watchers to stream HD video over the web with a p...
If you see anyone peddling ‘free Xbox points,’ steer clear. Microsoft announced that nefarious folks are out in force, attempting a farce based on the company’s birthday week: ‘Microsoft’s 38 now, and is giving away loot in celebration!’ They aren’t. In a statement posted to Facebook t...
Four in 10 (40%) CIOs have increased their company's security budget compared to three years agoOn average, CIOs spend almost a quarter (23%) of their time managing IT securityLondon, 02 April, 2013 - More than three quarters (78%) of CIOs find managing IT security a challenge for thei...
Welcome to SMAC News Weekly, featuring the latest news and numbers relating to SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud) that I come across each week. Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly Also read Field Mobility News Weekly Also read Kevin Benedict’s What’s New in HTML5 ...
London, 2nd April 2013 - Kelway, the IT solutions and services provider, has formally completed the acquisition of Equanet, the non-trade and public sector IT solutions brand of Dixons Retail plc. Equanet's systems have now been fully transitioned on to the Kelway infrastructure, suppo...
Houston, TX, April 02, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Presensoft Inc., an industry leader in hosted archiving and compliance solutions for email and instant messaging (IM) communications, today announced the launch of its latest product, Salesforce.com Mail & Messaging Data Sync, which integra...
New York, NY, April 02, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Visual 2000 International Inc. (http://www.visual-2000.com) announces that PTS America, Inc. will implement the integrated Visual PLM.net® product lifecycle management and Visual ERP.net™ enterprise solutions at its New York headqua...
By Ryan Kamauff “The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) offers Secure Technology Application eXecution (STAX), a new DISA Enterprise Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud computing solution, to the Department of Defense (DoD). STAX provides quick and secure development, testi...
To play video, hover above and press play button. Michael Palermo welcomes Kevin Ashley to the show as they discuss how Kevin has made over $100k on his Windows 8 apps. Tune in as they discuss some tips and tricks for how you can improve your app revenue like how to properly p...
At Kaazing, we have been experimenting with using a smartphone as a remote control for quite some time now. Those familiar with our demos may have seen our Zing-Pong demo (which is a “Pong”-style game using smartphones to control the … Continue reading →
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Scottsdale, AZ, March 30, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Today Eos Group, Inc. announces the much-anticipated first public release of Eos Navigator to the AEC/O industry. Eos Navigator is an enterprise preconstruction workflow management solution. Projects lay the foundation for managing the preco...
2012 proved to be the year that’s been predicted for almost half a decade now: enterprises are turning in droves to cloud computing solutions. With the rapid growth and acceptance of robust open source solutions like Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization and others, the cloud is starting t...
Central Point, OR, March 29, 2013 --(PR.com)-- 800 555 Biz announces liquidation of twenty specialty-branded 800-555-Numbers due to the owner’s eighty-year age and incurable cancer. Each toll-free number is acquired with its registered telephone/Internet Teledotcom domain; diala...
One thing has been missing from Microsoft’s foray into the tablet world so far: A cheaper, smaller tablet that can go toe-to-toe with the Kindle Fire HD and the iPad mini. ZDNet reports that recent changes to Windows 8 hardware certification guidelines suggest that Microsoft is giving ...
by Joseph Rickert When talking with data scientists and analysts — who are working with large scale data analytics platforms such as Hadoop — about the best way to do some sophisticated modeling task it is not uncommon for someone to say, "We have all of the data. Why not just use it a...
In this, the first of Eight Windows 8 tips and tricks sessions, I welcome Principal Technical Account Manager Lex Thomas to the show. Tune in for part 1 as we show you around the new modern user interface in Windows 8.   Download the Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation today and tes...
Gibraltar, United Kingdom, March 29, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Last month in the northern Sahara desert in Morocco, an international group of scientists conducted a series of experiments in preparation for future human missions to Mars. With 100 members from 23 nations, the project, led by Au...
Lyndhurst, NJ, March 29, 2013 --(PR.com)-- RLM Apparel Software Systems Inc. (http://www.ronlynn.com) announces that men’s lifestyle design house John Varvatos Enterprises Inc. (JVE) has successfully completed implementation of its FashionManager™ software solution at its ...
We all know the familiar mantra: What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Unfortunately, the same is also true on the Internet. What happens on the Web stays on the Web – and in the public eye – potentially forever. What this means is that a single negative review or defamatory comment ab...
Social media influence scoring startup Klout announced Thursday that it will more fully integrate users’ Instagram and Microsoft Bing accounts. Now a users’ Instagram influence will be factored into a user’s overall Klout score. Bing accounts are able to be connected, but the data will...
RSA Conference Interviews! Watch interviews from the RSA Conference featuring thought leaders from the Cloud Security Alliance, NIST, the CISO Executive Network, the International Association for Privacy Professionals and more on Smart E...
The Forrester report ‘Total Impact of Google Apps‘ provides a framework for identifying the ROI from switching from a legacy mail and collaboration platform to Google Apps. Surveying 200+ organizations with over 1,000 employees, Forrester identified the main business benefi...
Spamhaus facing unprecedented cyber-attackThere is the very real prospect of a doomsday scenario for many internet users following the alleged row between Spamhaus and a hosting firm in which retaliation attacks affecting the internet have slowed down service for users. This is accordi...
Only commerce platform with native omni-channel fulfillment and in-store integration. Mobile and social media enhancements deliver other key innovations.Munich - 27 March 2013 - hybris, the world's fastest-growing commerce platform provider ranked "leader" by both principal analyst fi...
Document Solutions Experts Have Demonstrated Success at Incorporating Enterprise Capture into Business SolutionsMunich, Germany (27 March, 2013) - ABBYY Europe, a leading provider of document recognition, data capture, and linguistic technologies, today announced OptoSweden, based in ...
UK professional association provides deeper member engagement online with Telligent Community and Sitecore integration London, UK and Dallas, TX - 27 March 2013 - Telligent, a leading provider of social community software for the enterprise, today announced that the British Medical Ass...
Durham, NC, March 27, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Local digital ad company Blogads was awarded “Best Advertising Online Ad” by the Internet Advertising Competition for its creative reader behavior-triggered online campaign to promote the series premiere of “GCB,” along w...
Barnes & Noble content and tablet subsidiary Nook Media, part-owned by Microsoft specifically to help boost content for its new Windows 8 platform, put some of that strategy into action: it has announced that people who download the Nook app for Windows 8 will get five books and fi...
By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Four simple steps to protect the US from hackers – Gartner is forecasting an additional 8% cyber spend by firms in 2013, already. As well, the barrier to entry for hacking has been lowered (as Matt and I discusse...
Back for Part 3 of their Building a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 SP1, Keith Mayer and I continued the conversation and discussed about how to deploy and upgrade to System Center 2012 SP1 Virtual Machine Manager which is essential for building a private cloud. [1:15] Re...
We’re now entering a world where cloud-managed big data is not just a topic of conversation in tech circles but a necessity for companies and service providers alike. Shifting data needs drive technological innovation. The truth is that as data gets bigger, older technology isn’t abl...
March 26 2013, Symphony EYC, a global leader in customer driven retailing software and services, today announces the appointment of David Wright as Global Account Manager. Wright is tasked with using his extensive CPG experience to help manage relationships with existing global, multi-...
London, UK and Dallas, TX - 26 March 2013 - Telligent, a leading provider of social community software, has been chosen by the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) to build their online community for grant holders, partners and voluntary organisations.BIG is responsible for distributing 40% of funds...