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Google to buy Nest Labs for $3.2bn

January 14, 2014January 14, 2014 enews

Google has announced plans to buy thermostat maker Nest Labs for $3.2bn (£2bn), continuing a string of recent acquisitions. Google said the cash deal was expected to be completed in the next few months. California-based Nest Labs was founded by two former Apple executives. It produces a thermostat capable of learning user behaviour and working out whether a building is occupied or not, using temperature, humidity, activity and light sensors. The firm will continue to be run by chief executive Tony Fadell and maintain its own distinct identity, Google said in a…

EMEA Server Revenues Down Again in 3Q13 But Signs of Revival in Southern Europe and on Blade Side, Says IDC

December 11, 2013January 22, 2014 enewsfeatured

FRANKFURT and PRAGUE, December 11, 2013 — According to the latest EMEA Server Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC), factory revenue in the EMEA server market reached $2.8 billion in the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13), a decrease of 3.0% when compared with the same quarter of 2012. Shipments reached 535,767 units, representing a 4.9% annual decline. The quarter-on-quarter performance displayed a mixed picture with flat growth in volumes, which were up 1.3%, but with revenue displaying a significant decrease of 6.3%. These figures hint at a continuing price sensitivity…

Home is Where the Skype Is…

December 8, 2013December 12, 2013 enewsfeatured

22/05/2013 in Workspace Blog by Blake Shepard It’s interesting to witness the ways in which Skype adoption within certain industries can positively impact business. We’ve talked about it in relation to themedical field and foreign-language instruction. Real estate is another industry seeing benefits from Skype. We hear it’s helping business run more efficiently and allowing realtors to satisfy client demands more easily and cost-effectively. Here’s an example of what I mean: Dan Prud’homme, a broker in vacation hot-spot Hilton Head Island, South Carolina,recently explained to the trade publication CRN, that selling second homes to remote…

NatWest online services hit by cyber attack

December 8, 2013December 12, 2013 enewsfeatured

A deliberate attempt to disrupt services at NatWest left some customers struggling to access online banking on Friday. The surge of traffic – known as a distributed denial of service attack – was blamed by the RBS Group, which owns NatWest, for the access problems. The disruption lasted for an hour from 11:30 GMT. It came less than a week after a major computer failure left some customers unable to use cards and cash machines. Details safe On Friday, a number of customers reported problems getting on to the bank’s…

Ford: Mulally not leaving for Microsoft

December 8, 2013December 12, 2013 enews

Alan Mulally might not be the next Microsoft CEO after all. By David Goldman @DavidGoldmanCNN Shares of Microsoft fell 4% on Thursday after Edsel Ford II, the great-grandson of founder Henry Ford and a company board member, told Bloombergthat Mulally will stay on as CEO through next year. Ford (F, Fortune 500) and Mulally have said as much before. “This is completely consistent with what we’ve been publicly saying for the past 13 months,” said Jay Cooney, a Ford spokesman. “Alan Mulally’s plan is to stay on through the end of 2014.” Related: See the new Ford Mustang…

Povećanje PDV-a može negativno da utiče na razvoj ICT sektora

December 5, 2013December 12, 2013 enews

Društvo za informatiku Srbije uputilo dopis poslaničkim grupama u Narodnoj skupštini Republike Srbije povodom predloga za povećavanja PDV sa 8 na 10 odsto i poreske stope po kojoj se oporezuje promet i uvoz personalnih računara i komponenti za personalne računare sa 8 na 20 odsto. Društvo za informatiku Srbije(DIS) je nevladina i neprofitna organizacija i u više navrata ukazivalo je da ostvareni rezultati i razvoj u sektoru informacionih i komunikacionih tehnologija (IKT) mogu da imaju mnogo veću ulogu i doprinos u prevazilaženju ekonomske krize. Primene IKT su osnovni izvori porasta…

Com Data

December 2, 2013February 10, 2014 enews

ComData portfolio of products and services includes development and implementation of complete mid size to large scale ICT solutions, involving software and database design, development, customization and support, covering the entire application development lifecycle and applying Agile and Scrum development methodologies.

Stokholm “najpametniji” grad na svetu

December 2, 2013January 10, 2014 enews

Kompanija Ericsson objavila je novi Networked Society City Index izveštaj, u kojem je rangirala gradove širom sveta na osnovu njihove zrelosti na polju informaciono-komunikacionih tehnologija (IKT), odnosno uticaja IKT na ekonomiju, društveni i razvoj životne sredine. U ovom izveštaju dodati su novi parametri, poput 4G i online transakcija, u odnosu na prethodne studije. Rezultati istraživanja su pokazali da postoji značajna veza između razvoja IKT i razvoja samih gradova i života njihovih stanovnika. Na prvom mestu liste, nalazi se glavni grad Švedske, Stokholm, kojeg prate London i Singapur. Među prvih deset…

Sigurnosne strategije protiv hakerskih napada

December 2, 2013December 12, 2013 enews

Stručnjaci kompanije Trend Micro upozoravaju kompanije da budu oprezne i preuzmu proaktivne korake kako bi zaštitile važne kompanijske podatke. Nezavisno od veličine kompanija i njene geografske lokacije, napadači koriste iste strategije pri hakerskim napadima. Prvo treba pronaći ranjivost i analizirati je. Ove ranjivosti mogu biti tehničke prirode u vezi sa programom, ali problem može nastati i zbog neupućenosti zaposlenih. „Hakerski napadi koje smo dokumentovali u prošlosti pokazuju zajedničku strategiju koju koriste napadači – bilo da se radi o New York Times novinama ili maloj kompaniji iz Azije, početna tačka je uvek bila…

IT sektori u kompanijama vode bitku da budu prepoznati kao čvorišta inovacija i strateški poslovni partneri

December 2, 2013January 22, 2014 enews

Eksplozivni razvoj tehnologija i trendova koji donose korenite promene, kao što su društveni mediji, mobilni uređaji, klaud i analitika podataka, menjaju ulogu sektora za IT, pokazuje najnovija Deloitte-ova Anketa direktora za informacione tehnologije, u kojoj su prikupljeni stavovi više od 700 vodećih direktora i rukovodilaca za informacione tehnologije širom Evrope, Bliskog istoka, Rusije, Azije i Afrike. U anketi su učestvovali i direktori sektora za IT iz Srbije, Makedonije, Crne Gore i Republike Srpske. Istraživanje pokazuje da kompanije sve više ulažu u informacione tehnologije i skoro 80% ispitanika izjavilo je da…