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Crouching Yeti: an ongoing spying campaign with 2 800+ highly valuable targets worldwide

August 19, 2014August 20, 2014 enews

New malicious tools, an expanded list of victims, and other features related to the Crouching Yeti campaign, also known as Energetic Bear. Kaspersky Lab announces the release of comprehensive in-depth analysis of the malware and command and control (C&C) server infrastructure related to the cyber-espionage campaign known to the company’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) as the Crouching Yeti. The campaign’s origins go back as far as to the end of 2010; while today it is most definitely still alive – and targeting new victims on a daily basis. Nicolas…

Create an On Time, Everything’s Where It Needs to Be Supply Chain

August 18, 2014August 19, 2014 enews

Keeping tabs on the incoming and outgoing inventory in a busy warehouse is no easy task, especially if you rely on manual procedures or basic accounting software. As your small or midsized business continues to grow, managing an expanding inventory, global suppliers, and increasing customer demands takes the right people and the right systems. Working with inaccurate data or estimates can lead to costly mistakes. Connect people, processes and systems to get the real-time insight you and your team need with a business solution from Microsoft. With a better business…

Create real-time graphs with these five free web-based apps

August 18, 2014August 19, 2014 enews

The sky’s the limit when it comes to building flashy dynamic charts and graphs. Here are five free tools that will deliver great results. Creating graphs is easy — grab your favorite spreadsheet program, enter some data, and use the chart wizard. What’s more difficult is creating those graphs to be published on the web based on dynamic data. Plenty of options are available to graph hard-entered data, but few are capable of dynamic generation. In this edition of Five Apps, we take a look at five free web-based tools…

Research: 70 percent using or evaluating a hybrid cloud solution

August 18, 2014August 19, 2014 enews

There is plenty of interest in hybrid cloud solutions, and Tech Pro Research’s latest survey uncovers favored vendors, benefits and potential roadblocks. Public and private cloud offerings range from personal services such as Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, and Apple iCloud to enterprise-focused services such as Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services. Public cloud solutions are usually subscription-based services where the hardware or software, or both, are rented and where IT departments purchase storage, compute and/or networking on an as-needed basis. Many companies have been wary of adopting…

4K video on terrestrial TV? Not if the WRC shares frequencies to mobiles

August 17, 2014August 17, 2014 enews

Have your say with Ofcom now, before Freeview becomes Feeview Breaking Fad For fans of terrestrial television, this is the best of times and this is the worst of times. The DVB consortium has recently produced a draft specification for Ultra High Definition aka 4K, fitting the UHD video within the standard transport streams that are already used for SD and HD. As evidenced by the BBC’s current closed trial – which had been showing World Cup content and will carry some of the Commonwealth Games too – it’s clearly…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gets drenched with bucket of ice water, challenges Larry Page and Jeff Bezos

August 17, 2014August 17, 2014 enews

No, you didn’t read the headline wrong. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella took part in the “Ice Bucket Challenge,” which is a campaign to raise awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Nadella allowed a group of Microsoft employees to dump a bucket of ice cold water on his head. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is a social media movement where people post videos of themselves dumping a bucket of ice water over their heads. Once they complete this, they are able to challenge others to either do the same or make a donation…

Windows 365: a customizable cloud operating system platform that works across all devices

August 17, 2014August 17, 2014 enews

Earlier this year, we learned that Microsoft was working on a prototype operating system called Windows Cloud. This operating system has been rumored to require an internet connection for full functionality, acting as a basic operating system when in offline mode. Rumors indicated that Microsoft was allegedly referring to this operating system as Windows 365. Now, we are seeing some new details emerge about Windows 365, courtesy of two LinkedIn profiles of two project managers. The project in question is Windows 365, and we now know it has something to…

Lenovo delivers strong growth and hits milestones in first quarter 2014/15

August 15, 2014August 17, 2014 enews

Hong Kong, August, 2014 – Lenovo Group today reported results for its first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2014, with quarterly revenue of US$10.4 billion, an 18 percent increase year-over-year while quarter pre-tax income increased 22 percent year-over-year to US$264 million. Earnings grew 23 percent year-over-year to US$214 million, while the Company hit market share and financial performance milestones. Lenovo maintained its number three ranking in smart connected devices growing shipments by 28 percent year-over-year. It has been the world’s largest PC maker for five consecutive quarters with its highest-ever…

Gartner’s 2014 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies Maps the Journey to Digital Business

August 14, 2014August 14, 2014 enews

2014 Hype Cycle Special Report Evaluates the Maturity of More Than 2,000 Technologies. 2014 Marks 20th Anniversary of the Gartner Hype Cycle The journey to digital business is the key theme of Gartner, Inc.’s “Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2014.” As the Gartner Hype Cycle celebrates its 20th year, Gartner said that as enterprises set out on the journey to becoming digital businesses, identifying and employing the right technologies at the right time will be critical. Gartner’s 2014 Hype Cycle Special Report provides strategists and planners with an assessment of the…

Smartphones deemed most important tool for running a business

August 14, 2014August 14, 2014 enews

Top young entrepreneurs say their smartphone is as important to running a business as a car or laptop The country’s top young entrepreneurs think their smartphone is one of the most important tools for running a business. So claims research by Xero, which showed 52 per cent of the 500 young people questioned thought their smartphone was as important as a laptop or car to help their business grow. Some 51 per cent said a laptop was the most important tool in their toolkit. A desktop PC was only favoured by…