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Is it THE END OF BIG DATA? Quarta Horribilis for high-end storage

June 8, 2014June 8, 2014 enews

People will be talking about the terrible 2014 Q1 for years. IDC has just revealed one of the worst storage quarters for a couple of years as buyers went on a high-end storage strike. There’s been a quite spectacular slump in the storage business in the first 2014 quarter, according to the beancounters’ Storage Tracker. Notwithstanding the digital-universe-drowning-us-in-Big-Data narrative, the actual storage market shrank this quarter. Here’s the bare bones IDC statement: “The total (internal plus external) disk storage systems market generated $7.3 billion in revenue, representing a decrease of -6.9…

Tech history in photos: Social media founders

June 8, 2014June 8, 2014 enews

Social media is a relatively new phenomenon, but it shapes the daily lives of many internet users. Here are the people behind some of the most important social media sites. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Mark Zukerberg is the CEO and one of the original co-founders of Facebook. Facebook was originally only available to university students, but once it opened up to the general public it became the most popular social network in the world. Image: James Martin/CNET Jack Dorsey, Twitter Jack Dorsey is the co-creator and co-founder of Twitter. Twitter was…

Google testing super-secure email

June 8, 2014June 8, 2014 enews

Google is working on the ultimate security and privacy feature. It’s called “End-to-End” encryption, and it’s the best way to stop anyone from snooping on your emails. Google would turn your emails into jumbled code, and the only person who can see the email in plain text is the trusted person on the other end. Hackers don’t stand a chance. In fact, neither does the National Security Agency. It’s the kind of encryption ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden used to communicate with journalists before he went public last year with damning…

Canon partners with Wavestore

June 8, 2014June 8, 2014 enews

Canon Europe has announced that it has agreed a working partnership with Wavestore, a distinguished security solutions provider, to deliver an intelligent and fully integrated security offering with superior image quality and advanced analytics capabilities. The partnership will deliver advanced surveillance systems by combining Canon’s portfolio of high-quality Network Security Cameras with Wavestore’s industry leading video management software (VMS). Both companies are working closely together to ensure that the analytics are faultless and fully integrated to provide system integrators with amplified surveillance capabilities. The pan-European partnership will allow both companies…

Why open source development is getting more secure

June 8, 2014June 8, 2014 enews

With fewer defects being found in major open source projects than in large proprietary software packages, what are the security strengths and weaknesses of open source development? Is open source software more or less prone to show-stopping bugs than proprietary alternatives? The answer is likely ‘it depends’, but both arguments have been put forward forcefully online in the wake of the Heartbleed bug in the Open SSL code library, which went undiscovered by the open source community for two years. One firm that has been poring over open source and proprietary…

Using Predictive Analytics To Track Heart-Failure Risk

June 5, 2014June 8, 2014 enews

Carilion Clinic, a network of health care centers based in Roanoke, Va., wanted a more accurate way to identify patients at risk for heart failure, so it turned to Big Data analysis and electronic health records (EHRs). What’s at stake: Heart failure affects about 5.1 million U.S. adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With predictive analytics, health care providers can track early signs of heart failure risk before illness strikes. In addition to saving lives, health care costs can be kept in check as doctors improve medical…

IBM, HP, others admit products laced with NORK GOLD

June 5, 2014June 5, 2014 enews

IBM, HP, Seagate, and other companies have admitted that some of their products include gold from North Korea. IBM, HP, Seagate, and other companies have admitted that some of their products include gold from North Korea. The companies disclosed in recent financial filings – first spotted by Foreign Policy – that some of their suppliers sourced gold from the “Central Bank of the DPR of Korea”, according to filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The companies made these filings in response to a new reporting rule aimed at uncovering the links…

IT professionals not ready for ‘Internet of Things’

June 5, 2014June 5, 2014 enews

Despite IT professionals embracing the Internet of Things, they are not sufficiently prepared for it IT professionals are not sufficiently prepared for the Internet of Things, despite thinking it will have a big impact in the workplace. The research, carried out by Spiceworks, has discovered that although 71 per cent of IT professionals think the Internet of Things will affect their business, 59 per cent have not taken action to prepare for the impact it could have in their workplace. Of those preparing, 68 per cent are investing in hardware…

Cloud CRM’s Infinite Possibilities

June 5, 2014June 5, 2014 enews

Terms such as ‘the cloud’ often get thrown around. But do you really understand what it is, and what it can do for your business? Cloud-based CRM combines the power of cloud computing with revolutionary business functionality in the scope of customer relationship management. Wish you could access customer data from your home office? Read on to find out how that’s not just possible, but it’s easy, too. Awareness and understanding are two very different things. Most people who I speak to, when technology is the subject of discussion, know that…

Introducing the detachable 2-in-1 Satellite Click 2 Pro P30W – the premium UltrabookTM that’s bursting with features

June 5, 2014June 5, 2014 enews

Neuss, Germany, May 27th 2014 – Toshiba Europe GmbH today announces its first consumer detachable Ultrabook – the Satellite Click 2 Pro P30W. This premium ultra-portable 2-in-1 is designed to transform seamlessly from laptop to tablet, offering the choice between a fully featured Ultrabook and a media savvy tablet – ideal for a range of usages. “Today’s users require the performance of an Ultrabook and the convenience of a tablet without the need for compromise. The Satellite Click 2 Pro P30W takes the Ultrabook to a new level by offering more flexibility on the go, at home…