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Oracle ZFS appliance sales hit $1 billion

Four times slower than EMC’s XtremIO Oracle blogs it’s sold more than a billion dollars’ worth of its ZFS appliance, with almost 15,000 systems installed by more than 5,000 customers. It is “currently one of the fastest growing products within the Oracle Server and Storage Systems business unit.” Sounds impressive, particularly with EMC saying it has sold a billion dollars’ worth of XtremIO all-flash arrays in six quarters and that the flash array is the company’s fastest-growing product line. Here’s the ZFS appliance history: January 2009 – Sun Open Storage…

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Facebook plans to bring internet to refugees

Web access marks start of five-year UN project to bring internet to everyone Image credit: catwalker / Shutterstock.com Facebook plans to bring the internet to refugee camps, believing technology can help them access aid and keep in touch with family. CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed his company would work with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to bring connectivity to camps of people emigrating from countries hit by conflicts, such as Syria. “In the short term to address the current crises we will be working with UNCHR to bring the…

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Cloud storage: How do Amazon, Google and Microsoft stack up?

Storing data in the cloud has been getting cheaper and more flexible for years. The major cloud providers offer various options for storing data, with prices reflecting how often data is accessed, how much is stored, its availability and how it is backed up. The world’s biggest cloud infrastructure service provider, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has just broadened its storage options – revealing a new storage class for infrequently-accessed data. The addition to AWS Simple Storage Service (S3) is called Standard: Infrequent Access storage. It provides a middle ground between…

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Global Celebrations Primed for Third Annual CX Day, October 6

Customer experience (CX) professionals worldwide are gearing up to take part in the third CX Day on October 6, at local and online events. CX Day is a global celebration of companies and people who are delivering highest-quality experiences to customers. CX Day was created by the Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA), the premier global non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and cultivation of the Customer Experience profession. Local and Corporate Events, Online Panels, Twitter Chats, Webcasts and Awards WAKEFIELD, Mass. – Sept. 16, 2015 ‒ CX Day celebrates the…

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Sony brings a new dimension to virtual reality

Sony Computer Entertainment is taking its virtual reality technology to a new level, and game developers are eager to follow. TOKYO -Project Morpheus, a headset compatible with SCE’s PlayStation 4, has yet to hit store shelves, but its latest prototype offers clearer, crisper images than any virtual reality device that has come before. Close to real SCE recently held a Project Morpheus demonstration event for journalists in Tokyo. Among the games on display, Bandai Namco Entertainment’s “Summer Lesson” was a particularly big crowd-pleaser. In the game, the player teaches Japanese…

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IBM and Xerox predict brain-controlled apps will head to smartphones

Researchers from the two tech giants claim new headsets and more powerful phones are paving the way for brain-controlled smartphone apps.   Fancy calling your friends using the power of thought? One day there could be an app for that. Across the world researchers are developing smartphone apps that are controlled using brainwaves, according to an IBM and Xerox paper summarising the state-of-the-art in Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI). Applications include brain-driven software for dialling numbers, as well as for messaging and calling contacts. Rather than relying on a touchscreen tap to…

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ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih Unveils Latest Innovations at IFA 2015

ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih today revealed details of the company’s latest innovations in mobile, wearable and home computing technology, plus the latest gaming innovations from ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG), in a pre-IFA 2015 press event held at the Bolle Meierei, in Berlin, Germany. Berlin, Germany (2nd September, 2015) —New products announced included RT-AC5300, the world’s fastest Wi-Fi router, and VivoStick PC, a slim and stylish ultra-miniature Windows 10 ‘stick’ PC. The latest ZenFone lineup, including the new ZenFone Zoom model, was introduced to Europe, along with the announcement of…

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Symantec Secures More Than 1 Billion Internet of Things (IoT) Devices

Symantec expands security portfolio with new Embedded Critical Systems Protection, designed to defend IoT devices against zero-day attacks, and signs ATM manufacturer Wincor Nixdorf as one of the early adopters Symantec today announced it is securing more than one billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices, including everything from televisions and cars to smart meters and critical infrastructure. With IoT devices expected to number 25 billion by 2020, Symantec is leading the effort to protect consumers from hacks against their always-on, Internet connected devices. “As IoT innovation and adoption continues to…

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ASUS Ultra-Low Blue Light Monitors Receive Most Number of TÜV Rheinland Certifications for Low Blue Light Emissions

Class-leading ultra-low blue light monitors reduce blue light emissions by up to 70%   Taipei, Taiwan (27 July, 2015) — ASUS today announced that 26 ASUS monitors have been certified by TÜV Rheinland for low blue light — more than any other monitor brand. The latest ultra-low blue light monitors feature four filter settings to reduce blue light emissions by up to 70%. In addition, 28 monitors have also been certified flicker-free by TÜV Rheinland.  This full range of ultra-low blue light monitors is designed to reduce blue light emissions…

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Announcing Sway General Availability, Windows 10 app and more!

Today, we are excited to announce that our digital storytelling app, Sway, is moving from Preview to General Availability! Sway is also moving beyond First Release and rolling out to all eligible Office 365 for business and education customers worldwide. This makes it possible for many additional businesses, schools and other organizations to start using Sway to create and share interactive reports, presentations, assignments, lessons, projects and more. And of course, any consumer can use Sway with a free Microsoft account. Today, we are also introducing Sway for Windows 10,…

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