Gartner Says Worldwide Device Shipments Will Increase 2 Percent in 2018, Reaching Highest Year-Over-Year Growth Since 2015

End-User Survey Reveals Even Split of Usage Between PCs and Smartphones Worldwide shipments of PCs, tablets and smartphones are predicted to exceed 2.35 billion units in 2018, an increase of 2.0 percent from 2017, according to Gartner, Inc. This would be the highest year-over-year growth since 2015. The misconception persists that the world has gone mobile and relies solely on smartphones. “However, our latest online end-user survey* shows that users depend just as much on PCs or tablets as they do on smartphones,” said Ranjit Atwal, research director at Gartner. “Forty percent of…

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The Role of Optimization in 5G Networks

As we all know, 4G and LTE are designed to improve capacity, user data-rates, spectrum usage, and latency. 5G represents more than just an evolution of mobile broadband. It will be a key enabler of the future digital world and the next generation of ubiquitous ultra-high broadband infrastructure that will support the transformation of processes in all economic sectors. It will also represent a step-change in being able to meet the growing scale and complexity of consumer market demands. While 5G is still in its evolutionary stage, its development will…

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Anthropics Technology launches PortraitPro 17 with new background editing tools, Snapshots and more.

Anthropics Technology Ltd has today announced the launch of PortraitPro 17 – the latest release of their intuitive portrait retouching software. London, UK, October 11, 2017- With new tools such as Background Editing, Snapshots, advanced Preset controls, and Vignette, PortraitPro 17 looks set to be the most popular version to date. With over 600,000 users, PortraitPro is changing the way photographers, both professional and amateur, approach portrait retouching. PortraitPro 17 offers a host of advancements to bring professional retouching within reach of all photographers, regardless of previous experience. From natural skin-smoothing…

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Hungarian MOL Group Accelerates Business Transformation with IBM

On 20 July 2017, IBM announced that MOL Group, a leading oil and gas conglomerate, has tapped IBM technology services to boost its operating efficiency and drive business growth in an integrated way. The IBM solution will allow MOL Group to consolidate more than 30 cross-border procurement contracts into one with IBM serving as the single interface to manage MOL’s IT infrastructure across Hungary, Croatia and Slovakia. MOL Group is a leading integrated Central & East European oil and gas conglomerate headquartered in Budapest. It has operations in over 30 countries,…

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Gartner Says Worldwide Server Shipments Grew 2.4 Per Cent in the Second Quarter of 2017; Revenue Grew 2.8 Per Cent

In the second quarter of 2017, worldwide server revenue increased 2.8 percent year over year, while shipments grew 2.4 percent from the second quarter of 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. “The second quarter of 2017 produced some growth compared with the first quarter on a global level, with varying regional results,” said Jeffrey Hewitt, research vice president at Gartner. “The growth for the quarter is attributable to two main factors. The first is strong regional performance in Asia/Pacific because of data center infrastructure build-outs, mostly in China. The second is ongoing…

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ICANN is Changing the Keys for the Internet’s Addressing System

For the first time ever, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is about to change the cryptographic keys that help secure the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS). “It is critical that Internet Service Providers and network operators around the world make certain they are ready for this change as failure to do so can result in their users being unable to look up domain names and thus be unable to reach any site on the Internet” said David Conrad, ICANN’s Chief Technology Officer. Conrad added, “Network operators…

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Spending on the Internet of Things in CEE to Reach Nearly $27 Billion in 2021, According to New IDC Spending Guide

A new update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide forecasts spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to grow 20.6% year on year in 2017, reaching just over $12 billion. By 2021, CEE IoT spending is expected to total nearly $27 billion as organizations continue to invest in the hardware, software, services, and connectivity that enable the IoT. “We are seeing companies in Central and Eastern Europe increasingly embracing the Internet of Things, with many planning to accelerate investments…

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Researchers develop wearable ways to “be your own battery”

The University of Surrey is developing a revolutionary technology that will allow people to act as their own “power source” by wearing clothing such as “smart” shirts and shoes that harvest and store electricity. The wearable power sources are Triboelectric Nanogenerators (TENGs), energy harvesting devices, which convert the movements of materials that produce static charge into usable electricity. When someone wears a TENG while walking or running, it harvests the mechanical energy from the movement and converts it into electricity. This can then be stored in batteries or supercapacitors, and…

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Gartner Identifies the Top Technologies for Security in 2017

Gartner, Inc. today highlighted the top technologies for information security and their implications for security organizations in 2017. Analysts presented their findings during the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, being held here through Thursday. “In 2017, the threat level to enterprise IT continues to be at very high levels, with daily accounts in the media of large breaches and attacks. As attackers improve their capabilities, enterprises must also improve their ability to protect access and protect from attacks,” said Neil MacDonald, vice president, distinguished analyst and Gartner Fellow Emeritus. “Security and risk leaders…

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FIREBALL – The Chinese Malware of 250 Million Computers Infected

Check Point Threat Intelligence and research teams recently discovered a high volume Chinese threat operation which has infected over 250 million computers worldwide. The installed malware,  Fireball, takes over target browsers and turns them into zombies. Fireball has two main functionalities:  the ability of running any code on victim computers–downloading any file or malware, and  hijacking and manipulating infected users’ web-traffic to generate ad-revenue. Currently, Fireball installs plug-ins and additional configurations to boost its advertisements, but just as easily it can turn into a prominent distributor for any additional malware.…

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