Airlines and Airports Invest in Business Intelligence But Must Do More to Avoid Problems

All airlines and 90 percent of airports are investing in business intelligence systems to better serve the needs of their passengers, although more progess is needed to make these investments count, according to air industry IT supplier Sita. According to Sita research, more than half of passengers would use their mobiles for flight status, baggage status and airport directions, and by 2016 the majority of airlines and airports will offer these services using business intelligence analytics, said Sita. Sita’s research shows flight status updates are already a mainstream mobile service…

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IDC Health Insights Predicts WE Investments in Clinical Mobility Will Reach $2.4 Billion in 2014

IDC Health Insights recently revealed Western European healthcare providers’ 2014 clinical mobility trends and investments in a report, How European Healthcare Providers Progress Along the 4Cs of Clinical Mobility (IDCHI #HIOH02W, March 2014). Based on the results of a survey of 179 healthcare IT and non-IT executives in Western Europe, this study analyzes the readiness of Western European providers for mobile, looking at their current adoption and investment plans in key technologies that will enable a comprehensive clinical mobility strategy. IDC Health Insights finds that European healthcare providers are focusing…

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Microsoft SQL Server 2014 arrives with in-memory technology

Firm also launches Analytics Platform System Microsoft has unveiled a handful of business intelligence products at its customer event in San Francisco. Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, took the stage to announce SQL Server 2014, the Analytics Platform System (APS) and Azure Intelligent Systems Service. SQL Server 2014 This is the 12th edition of the world’s most used database. It marks the first time Microsoft has built in-memory technology into every workload for faster processing. This follows in the footsteps of SAP’s HANA platform. Nadella was keen to play up the importance of…

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OpenSSL founder warns more support and funding needed to prevent another Heartbleedurce

Major users of OpenSSL need to flash cash to avoid more bugs One of the founders of OpenSSL has slammed the industry for not giving the project more financial support in the wake of the Heartbleed disaster. Steve Marquess, OpenSSL Software Foundation president said in a blog post that the OpenSSL needed money for half a dozen full-time employees rather than the one it has currently. Donations have been coming into the OpenSSL Software Foundation after last week’s discovery of a major flaw in OpenSSL, dubbed Heartbleed, but these have been mostly from…

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EUnetHosting customers are protected from Heartbleed SSL bug

Recently the public has become aware of Heartbleed bug in OpenSSL software, which is mostly used online for encryption of traffic between the clients (PC, tablet, smartphone) and server (Apache server is used by more than a half of all websites online).  We were interested to find out whether the customers who use domestic hosting providers were protected. We asked our largest hosting provider EUnet several key questions and these were answered by Aleksandar Jovičić, Senior System Engineer, who holds a position of Linux Team Manager in EUnetHosting. Internet ogledalo: To…

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How phones work in flight?

The lack of phone calls, texts or social media postings from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has raised a number of questions about how cell phones work on airplanes. A U.S. official told CNN a cell tower in Penang, Malaysia, detected the co-pilot’s cell phone searching for service before the flight vanished. Here’s a quick primer on how and when phones can make a connection from the air: How high in the air can a cell phone work? Despite the urgings of flight crews to turn off all phones or put them…

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The Best of DropBox

Dropbox has long provided a solid cloud storage platform for individuals. Now a new subscription option improves the platform’s offerings for small businesses. The new version of the service, dubbed Dropbox for Business, adds better security and additional ways for administrators to manage employee accounts. It costs $795 per year for a five-person team, and an additional $125 per year for each additional user. Subscribing means your business can use Dropbox for collaboration and file backup, with less risk of private and sensitive data being compromised. Dropbox for Business also makes…

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Banks vs. cyber fraud: how to protect your money and reputation

For a modern financial company, the Internet is both a vital client communication tool, and a constant source of cyber threats. Companies implement various methods to protect online transactions from cybercriminal activity. Cybercriminals in turn invent new methods to steal money from users’ electronic accounts. What companies really need therefore is a specialized solution capable of protecting against online fraud. But how do they choose the right one? A global study conducted by B2B International in 2013 indicated that 98% of Internet users manage their bank accounts via the Internet or…

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Privacy authorities across Europe approve Microsoft’s cloud commitments

The following post is from Brad Smith, General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Legal and Corporate Affairs at Microsoft. This is an important week for the protection of our customers’ privacy. The European Union’s data protection authorities have found that Microsoft’s enterprise cloud contracts meet the high standards of EU privacy law. This ensures that our customers can use Microsoft services to move data freely through our cloud from Europe to the rest of the world. Building on this approval, we will now take proactive steps to expand these legal…

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4 Ways to Create Online Video Ads That Work

Whether it’s a pre-roll ad on YouTube or some original promotional content, online video advertising can offer value to businesses of all sizes. Small businesses in particular have found that digital videos can boost awareness, website traffic and sales in a cost-effective, budget-friendly way. “Almost everyone watches online videos in some form today,” said Tim Jensen, senior Web strategist at digital marketing firm Overit. “You can reach people at a fraction of the cost of traditional TV advertising, with much more segmented opportunities for targeting. You can target videos based on…

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