Microsoft Corp. and Dell announced a patent licensing agreement allowing the companies to share technology and build on each other’s innovations. It is the continuation of a nearly 30-year business relationship between Microsoft and Dell to deliver world-class technologies to consumers.  “Our agreement with Dell shows what can be accomplished when companies share intellectual property,” said Horacio Gutierrez, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel of the Innovation and Intellectual Property Group at Microsoft. “We have been partnering with technology manufacturers and vendors for many years to craft licensing deals,…

Addition of predictive analytics software helps customers derive critical insights from data Dell today announced the acquisition of StatSoft, a leading provider of advanced analytics solutions that deliver a wide range of data mining, predictive analytics and data visualization capabilities. StatSoft combines comprehensive statistical analysis with advanced analytics to help organizations better understand their businesses, predict change, increase agility and control critical systems. The acquisition of StatSoft bolsters Dell Software’s growing portfolio of information management solutions, while further enhancing the company’s open approach to data management. StatSoft adds advanced analytics to…

IaaS service follows in the footsteps of Web Apps and Skydrive Microsoft has officially renamed its cloud infrastructure service from Windows Azure to Microsoft Azure. The rebrand had been rumoured since the beginning of this week, but was only confirmed in a blog post on 25 March. The change will take place on 3 April. “This change reflects Microsoft’s strategy and focus on Azure as the public cloud platform for customers as well as for our own services Office 365, Dynamics CRM, Bing, OneDrive, Skype and Xbox Live,” said Steven Martin, general manager…

New offerings are designed to disrupt markets, capture opportunities and accelerate business LAS VEGAS — HP today announced new solutions, sales tools, services and updates to the HP PartnerOne program that enable partners to accelerate growth while transitioning to the New Style of IT. “The New Style of IT requires a new style of partnering,” said Meg Whitman, president and chief executive officer, HP. “Together, HP and our partners have become the go-to technology provider for the New Style of IT with industry-leading technology solutions, programs and incentives that help…

Kaspersky Lab has successfully patented technology that enhances the effectiveness of network traffic scanning for the presence of cyberthreats. Patent 8650646 issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) describes a method for minimizing the volume of checked data without affecting the reliability of a protection system. Rospatent, the Russian Federation Patent office, earlier issued patent RU2488880 for the same invention. Thanks to Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) that analyze the data that passes through a corporate or home network, comprehensive security solutions are capable of detecting and intercepting…

Munich, March 26, 2014 – Starting in the first half of 2014 Brazilians will be able to use their smartphones to carry out contactless payment transactions when shopping. In the first commercial project of its kind in Latin America, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is working together with Claro and one of the country’s largest banks, Bradesco,. The mobile payment project will kick off in the state of São Paulo and will later be expanded to other parts of the country, generating a total countrywide customer base of over 85 million…

Check Point Automates Network Security for VMware Virtualization and Cloud Environments Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that the company is collaborating with VMware to automate and simplify the provisioning and deployment of network security in private clouds. Check Point will make its security protection solutions interoperable with VMware infrastructure. As today’s data center moves quickly down the path of virtualization, it is important for security to keep pace with virtual environments. Virtualization has greatly increased the speed at which applications…

The original computer scientists The first computer programmers and most celebrated mathematicians throughout history were women. In honor of Women’s History Month, here are the oft-forgotten, influential tech pioneers. In this photo from 1946, two of the first programmers, Esther Gerston and Gloria Gordon work with the ENIAC computer.  Ada Lovelace, first computer programmer Ada Lovelace, born in 1815 to famed poet Lord Byron and his wife, is known as the first computer programmer. When renowned mathematician Charles Babbage began working on his “Analytical Engine,” she served as the key interpreter,…