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U.S.-based GeoPoll is partnering with Control Union, an international provider of agricultural inspection and safety services, to reach out to African farmers… mehr
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Slack has a very simple concept that resonates with many: IRC for the enterprise, with hooks between the chat app and just about any external service you can… mehr
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Mozilla yesterday detailed plans to require Firefox add-ons to be digitally signed, a move meant to bear down on rogue and malicious extensions, and one that… mehr
Social media star is an actual job title now, with so-called influencers raking in tens of thousands a month to craft tweets, Vines, and other content for… mehr
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The White House heads west to Silicon Valley on Friday looking for ideas on how to improve the nation's cybersecurity, and members of President Barack… mehr
After acquiring a competitor weeks ago and just announcing plans to buy another one, Expedia may look like the dominant player in online travel, but its CEO… mehr
The whistleblower at the centre of allegations that HSBC helped private banking clients evade tax has claimed that IT issues at the bank's Swiss division… mehr
Just days after settling with the Chinese government over claims it abused its market dominance, Qualcomm may be investigated in South Korea over the same… mehr
Microsoft is rolling out improvements to Office Online that add more features to the web-based productivity suite and make some already-existing features more… mehr
Fitbit is back in the news again for skin irritation problems nearly a year after the company was forced to initiate a product recall for a similar issue. This… mehr
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Chromebooks are the hot item in K-12 education, and Dell thinks its second-generation model announced Thursday morning will give it a leg up over the… mehr
Deutschlands größter Halbleiterhersteller Infineon wächst mit der Übernahme des US-Konkurrenten International Rectifier in eine neue Dimension. Bei Aktionären… mehr
Microsoft on Wednesday confirmed that it had purchased mobile calendar app maker Sunrise Atelier, the second major acquisition in the last 11 weeks of a… mehr
Rome wasn't built in a turn, but it certainly was destroyed in one. After sweeping through northern Italy I've brought my combined Visigoth/Ostrogoth… mehr
A researcher found out how to delete anyone's Facebook pictures but rather than do it, reported the flaw to the company, which patched it and gave him a… mehr
If you've used a Mac longer than the span of a typical Hollywood awards show, you probably know that Command-P means print, Command-C means copy, and… mehr
Basic sorting in Word 2013 is a breeze: Essentially, it's just select a list of text, click the Sort button, and then choose Ascending or Descending… mehr
Nothing comes easy in the net neutrality battle. Take how different municipal broadband providers disagree over FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's proposal to… mehr
Microsoft makes a big deal about how the Xbox One lets you watch live TV directly through the console. Just plug your cable box into the HDMI In slot, they… mehr
I'm a sucker for data. At my day job, I get to help businesses collect and analyze all kinds of information--a process that often leads to transformative… mehr
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VirusTotal, a Google-owned online malware scanning service, is creating a whitelist of products from large software vendors to reduce bad detections by… mehr
In its mere five years of existence, Node.js has transformed from a technological curiosity to a technology stack all its own, providing a major building block… mehr
Urban commuting pretty much sucks, no matter where you go: No matter the promise of high-speed trains, light rail and efficient bus routes, public transit… mehr
Microsoft is packing more common vulnerability exposures into its critical bulletins, according to a new report from Portland, Ore.-based security researcher… mehr
Spectralink's wireless solution PIVOT has been certified for Google Mobile Services and is now available with the Android 4.4.2 KitKat operating system. mehr
Golf's elitist vibe and ponderous pace isn't for everyone, but the game is not without its share of young, ardent followers. Fully 25 percent of all… mehr
Cabin crew on Singapore Airlines are creating digital voyage reports and improving customer service during each flight thanks to a new tablet app. mehr
Investing in new businesses and growing its telecommunications services across Asia are two key elements for Telstra's ambitious growth plans this year. mehr
You don't have to spend a lot of money on some information security initiatives. Take security awareness, for example. You can get huge returns with small… mehr
If you use Siri, Netflix or even Google AdWords, you've already sampled machine learning, whether you realize it or not. Such technology can help… mehr
Cheaper air travel is making the world seem smaller -- and that's increasingly the case for the online booking market too, with Expedia planning to… mehr
The Android smart watch's time may not yet have come: Despite heavy promotion of Android Wear, Google's hardware partners, including LG Electronics,… mehr
High-res cameras that bring out the faintest details in images are turning heads at this year's CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show in Yokohama, Japan. mehr
Chinas Internetzensur wird immer ausgereifter. Seit Wochen werden Tunneldienste gestört, mit denen sich bislang Sperren umgehen ließen. EU-Unternehmen sprechen… mehr
Apple gehört in Asien zu den begehrtesten Arbeitgebern. Um einen Job bei einem Zulieferer des iPhone-Herstellers zu ergattern, bezahlten etliche Arbeiter… mehr
Technik des Netzriesen Cisco schlägt einen großen Teil des weltweiten Datenverkehrs um. Und der Hunger nach schnelleren Leitungen lässt die Kassen des… mehr
Unternehmen und IT-Provider sind gleichermaßen verantwortlich für eine erfolgreiche Transition. Unternehmen haben es dabei in der Hand, die Rahmenbedingungen… mehr
In IT security, worst case scenarios became commonplace in 2014, and there's no end in sight. Headline-making data breaches will likely continue into this… mehr
Der jahrelange Kostendruck auf die interne IT hat dazu geführt, dass sie ihre Serviceprozesse hervorragend im Griff hat. Wo viele Fachbereiche von effizient… mehr
Starre Organisationen, kein Mehrwert und Sicherheit gelten als Gegenargumente.
Die Initiative geht meist vom IT-Chef aus. Das Management hält sich stark… mehr
UK data centre provider Telecity Group has agreed to buy Dutch rival Interxion Holding in an all-share merger deal aimed at boosting its cloud computing… mehr
Most large enterprises in the UK still aren't managing risk through dedicated cyber-insurance policies and the few that do buy based on recommendations by… mehr
U.S. Senator Al Franken is probing into the privacy policies of LG and Samsung Electronics for the voice recognition technologies they use in their Smart TVs. mehr
Ab März wird der bisherige CIO der Swiss Life Peter Sany das TM Forum leiten. Dort sind etwa 900 Unternehmen der IT- und Telko-Industrie aus aller Welt… mehr
Apple has forced its suppliers to end a form of "bonded labor" that saddled assembly line workers with unnecessary hiring fees, and put them in debt… mehr
Authoritarian governments are doubling down on press censorship and becoming more adept at blocking Internet access to uncensored news sources, according to… mehr
PayPal has worked to shut down a handful of phishing websites that sought to steal people's login credentials by appearing to be the company's real… mehr
Twitter is acquiring Niche, a New York startup that matches social media stars with advertisers, helping Twitter tap into the lucrative world of Internet… mehr
Cisco Systems posted quarterly revenue and profit gains that included growth for its software-defined networking products, and Chairman and CEO John Chambers… mehr
