QCon: Application development faces seismic shift
In much the same way that Java replaced C++ 15 years ago as the dominant programming language for enterprise software, Web development technologies such as HTML5, JavaScript, and others might supplant traditional programming languages today, according to an Oracle software executive. The reason for the shift is that new Web development technologies better fit today's mobile platforms, said Cameron Purdy, vice president of development for Oracle, at the QCon software conference in New York Tuesday.
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LG puts tablet development on hold
Following Microsoft's announcement of the new Surface tablet, LG Electronics said it has decided to put its new tablet development on hold in order to focus on smartphones.
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HP announces low-power server system with upcoming Atom chip
Hewlett-Packard introduced on Tuesday a low-power server system called Gemini that will be based on Intel's upcoming Atom processor, code-named Centerton. Gemini is the next step in HP's plans to push low-power servers in data centers to handle Web-based and offline analytics-oriented workloads. HP announced in November last year the Project Redstone server platform, which uses low-power, ARM-based processors and is due to become available for testing to select customers in the first half of this year.
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What we don't know about Microsoft Surface
Microsoft's Surface presentation yesterday was the first Microsoft product rollout that's generated any degree of excitement since Windows 95.
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Data breach? Virtual bounty hunters will hunt it down
Security expert Dan Clements is building a virtual "lost and found" box for data, a concept he hopes companies suffering from data breaches will embrace to find out just how bad the damage is. Clements launched his startup, called CloudeyeZ, last September. He has since been nurturing an idea he says could save companies money by getting a better handle on how much data they've lost.
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First look: Microsoft Surface tablets
My quick hands-on with the new 10.6-inch Surface tablets at Microsoft's launch on Monday gave me a little surprise: The edges on all four sides are sharp. I was expecting something a little smoother or rounder, for whatever reason. The black magnesium back cover and the black bezel on the front around the screen make the Surface tablet seem more in the Android camp than iPad's.
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Salesforce.com buys corporate 'perks' vendor ChoicePass
Salesforce.com has acquired ChoicePass, a Web company that offers companies services for providing employees with perks and discounts at local businesses. "Since launching our Perks product, we've found that there is massive demand from businesses for innovative ways to manage employee engagement, rewards, and incentives," ChoicePass said on its official blog this week. ChoicePass and Salesforce.com "share the same vision and passion for employee recognition, as well as our entrepreneurial spirit," it added.
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Young employees say BYOD a 'right' not 'privilege'
A survey that asked thousands of young "20-something" workers their attitudes about bring-your-own-device"policies found slightly more than half view it as their "right" to use their own mobile devices at work, rather than BYOD being just a "privilege."
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Google+ enterprise version and Flipboard integration on the way
Google has high hopes for its Google+ social network in the enterprise, with a more corporate-friendly version on the way. The company also continues to slowly open up the API to more third parties, with Flipboard the latest addition to that effort, a company executive said Tuesday at the LeWeb conference in London. "We think that the enterprise-use case -- everyone from multinational corporations to mum-and-pop businesses -- is a fantastic opportunity for Google and Google+," said Bradley Horowitz, who oversees product management for Google+.
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Cloud failures cost more than $71 million since 2007
A total of 568 hours of downtime at 13 well-known cloud services since 2007 had an economic impact of more than $71.7 million dollars, said the International Working Group on Cloud Computing Resiliency (IWGCR) on Monday.
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New Android malware disguised as security app
Google's Android mobile platform is the target of a new variant of a widely used malware capable of stealing personal information. The latest Zeus malware masquerades as a premium security app to lure people into downloading the Trojan, Kaspersky Lab reported Monday. The fake security app, called the Android Security Suite Premium, first appeared in early June with newer versions released since then.
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Eucalyptus returns to its open source roots
Since last year, Eucalyptus CEO Marten Mickos has acknowledged that his company hasn't done a great job in engaging and retaining support from the open sour
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