Microsoft changes Dynamics CRM Online licensing model to compete with Salesforce
Microsoft is rolling out a more flexible licensing policy for its CRM Online application that could make it more competitive with the likes of Salesforce.com, but in one instance it also introduces a price increase.
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Tech hiring accounts for 10 percent of U.S. employment gains
Hiring of technology professionals has been on the upswing in the first half of this year, with new IT hires accounting for about 10 percent of all the job growth in the U.S. in June, according to two independent assessments. Total tech employment reached 4.47 million in June, an increase of 22,600 jobs from the prior month, or a .51 percent gain, according to TechServe Alliance, an IT services industry group which tracks employment data month-to-month. The total excludes tech manufacturing employment.
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McAfee uncovers massive cyber espionage campaign against South Korea
The widespread cyber attacks against South Korean banks and news agencies last March were the culmination of a long-term, covert operation dubbed Operation Troy, aimed at
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Microsoft slates Windows 8.1 RTM for late August
Microsoft will release Windows 8.1 to computer and tablet makers in late August, a company executive said today. Tami Reller, the CFO of the Windows group, announced the date during the opening keynote address of Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), which runs through Thursday in Houston.
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Box launches comprehensive Salesforce app
Salesforce.com customers now have access on the company's AppExchange marketplace to an application that delivers the full functionality of the Box cloud storage and file sharing service within Salesforce.com's CRM suite. The Box application was built using the Box Embed HTML5 framework and provides Box collaboration features like editing, commenting and task management within a Salesforce record, according to Aaron Levie, Box's CEO and co-founder.
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Microsoft adds BI capabilities to Office 365
Microsoft is adding a set of BI (business intelligence) tools to its hosted Office 365 service, including some capabilities not yet offered in stand-alone Microsoft software products. Power BI for Office 365 "brings together our entire BI stack and offers it as a service," said Eron Kelly, general manager for SQL Server product marketing.
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FCC approves Softbank's $21.6B acquisition of Sprint
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved the $21.6 billion acquisition of Sprint by Japanese telecommunications group Softbank, saying it promises to bring consumers faster and more advanced wireless broadband Internet service. The go-ahead from the FCC was the final hurdle to Softbank consummating the deal. Sprint shareholders in late June approved the acquisition that will see Softbank pay $7.64 per share, for a total of $16.64 billion in cash, and invest about $5 billion of new capital into Sprint. It will own 78 percent of the new company.
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Fake Twitter-follower market is growing, getting ever cheaper
Psst, want to get 1000 followers on Twitter, quick? It'll cost you: Eleven dollars.
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Serious flaws found in IPMI server management protocol
Security experts are warning companies to segregate and closely monitor network traffic to a highly vulnerable protocol used in remotely monitoring and managing servers. Independent security consultant Dan Farmer identified serious flaws in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) protocol that talks to the server's Baseboard Management Controller, a microcontroller embedded in the motherboard.
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Twitter toying with more tailored ads, aiming to protect users' privacy
Twitter is working on some new approaches to offer more personalized ads to users, partly based on their online activity outside of the social network. The experiment, which will display promoted content from brands and businesses that users have shown interest in, will be starting soon in the U.S., said Kevin Weil, senior director of product for revenue at Twitter, in a July 3 blog post.
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Internet Explorer pegged for critical fix on Tuesday
Microsoft's monthly patch release for July will cover seven security issues, six of which could be remotely exploited by an attacker. The company publishes an advisory in advance of its patch date, which is the second Tuesday of the month, so administrators knows what products will be affected. It does not describe the vulnerabilities, however, until the security fixes are released.
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A look at the black underbelly of Windows 8.1 'Blue'
As Windows 8.1 Milestone Preview testers push and prod their way into the dark corners of Windows 8.1 "Blue," they're finding a bunch of things that go bump in the night.
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Mouse inventor Douglas Engelbart has died
Douglas Engelbart, a Silicon Valley engineer who invented the computer mouse and is credited with many of the concepts that underpin modern computing and the Internet, died on today at his home in Atherton, California. He was 88.Born in 1925, Engelbart was coming of age as World War II raged in Europe. He joined the U.S. Navy as an electronic and radar technician, and after the war studied electrical engineering at Oregon State University. He went on to complete a master's degree and Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley, where he was also an assistant professor.
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