IDC: Cloud, software options deflate sales of enterprise video systems
Sales of video conferencing and telepresence hardware systems are declining, hurt by an increase in cloud and software-based options that often are cheaper and simpler to deploy, according to an IDC study. In 2014's first quarter, video conferencing equipment revenue shrank 16 percent worldwide year over year to $473.5 million, while units sold fell 6.2 percent.
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Apache Spark is Hadoop's speedy Swiss Army knife
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Seagate to buy LSI's flash storage business from Avago for $450M
Seagate Technology will buy LSI's flash storage business from Avago Technologies for $450 million in cash. The deal will expand Seagate's offerings and future capabilities in the fast-growing flash storage business. The assets include LSI's ASD (Accelerated Solutions Division), which makes enterprise-class products with PCIe interfaces, and the FCD (Flash Components Division), known for the popular SandForce line of controllers for high-volume flash components. Seagate expects the transaction to close in the third quarter of this year.
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Google starts accepting 'right to be forgotten' requests in Europe
Google has started accepting requests from Europeans wanting to remove search links to information on them that they find objectionable, following a controversial ruling earlier this month by the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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Top executives fly the coop at Twitter, Foursquare
Twitter and Foursquare both said Thursday that some high-ranking executives would be stepping down, with the changes coming as both companies look to expand and try out new products.
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Ramda wants to put the function in functional JavaScript
Concise, functional programming in JavaScript is the focus of a project in development called Ramda, which is being unveiled this month.
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Microsoft and Salesforce unexpectedly buddy up over Office 365
Partnerships between would-be rivals always spur questions about the motives of both sides, and the announcement of a new partnership between Microsoft and Salesforce.com is no different.
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Christmas in June: Apple fans draft wish lists for WWDC
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Tools rush in: Developer options grow for Internet of things
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IBM customizes cloud services for the enterprise
Hoping to jump out in front of providers of generic cloud services, IBM has launched a portfolio of cloud packages, called IBM Cloud Business Solutions, designed to run specific business processes such as asset management and customer care. Each service is composed of a mixture of IBM consulting services, software, analysis tools, support and cloud infrastructure, and is tuned and customized to meet specific uses.
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Git 2.0 features better defaults and a kinder learning curve
Git 2.0, the latest release of the popular open source distributed version control system, debuted this week, featuring improved default settings and "low-impact" implementation.
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Linux Foundation adds more Internet protocols to its protection list
It was easy enough to cry havoc or wring one's hands when the OpenSSL vulnerability Heartbleed came along.
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Legit or hack? TrueCrypt posts mysterious update
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