News

JetBrains launches AI coding agent management platform

JetBrains Central provides a control layer across multiple agentic workflows and ties into human communication tools.

By Paul Krill

Mar 24, 20263 mins

Artificial IntelligenceDevelopment ToolsGenerative AI

Greenplum goes open source — and a new cloud analytics star is born

An open source Greenplum presents a golden opportunity for cloud vendors of big data solutions

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 29, 2015 3 mins

Analytics Data Warehousing Open Source

Verizon hopes to light a fire under IoT

The carrier's ThingSpace platform is designed to get connected devices out in the world quicker

By Stephen Lawson

Oct 29, 2015 4 mins

Software Development Technology Industry Verizon

Seagate ships 8TB drive for video

The HDD can support up to 64 high-definition video streams simultaneously while running 24/7

By Lucas Mearian

Oct 29, 2015 3 mins

Technology Industry

SQL Server 2016 gets an R (language) rating

SQL Server's next on-prem version will have built-in support for analytics written in the R language, via Microsoft's acquisition and its own implementations

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 29, 2015 4 mins

Analytics SQL Technology Industry

Microsoft and SAP: Old dogs learning new tricks

The cloud is killing old-line tech, but some providers are successfully moving to the future

By Bill Snyder

Oct 29, 2015 5 mins

Dell HP Technology Industry

Which code is best? 3 JVM languages duke it out

At JavaOne, proponents of Frege, Kotlin, and Mirah make their case to developers

By Paul Krill

Oct 29, 2015 3 mins

Java Software Development

Biometric data becomes key to encryption in Fujitsu system

The new system improves on current biometric-based security systems

By Martyn Williams

Oct 28, 2015 2 mins

Cloud Computing Encryption Identity Management Solutions

Microsoft unveils new betas for SQL Server 2016, Azure Data Lake services

Company continues its big data push with a smorgasbord of data-related announcements at the Professional Association for SQL Server Summit

By Blair Frank

Oct 28, 2015 2 mins

Analytics Databases Technology Industry

IBM snaps up Weather.com and more in Watson IoT push

IBM also announced this week six new partners that are using Watson to develop new apps

By Katherine Noyes

Oct 28, 2015 2 mins

Analytics Data Management Technology Industry

Split between EU privacy watchdogs on Safe Harbor worries businesses

German data protection authorities say hosting Europeans' data in Europe is the only safe option

By Peter Sayer

Oct 28, 2015 4 mins

Privacy Technology Industry

Young adults unaware of infosec job opportunities

Young professionals don't know about different career opportunities in cyber security — which isn't good news for the talent and skills gap

By Fahmida Rashid

Oct 28, 2015 5 mins

Careers IT Jobs Security

Techies back Democrats in presidential race

Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders received the bulk of contributions from individuals who identified themselves as working for tech companies

By Ryan Francis

Oct 28, 2015 3 mins

Technology Industry

Oracle’s Larry Ellison decries poor state of security, says he’s fixed it

Ellison claims Oracle's new servers would have stopped Heartbleed in its tracks

By James Niccolai

Oct 28, 2015 2 mins

Cloud Security Data and Information Security Technology Industry

CISA sails through Senate despite tech companies’ opposition

Corporate America largely supported the information-sharing bill and the immunity from liability it offers

By Martyn Williams

Oct 28, 2015 3 mins

Cybercrime Privacy Technology Industry

Apple sales, profit surge on iPhone strength

Mobile devices continued to drive sales, but iPad sales were down again

By Blair Frank

Oct 28, 2015 2 mins

Technology Industry

Oracle pushes into AWS territory with new IaaS services

Pricing and perceived security will be key differentiators in Oracle's more direct competition with Amazon Web Services, one analyst says

By Katherine Noyes

Oct 28, 2015 3 mins

Cloud Computing IaaS Technology Industry

The FBI isn’t wrong; sometimes you will have to pay the ransom

It might make you feel dirty, but paying could be the best bet in some situations

By Steve Ragan

Oct 28, 2015 4 mins

Cybercrime Security Technology Industry

Cisco goes deep into network security with Lancope acquisition

Cisco forks over $452.5 million for security company Lancope to gain greater insight into events on the network

By Fahmida Rashid

Oct 28, 2015 4 mins

Analytics Network Security Technology Industry

Developers weigh JSON, security proposals for Java EE 8

At JavaOne, Oracle reveals the numerous proposals under consideration for inclusion in Java EE 8, due in 2017

By Paul Krill

Oct 27, 2015 3 mins

Development Tools Java Technology Industry

Hypernetes unites Kubernetes, OpenStack for multitenant container management

Hypernetes project aims to deliver container orchestration with VM-level isolation

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 27, 2015 2 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development

Telogis and Apple partner to improve the iPhone’s enterprise chops

A newly announced deal puts Telogis in the driver's seat of Apple's latest partnership to improve the enterprise capabilities of its hardware

By Blair Frank

Oct 27, 2015 3 mins

Technology Industry

Can Oracle lead in the cloud? Only if customers follow

'It's all about getting customers converted,' one analyst says of Oracle's future in the cloud

By Katherine Noyes

Oct 27, 2015 4 mins

Cloud Computing SaaS Technology Industry

EU vote for ‘neutral’ Net plan draws sharp criticism

The European Parliament approved vague rules for Net neutrality, sweetening the text with a ban on mobile phone roaming surcharges

By Peter Sayer

Oct 27, 2015 3 mins

Technology Industry

Mozilla will donate $1 million to open-source projects

The new Mozilla Open-Source Support program will hand out money to as many as 10 projects

By Jon Gold

Oct 27, 2015 2 mins

Open Source

Senate to battle today on controversial CISA cyber security bill

Critics of the bill say it is designed to collect personal data on people

By John Ribeiro

Oct 27, 2015 3 mins

Privacy Security Technology Industry

OpenStack tool helps new users find relevant cloud projects

Project Navigator makes it easier for new users to choose from the over 25 OpenStack cloud-related services and projects

By John Ribeiro

Oct 27, 2015 2 mins

Cloud Computing Open Source

Comments about new STEM rule flood federal inbox

The U.S. government is trying to expand the amount of time a foreign STEM student can work on a student visa

By Patrick Thibodeau

Oct 27, 2015 5 mins

Careers IT Skills and Training Technology Industry

Oracle’s cloud remains as murky as ever

Oracle has no intention of competing with Amazon in the cloud. Instead, the goal is to retain and lock down existing customers

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 27, 2015 3 mins

Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Developers weigh JSON, security proposals for Java EE 8

At JavaOne, Oracle reveals the numerous proposals under consideration for inclusion in Java EE 8, due in 2017

By Paul Krill

Oct 27, 2015 3 mins

Java Software Development Technology Industry

Microsoft makes applications smarter with Project Oxford updates

The suite's natural language understanding service has entered public beta

By Blair Frank

Oct 26, 2015 3 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development Technology Industry

iPhone owners sue Apple for Wi-Fi Assist data usage in iOS 9

The lawsuit alleges new on-by-default Wi-Fi Assist feature blows through data caps

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 26, 2015 3 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Spark sits at the heart of IBM’s reinvention

With 'Spark as a service,' IBM recasts many of the company's big data options around the analytics technology

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 26, 2015 3 mins

Analytics Technology Industry Web Development

5 things you need to know about Microsoft’s new Office 2016

New collaboration, help features are here to boost Microsoft's new productivity suite

By Blair Frank

Oct 26, 2015 3 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Oracle just made its biggest Sparc announcement since buying Sun

The M7 is the first Sparc processor designed from the ground up by Oracle

By James Niccolai

Oct 26, 2015 5 mins

Technology Industry

Cisco acquires IoT analytics company

ParStream makes a database for crunching big data at the edge

By Jim Duffy

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins

Analytics Data Management Technology Industry

Intel Security will discontinue McAfee SaaS products

Some products will be replaced, but admins will need to start over for setup and configuration

By Fahmida Rashid

Oct 26, 2015 3 mins

Cloud Security Endpoint Protection Technology Industry

Oracle’s Larry Ellison unveils new services, products in cloud push

The cloud, big data, and security dominated Ellison's keynote at Oracle OpenWorld

By John Ribeiro

Oct 26, 2015 4 mins

Databases SaaS Technology Industry

Oracle lays out plans for the next Java generation

In celebrating Java's 20 years, former Sun CEO McNealy laments James Gosling's departure from Oracle

By Paul Krill

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins

Java Technology Industry

5 new Azure features you need to hear about

Microsoft has been busy stuffing Azure with new features; here are five major additions introduced in the last month alone

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 26, 2015 4 mins

Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Groovy programming language thrives under Apache

Once dropped by Pivotal, the language for JVMs doubles its downloads with support from the open source software foundation

By Paul Krill

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins

Java Open Source Software Development

Microsoft doesn’t see Windows 10’s mandatory data collection as a privacy risk

Exec says telemetry data is key to improving the operating system

By Blair Frank

Oct 23, 2015 3 mins

Privacy Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Priv, BlackBerry’s first Android phone, goes on sale for $699

The slider handset, with a 5.4-inch display, will start shipping Nov. 6

By Matt Hamblen

Oct 23, 2015 3 mins

Technology Industry

Microsoft confirms no add-ons for Edge browser this year

Support for extensions pushed into 2016 for Windows 10's default browser

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 23, 2015 3 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Google reports strong profit, says it’s ‘rethinking everything’ around machine learning

Google's products will use that form of AI even more in the future

By James Niccolai

Oct 23, 2015 4 mins

High-Performance Computing Robotics Technology Industry

Cloud growth buoys Microsoft while revenue shrinks

The company's fiscal Q1 growth was driven by cloud successes but hurt by exchange rates and phone losses

By Blair Frank

Oct 23, 2015 3 mins

Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Cisco fixes iOS 9 compatibility issue that blocked some VPNs

Split-tunnel AnyConnect VPNs again handle DNS resolution properly, restoring access to server resources

By Galen Gruman

Oct 23, 2015 1 min

Security Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Easy cross-platform app dev with GitHub’s Electron

An application shell for apps built using Web technologies, Electron lets developers use Node.js to build and run desktop applications

By Simon Bisson

Oct 23, 2015 5 mins

HTML JavaScript Open Source

Nearly everyone dislikes CISA, so Congress will make it law

Congress is in a hurry to pass the information-sharing bill even as opposition continues to mount among tech companies, security experts, and privacy advocates

By Caroline Craig

Oct 23, 2015 5 mins

Privacy Technology Industry