Today’s Web applications handle large amounts of data processing on the client side. They may even need to be able to operate offline.
NSA-resistant Android application 'burns' sensitive messages
Silent Circle, a company specializing in encrypted communications, released a messaging application for Android devices on Wednesday that encrypts and securely erases messages and files.
Twitter acquires Trendrr to get a better handle on tweets about TV
Twitter has acquired Trendrr, a data analysis company, to better leverage users’ tweets about television to draw in more advertisers.
The evolving media landscape in Singapore
How different is the media scene in Singapore and this region and how are companies coping with the challenges? Sameer Kanse, Business Head of Tata Communications’ Media Services, has some answers.
New Role for the CIO: Chief Process Officer?
I hear a lot of conversations these days about whether the “I” in CIO still means “information” or if it really stands for some other “I” word. Innovation? Integration? Intelligence?
Toyota Goes All-in With Social Media Monitoring
We began testing social media monitoring and sentiment-analysis tools about two years ago, when the buzzword was really taking off.
Half of organizations targets of cyberattack in last year
About half of global organizations have suffered a cyberattack in the last year, said a report released on Tuesday by the Information Security Media Group and Bit9.
Uber sets sights on Middle East with rides in Dubai
Uber, the transportation app that has run afoul of taxi regulators in the States, has set its sights on global domination. Next …
US regulators explore rules for Bitcoin
A Bitcoin trade group met with representatives of several U.S government agencies Monday as regulators debate whether the on-line currency should comply …
US, others criticize new Vietnamese Internet law
A new Vietnamese Internet law that will put curbs on the types of information that can be exchanged on blogs …
Unified communications: chances for channel?
The opportunities in unified communications for vendors and end-users are obvious, but how can the channel cash in on this snowballing technology?
$10 billion will be saved by 2020 thanks to virtualisation: IDC
A recent study by IDC has predicted that Australian businesses will avoid $9.7 billion in costs through the year 2020 with the help of virtualisation.
Windows 8 stains Ballmer's legacy
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer survived the flop that was Windows Vista, but he wasn’t able to do the same after the disappointment of Windows 8.
Motorola Solutions names new managing director for Australia, New Zealand
Communication solutions and services provider, Motorola Solutions, has named Steve Crutchfield managing director, Australia and New Zealand.
With worker retirements looming, IT starts to prepare for a workforce exodus
With 10,000 U.S. baby boomers turning 65 every day until 2030, the IT industry is among those that must plan how its …
Rapid 7 to offer new tools for risk management, performance tracking
Rapid 7 this week unveiled a new set of tools designed to help businesses better judge the overall effectiveness of existing security controls and the risk associated with users across the organization.
PRISM means emails will never be secure
Earlier this month, Lavabit and Silent Circle – two privacy-minded email providers – decided to shut up shop rather than give the US government the chance to access their customer data.
Outlook.com and Skype integration starts to roll out
Microsoft has integrated Outlook.com with Skype in several countries, including the U.K., the U.S. and Germany, offering users the ability to tap Skype functions and contacts from within the interface of the webmail application.
Why does IT exist?
When Bill Clinton successfully ran for US President in 1992 his campaign strategist James Carville summed up their strategy in its totality as this: “It’s the economy, stupid.”
The way ahead
It’s a good time for the channel partners to take stock, reflect on what went right and wrong in the past six months, and come up with strategies to boost business going forward.