Capping off a weekend of speculation, Dell this morning announced it will acquire EMC for US$67 billion—the largest technology buy in history. VMware, a subsidiary of EMC, will remain an independent, publicly traded company. The deal is expected to close in mid-2016, with EMC becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Dell. Pivotal, the cloud computing … continue reading
Qualcomm is selling its augmented reality business unit, Vuforia, to IoT platform and solution provider PTC. Under the agreement, PTC will be responsible for maintaining and investing in the Vuforia platform. According to Qualcomm, apps will be unchanged and developers will receive the same level of support. “The Vuforia team has made incredible progress establishing … continue reading
The Web is ever changing, and with it so are the back-end technologies used to power Web applications. With the rise of mobile enterprise application platforms, mobile back ends as services and now microservices, it can be confusing what these terms mean and how they should be used. Appcelerator has created a “family tree” infographic … continue reading
GMC Software Technology (GMC), a leader in Customer Communications Management (CCM), and Guidewire Software, Inc., a provider of software products to Property/Casualty insurers today announced that GMC Software has joined Guidewire PartnerConnect, as a Solution Partner. The companies also announced that GMC Software is participating in the Ready for Guidewire accelerator validation program. GMC Software’s … continue reading
Rodney Dangerfield made going “Back to School” popular in the mid-1980s, and now, 30 years later, it’s being made popular again, but this time by software developers who “get no respect” in their current position. Unlike Rodney’s big college experience at “Grand Lakes University,” though, these developers are turning to small software development trade schools—or … continue reading
LogMeIn, Inc. today announced that it has agreed to acquire LastPass (incorporated as Marvasol, Inc.), the popular single-sign-on (SSO) and password management service. A high growth business with millions of loyal users and an award winning product line, LastPass will immediately bolster LogMeIn’s position in the multi-billion dollar identity and access management (IAM) market, while … continue reading
Dell Services has announced Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solution, which works with the company’s Automated Full-Time Equivalent (AFTE) and AFTE Command Center. It will help customers increase speed and accuracy in business processes. AFTEs are “robots,” or software agents, that are programmed to perform repeatable and repetitive tasks, freeing up employees who were otherwise doing … continue reading
Want to expand or refresh your computer science knowledge, but don’t want to pay or go back to school for it? Become a self-taught computer scientist with the Open Source Society (OSS) University’s “path to free self-taught education.” “This is a solid path for those of you who want to complete a Computer Science course … continue reading
Dell and EMC could be merging. Sources tell the Wall Street Journal that Dell and Silver Lake, a private-equity firm, are in advanced talks to buy EMC. The WSJ reported a deal could be made as early as next week, and could be valued at US$50 billion, which would make it the biggest technology takeover … continue reading
Google wants to speed up the mobile Web. The company has announced a new open-source initiative, the Accelerated Mobile Pages Project, which aims to dramatically improve the performance of mobile Web browsing. “We want Web pages with rich content like video, animations and graphics to work alongside smart ads, and to load instantaneously,” wrote David … continue reading
A project for intelligent road signs and traffic lights has begun. Siemens AG and Cohda Wireless announced today that they will collaborate on Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I), an initiative for wireless exchange of critical safety and operational data between vehicles and roadway infrastructure—including traffic lights. It presents drivers with immediate dangers, ultimately helping them avoid … continue reading
Amazon this week introduced new capabilities within its cloud of Web Services. The company debuted Amazon Snowball, an import/export system, as well as Amazon QuickSight, a business intelligence platform for the service. The company also introduced an addition to the Kinesis streaming platform inside its cloud called Kinesis Firehose, which makes it easier to ingest … continue reading
