Kony, Inc., the leading enterprise mobility company, today announced the launch of the Kony Mobile Field Service solution for SAP Business Suite, a set of three new apps and implementation services, to help enterprises quickly mobilize and modernize their field service operations. Within 30 days, Kony can help businesses move away from a paper-based field … continue reading
The much publicized hacking of Anthem, Sony and Target (the biggest retail hack in U.S. history) has demonstrated that no matter how robust your perimeter security, cyber criminals will gain—or already have gained—access to your network. This is because when protecting against cyber attacks, many companies focus exclusively on endpoint protection and breach prevention. But … continue reading
Despite reports that Facebook is shutting down Creative Labs after two years, a source tells SD Times it is only removing the label “Facebook Creative Labs” associated with its projects. Creative Labs was designed to give engineering teams within the company an opportunity to develop and test standalone apps. The company still plans to encourage … continue reading
The third annual Computer Science Education Week (CSEW) kicks off this week, with an emphasis on bringing more women and minorities into programming. Code.org started CSEW in 2013, including the Hour of Code campaign, an initiative to get more talented and creative people interested in computer science in just one hour. Non-profits, schools and experts … continue reading
Advent is known as a preparation for the arrival of something special. While religiously it is the preparation for Christmas, it can also mean the preparation for something that developers need and want. And Perl 6 developers have been waiting a year for the “official,” “released” version, which is why this Christmas (whether they celebrate … continue reading
Microsoft has provided developers with a manual way to migrate their Windows Phone 8.x apps to Windows 10, but Mobilize.Net wants to automate the process. In partnership with Microsoft, Mobilize.Net has released a Silverlight bridge that brings Silverlight apps to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) on Windows 10. The bridge allows developers to parse and … continue reading
Software and security have been getting better, but computer software is still at risk of being compromised by physical access. A new class of security devices is on its way to protect data and control critical information, and with only three days to go on Kickstarter, the team behind it hopes they can build a … continue reading
MediaTek Labs today announced the MediaTek LinkIt Smart 7688 development platform, the latest addition to the LinkIt portfolio of development platforms. This new platform offers a variety of programming options and enables rapid development of advanced Wi-Fi based devices such as IP cameras, surveillance devices, smart appliances and Wi-Fi gateways that make use of cloud … continue reading
Microsoft is planning on open-sourcing a core component of its Microsoft Edge JavaScript engine. ChakraCore, which is a big part of Chakra, is expected to be open-sourced next month. “Chakra offers best-in-class JavaScript execution with the broadest set of [ECMAScript 2015] feature coverage and dependable performance, reliability and scalability,” wrote Adalberto Foresti and Gaurav Seth, … continue reading
IncrediBuild, the leading solution provider of software development and continuous delivery acceleration technology, is now integrated into Visual Studio 2015. Microsoft Corp. made the announcement yesterday as part of the Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 release. As a result of this integration, users may have IncrediBuild installed from within Visual Studio. Current users of Visual … continue reading
While attending QCon last month, we happened upon a great talk from Matt Ranney, chief architect at Uber. His company has more than 700 internal microservices. This has come about because the philosophy at Uber is to let new engineers write new code, rather than dive into some old crusty software that’s been handed down … continue reading
How far does technology need to go, or how far are we going to let it go? With all the recent advancements being made to devices and software, innovation is starting to explode, and not necessarily in a good way. A company recently launched a new platform that makes it easier for developers to add … continue reading
