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Friday, May 01, 2015

HTML5 shoot-out: How Chrome, Safari, Firefox, IE, and Opera measure up

  Everest avalanche kills privacy-focused Google engineer Dan Fredinburg | Second HTTPS snooping flaw breaks security for thousands of iOS apps

 
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HTML5 shoot-out: How Chrome, Safari, Firefox, IE, and Opera measure up
Has it really been four years since the buzzword "HTML5" came screaming across the sky and gave us every reason to believe in the power of JavaScript in the browser? Time flies when you're writing code. Read More

 


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Which Data Governance Tool Vendors Lead the Pack?
IBM has been named a leader and has earned the highest scores for both strategy and market presence. Review the analysis to learn about the five key data governance domains. Learn More

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Infographic: Growing Your Business with Cloud
Learn the latest facts and stats on how a multi-cloud environment can reduce costs and help your organization grow. Learn More

Everest avalanche kills privacy-focused Google engineer Dan Fredinburg
Dan Fredinburg, an engineer who worked on many of Google's most exciting projects during his 8 years with the company, died over the weekend in an avalanche on Mount Everest triggered by Nepal's devastating earthquake.Fredinburg, who listed his title as Google Adventurer on his LinkedIn profile, died from a major head injury, according to a post by his sister Megan on Instagram in which she said "his soul and spirit will live on in so many of us."The 33-year-old Google engineer had been documenting his Mount Everest Climb on Twitter and Instagram.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
 

Second HTTPS snooping flaw breaks security for thousands of iOS apps
Hackers can exploit the vulnerability to launch man-in-the-middle attacks and decrypt traffic from the affected apps Read More
 

Hottest products at Interop 2015
Interop 2015 features products from networking, cloud, virtualization and security vendors. Read More
 

Hilarious random startup website generator is pretty damn realistic
A pair of Georgia Tech computer science students have created a Random Startup Website Generator that spits out a different jargon-laden startup website every time you click on the URL.Among the gems pumped out for me: vowel-challenged Phonestr ("a place for people who enjoy phoning to connect"), Rememberable ("We're remembering to sustain things that matter"), Outsideify ("We use outsides to adventure things that matter") and certain IPO candidate StareLink ("StareLink is why you'll never stare the same way again").Of course, if you think those are amusing, check out the names on our running list of the REAL network and IT startups that have gotten venture funding so far this year.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
 


WEBCAST: IBM Corporation
 
Transform your Business with Advanced Analytics
Consumer expectations are changing; retailers today have challenges in all fronts from acquiring to growing to retaining profitable customer base. 81% of consumers expect the same brand experience across all channels. Learn More

Lawmakers criticize FBI's request for encryption back doors
It's impossible to ensure that only good guys will be able to access them, lawmakers say Read More
 

 

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Lies that uptime vendors may tell you
Whether your services are hosted in the cloud, you are a consumer of cloud services or you are a cloud provider, chances are you are dealing with vendors that are making promises about uptime and availability.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) Read More

 

Secret, an app for anonymous posts, shuts down
The app let users post comments to a feed without their names attached Read More
 

Google develops new defense against phishing
The Password Alert extension for Chrome warns when someone enters their password on a non-Google site Read More
 


WHITE PAPER: VMTurbo, Inc.
 
Making the Case for a Software-Defined Data Center
In this paper, we outline the need for "Software-Driven Control" - the intelligence or "control plane" that can take advantage of new software-defined capabilities. Learn More

RSA president questions government's role in cybersecurity
Amit Yoran also says the need for intelligence shouldn't slow down the use of encryption Read More
 

UCLA commencement speaker choice ripped as "patent troll"
Pierre Omidyar/Wikipedia UCLA alum -- and 2015 commencement speaker -- Nathan Myhrvold While complaints about college commencement speaker choices have become a rite of Spring on campuses in recent years, most technology industry-related commencement speakers have avoided such controversy. However, an editorial writer for the UCLA school newspaper -- the Daily Bruin -- isn't happy with the choice of ex-Microsoft CTO and co-founder of Intellectual Ventures Nathan Myhrvold as this year's pick.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
 

See the World Video Game Hall of Fame Class of 2015 finalists
World Video Game Hall of FameThe Strong Museum of Play's new World Video Game Hall of Fame has named 15 finalists from which a handful will be inducted this June as the Rochester, N.Y.'s Hall's inaugural class. The finalists were chosen by an international committee consisting of journalists, scholars and others familiar with video game history. What follows are the names of the finalists and text about them provided by the Hall.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
 

HP buys Aruba and next thing you know Dell is reselling Aerohive WiFi gear
Aerohive Networks announced Monday that Dell will begin reselling its wireless LAN and related management products -- not a shocker in light of longtime Dell OEM partner Aruba Networks being snapped up by HP in a multi-billion deal last month.Aerohive says Dell is a good fit in that the 802.11ac access points and HiveManager NG cloud-based management platform help to fill out Dell's line-up of products spanning from the data center to endpoints. "We believe there is a large demand from customers that like doing business with 'pure play' access layer solution providers vs. large networking companies like Cisco and HP," says Bill Hoppin, Aerohive VP of Business Development.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
 

New products of the week 04.27.2015
Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Dell and Riverbed. Read More
 

 

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