You won't believe what programming language this Wall Street firm uses

10 reasons why open source is eating the world Judge orders DOJ to turn over FISA surveillance documents ITworld Today June 16, 2014 Share this email You won't believe what programming language this Wall Street firm uses One Wall Street firm found computational success not on the traditional path of enterprise Java, but in an obscure functional programming language called Caml, which offered the perfect tradeoff of concision and readability. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 10 reasons why open source is eating the world 2. Judge orders DOJ to turn over FISA surveillance documents 3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Rails 4 Way 4. South Korea and EU to hammer out 5G standards together 5. Large-scale tests with self-driving cars to hit Dutch roads 6. Microsoft strips some Windows 7 users of IE11 patch privileges 7. How CIOs can tailor BYOD initiatives for the public sector 8. Gates urges Stanford grads not to focus on profit alone White Paper: Pure Storage Siemens Redefines Efficiency with Pure Storage Learn how Siemens implemented a new virtualization solution with 6.7-to-1 data reduction and 23% performance gains. Learn more! 10 reasons why open source is eating the world Open source software, once just the domain of technology hobbyists, is taking over the software world. Here are 10 reasons why. READ MORE Judge orders DOJ to turn over FISA surveillance documents The agency failed to justify keeping the 66 pages of documents secret, the federal judge said. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Rails 4 Way Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE South Korea and EU to hammer out 5G standards together South Korea and the European Union will work together to develop 5G wireless network technologies and to reach global consensus on standards. READ MORE   Large-scale tests with self-driving cars to hit Dutch roads The Netherlands wants to be a front-runner of self-driving cars in Europe. READ MORE Microsoft strips some Windows 7 users of IE11 patch privileges Microsoft has quietly stopped serving security updates to Internet Explorer 11 on consumer and small business Windows 7 PCs unless the customer has successfully applied a browser update from April. READ MORE How CIOs can tailor BYOD initiatives for the public sector For all the buzz around mobility and BYOD, the entry of new devices into the network poses challenges for federal CIOs, who must tailor policies to address security and usage challenges. READ MORE Gates urges Stanford grads not to focus on profit alone Bill and Melinda Gates told graduating students at Stanford University on Sunday that innovation for profit alone will not solve the most pressing problems facing the planet. READ MORE White Paper: Tintri Inc. Scaling Virtual Environments with Tintri Smart Storage Virtualization requires storage to scale, and the easiest way to scale is by using a building block approach to adding performance and capacity. Traditional storage systems designed before the advent of virtualization are difficult to administer and scale as an enterprise's virtualization storage needs change. Learn more! SURVEY Take ITworld's cloud survey and you could win $500 ITworld is conducting a brief survey regarding cloud computing initiatives, and we value your input. The survey will take you about 10 minutes to complete. And there's a reward! Respondents who complete the survey will be entered in a sweepstakes to win a $500 cash prize. Take the survey now! GIVEAWAYS: Enter today for your chance to win!   The Rails 4 Way Through detailed code examples, you'll dive deep into the Rails 4 code base, discover why Rails is designed as it is, and learn how to make it do exactly what you want. Enter now! JavaScript Essentials LiveLessons (Video Training) In 4 hours of video instruction, JavaScript Essentials LiveLessons provides a solid foundation on which to build skills, from the perspective of a web developer. Enter now! DON'T MISS... 10 tech products that are built to last 16 terrible computer pranks that could get you fired Your new PC needs these 22 free programs   Pants on fire: 9 lies that programmers tell themselves History's 15 most popular computer scientists Follow ITworld Share this email You are currently subscribed to itworld_today as security.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 ITworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **