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Intel Going After the Internet of Things with New Atom Chips
Continuing its efforts to diversify beyond personal computers, Intel is introducing new Atom processors aimed at powering a broad spectrum of connected devices. Ton Steenman, the head of the chipmaker’s Intelligent Systems Group, explained that his company is focusing on technology that is already in widespread use, such as servers and industrial machinery, as well ...
NetApp Introduces Optic SAS to Simplify Storage Deployment
Pushing the envelope on data center networking, NetApp has come out with an industry-first optical SAS implementation that aims to simplify infrastructure management for users of its disk-based storage solutions and synchronous mirroring software. The protocol supports multi-mode and single-mode fiber cables up to 150 and 500 meters in length while retaining full compatibility with ...
Next IT Launches Siri-Esque Alme for Healthcare
Next IT, a Spokane, Washington-based firm with over a decade of experience in developing virtual assistant technology, is bringing Siri to the healthcare industry with a specialized help desk solution that offloads patient requests to let medical professionals focus on what they do best. Alme for Healthcare features a sophisticated AI that can automatically respond ...
Amazon Gives Back to the Community with AWS Activate Bundle
Amazon Web Services got its start as a developer platform 2006, and quickly evolved as a force to be reckoned within the enterprise cloud arena. The infrastructure-as-a-service is now going back to its roots with new solutions for cash-strapped startups. Announced this morning, the AWS Activate bundle comes in two editions: the generally available Self-Starter ...
Centrify Brings Centralized MDM to Samsung Phones with Knox Integration
Delivering on a partnership that was first announced in February this year, identity services provider Centrify has integrated its cloud-based mobile device management platform with Samsung Knox. The manufacturer’s end-point security solution utilizes containerization to separate corporate data from personal data, making it practically impossible for users (and nosy admins) to gain unauthorized access to ...
Fresh Out of Stealth, Gray Matter Eyeing Big Data Services
Lost in the hype but not overlooked by CIOs, professional services account for 44 percent of the Big Data market, which is expected to more than quadruple from $11.59 billion in 2012 to over $47 billion in 2017. A newly launched startup called Gray Matter is looking to carve out a slice of this segment ...
GE Augments Industrial Internet with New Solutions, Partners
For GE, the path to the Industrial Internet goes through the predictive analytics market, layering Services atop the complex machines powering the movement. At this week’s Minds+Machines summit in Chicago, the conglomerate bolstered its networked machinery management system with 14 new predictive solutions, bringing the total number of technologies available on the platform to 24. ...
FalconStor Improves Cloud Support with Software Refresh
Disk-based data protection specialist FalconStor has unveiled the latest versions of its Continuous Data Protector backup solution and Network Storage Server business continuity platform. Featuring the company’s new RecoverTrac 2.7 DR automation function, the solutions simplify data migration to and from the cloud while providing tighter integration with VMware environments. In addition to supporting VMware ...
BlackBerry on the Lookout for New Bidders
The BlackBerry saga has taken on a new twist with reports that the struggling phone maker is soliciting bids from more potential buyers. Insiders claim that the company is asking for “preliminary expressions of interest” from several major technology vendors despite signing a letter of intent to go private under FairFax Financial just a few ...
GE: Enterprises Can Save Billions with Industrial Internet, Intelligent Data
A new GE report entitled “The Industrial Internet@Work” argues that organizations can save billions of dollars annually by eliminating deficiencies in how they gather, store and share machine data. Co-authors Marco Annunziata and Peter Evans, the company’s chief economist and director of global strategy and analytics, respectively, say that making information more consumable in “just ...