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Illumio emerges from stealth with Adaptive Security Platform
Illumio, the much anticipated virtualization security startup emerged from stealth mode today to show off its Adaptive Security Platform to address the massive data center transformation to the cloud. The bottleneck in this transformation is security. This company claimed its new adaptive security model is a first-of-its-kind solution that provides granular visibility and security across ...
Live: The Open Social Enterprise #TEDatIBM CrowdChat
IBM is having a live crowd conversation 10am PST today. Come join the crowd from Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook users for a unified conversation on the hashtag #TEDatIBM as pre-event conversation about the open social enterprise. Thought leaders are discussing the mega trend as social media shift to social business. Live crowd conversation on CrowdChat.net/TEDatIBM ...
CrowdChat Example of Engagement Container Technology
This is an example of the embedded application of our new “engagement container” technology in action. All updates from CrowdChat.net/HybridITfiles is happening anywhere the container is embedded. What Influencers and Users Are Saying About CrowdChat Ray Wang puts it all together in this interview with me on the innovation of crowdchat – crowd activated content Dan ...
IBM Social CrowdChat on #BigData #TEDatIBM
IBM hosted a live CrowdChat on #TEDatIBM – crowdsourced conversation about Big Data. It was a 1-hour “content jam” with passionate thought leaders and social users interested in the intersection of social and data. Top Conversations in the Crowd The top discussion threads with the most engagement as voted by the crowd was: “How can ...
Microsoft Lays Off 14% of Company #NokiaFail
In possibly the most awkward moment in the company’s history, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella dropped the bomb (formal memo) to employees: The company will fire 14 percent of its employees, or roughly 18,000 people. Microsoft’s employee base skyrocketed over the years to more than 127,000 people after the Nokia acquisition. It’s mainly the Nokia employees who ...
Anonymous social network Secret raises $25 Million
Secret, a mobile-first social network that allows people to share their personal thoughts and beliefs with others anonymously, raised $25 million in a second round of funding that values the company at $100 million and positions it to take on mainstream social networks. Secret also said it would add Facebook integration to enable members to find ...