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Server virtualization firm Virtuozzo, which was spun out of German tech company Parallels IP Holdings GmbH last year, is beefing up data security on its software platform with the addition of a new disk encryption feature for containers. The company, which offers a …
IT pros call for a new security architecture to defend against cyberattacks
A hazardous cocktail of evolving cybersecurity threats, sprawling information technology infrastructures and increased mobility means that most organizations will need to create an entirely new security architecture in order to safeguard their digital assets. So says a new report by Citrix Systems …
Microsoft adds search features to Dynamics 365 cloud business software
Microsoft has updated its cloud-based business and customer management service platform Dynamics 365 with enhanced search features that the company says makes it easier for users to find the answers they’re looking for. Dynamics 365 combines customer relationship management and enterprise resource planning …
CEO Marissa Mayer, five others to quit Yahoo’s board post-merger with Verizon
Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer will resign from the company’s board of directors once its planned $4.8 billion merger with Verizon Communications Inc. is completed. Meanwhile, what’s left of Yahoo will be renamed Altaba Inc., according to documents filed with …
Report: Smartphone maker ZTE to ax 3,000 staff ahead of US exports ban
Chinese telecommunications equipment and systems company ZTE Corp. is reportedly preparing to lay off about 3,000 of its employees, including a fifth of its smartphone division workforce, according to a report Friday. Citing anonymous sources with knowledge of the plans, Reuters said ZTE …
Cloud storage firm Bitcasa bites the dust as it shuts down all services
Cloud storage operator Bitcasa Inc. has bailed out of the game for good, according to a blog post by ex-Chief Executive Officer Brian Taptich. But Taptich’s final message that the company is “no more” is nonetheless somewhat cryptic, as he says “this is not …
Necessary evil no more, customer service emerges as a key profit driver
Sales has long been the biggest priority for many organizations, while customer service took a backseat, treated as a necessary evil and given limited resources. But a new report from Salesforce.com Inc.’s research division suggests that mindset is changing, as companies realize that increased …
Microsoft’s SQL Server named best database software in 2016
Microsoft Corp.’s SQL Server has landed Solid IT GmbH’s database management software of the year award for 2016, beating out Oracle Corp.’s MySQL and the open-source PostgreSQL, which finished second and third, respectively. DB-Engines, which is owned by Solid IT, said Microsoft …
Skills shortage holds back agile software development, survey finds
Fragmented testing processes and a lack of automation skills are hampering enterprises’ efforts to speed up the deployment of new software, according to a new survey on software testing released this week. The report, published by test management specialist Zephyr Inc. on …
Cloud computing revenues grow 25% to hit $148 billion in 2016
Spending on cloud computing services overtook that of private cloud hardware and software for the first time in 2016, according to a report released Wednesday by Synergy Research Group. The research also revealed that cloud operator and vendor revenues for the year …