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One of the biggest new features in April’s launch of Ubuntu 16.04 was the introduction of support for a new way to install applications. But the new feature, called Snappy, isn’t just for Ubuntu alone. Now, Canonical Ltd., the company behind Ubuntu, …
Exabeam touts behavioral analytics to combat ransomware
With the rising incidence of ransomware in the enterprise constantly grabbing the headlines, security firm Exabeam Inc. is trying to do something about it. The company has just introduced a new tool onto the market that tries to spot ransomware before it …
Nokia hopes its new IoT platform will have a big IMPACT
What with everyone agreeing that the Internet of Things (IoT) is likely to explode in the coming years, Nokia Oyj is betting on its networking expertise to help it grab a slice of the action. To that end, the Finnish ex-phone maker …
Chef cooks up a new open-source application automation project
Configuration management platform vendor Chef Software Inc. is turning its attention to application automation with the creation of a new open-source project called Habitat that allows developers to package their applications and run them on a wide variety of infrastructures. What Habitat does is …
Microsoft talks up integration with LinkedIn, but will users care?
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella went to great lengths to try and justify his decision to shell out $26.2 billion to buy LinkedIn Corp. In a press conference yesterday, and also in a letter to Microsoft staff, Nadella explained that he believes integrating …
After LinkedIn, will Twitter be the next takeover target?
Rumors are swirling that Microsoft’s $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn Corp. may make Twitter a more likely takeover target, with some analysts claiming such a deal will be “inevitable” if it’s unable to turn itself around any time soon. It seems that …
Google just made tons of new enemies with its support for the TPP
Google’s decision to come out in support of the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement is unlikely to win the company many new friends, and will provide further ammunition to those who say the company has long since gone back on its …
Dell earnings: Sales slip, driving revenues down as EMC merger nears
Dell Inc. doesn’t report its finances these days, but its parent company Denal Holding Inc. does, and its latest figures show that the IT giant had an unremarkable fiscal first quarter of 2017. Denali reported its revenues dropped by three percent year …
DevOps increasingly embracing AI systems, but security fears persist
Developers are increasingly adopting intelligent, automated systems in the data center as they seek to offload manual processes in order to keep up with the accelerating pace of IT operations. That conclusion was taken from a new survey of IT executives about …
France launches terror alert app for Euro 2016 finals
The government of France has released a new terror alert app ahead of the Euro 2016 soccer championship finals, designed to warn users of imminent attacks, threats and other dangers. Called SAIP ((Système d’alerte et d’information des populations), the app was released …