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HP Enterprise & HP Inc. to kick off by axing thousands of jobs
Hewlett-Packard Co. will lay off around 30,000 of its employees once it’s long-awaited split takes place in around six weeks time. The troubled tech giant told analysts this week that the bulk of the cuts will be made from HP Enterprise, the half that will focus on selling software and services to big businesses. However, ...
Tableau 9.1 release brings Big Data to the mobile masses
Tableau Software Inc. has just announced the release into general availability of its updated business intelligence offering, Tableau 9.1. The newly updated solution is designed to make it simpler than ever for users to analyze data – regardless of the source – using any kind of device. Tableau 9.1 comes with a bunch of enhanced ...
Nexenta moves to integrate software-defined storage with Docker containers
Open-source software-defined storage vendor Nexenta Systems Inc. has outlined a vision of how it intends to add support for Docker containers to its technology. For starters, Nextenta is partnering with ClusterHQ to support its container data management software Flocker. In addition, Nexenta is also adding support for VMware Inc.’s vSphere Integrated Containers, which allow containers ...
Qualcomm buys Capsule Technologie to boost Internet of Medical Things push
Qualcomm Inc., which is best known for making the semiconductor chips found in smartphones, has acquired a French clinical data company called Capsule Technologie Inc. for an undisclosed fee. Qualcomm said the plan is for Capsule to be absorbed into its subsidiary Qualcomm Life, an entity that’s focused on selling remote monitoring technology to hospitals. ...
Traders settle newswire hacking case with $30M payment
Two of the 32 parties charged with trading on information stolen from hacked newswire services have agreed to settle for $30 million with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC says that Ukraine-based Jaspen Capital Partners Ltd., and its CEO Andriy Suprananok illegally profited from investments they made based on stolen press releases obtained ...
Russia says Google broke its anti-trust laws
Google is bracing itself for legal action in Russia after that country’s anti-monopoly watchdog found it guilty of abusing its online market dominance. According to Bloomberg, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) says Google has been found guilty after a probe that resulted from a complaint by rival search firm Yandex LLC. Yandex, which is ...
The NFL meets the Internet of Things: Real-time tracking of every player
Just when you thought you it was impossible to squeeze any more stats out of an NFL game, the National Football League has announced plans to fit equip players with tracking technology to deliver a feast of Big Data for coaches and fans alike to munch on. The NFL has just announced a new partnership ...
Dell announces plans to invest $125 billion in China over 5 years
Dell Inc. is expanding its presence in China, teaming up with Kingsoft Software to launch a new Dell-Kingsoft Cloud as part of a $125 billion investment it’s planning to make in the country over the next five years. Dell CEO Michael Dell said the company’s “In China, For China 4.0 strategy” will also see Dell ...
Microsoft names Brad Smith as its new president
Microsoft has rewarded the loyalty of its long-running general counsel Brad Smith by promoting him to be the company’s President, the first person to hold the role since 2002. As part of his expanded role, Smith will also take the title of Chief Legal Officer at Microsoft, which is apparently an upgrade from his former ...
Researchers use Big Data to track the spread of dengue fever
Mobile phone records can be used to accurately predict the geographic spread of dengue epidemics, and the data can also be applied to other infectious diseases, according to a study led by Telenor Research. Telenor Research, which is the research unit of the Norweigian telecoms operator Telenor Group, teamed up with researchers from the Harvard ...