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It’s time for Daydream believing as Google announces new standalone VR headsets

By Duncan Riley May 17, 2017

Google Inc. wants a bigger slice of the burgeoning virtual reality market. To that end, the search giant announced at its I/O Conference Wednesday that it is working on standalone VR headsets with HTC Corp.…

Cloud

IBM lands $700M cloud computing contract with Bombardier

By Mike Wheatley May 17, 2017

Troubled Canadian transportation giant Bombardier Inc. has just inked a six-year, $700 million deal with IBM Corp. to use its cloud services as part of a larger restructuring initiative. Last year, Bombardier said it…

Cloud

Improbable signs deal with RuneScape maker Jagex for SpatialOS deployment

By Duncan Riley May 17, 2017

Simulated worlds startup Improbable Ltd., most recently in the news after it raised a round of $502 million, has signed a deal with Jagex Ltd., the gaming studio behind the popular “RuneScape” online multiplayer…

Emerging Tech

Santiago Exchange and IBM to develop a blockchain-based trading platform

By Duncan Riley May 17, 2017

IBM Corp. has signed a deal with Chile’s Santiago Exchange to introduce blockchain technology for managing trading on South America’s third-largest stock exchange. The rollout, which will use IBM’s Hyperledger blockchain platform, aims to…

Emerging Tech

Google enables location awareness in IoT devices without GPS

By Mike Wheatley May 17, 2017

Google Inc. Tuesday announced it’s teaming up with Internet of Things platform provider Particle Industries Inc. to make devices “location aware” using the Google Maps geolocation application programming interface. Previously, in order to make devices…

Apps

Google adds Kotlin as an official Android programming language

By Duncan Riley May 17, 2017

While Google Inc. debuted all sorts of new products and features at its I/O Conference Wednesday, one more obscure announcement received the biggest cheers at the conference: official support for the Kotlin programming language…

Big Data

Is big data 3.0 really here, or is it just another hodgepodge of software?

By R. Danes May 17, 2017

The trouble facing Informatica Corp. — the trouble with big data software generally — is that query tools and integration databases don’t come with manuals on how to live day-to-day as a data-driven enterprise. “It’s…

Emerging Tech

Dell EMC turbo-boosts ecosystem with agile channel partner program

By Nelson Williams May 17, 2017

In the modern business world, it’s all about the partnerships. Any company is only as strong as the ecosystem around it, and good partners go a long way. The best method of finding good…

Apps

Accenture’s strategy in navigating the big, new world of data

By Bev Bellile May 17, 2017

Because every business today is a data-driven business, with the speed of data increasing at a blinding rate, enterprises are seeking guidance from consulting and management firms to help figure out their next steps. To…

Infra

Re-imagining the digital experience for non-IT clients

By Betsy Amy-Vogt May 17, 2017

In its effort to transform businesses, Deloitte Inc. turns to ServiceNow’s technology platform to enable those transformations. So why not combine the two? Ian Proctor (pictured), director of consulting at Deloitte Canada, was one of the first…

all stories

It’s time for Daydream believing as Google announces new standalone VR headsets

Santiago Exchange and IBM to develop a blockchain-based trading platform

Google enables location awareness in IoT devices without GPS

Google adds Kotlin as an official Android programming language

Is big data 3.0 really here, or is it just another hodgepodge of software?

Dell EMC turbo-boosts ecosystem with agile channel partner program

Accenture’s strategy in navigating the big, new world of data

Re-imagining the digital experience for non-IT clients

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