Can HP Inc. hack it in a declining hardware market?
As Hewlett-Packard Company prepares to split itself in two, there’s been a lot of speculation that what it’s really trying to do is wash its hands off of a dying PC and printer businesses.…
Microsoft is thinking outside the Xbox with RoomAlive
With some analysts predicting the demise of game consoles, Microsoft Corp. is hedging its bets by thinking outside the Xbox. Microsoft Research recently published a video demonstration of its interactive RoomAlive project. It’s the…
Splunk Enterprise 6.2 woos enterprise and business users with new version
By Kyt Dotson
Splunk Inc. announced today the release of the newest version of its real-time operational intelligence platform Splunk Enterprise 6.2, which comes with a number improvements that enhance enterprise-level capabilities. Splunk Enterprise 6.2 focuses on…
Apprenda extends PaaS with JBoss support, takes aim at Red Hat
Private Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) vendor Apprenda Inc. has just added support for the popular JBoss and Apache Tomcat web servers, a move which translates to deeper support for more Java applications. Apprenda began life as…
Splunk Worldwide Users’ Conference 2014: What’s in store for developers | #conf2014
By Saroj Kar
Splunk’s fifth annual Worldwide Users’ Conference, known as .conf2014, kicks off this week in Las Vegas, promising lessons in how leading companies are using Splunk showcased in more than 160 sessions, more than 70 customer…
What you missed in the Smart World: Park bench that tells your weight, and more
This week’s Smart World Series features an online retail giant’s entrance into the smart home market, park benches to tell if you need to lose weight, and a new smart water solution to power intelligent…
The inside track on Oracle’s open-source strategy | #OOW14
Oracle Corp. and the term “open-source” are rarely featured in the same sentence, but according to the man who leads the development of the firm’s community databases, it’s actively trying to participate in the…
New GoPro Hero4 line vs. other action cameras
Update: This article has been modified to include the newly launched HTC Re, and the Ion Camera. GoPro Inc., maker of action-mountable cameras, introduced its new line of cameras that will cater to all…
Couchbase Server 3.0 turns up the memory valve to power new use cases
Couchbase Inc. is doubling down on the in-memory component of its namesake database with a new version it calls the most significant iteration of the platform in its three-year history. Among the more than…
R.I.P. Redbox Instant – Here’s 3 alternatives for movies on-demand
Once considered a potential competitor to Netflix Inc., the two year-old Redbox Instant has had a short life. Launched by Outerwall Inc., then called Coinstar Inc., in partnership with Verizon Communications Inc., Redbox Instant’s on-demand…