Skype For Windows 8 Gets Slick & Stylish Makeover
Skype has been given a makeover just in time for the launch of Windows 8, with a modern, stylish new interface and a host of improvements that Microsoft says will allow it to take…
Cloudera Makes Hadoop Real-Time with Impala
Today at the Strata + Hadoop World event in New York City Cloudera unveiled Impala, an open-source engine that extends Hadoop beyond batch analytics. The big data platform is capable of crunching through massive…
Huawei Smacks Of Desperation: Offers “Unrestricted Access” To Its Source Code
Desperate to restore its tattered reputation after being branded a “security threat”, Huawei has offered the Australian government unrestricted access to its hardware and source code, months after it was banned from supplying telecommunications…
In 5 Years Digital Pubs Will Rebuild for the Wired World, says Zinio CMO
With yesterday’s unveiling of the new iPad mini came an update for another Apple product: iBooks. It may not have seemed like the best setting for software update news, but the success of iBooks…
IBM’s PureSystems Combines Advantages of Single SKU Integrated Systems with Flexibility of Full Customization
Most of the new data-center-in-a-box unified systems fielded in the last two years fit somewhere along a continuum between fully pre-defined and unchangeable but highly integrated systems and highly configurable but less well integrated…
Big Data Matchmaker – IBM Director Tom Deutch on the Fit for Purpose Paradigm
By Amber Harris
Think Big Data seems to be the running theme at IBM’s IOD event this week, and Wikibon founder Dave Vellante, along with SiliconAngle founder John Furrier were able to speak with Tom Deutch, Program…
IBM Switches Themes for IOD: Think Big for Data
Wikibon chief analyst made an appearance on this morning’s NewsDesk to discuss the two hottest events in IT this week: IBM Information OnDemand, and Strata Conference + Hadoop World. The latter kicked off today…
Big Data is the Pattern that Connects, Enlists Wonder, says Jason Silva
By Amber Harris
We caught up with actor/film maker Jason Silva at IBM IOD at Data Week in NYC today, where he speaks on big data and how it’s changing the world. Silva mentioned how the divide…
Zingers Weren’t as Tweet-Worthy in Final Presidential Debate
The third and final presidential debate commenced last night, and both President Obama and Governor Romney showed they’ve tired of playing Mr. Nice Guy, bringing a pocketful of memorable zingers to the table. Though…
Disruptive Funding Ideals Need Not Fear the SEC
Wall Street is getting excited over two relatively new trends that are just starting to make a real impact in their respective segments. One of them is FundersClub, which recently raised $6 million in…