Zayo Borrows $315M to Finance Latest Buy
Zayo Group, a provider of fiber bandwidth and networking services, announced it has raised $315 million in a five-year term loan. This means the money can’t be borrowed again after it has been repaid…
Flipboard Relaunches in China, Anxious for International Growth
Back in May, Flipboard, a social magazine application for iPads, was banned in China but the tables have since turned. Today, a blog post on Flipboard’s site stated that the app is once again available in the iTunes China…
RIP Patricia Dunn, Another Irreparable Loss to Silicon Valley
By Isha Suri
Last week brought news of another loss to Silicon Valley, as it says goodbye to a highly influential lady. The saddening news is that we have lost Patricia Dunn, the former Hewlett-Packard Co. chairwoman,…
Forrester: Enterprise Social Software Market Sizing
By Jeff Nolan
Forrester recently released a report that, among other things, forecast the size of the enterprise social software market to grow to $6.4b in 2016. Here is a link to the original publication, however a…
The XXX Domains Have Been Unleashed
After months of much anticipation (or should I say dread?), .xxx domains are now generally available for the general public to acquire. The ICM Registry officially offers their service to the public today. The…
The Strange History of SMS as Text Messaging Turns 19
By Kyt Dotson
As communication protocols go, SMS (or Short Message Service) hails from a Nordic birthplace, the same land that brought us Nokia, the once (and hopefully future) king of mobile. The protocol has a deep…
Real-Time Analytics On The Go With Woopra iPad App
By Cherr Aira
To say that mobility is booming is an understatement. Cyber Monday’s record-breaking revenue was borne of the generation of mobile ads and apps. So how does one enjoy the abundance of such fertile soil? The earliest…
When Cloud Services Shut Down
The cloud can bring a lot of value to the enterprise that knows how to leverage it properly. But it comes with its own set of dangers, and in many ways, it’s still the…
Aptare’s Paradigm Shift on Unstructured Data Management
Aptare introduced a new enterprise storage resource management solution it calls Aptare StorageConsole File Analytics. The software leverages patented and patent-pending technology to sort through an organization’s data, allowing users to optimize IT resources…
Galaxy Nexus Could Hit US Stores Dec. 9
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus arrived in the UK mid-November and since its launch, it was already criticised for having a volume bug when connected on 2G. But still, Fandroids based in the US are…