At its inaugural Ignite Conference in Chicago, Microsoft gave business users a preview of Windows 10’s enterprise-specific features and toolsets. The operating system, which is rumored to go live this summer, will feature enhanced management, security and productivity options specifically designed for the business user. Windows Update for Business is a new tool that will provide IT teams with streamlined access to recently launched security updates and features. The management
Encrypting data provides a critical, last stand for protecting information that becomes compromised. However, improperly implemented strategies can actually create additional vulnerabilities. To ensure adequate protection, we recommend following these seven criteria for encrypting data: 1. Know your encryption options The basic options for encrypting data are FTPS, SFTP and HTTPS. FTPS is the fastest, however, it is more complex with both implicit and explicit modes and high requirements for
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Bigger than Christmas, bigger than Halloween, bigger than your birthday. It’s Star Wars day. Every year on May 4 we worship at the alter of George Lucas (and quite soon JJ Abrams too, if the new film’s any good) and pledge our allegiance to the galaxy. And what better way to show your support than with some cool, possibly unnecessary merch? Our
Introduction and the spread of smartphones It used to be called the Elephant Economy, but the vast subcontinent of India is fast moving up the list of global markets where tech is big business. In the world at large, India has produced myriad multinational IT firms, from Infosys and Tata to Wipro and Cognizant. But as an internal marketplace, India can seem impenetrable; this country is like nowhere else on
Roboticists at Oregon State University have successfully completed the first field test of a two-legged robot, which they hope could one day be able to run like a human. The robot, which stands about the same height as a person and is named ‘ATRIAS’, was able to keep its balance while taking a walk in a grassy field, up and down a hill. Humans tried to put it off by
By Aman Shah and Nivedita Bhattacharjee MUMBAI (Reuters) – Facebook Inc opened up its Internet.org platform to new websites and applications from developers on Monday, a move the social media giant said would boost efforts to get people online in low-income and rural areas in emerging markets. Internet.org offers free access via mobile phones to pared-down web services, focused on job listings, agricultural information, healthcare and education, as well as
Dutch navigation company TomTom aims to become a main provider of technology for self-driving cars as it charts its way back to success after seven lean years, chief executive Harold Goddijn said. Goddijn told Reuters that an overhaul of TomTom’s digital mapping architecture lies behind a renaissance that has seen its automotive division win big contracts in recent months, prompting analyst upgrades and a 40 percent surge in its shares.
Introduction and features Adobe has just announced Lightroom CC and Lightroom 6, the latest versions of its professional photo cataloguing and editing software. They’re actually the same program, but Lightroom CC is the version that’s integrated into Adobe’s subscription-based Photography Plan, part of its Creative Cloud service, while Lightroom 6 is the ‘perpetual licence’ version which you pay for and use in the old-fashioned way. The advantage of Lightroom CC
It’s been a long time coming, but it’s a sad moment nevertheless: a Microsoft executive has confirmed that Media Center won’t be available at all in Windows 10, finally killing off the software for good. ZDNet has the scoop from inside this week’s Build conference, but the writing was very definitely on the wall – the software suite was last given a major upgrade in 2009. A direct port was
It goes without saying that Microsoft has revolutionized It goes without saying that Microsoft has revolutionized the world of computing, even though its former business partner, Apple, is the more talked about player these days. Thanks to documentaries and movies, like Pirates of Silicon Valley, it’s common knowledge that both Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were similarly inspired by what Xerox was working on at PARC, the photocopying company’s research
