Новости за 01.11.2016

Cisco Systems is finding its way into storage through its successful server business. On Tuesday, the company introduced modular systems that can be deployed with different combinations of computing and storage capacity.

It's been a tough week for Facebook when it comes to civil rights allegations against the world's largest social network.

Google's Daydream View virtual reality headset will start shipping on Nov. 10 for $79.

Web traffic from smartphones will make up 43% of all web traffic next year and will reach 52% globally in 2019, according to research firm Forrester.

Microsoft today quietly put an end to sales of Windows 7 licenses to computer makers, marking a major milestone for the seven-year-old OS.

Researchers have devised a new malware attack against industrial programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that takes advantage of architectural shortcomings in microprocessors and bypasses current detection mechanisms.

Microsoft this week has open sourced the design specifications of servers and racks that make up its hyperscale Azure cloud data centers, contributing the information to the Open Compute Project (OCP).

The world's fastest computer runs a Chinese chip, and that fact hasn't escaped notice by the U.S. government.

Not everyone has a typical career trajectory where titles, skills and promotions all line up into a neat, concise story. That was the case with Keith Evans. He held varying CIO roles with the same company and had skills that set him apart from other CIOs, which caused some confusion and resulted in a dense resume. Laura Smith-Proulx, career and resume expert, knew that the goal with re-writing Evan's resume was to organize the existing information to build a clear picture of his extensive skills and experience as a CIO. Читать дальше...

The DDoS attacks that flooded Dyn last month and knocked some high-profile Web sites offline don’t mean businesses should abandon it or other DNS service providers, Gartner says.

"Trump Leads Clinton by 1 Point in New Poll as Enthusiasm Declines" blares the headline on an ABC News story about next week's presidential election. That may well be true. But it is also data malpractice.

Apple's new prices for its MacBook Pro laptops were not out of the ordinary for the company, according to the line's pricing history.

Samsung is still sorting out the mess connected to the recalled Galaxy Note7, but is nevertheless ramping up mobile chip manufacturing by investing $1 billion in an Austin, Texas, factory.

Marc Andreessen is one of the more colorful and high-profile Silicon Valley venture capitalists. He’s a big man, who stands out in a room. Add to that the fact that he has a very much larger-than-life persona, both in-person and (when he’s active) on his Twitter account, and you have someone who provides much interest.

This multi-functional camera lens kit works on most standard sized smartphones including the iPhone 7 (excluding Plus), and brings even more life to your photos with 180-degree fisheye, 0.65x wide angle and 10x macro lenses. It currently averages 4 out of 5 stars on Amazon, and its list price of $20 has been reduced 30% to just $14. See the lens kit now on Amazon.

For a gadget we've been hearing about for months, Google Home still packs an awful lot of mystery.

Following similar decisions by Mozilla and Apple, Google plans to reject new  digital certificates issued by two certificate authorities because they violated industry rules and best practices.

Amazon has quietly released another good set of deals on its popular Kindle series of e-readers. For a limited time, Kindle's price sinks from $80 to $60, Kindle Paperwhite from $120 down to $100, the Kindle Voyage drops from $200 to just $180, and the worry-free Kindle for Kids Bundle is reduced from $125 to just $80. The Kindle discounts are being offered for a limited time, so if you're in the market for one, you may want to consider the deal.

Retailers, hotels and restaurants have all been victimized through the same Achilles' heel that cybercriminals continue to attack: the point-of-sale system, where customers' payment data is routinely processed.  

The Mac startup chime is iconic. I see it as being like the heartbeat of the platform. It pleases me when I hear that “ding” when I start my Mac up, but it’s not just the startup music that Apple seems to have lost in its latest MacBook Pro product intro.

Lots of people will buy the new 2016 MacBook Pros. They’ll do it because they’re invested in the Mac and Apple hasn’t updated the Mac line in ages. But I don’t think Mac users, other than the fanboi contingent, are going to love it, or even like it that much.

If you started salivating at the launch of the Xiaomi's Mi Note 2 and Mi Mix smartphones last week, you just might be in luck.

Google and Microsoft are butting heads over the disclosure of vulnerabilities. On Monday, Google revealed a critical flaw in Windows after it gave Microsoft a ten-day window to warn the public about it.

If you're ready to kick-start your organization's efforts to embrace digital technologies, this editor-curated selection of Computerworld in-depth stories is the place to start. We identified some of our most targeted content on IT-led digital projects, chock-full of fresh ideas for making your organization more digitally competent. You'll read how savvy organizations in industries across the spectrum got serious about using digital technologies to gain a competitive edge, connect better with customers and improve efficiency. Читать дальше...

This pilot fish handles lots of requests for reports from the company's ERP system -- and most of them are asking for lots of data.