Новости за 23.12.2015

It's that time of year, when news slows down and we journalists try to be sages and look at the year ahead. I've noticed that some people who make these predictions often confuse their own hopes and wishes with objective predictions, so I'm going to be upfront about it and separate the two. 

As CEO of NetSuite, Zach Nelson knows a thing or two about cloud computing. After all, his company was born in the cloud way back in 1998 -- before it became fashionable -- and it's been all-cloud ever since, offering ERP and other business software as a service by subscription.

The Wi-Fi industry has ambitions to make Wi-Fi the dominant wireless technology for the Internet of Things (IoT). While its current incarnation lacks two key features for this emerging market, Wi-Fi would be attractive option for a number of reasons. It is more IP-friendly than any of the alternative wireless technologies, supports higher rates, and the chip industry backs it with high volumes and low prices. If new versions of Wi-Fi for IoT maintain commonality with current MAC and PHY designs... Читать дальше...

As we evaluate trends that will influence our work in 2016 and beyond, I’d like to suggest that designers explore the many new opportunities that embedded camera technologies will bring to cars and drones.

Founded in 2007, CrunchBase is a website offering massive amounts of data about startup activity. Want to know who founded a startup, who invested in it, or who they're competing with? CrunchBase has the answers. And in a marketplace that is somewhat frothy, CrunchBase is an increasingly heavily trafficked web property. The site contains over 650,000 profiles of individuals and companies and is a massive repository of data. As such, CrunchBase has a massive opportunity to monetize that data, and... Читать дальше...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach.

The unconfirmed Wall Street Journal report about Google’s project to create chatbots rings true. Chatbots, the WSJ explained, are Google’s attempt to apply its deep-learning technology into messaging apps adding the capability to respond to texted questions. Though Google did not confirm this work was underway, it makes sense that Google would follow this path.

Although vendor-written, this contributed piece does not advocate a position that is particular to the author’s employer and has been edited and approved by Network World editors.

The Apple Watch dominated the wearables conversation for much of 2015 and may continue to do so with the second-generation Watch expected in 2016. Fitbit will also likely continue to hold its own in the New Year. Beyond these two safe bets, the future of dedicated activity trackers, and health and fitness wearables, is unclear.

From personal fitness and professional sports to manufacturing and everywhere in between, the Internet of Things (IoT) started making its presence felt in 2015. Here are CIO.com's most-read IoT stories of 2015.

Cisco this week issued a security advisory on a vulnerability in its IOS XE software. IOS XE Release 16.1.1 could allow an attacker to cause an affected device to reload.

The networking and computing world, as well as the worlds of science and inventions, lost well-known pioneers as well as younger movers and shakers during 2015. Here’s a brief look back at these people and their contributions (see Slideshow version here).

Did that headline get your attention? Well, it's not clickbait. Believe it or not, the majority of small businesses in one country think that social media activity may be a massive time-waster.

The Google Pixel C is absolutely fan-freaking-tastic.

Except for one earth-shattering problem – and the software, despite what every other review on the Internet is saying, is not it. But we'll talk about that later. First, let's talk about all the amazing things about this tablet.

Well. It's not really a tablet. I mean, it sort of is. It's also a big netbook.

The screen is gloriously sexy. 2560x1800 resolution jammed into a 10.2-inch screen – continuing the Google Pixel tradition of amazing-looking... Читать дальше...

It was a banner year for Microsoft, a company people were unfavorably comparing to 1980s IBM just two years ago. CEO Satya Nadella has executed on a new "cloud first, mobile first" strategy and has inspired the troops to make it happen in a largely positive direction.

Although vendor-written, this contributed piece does not advocate a position that is particular to the author’s employer and has been edited and approved by Network World editors.

The Bay Area tech boom has long been reflected in ever-rising real estate prices. As tech execs and rock-star developers look for ways to invest  spend the money they’re earning—and collecting from investors—they look to buy homes and condos.

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach.

Some payment terminals can be hijacked to commit mass fraud against customers and merchants, researchers have found.

According to the song Santa Claus is Coming to Town: Santa “sees you when you're sleeping;” and he “knows when you're awake;” Saint Nick “knows if you've been bad or good…” But what if any he or she with an Internet connection could see you when you’re sleeping, know when you’re awake, or if you’ve been bad or good? The idea is creepy as can be, but it’s still a fact for people who have installed a security camera without setting a secure password.

Here’s something you probably didn’t think you’d see in 2015: Collaboration software became cool. Confounded by labyrinthine email threads, employees turned to messaging platforms such as Slack and Atlassian's Hipchat to conduct online conversations and share content with colleagues, partners and clients.

Windows 10 is now on more than 148 million PCs, according to data from analytics vendor Net Applications. But the rate at which users are moving to the new operating system seems to be slowing.

If one company among all companies is synonymous with cloud-centered computing, it would be Google. From the very beginning, Google built a business located somewhere in the murky depths of the Internet, and its search engine continues to be one of the most formidable engineering marvels of the modern world. When was the last time there was an outage?

Web apps are dead. Long live Web apps.

Dissatisfied with the quality of Web apps compared to their native cousins, Google is pursuing its Progressive Web Apps concept, which looks to combine the best of the Web and the best of apps. Intended for any form factor, Progressive apps load quickly even on questionable network connections, send push notifications, and have an icon on the home screen.

A war is raging on the financial technology (FinTech) front. With consumers and businesses alike clamoring for faster loan processing, greater returns on financial investments and better overall customer experiences, entrenched financial giants are facing soaring competition from smaller and nimbler startups. These banking goliaths are now starting to fight back with more customer-responsive offerings built on big data analytics, mobile apps and cloud-enabled CRM.