Software: Page 47
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Looking for iTunes or Linux? Just head to Microsoft's Windows Store
The next version of Windows, due this fall, will strive to enable users to connect a wide variety of disconnected devices in favor of a more simple, seamless approach.
By Justine Brown • May 12, 2017 -
Windows 10 now on half a billion devices
The company won’t reach its original goal of 1 billion by 2018, but Windows 10 has had the fastest adoption rate of any Microsoft OS ever.
By Justine Brown • May 11, 2017 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Gorodenkoff via Getty ImagesTrendlineDigital transformation
Digital transformation goes beyond technology — if companies want to engage in a new era of technology, they must rethink how work is done too.
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Chatbots could save healthcare, banking businesses $8B per year by 2022
Chatbots in the call center can save businesses an average of more than 4 minutes per call when compared with traditional call centers.
By Justine Brown • May 11, 2017 -
Opinion
Simplifying your Windows 10 adoption, and beyond
In just a few months, Windows 10 will mark its second anniversary, and although one might be hard-pressed to find a CIO over the moon about transitioning to the Windows 10 OS, the reality is Windows 7 is on its way out.
By Jon Rolls • May 11, 2017 -
Microsoft ending support for original version of Windows 10
The company warned that continuing to use version 1507, which debuted in July 2015, could potentially put users at risk.
By Justine Brown • May 9, 2017 -
Deep Dive
OpenStack pushes for traction as the cloud market continues 'maturing and consolidating'
The waning support from major vendors has some wondering if this is the end of OpenStack as we know it. Despite the headline-grabbing news, OpenStack still has many believers.
By Justine Brown • May 8, 2017 -
AppDynamics CEO explains how its data model led to Cisco marriage
Cisco believed AppDynamics’ data model "could make their networks even smarter."
By Justine Brown • May 5, 2017 -
CompTIA: US tech companies exported $309B of products, services in 2016
Tech services saw particularly strong growth, more than doubling since 2015.
By Justine Brown • May 4, 2017 -
As enterprise collaboration market changes, Aurea acquires Jive for $462M
Becoming part of Aurea will allow Jive to maintain its market share and further scale its offerings.
By Justine Brown • May 2, 2017 -
Deep Dive
The skeptic's guide to artificial intelligence
Do you need AI? Maybe. But you definitely need technology that works.
By Mary Catherine O'Connor • May 2, 2017 -
Oracle outlines plans for NetSuite
The two companies are set to integrate yet maintain their individual identities.
By Justine Brown • April 28, 2017 -
Cortana, Siri, Alexa or Google: Which digital assistant is the smartest?
Siri lagged behind competitors, though researchers said Apple's product does boast more humorous answers than other digital assistants.
By Justine Brown • April 28, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Technobabble: The case of the stolen identity
A colleague's stance was that he was not at risk, because he didn't matter to cybercriminals. Others could be victimized, but not him. And then just over 24 hours later ...
By Naomi Eide • April 28, 2017 -
Toshiba to split into 4 to protect businesses from Westinghouse fallout
The bankruptcy of nuclear developer Westinghouse threatens to sink the entire Japanese tech giant.
By Peter Maloney , Naomi Eide • April 27, 2017 -
Watson goes to work in finance searching for 'rogue traders'
The technology looks for patterns in traders’ chats and emails to identify unusual activity, something that could eventually be used in other sectors to look for insider threats.
By Justine Brown • April 26, 2017 -
Gartner: Security will drive most businesses to Windows 10 migration this year
Companies say security improvements are the number one reason for migrating, followed by cloud integration capabilities.
By Justine Brown • April 26, 2017 -
Microsoft to leverage LinkedIn data in challenge to Salesforce
The enterprise giant will use LinkedIn data to allow salespeople to tap into their professional networks and relationships.
By Justine Brown • April 25, 2017 -
Opinion
How enterprises can facilitate IT, line of business collaboration for app development
Instead of relying on long processes, IT departments at the forefront of the app development curve are turning to collaborative models to design and deploy business apps.
By Jonathan Kaplan • April 25, 2017 -
What's next for Amazon?
Amazon isn't resting on its AWS cloud laurels. Rather, the company is investing heavily in advanced computing and branching out into new areas.
By Justine Brown • April 24, 2017 -
Microsoft commits to major Windows feature releases twice a year
Committing to a predictable twice-per-year feature release schedule is designed to make updates "more manageable and predictable for easier enterprise deployments."
By Justine Brown • April 21, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Technobabble: Facebook taps into your brain, dolls tap into your home
This week, straight out of a science fiction novel, Facebook revealed it was skipping the touch screen all together and was working to tap into users' brains.
By Naomi Eide • April 21, 2017 -
Facebook brings bots, compliance to Workplace at F8
Workplace is now used by about 14,000 organizations worldwide — up from 1,000 last year.
By Justine Brown • April 19, 2017 -
Microsoft buys Intentional Software in bid to up its workplace productivity game
Microsoft says the acquisition will allow it to add new tools and services to its productivity offering.
By Justine Brown • April 19, 2017 -
Opinion
Humanizing the digital workplace computing experience
Instead of boosting productivity and output, the current model of disjointed cloud services is over-complicating the digital workplace experience. Why?
By Yaacov Cohen • April 18, 2017 -
How is the PC market doing? Depends on who you ask
IDC and Gartner released PC market shipment trackers for the first quarter of 2017, but the firms differ on how many units were sold and which vendors lead the market.
By Naomi Eide • April 12, 2017