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Report: Enterprises more reliant on open source and third-party software components
Sonatype’s 2016 State of the Software Supply Chain found developers had 31 billion download requests of open source and third party software components in 2015.
By Naomi Eide • July 11, 2016 -
Researchers add synthetic bugs to software to analyze vulnerability-testing tools
The tools researchers tested thus far have effectively detected software bugs only 2% of the time.
By Justine Brown • July 11, 2016 -
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Shifts in enterprise software use, ongoing generative AI adoption plans and budget pressures ruled CIO priorities in the first half of the year.
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Beta testers get hands on iOS 10
The revamped Apple OS includes several significant changes.
By Justine Brown • July 7, 2016 -
Merging CRM, ERP cloud solutions, Microsoft to roll out Dynamics 365
Available this fall, the platform allows businesses to pay for the solutions they need in a single platform, including financials, sales, operations, marketing and customer service.
By Naomi Eide • July 7, 2016 -
SAP's CIO has vision for 'holodeck' meetings
Forget video conferencing: Thomas Saueressig wants a meeting room filled with full-body representations of participants.
By Randy Lilleston • July 5, 2016 -
HP Enterprise wins $3B judgment against Oracle in Itanium server case
The award stems from a 2012 case in which a judge ruled Oracle violated a contract to support the servers with its database software.
By Randy Lilleston • July 1, 2016 -
Microsoft: Major Windows 10 update coming in August
The new release will include a broad range of enhancements.
By Justine Brown • June 30, 2016 -
Microsoft pulls back on aggressive Windows 10 upgrade
The company says it will offer upgrade options to address complaints.
By Justine Brown • June 29, 2016 -
Red Hat Q1 results rise, but not as much as predicted
The company reported higher revenue but provided downbeat guidance for the year.
By Justine Brown • June 22, 2016 -
Slack's button tool keeps third-party business functions inside the platform
Message Buttons, released Tuesday, uses bots to allow users to more easily interact with third-party applications.
By Justine Brown • June 22, 2016 -
Microsoft's SharePoint goes mobile with new iOS app
The company plans to roll out Android and Windows Universal versions later this year.
By Justine Brown • June 21, 2016 -
Streamlining pre-merger, Dell divests software unit
Private equity firm Francisco Partners Management LLC and hedge fund Elliott Management Corp. agreed Monday to purchase Dell's software division.
By Justine Brown • June 20, 2016 -
Oracle's cloud 'overachieved', buoying Q4 revenue
The company’s on-premise software sales have slowed, but its cloud is making up for it.
By Justine Brown • June 17, 2016 -
Microsoft plants seeds to help build legal marijuana industry
The first major tech company to openly attach itself to the legal marijuana industry, Microsoft will use its government cloud platform to work on compliance.
By Justine Brown • June 17, 2016 -
Dropbox CEO focused on profitability, surviving 'post-unicorn era'
The file sharing company is now free-cash-flow positive and is working to better control spending, Dropbox CEO Drew Houston said.
By Justine Brown • June 16, 2016 -
Microsoft to focus on AI-based business productivity tools
Improving enterprise productivity with AI and machine learning is a growing area of focus for tech companies.
By Justine Brown • June 16, 2016 -
Google debuts its new enterprise search engine
Springboard searches for information across a companies' Google applications to find what users need.
By Justine Brown • June 14, 2016 -
Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2B
With LinkedIn falling under the same brand as business productivity suite Office 365, Microsoft will have a major stake in most professionals' working lives.
By Naomi Eide • June 13, 2016 -
Dell's Q1 PC, enterprise sales fall
Dell saw its sales slide as the company prepares to finalize its merger with EMC.
By Justine Brown • June 13, 2016 -
Mozilla launches fund to vet open-source software
As the popularity of open source grows, finding and fixing bugs has become more critical to securing enterprise technology.
By Justine Brown • June 12, 2016 -
Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 business apps catalog
The company hopes promoting enterprise apps will entice more businesses to adopt Windows 10.
By Justine Brown • June 9, 2016 -
Startup working to refine email to boost enterprise productivity
Hiri wants to change how employees use their inbox, by allowing them to rate emails for tone, brevity and clarity.
By Justine Brown • June 9, 2016 -
HPE, Dropbox collaborate with growth in mind
By partnering with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Dropbox is working to improve the company’s traction among paying customers.
By Justine Brown • June 9, 2016 -
Salesforce announces slew of new tools, programs to encourage 'developer ecosystem'
The company wants to grow its developer base in order to create more apps that extend the power of Salesforce in the enterprise.
By Justine Brown • June 8, 2016 -
Red Hat releases open source decision framework
The company's decision making framework includes best practices for leading open projects, making decisions, collaborating and communicating within an organization.
By Justine Brown • June 8, 2016