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Grey Matter Issue 70 | Winter 2016 Building on 33 years of software know how Silicon brainpower Artificial intelligence - the new frontier for software development Ready for business How well do Apple devices stack up? Stay safe Protect yourself against the latest security threats See page 8 WIN! for details RAD Studio 10.1 Berlin The fastest way to develop cross-platform and broad IoT connectivity. “RAD Studio is the ultimate and most complete IDE for IoT development. 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Paul Stephens Publisher: ..................................................................Andrew King Contributors: ........Tim Anderson, Simon Bisson, Mary Branscombe, Kay Ewbank, Jon Silicon brainpower Microsoft Cognitive Services Honeyball, Graham Keitch, Paul Stephens 10 20 Design and layout: ..................................... Jason Stanley Artificial intelligence is the new frontier Microsoft bundles its AI know-how into Illustration: ............................................................Sholto Walker for software development. a new set of APIs. Web Design: ........................................................Jason Stanley Advertising & Circulation Software News Marketing: ............................................................Leanne Bevan Editor’s Intro 4 Barracuda, Flexera, Microsoft, Sophos, In February 2009, in an effort to demonstrate exactly how far we VMware and more. 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