Announcement 43 articles, 2016-03-13 12:01 1 Microsoft releases updated Windows 10 preview builds for phone and PC Build 14271 for the PC and Build 14267.1004 for mobile released to testers on the Fast (2.00/3) Ring,Cloud and Infrastructure,Software,Operating Systems ,Microsoft,Windows 10 2016-03-13 12:01 3KB www.v3.co.uk 2 US Department of Defense to migrate millions of PCs to Windows 10 - in just one year DoD to migrate four million desktops in just one year - or, at least, that's the (2.00/3) plan,Operating Systems,Software ,Windows,Windows 10,Microsoft,Department of Defense,operating system 2016-03-13 12:01 3KB www.v3.co.uk 3 A look inside the SAP IQ column-oriented database The SAP IQ 16 column-oriented database can be used to deploy decision support, business intelligence, data warehouse and data mart implementation. 2016-03-13 12:01 1KB searchdatamanagement.techtarget.com 4 A look at the upcoming Microsoft Azure SQL Data Warehouse The Microsoft Azure SQL Data Warehouse service combines SQL capabilities with the ability to grow, shrink or pause in seconds. 2016-03-13 12:01 1KB searchdatamanagement.techtarget.com 5 Sir Clive Sinclair talks ZX Spectrum, electric cars and the UK tech scene "Yes, we've certainly gone backwards",Software,Hardware ,ZX Spectrum,Sinclair 2016-03-13 12:01 740Bytes www.computing.co.uk 6 Intel shoots for 3D broadcasting with Replay Technologies acquisition The acquisition is indicative of growing digital transformation across industries ,Strategy,Hardware,Business Software ,Intel,Data,IBM,Digital 2016-03-13 12:01 2KB www.computing.co.uk 7 Oracle users warned over virtualisation software licence risks “It's simply not clear what Oracle’s contractual position is in reference to virtualised hardware,” warns software company,Software,Cloud and Infrastructure ,Oracle,TmaxSoft,Virtualisation 2016-03-13 12:01 3KB www.computing.co.uk 8 Microsoft unveils Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection service for enterprise customers Microsoft to add a post-breach layer of protection to the Windows 10 security stack,Software,Security ,Microsoft,Cyber security,Azure,Cloud,Windows 10 2016-03-13 12:01 3KB www.computing.co.uk 9 Office 365 suffers European outage due to 'high resource utilisation' So - lag, basically,Business Software,Appliances ,Microsoft,Azure,Azure outage,Office 365 outage,SMB Spotlight,smb-services 2016-03-13 12:01 2KB www.computing.co.uk 10 HSCIC completes migration to NHS Spine 2 backbone New NHS Spine is 'the biggest public-sector IT system to be built entirely on open source software', claims HSCIC,Health,Open Source ,HSCIC,NHS 2016-03-13 12:01 3KB www.computing.co.uk 11 Met Office goes for CA API Management to deliver new web and mobile data services Big data and big business increasingly go hand-in-hand for the Met Office,Software,Public Sector ,Met Office,Charles Ewen,API,Department for Business, Innovation and Skills,Cray,XC40,Intel 2016-03-13 12:01 4KB www.computing.co.uk 12 VR is here but embedded tech will truly transform its future HTC Vive and Oculus Rift offer great experiences, but the evolution of VR hardware and software is still at an early stage ,Gadgets,Hardware,Developer,Applications ,HTC,Oculus Rift,Samsung,Google,virtual reality,video games 2016-03-13 12:01 977Bytes www.computing.co.uk 13 Oracle’s 'traumatic' licensing methodology works, so it won’t change, says Specsavers global CIO It took Specsavers nine months to renegotiate a licensing deal with Oracle, but it didn't have to, says Phil Pavitt ,Licensing,Leadership ,Oracle,software licensing,SMB Spotlight,smb-services 2016-03-13 12:01 3KB www.computing.co.uk 14 The Computing Vendor Excellence Awards 2016 – enter now! Do you have what it takes to be a winner?,Software,Hardware ,Vendor Excellence Awards 2016-03-13 12:01 1KB www.computing.co.uk 15 Microsoft demos DevOps capabilities with updates to Azure Stack Technical Preview Microsoft previews developer services that will run on its Azure platform for inside customer data centres,DevOps,Developer,Cloud and Infrastructure ,Microsoft,Azure,DevOps 2016-03-13 12:01 3KB www.v3.co.uk 16 Is DevOps just a 're-branding' of ops? Interest in DevOps is intense, but have the roles and responsibilities, even within organisations that have adopted it, really changed?,DevOps,Developer ,DevOps,Puppet Labs 2016-03-13 12:01 4KB www.computing.co.uk 17 Bill Gates calls for tighter safeguards on bulk data collection Gates discusses the iPhone case, AI and the Microsoft Surface Book in his latest Reddit chat,Business Software,Privacy ,Microsoft,Bill Gates,Windows 10,Artificial Intelligence 2016-03-13 12:01 2KB www.computing.co.uk 18 Opera Software to turn Chinese in $1.2bn buyout Chinese consortium keen to pay a premium for Chrome clone browser company,Internet,Software ,Opera,vivaldi,Jon von Tetzchner,Presto,Chromium,Chrome,Qihoo 360,China 2016-03-13 12:01 3KB www.computing.co.uk 19 Amazon Web Service's Ts & Cs upgraded for zombie apocalypse AWS EULA keeps all bases covered,Cloud and Infrastructure,Software,Applications ,Amazon,Lumberyard,AWS,EULA,zombie 2016-03-13 12:01 2KB www.computing.co.uk 20 Blockchain-as-a-Service and open-sourcing of platform code among a slew of blockchain announcements from IBM IBM determined not to miss out on the predicted blockchain boom,Developer ,blockchain,Bitcoin,IBM,IBM Watson Internet of Things,Internet of Things,z Systems,London Stock Exchange,The Linux Foundation,Jim Zemlin,Bluemix,Cloud Computing 2016-03-13 12:01 4KB www.computing.co.uk 21 Why bet365 is open sourcing its Erlang code Bet365's Chandru Mullaparthi explains why the online betting giant has adopted Erlang – and why you should, too,Open Source,Big Data and Analytics ,Erlang,bet365,open source 2016-03-13 12:01 822Bytes www.computing.co.uk 22 Big data in big numbers - it's time to forget the 'three Vs' and look at real-world figures The term 'big data' has lost its meaning, says Sean Jackson, who offers some numbers to explain its impact in the here and now,Business Software ,Big Data and Analytics,Exasol,in- memory database,Gartner,Moore's law,Google,Facebook,Analytics,Internet of Things 2016-03-13 12:01 1KB www.computing.co.uk 23 Fixes for Flash flaws in IE and Edge browsers in Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday updates It's that time of the month, again,Software,Operating Systems,Security ,Microsoft,Windows 10,Qualys,Wolfgang Kandek,Internet Explorer,Windows,Adobe Flash,Adobe,patch Tuesday,Tyler Reguly,Tripwire,Windows Journal,Microsoft Edge,MS16-022,remote code execution,Craig Young,Windows Vista 2016-03-13 12:01 3KB www.theinquirer.net 24 Microsoft SQL Server to run on Linux with SQL Server 2016 Linux version of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 planned for release next year,Cloud and Infrastructure,Software ,Cloud,databases,SQL Server 2016-03-13 12:01 3KB www.v3.co.uk 25 Oracle rushes out emergency patch to fix Java security flaw Java has a security flaw requiring an emergency patch. That's unusual, isn't it? ,Software,Internet,Internet of Things ,Java,Oracle,security,Patch,Wolfgang Kandek 2016-03-13 12:01 2KB www.v3.co.uk 26 Moving from Transactions to Streams to Get Consistency With many databases in a system they are rarely independent from each other, instead pieces of the same data are stored in many of them. Using transactions to keep everything in sync is a fragile solution. Working with a stream of changes in the order they are created is a... 2016-03-13 11:41 3KB www.infoq.com 27 Microsoft and Olio Devices announce patent licensing agreement REDMOND, Wash., and SAN FRANCISCO — Jan. 25, 2016 — On Monday, Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC and Olio Devices Inc. signed a patent licensing agreement covering wearable devices. Nick Psyhogeos, president of Microsoft Technology Licensing, said, “Mutually beneficial and collaborative patent licensing agreements like this one promote innovation and lead... 2016-03-13 11:37 2KB news.microsoft.com 28 Upstream oil and gas companies spend smarter on digital technologies to drive value, reduce costs in downturn, Accenture and Microsoft survey finds HOUSTON — March 9, 2016 — As upstream oil and gas companies scrutinize every dollar invested, they’re spending smarter today on digital technologies, seeking to drive value and reduce costs amid low oil and gas prices, a new survey by Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) reports. Respondents to the... 2016-03-13 11:37 6KB news.microsoft.com 29 Google glitch translates 'Russian Federation' into 'Mordor'; it has a ring to it Irony alert: Google Translate bug brands Russians as occupiers when translating from Ukrainian 2016-03-13 11:35 3KB www.v3.co.uk 30 Microsoft and Acer expand partnership to bring Microsoft services to more customers on more devices REDMOND, Wash., and TAIPEI, Taiwan — Feb. 10, 2016 — Microsoft Corp. and Acer Inc. announced on Wednesday the expansion of their global partnership to bring Microsoft mobile productivity services to more consumers. From the second half of 2016, Acer will begin pre-installing Microsoft services and apps on its portfolio... 2016-03-13 11:37 3KB news.microsoft.com 31 E-School for Girls partners with NYU and Microsoft for entrepreneurship event NEW YORK — Feb. 4, 2016 — Pre-college entrepreneurship program E-School for Girls partnered with New York University, Microsoft Corp. and Natalie Zfat for an inspirational and educational event, What It Takes to Be a Successful Entrepreneur, on Feb. 3, 2016, at the NYU Stern School of Business.