Category Archives: Backend
Heineken Selects Orange for Global Communications
Leading international brewer Heineken NV has chosen Orange Business Services to unify the majority of its global communications infrastructure connecting 60,000 employees across 1,100-plus sites in 53 countries, under a 5-year, multimillion euro contract. Relying on its direct presence in
IBM Software for Pakistan’s Hydroelectric Project
Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) Remaco, the builder of Pakistan’s first private sector hydroelectric power scheme, has selected IBM (NYSE: IBM) software to streamline operations and help meet the business challenges of running the US$235 million plant. It was announced by
HP Moonshot Getting Ready for 20 Billion Devices
Tech company HP has unveiled HP Moonshot system, which promises to deliver new infrastructure economics by using up to 89 percent less energy, 80 percent less space and costing 77 percent less, compared to traditional servers. HP believes that today’s
How to Deliver TV Content to Connected Screens
At the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference, Adobe Systems (Nasdaq: ADBE) today announced the general availability of Adobe Primetime (formerly “Project Primetime”), a TV publishing and monetization platform for programmers and pay TV service providers. The company also announced
IBM Releases Big Solutions for Big Data
As organizations grapple with a flood of structured and unstructured data – Big Data – generated by computers, mobile devices, sensors and social networks, they’re under unprecedented pressure to analyze much more data at faster speeds and at lower costs
IBM Holds Master the Mainframe Contest
IBM’s Master the Mainframe Contest, part of the company’s Academic Initiative, aims to equip high school and college students with the basic skills needed to make them more competitive in the job market. This year’s contest, which drew over 4,600
China Film Studio Offers Virtual Production with Previzion
China Film Virtual Stage (CFVS), said to be the first virtual production stage in China, has opened a new 800 sq meter green screen stage at China Film Studio to offer Chinese clients advanced virtual set shooting services for both
Magic E-Commerce Site in Mexico to Sell Shoes
The year-long project resulted in a visually engaging, PCI (payment card industry) compliant site that allows shoppers to see the current deals on everything from running shoes to boat shoes to flip flops for adults and children. Digital marketing agency
Big Data to Help Know the History of the Universe
Square Kilometer Array (SKA) South Africa, a business unit of the country’s National Research Foundation is joining Astron, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) in a four-year collaboration. The objective is to research extremely fast, but
IBM to Use Open Standards for Its Cloud Services
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced Monday that its cloud services and software will be based on an open cloud architecture. This move, says IBM, will ensure innovation in cloud computing is not hampered by locking businesses into proprietary islands of unsecured
Seagate Business Storage for Small Businesses
Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX) has announced Seagate Business Storage, its new network-attached storage (NAS) product line for small office / home office (SOHO), remote mobile office (RMO) and small to medium-sized business organizations (SMBs). To address the changing needs of
IBM Analytics and Big Data for Rugby Football Union
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have announced a strategic five year agreement. The announcement was made Thursday, Jan. 31. As Official Analytics Partner for the RFU, IBM will implement a leading analytics solution to provide fans
Dell Book on Computer Network Logs for IT Administrators
Log management experts from Dell SecureWorks have co-written, with another security expert, a basic, fundamental book on computer network logs for IT administrators. “Logging and Log Management: The Authoritative Guide to Understanding the Concepts Surrounding Logging and Log Management” is
How SafeFrame Plans to Replace iFrames for Advertisers
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has released for public comment SafeFrame 1.0, specifications that provide advertisers with the ability to measure viewability, as well as obtain new insights and more accurately assess an ad campaign’s success. Developed by a working
HP Delivers ProLiant Server to Handle Big Data
HP unveiled Thursday a new server to help clients operationalize Big Data and drive new business opportunities. With the advent of Big Data software and the promise that it brings, many organizations have tried to deploy these solutions on existing
How IBM Plans to Help You Avoid Traffic Jams
During Smart City Expo and World Congress, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the City of Lyon, France, today, Nov. 14, announced an analytics technology that brings new intelligence to the city’s transportation management center. The pilot gives transportation engineers real-time decision
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