TechTarget News - Week of Oct 25, 2015
Mon Oct 26, 2015
Yakult uses data analytics to boost growth in the Netherlands by 20%
Probiotics maker Yakult is using analytics and data visualisation tools to boost its sales in the Netherlands
Mon Oct 26, 2015
Outsourcing renewals: Where do I source services?
With thousands of IT services contracts coming up for renewal, CIOs should take a careful look at where they source services from
Mon Oct 26, 2015
Oracle OpenWorld 2015: Larry Ellison vaunts Oracle’s cloud services over rivals
Larry Ellison promoted his company’s cloud services and berated rivals in his opening keynote at Oracle OpenWorld 2015
Mon Oct 26, 2015
Celebrating 20 years of Java technology at JavaOne 2015
Twenty years is a pretty significant milestone, especially if you're a programming language. At JavaOne 2015, everyone is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Java programming language, and looking ahead at the challenges another 20 years will bring.
Tue Oct 27, 2015
Oracle Marketing Cloud updated, with focus on data
Oracle's latest updates to its Marketing Cloud are designed to help marketers make better use of data to segment and target customers, as well as manage campaigns more efficiently.
Tue Oct 27, 2015
More than 70% of teachers still think students are better at using tech
Teachers are still struggling to adapt to the new curriculum, and more than 70% believe their students are more technology-savvy than they are
Wed Oct 28, 2015
Oracle takes ALM to the cloud with the Java SE Cloud Service
Optimized for the cloud, at JavaOne2015, Oracle has announced the Java SE Cloud Service and a new set of developer tools that will simplify application lifecycle management by taking ALM to the cloud.
Wed Oct 28, 2015
Volvo Group sells Swedish external IT to Indian supplier HCL Technologies
Vehicle manufacturer Volvo Group is selling some of its IT operation in Sweden to Indian supplier HCL
Wed Oct 28, 2015
Ministry of Defence hoarding £38.5m worth of unused IPv4 addresses
A Freedom of Information request by network control specialist Infoblox has revealed that the MoD is hoarding millions of pounds worth of unused IPv4 addresses, while the UK government remains woefully unprepared for IPv6
Wed Oct 28, 2015
British American Tobacco saves £1.4m after automating candidate selection
British American Tobacco uses custom profiling software to cut the number of applications managers have to screen by half, as part of a major re-organisation of its recruitment processes
Wed Oct 28, 2015
Lack of data classification very costly to firms, says survey
Most data retained by organisations is not identified or classified and gobbles budget spent on storage, as well as being potentially non-compliant, reveals Veritas-sponsored survey
Wed Oct 28, 2015
SAP partners its way to Q3 wins
SAP channel executives said channel partners played a critical role in pulling in new customer accounts during the third quarter.
Wed Oct 28, 2015
Performance upgrades and feature enhancements typify incremental Java releases
There may not have been a major Java release since last year, but at JavaOne2015, there are still plenty of performance upgrades and feature enhancements for platform architects to boast about.
Thu Oct 29, 2015
Using open data to solve social challenges
The Open Data Institute has spent the past two years funding startups to build applications that could solve socio-economic problems
Thu Oct 29, 2015
Intel NFV: Company eyes virtualized networking market
In our latest roundup of SDN blogs, analysts explore Intel's expansion into networking, visibility in virtualized environments and the cost benefits of deploying SD-WAN.
Thu Oct 29, 2015
Retailers will never have pure play, says Watchfinder founder
Founder of luxury second-hand watch reseller Watchfinder explains that retailers will never have an entirely online or offline business
Thu Oct 29, 2015
Latest Cisco acquisitions touch analytics, security, cloud
Cisco acquisitions of ParStream, Lancope and 1 Mainstream reflect the company's view of how networking is evolving.
Thu Oct 29, 2015
M&S data breach forces retailer to temporarily suspend service
A glitch that allowed online customers to see each others' details forced retailer Mark & Spencer to take its website offline while it resolved the issue
Thu Oct 29, 2015
Met Office's new supercomputer to deliver £2bn of socio-economic benefits
The Met Office aims to realise a range of socio-economic benefits to UK industries thanks to improved forecasting with its new Cray supercomputer
Thu Oct 29, 2015
IoT devices, data use developing faster than common standard
The onslaught of data from IoT devices may not happen until a set of common standards is developed.
Thu Oct 29, 2015
IBM innovation exec bets on SD-WAN cloud startup
Linda Bernardi, IBM chief innovation and disruption officer and VeloCloud advisory board member, said she thinks the SD-WAN cloud startup holds the key to better connectivity.
Fri Oct 30, 2015
Law enforcement cracks down on DroidJack Android snooping malware users
A joint EU/US operation on the DroidJack malware is the latest example of international collaboration between law enforcement officers directed at cyber crime
Fri Oct 30, 2015
ONOS project hits 11,000 downloads in first year
This week, ONOS appoints a community manager; Pluribus demonstrates a hyper-converged infrastructure; Oracle launches a cloud-deployable signaling router.