Nintendo is working hard at making its 3DS less of a “put in a cartridge, play a game” console, and more of an all-purpose gaming/media/social gadget. They’re awful slow at it, though, since their entire system from the eighties on has been the cartridge thing, more or less. Perhaps they looked at Apple and said […]
Posted on July 12th, 2011 by admin
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CIOs have to deal with business managers who hire the equivalent of several IT departments using a credit card and their normal operational budgets. In fact, 65 percent of all business mangers maintain an IT budget of their own — carved from their normal operational budget — for SaaS or cloud services they can buy […]
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A new startup is launching today in the fitness tech space that aim to help personal trainers better connect with their clients and the general public. Fitview is launching as a comprehensive SaaS for fitness trainers to upload a fitness curriculum, keep track of client progress and more. With Fitview, which was built by former […]
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BMC Software this morning announced that it has acquired Aeroprise, which provides a mobility solution for BMC’s Remedy IT Service Management Suite. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. With support for iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, Android and Windows Mobile devices, Aeorprise’s solution helps enterprises and governments provide rapid access to IT service management functionality on […]
Posted on July 7th, 2011 by admin
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Valens Semiconductor, a provider of semiconductor products for the distribution of high-definition multimedia content and the inventor of the HDBaseT technology, this morning announced that it has raised $14 million in a Series B round of financing. The capital injection comes from Taiwan-based Pegatron and Japan-based Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, new VC investors Amiti […]
Posted on July 6th, 2011 by admin
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Solid security starts with a written document. A valid and sufficient security ploicy exists only when it is documented and implemented. A written security policy is the foundation upon which a viable real-world security infrastructure is based. The areas that should be included are: Acceptable Use Policy defines what are and are not an allowed […]
Posted on July 4th, 2011 by admin
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ANSYS, which offers simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, has agreed to acquire Apache Design Solutions, a simulation software provider for low power solutions in the electronics industry. The purchase price is approximately $310 million in cash. The price includes an estimated $29 million in cash on Apache’s balance sheet. ANSYS […]
Posted on July 1st, 2011 by admin
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