Darryl K. Taft

IBM has announced second-quarter 2016 earnings results, showing another quarterly revenue decline as the company continues to transform itself around strategic imperatives including cloud and cognitive computing. For the second quarter, IBM generated $20.2 billion in revenue, down 2.6 percent from the same period a year ago. However, revenues from the company’s strategic imperatives—cloud, analytics […]

IPsoft, a provider of autonomic and cognitive technology solutions, has announced a partnership with consulting services firm Deloitte to bring IPsoft’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology to bear in Deloitte engagements. Deloitte will use IPsoft’s autonomic and cognitive computing offerings—IPcenter and Amelia—to deliver solutions and services to its customers. IPcenter is IPsoft’s autonomic IT management platform […]

5 Stages of Cloud Adoption The cloud can help cut costs and increase flexibility, but building out a mature environment takes time. Here are the five stages companies go through. Migration Teams within organizations move to the cloud to increase agility and velocity of feature delivery. Usually, they migrate initial workloads for test and development, […]

IBM recently delivered a new secure blockchain service on the IBM Cloud. The new service, now in limited beta, is targeted at companies and organizations in regulated industry sectors—such as government, financial services and health care—where there is a need to test and run blockchain applications in private. The new secure blockchain service runs on […]

WSO2, a service-oriented architecture middleware provider, has delivered a new release of its Microservices Framework for Java (MSF4J). WSO2’s MSF4J is a lightweight, high-performance framework for developing and running microservices. According to Matt McLarty, vice president at CA Technologies and a software architect who leads the company’s API Academy, “A microservice is an independently deployable […]

5 Cyber-scams to Watch for During the Rio Games Want to cheer on your favorite Olympic team with the right swag, or even in person? Before you buy, either online or on-site, beware of these scams. Fake Ticketing Services Probably the most prolific threats are sites, often soliciting through pop-up Websites or advertising banners, that […]

Cloud integrated development environment (IDE) provider Cloud9 announced that it has been acquired by Amazon Web Services (AWS) in a move aimed at bolstering the AWS cloud computing platform. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Cloud9’s CEO, Ruben Daniels, said despite the acquisition he expects to maintain business as usual. “We will be […]

IBM and AT&T have expanded their relationship to further empower developers to create Internet of things applications. The two companies are pooling their resources, bringing IBM’s cognitive computing technologies together with AT&T’s connectivity capabilities to help developers build IoT solutions on the IBM Cloud using open-source tools as well as proprietary offerings. IBM and AT&T […]

IBM launched a new blockchain operation in Singapore, adding to the company’s efforts to support the use of blockchain ledger technology around the world. In its latest effort, IBM announced plans to establish a Blockchain Innovation Center in Singapore to help businesses and the Singapore government adopt blockchain technology in the region. “Singapore is one […]

How Digimarc Is Transforming Mobile Apps Into Engagement Tools Digimarc is harnessing the possibilities of barcodes to increase customer engagement with its platform. Here are 10 examples of innovative barcode use. In-Theatre Experiences for Angry Birds Fans Rovio, the creator of the Angry Birds franchise, integrated the Digimarc Discover Mobile SDK into its latest game—”Angry […]