David Needle

SAN JOSE, Calif. —Ambient computing, robotic cars and tough times for traditional banks were some of the controversial predictions made here at the Churchill Club’s 17th annual Top Ten Tech Trends event. Five leading venture capitalists were on hand to prognosticate while following a few simple ground rules—each prediction has to be a breakthrough trend […]

SAN FRANCISCO—A virtual makeup app to spruce up that LinkedIn photo, rugged tablets and more made up the eclectic mix of products on display here at MobileFocus, a technology showcase for tech journalists held periodically in different cities throughout the United States. Perfect 365 from ArcSoft seemed better suited for a fashion show, but a […]

NetSuite rolled out new Android mobile cloud services including an employee “procure-to-pay” system at its SuiteWorld conference. The Android announcement brings NetSuite’s business productivity applications to the variety of Android smartphones that have struggled to compete with the iPhone in the enterprise. The company says its NetSuite for Android is the first end-to-end cloud business […]

SAN JOSE, Calif.—NetSuite started its annual SuiteWorld conference here with an eclectic mix of ear-splitting rap music pulsating through a packed convention room that featured a circular stage and seven giant electronic screens that covered the walls with picture-in-picture videos. Once the music died down, NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson talked up recent customer wins and […]

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.—Oracle intends to decisively beat top rival SAP in enterprise apps, said co-CEO Safra Catz in a briefing with reporters here April 30 at company headquarters. “We’re still number two to them in applications, even when you subtract the resell of Oracle database they include in their number. We’re not about winning by […]

SAN FRANCISCO—The bad guys are evolving, and that means everyone—from consumers to IT security pros—needs to be on guard. That was one of the messages here at the RSA Conference in a session hosted by analysts from the SANS Institute. Ed Skoudis , an instructor at the SANS Institute and CEO of Counter Hack Challenges, […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif – “Plastics” became a famous catchphrase in Dustin Hoffman’s first major movie, The Graduate. The whispered word was the simple piece of career advice given to the new college graduate played by Hoffman. Perhaps if a remake were made now the whispered catchphrase might be “Internet of things” or “Drones”. Those two, […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif. —Juniper Networks introduced several new networking products during a March 11 “Innovation Showcase” at company headquarters, where Juniper executives were joined on stage by Internet carriers and other key customers. Juniper detailed advances in switches and updates to its PTX Series routers and software-defined network (SDN) capabilities that it says will dramatically boost […]

The judge in a high-profile class action lawsuit in federal court that claimed Apple, Google and other Silicon Valley tech companies illegally agreed not to recruit each other’s employees has tentatively approved a $415 million settlement. The settlement, which also included an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, affects about 64,000 workers. The lawsuit […]

SAN MATEO, Calif. – Much work remains to be done if security breaches such as those at Sony Pictures Entertainment and health insurer Anthem are to become a rare event. That was the consensus of security vendors speaking at the OnCloud 2015 conference here this week. While malicious hackers will continue working to crack the […]