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Salesforce Announces Customer 360 Service, Apple Partnership

Today’s topics include Salesforce Customer 360 bringing users contextually relevant customer information, and Symantec integrating more capabilities into its data loss prevention platform. At its Dreamforce annual conference in San Francisco starting this week, Salesforce.com announced Salesforce Customer 360, which is an ambitious attempt to give users a unified cross-channel customer experience in an easy-to-use, […]

Speed, Security Improvements Make Apple iOS 12 a Must-Have Update

Apple’s twelfth major update to its iOS mobile operating system became generally available Sept. 17, and what it lacks in flashy new features, it more than makes up for in security and performance upgrades. Unlike previous releases where older iPhones and iPads got bogged down and instability rose, iOS 12 makes things work faster, improves […]

Qualcomm Accuses Apple Engineers of Sending Trade Secrets to Intel

Today’s topics include Qualcomm accusing Apple of giving trade secrets to Intel, and a new virtual analyst for Adobe Analytics helping to uncover customer insights. In a new California superior court filing submitted Sept. 25, Qualcomm officials are alleging that for the past several years, Apple engineers have stolen Qualcomm’s software and such confidential information […]

IBM Launches Cloud Service That Will Detect Bias in AI

Today’s topics include a new IBM service detecting bias in artificial intelligence, and DigiCert, Gemalto and ISARA partnering on quantum-safe encryption. IBM is now offering a cloud-based service designed to detect bias in AI and bring transparency to how AI-powered systems make decisions. The Trust and Transparency service runs on the IBM Cloud and works […]

Talari, Nuage Platforms Connect Offices in Multicloud Environments

Today’s topics include Talari and Nuage taking SD-WAN connectivity to the multicloud, and Cloudflare announcing its Roughtime authenticated time service. Talari Networks and Nokia’s Nuage Networks last week both unveiled offerings designed to make it easier for enterprises to connect their branch office and remote site offices in multicloud environments. According to Talari co-founder and […]

Cisco Rolls Out Webex Edge Services to Data Centers

Today’s topics include Cisco rolling out new Webex Edge services to enterprise data centers, and Newegg admitting that it is the latest data breach victim of Magecart malware. Cisco Systems introduced new edge Webex services that can be run in a customer’s own data center, more hardware for corporate conference rooms, headsets for its Webex […]

iOS 12 Improves Security, Performance of iPhones, iPads

Today’s topics include Apple improving mobile devices’ security and performance with iOS 12, and Lenovo partnering with NetApp to add stronger flash capabilities. Apple recently released its iOS 12 mobile operating system, and it includes some cool new features to try out on your iPhone or iPad. However, unlike previous releases where older products bogged […]

Torvalds Steps Back From Linux Leadership to Fix ‘Tooling’ Issues

Today’s topics include Linus Torvalds temporarily stepping back from Linux kernel 4.19 for personal reasons, and CloudBees announcing the CloudBees Suite for DevOps software delivery. Linus Torvalds, the founder of the Linux operating system, made a surprise announcement on Sept. 16, revealing that he is stepping back from his role as the maintainer of the […]

Jamf Provides Day-Zero Support for Apple’s iOS 12, tvOS 12

Today’s topics include Jamf launching day-zero support for iOS 12 and tvOS 12, and Google announcing Stackdriver workspaces for monitoring cloud resources. Minneapolis-based Jamf, which specializes in Apple enterprise ecosystem management, revealed Sept. 14 that it is the first to offer both compatibility and key feature support for Apple’s iOS 12 and tvOS 12 operating […]

Google Whitepaper Explains Cloud Data Deletion Process

Today’s topics include Google revealing details on its cloud data deletion process, and mobile carriers joining together for the Project Verify authentication effort. Google last week released a whitepaper explaining the company’s process for handling data deletion requests by enterprises using its cloud services. The process is designed to ensure safe deletion of data from […]