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- Outsourcing is a fail
- The supply chain is the weakest IT link
- Medical gear hacked
- Chromebooks start to shine brightly
- Xerox Alto source code made public
- Eat your heart out Dan Brown! Vatican puts archive online
- Women were pushed out of coding in the 1980s
- Apple seems to hold little hope for its iWatch
- Notebooks to become cheap as chips
- Driverless car hits 149MPH
| Posted: 22 Oct 2014 01:54 AM PDT
That's according to a report from market research company IDC, which said the whole service market grew from 12.3 percent in 2012 to 13.4 percent last year. But, as IBM and SAP results showed earlier this week, the gloss appears to have faded on the services industry. more» |
| The supply chain is the weakest IT link Posted: 22 Oct 2014 01:44 AM PDT
A research team at the university's School of Business said that hackers are targeting vendors and suppliers that have access to enterprises' IT systems, software and networks. more» |
| Posted: 22 Oct 2014 01:25 AM PDT
Under investigation is an infusion pump from Hospira , implantable heart devices from Medtronic and St Jude Medica. There is no indication that hackers have been attacking patients through these devices, but the agency is concerned that malicious people may try to gain control of the devices remotely and create problems, such as instructing an infusion pump to overdose a patient with drugs, or forcing a heart implant to deliver a deadly jolt of electricity. more» |
| Chromebooks start to shine brightly Posted: 22 Oct 2014 01:23 AM PDT
That's the conclusion of research by ABI Research, which said that shipments of Chromebooks soared by 67 percent in a quarter. Acer is the top dog in the sector, followed by Samsung and HP – those three accounted for 74 percent of shipment share during the first half of this year. more» |
| Xerox Alto source code made public Posted: 22 Oct 2014 01:15 AM PDT
The Xerox Alto computer was important because it was the first attempt and a making a machine that was visual rather than text based. more» |
| Eat your heart out Dan Brown! Vatican puts archive online Posted: 22 Oct 2014 01:14 AM PDT
Global IT service provider NTT DATA has developed the service, which displays high definition digital reproductions of the texts at the library’s website. more» |
| Women were pushed out of coding in the 1980s Posted: 22 Oct 2014 01:08 AM PDT
Historically, a lot of computing pioneers, including those who programmed the first digital computers were women and for decades, the number of women studying computer science was growing faster than the number of men. more» |
| Apple seems to hold little hope for its iWatch Posted: 22 Oct 2014 01:07 AM PDT
Yesterday Apple made changes to its reporting process which aims to obscure sales results. For example the fading iPod will not be identified on the balance sheet, nor will sales from retail. more» |
| Notebooks to become cheap as chips Posted: 22 Oct 2014 01:05 AM PDT
Intel always release new chips in the New Year and it's always wise to wait for that to happen rather than get all excited before Yule. more» |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2014 06:26 AM PDT
A number of automotive manufacturers are experimenting with the concept of cars that don't need drivers. And Google is at the forefront of such attempts. more» |
While the services market grew in 2013, revenues failed to shine.
The University of Maryland (UMD) said it has created counter measures to prevent the supply chain being targeted by hackers.
The US Department of Homeland Security is investigating two dozen cases of suspected cybersecurity flaws in medical devices and hospital equipment.
Notebooks using the conventional Wintel model seem to be past history, but Chromebooks are selling like there's no tomorrow.
The code that inspired generations of computer nerds has been made public by the Computer History Museum in Mountain View.
The Vatican Apostolic Library has announced that more than 4,000 ancient manuscripts will now be available online as part of a digital archive.
While software development is seen as a "male only" industry, apparently it was not always like that.
It seems that the fruity cargo cult, Apple does not have the same hope for its iWatch as many commentators in the Tame Apple Press.
There is a long held adage about buying notebooks and that is don't buy them in the fourth calendar quarter.
German car firm Audi said it has demonstrated a car without a driver clocking nearly 150MPH at the Hockhenheim racing circuit.| You are subscribed to email updates from Channel EYE To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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