Osaka train station set for large face-recognition study

ThoughtSpot promises Google-like BI experience Microsoft's new groove: Buy Xbox Music, get a free Windows Phone IT News Daily February 05, 2014 Share this email Osaka train station set for large face-recognition study Japan's Osaka Station could become another focal point in the global battle over personal privacy protection as a Japanese research center prepares for a long-term face-recognition study there. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. ThoughtSpot promises Google-like BI experience 2. Microsoft's new groove: Buy Xbox Music, get a free Windows Phone 3. For Sony, a good time to offload struggling Vaio business 4. Microsoft's Scott Guthrie takes over Satya Nadella's previous role 5. Sleight of hand? Behind Riverbed's Gartner Magic Quadrant leadership claim 6. DARPA shows off clearinghouse site for open-source code and information ThoughtSpot promises Google-like BI experience Two items on BI (business intelligence) customers' wish lists have long been ease of use and a lower burden on IT. A startup called ThoughtSpot, which came out of stealth mode on Wednesday, says its new BI appliance can tackle both. READ MORE Microsoft's new groove: Buy Xbox Music, get a free Windows Phone Good news for anyone who'd be willing to trade in an old phone for a Windows Phone--and likes Xbox Music. Microsoft is currently running two deals: Under the first, customers can trade in an old, working, smartphone or tablet for up to $250 of credit at the Microsoft Store. And if that isn't enough, you can spend $99.90 at that same store for a year's subscription to Xbox Music--and get a free, unlocked Nokia 520 (AT&T) or 521 (T-Mobile) to boot. The second deal is worth $218.90 alone. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: New Relic Mobile Application Management: An Interactive eGuide In this eGuide, InfoWorld along with sister publications CIO, CSO, and Computerworld examine the state of mobile app development and management in the enterprise. Read on to learn the latest advice and newest approaches to making mobile apps work for your organization. Learn more! For Sony, a good time to offload struggling Vaio business Struggling electronics giant Sony painted a rosy picture of its future at CES last month, but it will likely have to shed divisions that are battling intense headwinds. READ MORE Microsoft's Scott Guthrie takes over Satya Nadella's previous role Microsoft technologist Scott Guthrie has been appointed to lead the company's cloud and enterprise group, after the promotion of the former head, Satya Nadella, to the position of CEO of the company. READ MORE WEBCAST: IBM Secrets to Corporate Communications Success Learn how other companies are successfully creating advocates out of their employees and help them to better understand their corporation's key messages through the use of new and exciting technologies. Learn More Sleight of hand? Behind Riverbed's Gartner Magic Quadrant leadership claim Network management vendor Riverbed Technologies proudly proclaimed that it had been rated a "leader" in Gartner's most recent Magic Quadrant report for the application performance monitoring category for the third time in a row in early January – despite the fact that the latest report is the first in which the company technically appears at all. READ MORE DARPA shows off clearinghouse site for open-source code and information The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency debuted a new website dedicated to sharing open-source data and publications today, calling it the DARPA Open Catalog. READ MORE Follow IT News Share this email You are currently subscribed to itnews_daily as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com To contact IT News, please send an e-mail to online@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 IT News, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **