Softcard lays off 60 employees

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Softcard, the US mobile payments venture backed by AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon Wireless, has laid off 60 employees “to reduce costs and strengthen its business,” Recode.net has reported. In a statement, the company formerly known as Isis, said it …The post Softcard lays off 60 employees appeared first on Mobile World Live.

IBM breaks US patent record in 2014

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IBM inventors earned an average of more than 20 US patents per day in 2014, propelling the company to become the first to surpass more than 7,000 patents in a single year. “IBM’s continued investment in research and development is key to driving the transformation of our company, as we look to capture the emerging...The post IBM breaks US patent record in 2014 appeared first on The Manufacturer.

Are you SURE you are ready for the cloud?

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Content by CloudTweaks.comReady For The Cloud? For several years now, people and organizations have been slowly but surely moving their data and applications to the cloud. Whether it is a local private cloud, Hybrid or a fully hosted one, they all have one thing in common: They are no longer tied to physical hardware. That is how […]The post Are you SURE you are ready for the cloud? appeared first on CloudTweaks.com.

What security threats will enterprises face in 2015? [Q&A]

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Last year saw a number of high profile security incidents hit businesses. From attacks on individual companies to bugs like Heartbleed that had the potential to affect large numbers of organizations. Can we expect more of the same in 2015 or will the threat landscape continue to evolve? We spoke to Mark Bermingham, director of global B2B marketing at Kaspersky Lab, to find out. BN: We've seen cybercriminals become much more businesslike with the dark web being used to sell tools and services.

6 security threats you need to know about for 2015

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An unprecedented series of high-profile security events and data breaches marked out 2014 as the ‘year of shaken trust’ but what does 2015 have in store? Our annual Threats Predictions report forecasts a combination of more attacks exploiting long-established internet trust standards, such as SSL and digital signatures, and new attack vectors in mobile and […]The post 6 security threats you need to know about for 2015 appeared first on McAfee.

Stephen Hawking on Black Holes and Why He’d Be a Good Bond Villain

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Stephen Hawking always starts his lectures with the same quip: “Can you hear me?” His characteristic delivery, a blend of humor and complicated theoretical physics, is the kind of performance that Hawking, 72, is now well known for, even as he has become a celebrity ambassador for science, a physicist whose office is adorned with portraits taken with Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Steven Spielberg (twice) as well as stills from his many appearances in Star Trek and The Simpsons. The post Stephen Hawking on Black Holes and Why He’d Be a Good Bond Villain appeared first on WIRED.

Porsche Gives Us a Sexier, Faster 911 Targa—For a Price

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Just when you thought Porsche’s 911 Targa couldn’t get any better, along comes the Targa 4 GTS. The 911 Targa, unveiled a year ago with its seemingly magical pop-top, was the most beautiful open-top 911 since the original Targa appeared in 1967. But Porsche upped the ante yesterday at the Detroit auto show with 911 Targa […] The post Porsche Gives Us a Sexier, Faster 911 Targa—For a Price appeared first on WIRED.

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