Bitrix24 rolls out new business communication and collaboration tools
One of the biggest trends in enterprise systems this year has been the rise of social collaboration tools within the workplace.
Business intranet tools specialist Bitrix24 has been a major player in this field and is releasing a new and enhanced suite of unified communication and collaboration solutions targeted to businesses of all sizes.
Android business users get a virtual desktop in the cloud
One of the key reasons why businesses migrate their systems to the cloud is to make them easier to access from anywhere.
But that can create complications where office systems are Windows based and mobile devices are running a different OS. Cloud services provider dinCloud has an answer in the form of webHVD, its HTML5-based virtual desktop.
Secunia reveals some of 2014's top software vulnerabilities
Whilst high profile vulnerabilities in popular products tend to make the headlines, they’re often not the ones that most of us face on a regular basis.
IT security specialist Secunia has released a new quarterly Vulnerability Update revealing the day-to-day threat landscape. It lists the number of vulnerabilities disclosed for software products over a three month period.
Tamper resistant licensing protects applications from theft
Theft by hackers is a constant problem for software companies, so solutions that can prevent license abuse can help protect revenue.
In the past these have often been quite clunky, involving hardware dongles and such. The cloud era means that more sophistication is needed and Flexera Software has created a secure licensing technology with leading tamper resistance and detection.
Jitterbit updates its cloud platform for greater integration
One of the problems that larger businesses face is pulling together information from different sources in order to get an overview of the whole.
Integration specialist Jitterbit has upgraded its Harmony cloud platform to allow it to bring together digital processes spanning multiple applications, departments and partners in real time.
Predictive intelligence boosts social and mobile marketing campaigns
Bombarding customers with irrelevant communications is not an effective way of getting across a marketing message and generating new sales.
The key is to understand the consumer and deliver the right message at the right time. Cloud marketing specialist AgilOne is making this easier for retailers with a new 'predictive intelligence' product.
Accenture and Microsoft team up to create hybrid cloud platform
Moving applications to the cloud is a major step for businesses and finding the right partner to make the transition a success is vital.
The latest fruit of the long-standing alliance between technology consulting specialist Accenture and Microsoft is aimed at providing a powerful hybrid cloud platform to bring new capabilities, economics and innovation to the enterprise.
What to look out for in 2014's last Patch Tuesday
After last month's blizzard of patches tomorrow's last round of Windows updates for the year looks set to be rather quieter.
Only seven bulletins have been announced, of which three are rated Critical and four Important. Of the Critical patches one is for Internet Explorer, one for Office and one for Windows itself -- likely to be for a remote code execution vulnerability.
Macs and Linux come under attack as the threat landscape shifts
The latest monthly report from internet security specialist Doctor Web shows that whilst Windows and Android users have no cause for complacency, November saw substantial numbers of malicious programs aimed at Mac OS X and Linux platforms.
Trojans remain the most popular form of attack making up 8.7 percent of all malware detected. Trojan.InstallCore.12, which installs different adware, toolbars and browser extensions, ranks first. BackDoor.Andromeda.404, which downloads other malicious programs into an infected system when commanded to do so by intruders, ranks second.
Cortana says bonjour, ciao, hola and tag to Europe
Since its beta introduction to the US in the spring of this year Windows Phone 8.1's personal assistant tool Cortana has generated lots of interest.
It became available in the UK and China over the summer but now it's moving into the rest of Europe with native language versions for France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
OpenDNS opens its platform to allow intelligence sharing
As the IT landscape changes and employees are more likely to be accessing cloud services on a range of devices, it's important that they remain properly protected from threats.
Cloud-delivered security service OpenDNS has announced that it's opened up its platform to other security vendors to fight attacks through intelligence sharing.
Spanning offers new backup solution for Office 365
As more and more data gets moved to the cloud it's easy to forget that it still needs to be protected against corruption and loss.
Cloud backup specialist Spanning has a new solution for Office 365 users with the launch of an enterprise grade cloud-to-cloud backup solution. It's aimed at bringing the same application-centric focus and backup and restore expertise to Office 365 that it already has for Google Apps and Salesforce solutions.
New Clarizen release delivers extra enterprise productivity
Whilst access to data is often the key to things running smoothly in business, providing access to that data for the right people at the right time can be a challenge.
Enterprise collaboration specialist Clarizen combines social engagement with powerful project management to redefine enterprise collaboration and has announced a new release of its product bringing a number of tools together in a single solution.
Mobile payments slow to take off but Starbucks leads the way
According to figures from Grand View Research the mobile wallet market is set to reach more than 1,400 million users by 2020.
But a new report by customer engagement specialist PunchTab shows that so far mobile payments are still the preserve of the early adopter.
HP launches new infrastructure technology for enterprises
The IT needs of businesses are constantly evolving and technology giant HP has announced a raft of new products aimed at optimizing today's workloads whilst preparing for the future.
Offerings include new servers, faster storage, converged systems and an expanded range of services including combining HP Enterprise Services with Microsoft Office 365.
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