AI is a game changer
Monday, February 6, 2023 by Christian Hargrave
Even though the industry has been talking about AI for many years, the trifecta of massive amounts of data available through the rise of the internet, the dramatic increase in processing power fueled by GPUs originally designed for gaming, and steady advances in software algorithms to analyze and use that data will result in the power of AI is more fully realized across...
Major cloud provider to start pricing war in 2023
Thursday, January 26, 2023 by Richard Harris
The current cloud pricing model is very restrictive and follows a Hotel California style of easy in, hard out due to egress prices. This creates a moat-like structure where everything a business does must occur within one cloud for cost reasons. Due to this, it is likely that a major cloud player will make a shift and drop egress pricing in 2023, setting off a major pri...
Switching to a 4 day work week
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 by Richard Harris
Employees have increasingly voiced the value of their work-life balance throughout the past few years, and with Americans quitting their jobs at staggering rates, it’s becoming increasingly clear that employers will need to listen if they want to retain top talent. According to Gartner, a shortened workweek is the most-wanted recruitment and retention strategy by ...
Tech salaries in 2019 report is out
Wednesday, June 26, 2019 by Richard Harris
Career marketplace Hired released its fourth annual State of Salaries research report. The data looks at tech salaries in top global business hubs and analyzes how they’ve changed, how they fare when considering the cost of living, which industries pay the most, and how race and age impact compensation.
Other cities are giving SF a run for its money
The aver...
Developers adding 3D printing capability to products
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 by Christian Hargrave
Tech Soft 3D has announced that many of their partners looking to add 3D printing capability to existing products or develop new innovative ones are using HOOPS software development toolkits and Polygonica in lieu of developing the technology in-house.“As 3D printing transitions from prototyping to commercial-grade production, it’s increasingly clear that robust softwar...
The first data modeling tool for Couchbase NoSQL databases is here
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 by Richard Harris
Hackolade has introduced the first data modeling software tool for the Couchbase NoSQL database community. This software is compatible with Couchbase versions 4.0 through the latest 4.6 release. Standard features of Hackolade, already popular with NoSQL database users, have been adapted to support the specifications of Couchbase. Users for the new release of Hacko...
HTML to PDF gets even easier with PhantomPDF 8.2
Tuesday, January 17, 2017 by Richard Harris
Foxit Software has announced the availability of PhantomPDF 8.2, an enterprise-ready PDF solution offering powerful new collaboration, sharing and self-help tools.PhantomPDF, which replaces more expensive and less innovative solutions in the enterprise, also comes with ConnectedPDF technology, providing a range of cloud-delivered capabilities to improve document se...
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.6 Offers Updated KVM Based Virtualization Solution
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
Red Hat has announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.6, a new version of Red Hat’s KVM-based virtualization solution for high-intensity Linux workloads. The release updates the platform’s user experience and management tools to help reduce cost and time of VMware migrations by eliminating the need to purchase a third-party migration tool...
NTT Com Releases New Hybrid Cloud Update Blending Traditional and CloudNative ICT
Friday, March 4, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) has released enhancements to its Enterprise Cloud solution which is now available in Japan, and will be rolled out in the UK, Singapore, US, Australia, Hong Kong and Germany this year. The platform now offers functionality for both traditional and cloud- native communication and communications technology (ICT), as well as network...
Perforce Software Launches New Helix SCM and Content Collaboration Platform
Thursday, March 12, 2015 by Richard Harris
Perforce Software has released Perforce Helix, a new supply chain management (SCM) and content collaboration platform that brings distributed workflows, Git management, advanced threat detection and new deployment options for applications, Internet of Things devices and digital media. The Helix collaboration platform serves as a single source for all the contributo...
OTOY Opens X.IO App Streaming Service in Beta for Mobile Game Development and Other Graphic Intensive Applications
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
OTOY has opened up in beta a white-label X.IO App Streaming solution for mobile developers who are looking for a quick and simple way of increasing platform and device support for graphics-intensive applications, streaming virtual reality media, and cloud-based videogames for a range of platforms including iOS, HTML5 and the Samsung GALAXY Gear VR powered by Oculus.&nbs...
Here's Why an HTML5 Document Viewer Might Solve Your Webdev Problems
Thursday, October 23, 2014 by Ned Averill-Snell
The webdev folks I talk to are pretty sharp. So when most of them tell me that they don’t know what a document viewer is, or what it’s for, I believe them.There are a lot of document viewers on the market, with varying feature sets and different deployment models: enterprise server-based, client-based, cloud service. Some vendors deliver document viewing through all thr...
Foxit Updates PDF Software Development Kit for Android and iOS
Saturday, August 30, 2014 by Richard Harris
Foxit Software has launched Foxit PDF Software Development Kit (SDK) 4.1. The updated SDK is targeted to application developers whose applications need to leverage standard-compliant PDF technology and allow users to interact with PDF documents and forms across server, desktop, and mobile platforms.Developers are challenged to write code for their application front ends...
iOS App Developers Can Lose Money to Apple’s International Exchange Rate Matrix
Monday, May 5, 2014 by Richard Harris
Any developer or publisher with an app in the iOS app store understands that 30% off the top goes straight to Apple. However, as Fisku’s Chris Shuptrine points out in a recent blog post on the company’s website, exchange rates may be eroding developer revenues even more - by as much as an additional 10%.As he explains, Apple has a tiered pricing & commissi...
Windows Developers Can Use HTML5 and JavaScript App Model With Windows 1.8 SDK
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
Windows developers can access the interactivity of Kinect for Windows with the new HTML5/JavaScript app model. Updates include adding color to Kinect, creating a new API for background removal, and other improvements.
Some of the new features of the Kinect for Windows SDK 1.8 include:
New Background Removal A new green screening background removal API, which removes ...
