that businesses say can help them secure online transactions with business partners. . Via now lets the maker of store fixtures share computer-aided design files for custom manufacturing with business partners. Midland Metal Products restricts download of sensitive information and also sets a time for the files to self-destruct. McDonald says the password-controlled VIA option is simpler and has more security controls than the Dropbox option had previously used. While Intralinks sometimes casually refers to the collaboration service, which is priced at $25 per user per month as a Snapchat for the enterprise, it’s not related to the real Snapchat, which was launched in September 2011 by Stanford students Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy as a way to share impermanent photos taken on mobile devices through their Snapchat app.
A former portfolio manager at the now defunct Diamondback Capital Management has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for crimes related to a multimillion dollar insider trading scheme involving computer maker Dell and hardware maker Nvidia. Todd Newman was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Newman and co-defendant Anthony Chiasson, a former portfolio manager and co-founder of Level Global Investors, were convicted of securities fraud charges in December, following a six-week jury trial. Newman was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and four counts of securities fraud. “With today’s sentence, Todd Newman becomes the first member of this corrupt circle of friends to be punished for his conduct,” U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement. “Efforts to cheat the market by gaining an illegal edge ultimately lead to a loss of one’s liberty, as it did for Todd Newman today.” Operators of Diamondback, which closed in December are also , saying the company was a victim of his insider-trading scheme.
Salesforce.com’s upcoming Summer ‘13 release of its cloud-based CRM (customer relationship management) software will feature a slew of enhancements to the Chatter social collaboration tool as well as many improvements that are the result of customer suggestions, according to a set of . The major new Chatter feature set for release is Communities, which Salesforce.com . Communities allows customers to create websites where they can communicate with partners and customers. Other Chatter updates set for Summer ‘13 include the general availability of Topics, which is supposed to help users keep their information feeds organized as well as give them a way to find people with similar interests. Salesforce.com is also set to roll out improvements to Chatter’s API (application programming interface), Chatter-based email and searching within Chatter feeds.
But what if instead of accessing just websites, Chromebooks connected to a Windows desktop that lived in the cloud? Instead of having the Windows OS and all your apps stored locally, what if Microsoft hosted your Windows desktop on its servers, allowing you to access your personal “PC” from any device? The idea is not so far-fetched. that can deliver the Windows desktop and/or Office apps to your tablets and other devices. You can even create some home-brew situations to access your Windows desktop remotely.
Facebook released its Facebook shows continued increase in membership, which seems to dispute a report released by on Sunday, claiming that Facebook membership had finally peaked. Citing a study conducted by Enders Analysis, they reported that Facebook has lost 6 million members in the last month alone. The problem, according to those who conducted the study, is that “in the US and UK, those who want to sign up for Facebook have already done it.” The 38 percent growth shown in Facebook’s earnings report does not contradict the decline shown by the Enders study, since the study is limited to PC users. As many users have switched their primary access point from PCs to tablets and smartphones over the last year, mobile membership has surged. Facebook cites 751 million mobile monthly active users, which is up 54 percent from last year, and they owe 30 percent of this quarter’s revenue to mobile ads. This news comes less than a week after unveiling the new processor. Given the rapid growth of mobile users, it’s easy to see why Facebook would make such a bold move into the mobile market.
Launching a new product or business is hard. Sometimes, even computer nerds need a little tech support. That’s the thinking behind Airpair, a San Francisco-based service that aims to help entrepreneurs work through the technical challenges of their projects by connecting them with outside developers via one-on-one video sessions. It’s a bit like tutoring, but for startups. The idea behind Airpair is rooted in the British English word “upskill,” said Jonathon Kresner, the company’s founder. “It refers to bringing employees up to snuff with new skills, and keeping them relevant,” said Kresner, who previously lived in London. While in other industries new innovations might come every 15 years, “in tech it’s 15 months,” he said.
Plenty of specialized companies out there sell PCs with , it's focusing instead on developers, a savvy group that tends to need less help. That's the plan behind the $1,549 Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition, an ultrabook that was born via the company's “. What started out as a pilot project . We got our hands on one recently and put this latest model through its paces. Visually, the Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition is a thing of beauty. It's thin, sleek, and lightweight, weighing in at just under 3 pounds. With a top cover precision-cut from a single block of aluminum, the silver-toned machine features a carbon-fiber composite base surrounded with a ring of matching anodized aluminum. A comfortable magnesium palm rest features soft-touch paint.
Blackberry-Chef Thorsten Heins glaubt nicht an einen dauerhaften Siegeszug der populären Touchscreen-Gadgets.
31 Jahre lang war er bereits im Unternehmen tätig, jetzt ist er an der Spitze angekommen. Brian Krzanich wird CEO beim Chipkonzern Intel. Die Anleger zeigten sich skeptisch.
Internetbetrüger versuchen mit fingierten Anrufen, an die Passwörter von Schweizer E-Banking-Kunden heranzukommen.
Mit einem Touchpad am Rahmen durch Infos scrollen oder die Live-Sicht an Freunde streamen: Der Internetkonzern zeigt in einem Video, wie man das Gadget einsetzen kann. Tech-Blogs veröffentlichten derweil erste Tests.
Bereits 30 Prozent aller Werbeeinnahmen stammen bei Facebook von mobilen Geräten. Immer mehr Nutzer schauen immer öfter bei dem Sozialen Netzwerk vorbei.
Blumengiessen leicht gemacht: Wie ein Sensor eine App über die Bedürfnisse von Topfpflanzen infomiert.
Der Internetkonzern bietet seinen Suchassistenten nun auch fürs iPhone und iPad an. Der Dienst will dem Nutzer vorausschauend Informationen liefern - und hat einen entsprechend grossen Daten-Hunger.
Das Geschäft mit Smartphone-Zubehör boomt weltweit. Davon profitieren auch Schweizer Kleinbetriebe. Wie das Atelier von Ledermeister Ado Sala, der in Zürich-Wipkingen Schutzhüllen von Hand fertigt.
Apples iTunes Music Store entwickelte sich zum weltweit grössten Einzelhändler der Branche und dominiert inzwischen auch den digitalen Videomarkt. Am 28. April wird die Jobs-Erfindung zehn Jahre alt.
Kenia macht als «Silicon Savannah» von sich reden, in Nairobi boomt die IT-Branche. In Afrika schlummert ein kreatives Potenzial, das selbst den Google-Chef überrascht.
Erstmals wurden Zahlen bekannt: Der Lohn des Facebook-Chefs betrug im letzten Jahr 500'000 Dollar. Dazu kamen weitere Bezüge. Durch den Börsengang seines Unternehmens nahm er 2,3 Milliarden Dollar ein.
Eine Untersuchung der stabilsten Laptops mit dem Microsoft-Betriebssystem zeitigt überraschende Resultate. Die Methodik der Analyse indessen stösst bei Fachportalen auf Kritik.
Ruinöser Preiskampf und hausgemachte Probleme: Die Fernsehhersteller haben im letzten Jahr Milliarden verloren. Die Hoffnungen ruhen nun auf Ultra-HD. Doch Sony und Co. könnte der Mobiletrend zum Verhängnis werden.
Die Internet-Tauschbörse Pirate Bay ist von Schweden auf die Atlantik-Insel gezogen.
Das Internet-Urgestein kommt nicht zur Ruhe. Mit dem VR-Präsidenten Alfred Amoroso verlässt bereits der achte Verwaltungsrat den von Marissa Mayer geführten Konzern.
Der US-Onlinehändler erreichte im ersten Quartal einen Umsatz von über 16 Milliarden Dollar, was einer Steigerung von 22 Prozent entspricht. Der Gewinn ging hingegen um 37 Prozent zurück.
Der südkoreanische Elektronikhersteller hat im ersten Quartal 2013 einen Gewinn von über 6 Milliarden Franken erzielt. In nur drei Monaten dürfte Samsung bis zu 70 Millionen Smartphones verkauft haben.
Passwörter sollten geheim sein, so die Regel. Ein 43-jähriger Schweizer hat sich nicht daran gehalten – eine Nachlässigkeit, die ihm das Leben gerettet hat.
Ermittler haben offenbar den Hauptsitz der chinesischen Telecomfirma in der Schweiz durchsucht. Huawei soll ausländische Mitarbeiter ohne gültige Visa und ohne erforderliche Bewilligungen beschäftigt haben.
Der Internetkonzern hat im Streit mit Mitbewerbern über einen möglichen Missbrauch seiner marktdominierenden Stellung in Europa deutliche Zugeständnisse signalisiert.