Tim Berners-Lee: internet giants “fad” will pass
The inventor of the worldwide web, Tim Berners-Lee, has said that internet giants are a "fad" that does not have to continue existing. He also added that urgent change is needed if we are to bridge the digital divide preventing young people from online access.
Berners-Lee invented the navigation... Read more
Google and Oracle pledge to have an open cloud
The forced digital transformation that came in the wake of the pandemic forced many businesses and organizations to move to the cloud. However, there are some concerns about vendor lock-in and impedances to movement between different clouds.
To address issues like this one, Google and Oracle are... Read more
Smartphones hit by chip shortage, Qualcomm can’t meet demand
Chip developer Qualcomm is finding it increasingly difficult to meet the demand for its smartphone chips. With this, the prevailing chip shortages have claimed a new victim.
Suppliers of Samsung tell Reuters that the smartphone manufacturer is struggling with a shortage of processors from Qualco... Read more
Microsoft Stores for Business and Education will lose paid apps
The company plans to block users from obtaining paid apps through the stores starting in April.
Microsoft this week started notifying customers of some major changes to the Microsoft Stores for Business and Education.
As @hoyty reported on Twitter, Microsoft Store for Business customers repo... Read more
ServiceNow fully enters low-code market with App Engine Studio
Today ServiceNow announced a new version of its platform named Quebec. It includes a whole list of new features and extensions, but the most important is the App Engine Studio. With this, ServiceNow is now fully entering the low-code market.
ServiceNow introduces a new version about every six mo... Read more
Salesforce moves MuleSoft Composer into general availability
The platform will become generally available next week, according to Salesforce.
Salesforce has announced that Mulesoft Composer will move into General Availability on March 15. Composer is a solution that gives enterprises a no-code way to build integrations into Salesforce.
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Microsoft March updates cause Windows 10 crashes
It seems the latest round of Windows 10 updates causes the system to crash when printing.
According to reports from the field, the Windows 10 KB5000802 and KB5000808 cumulative updates released this week are causing crashes when printing to network printers.
Tuesday was Microsoft's March 2021... Read more
IFS brings services together in IFS Cloud Platform
Swedish company IFS has announced that, like many of its competitors, it will be offering its products in the cloud. IFS Cloud brings together IFS' ERP, CRM, HCM, EAM and FSM packages under one platform.
With IFS Cloud, IFS aims to give all of its software a common user experience, data model, a... Read more
Dell Hybrid Client service increases workplace flexibility
In a nod to remote working, the enhanced client computing software now accommodates a more hybrid approach the workplace.
This week Dell unveiled its new Dell Hybrid Client. The company says the new service aims to "meet the changing needs of businesses, end users and IT".
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The iMac Pro is now discontinued, Apple confirms
Apple is not going to sell the iMac Pro after the current supplies run out. The company confirmed this after Apple customers noticed that online, the usual fleshed-out configuration options had been stripped down.
The store also added the phrase ‘while supplies last’ to the iMac Pros offered... Read more