Java is no longer the king of development, as Python gains popularity
Java was the king of programming languages for some time. Now it is trying to keep the second place as pressure from Python's squeeze intensifies. Tiobe, the software firm, ranked programming languages for its December edition of the ranking system and placed C at the top of the pile.
Following ... Read more
GitHub: open source security vulnerabilities take years to detect
Research also shows that once detected, bugs are fixed quickly.
GitHub this week released its 2020 State of the Octoverse report. In it, they highlighted the increased important of open source tools and their growing role in software development.
The organisation spent 2020 following over 56 ... Read more
Salesforce introduces low-code tool for streamlining processes
Salesforce has introduced Einstein Automate. The tool allows users to automate workflows without having to do any programming. It is based on a click-and-drag system.
Einstein Automate consists of two main components: Flow Orchestrator and MuleSoft Composer.
Flow Orchestrator
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Salesforce enables its software to run on public cloud
Salesforce has created a variant of its software that customers can run on a cloud provider of their choice. The new product, called Hyperforce, should make the Salesforce software more flexible and accessible more customers.
Traditionally, Salesforce's software has always run on the company's o... Read more
Salesforce improves forecasting with Service Cloud Workforce Engagement
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way consumers behave, causing the traditional method of contact center service to come under scrutiny. It would appear that the future holds something else in store. Salesforce is launching Service Cloud Workforce Engagement to help transition agents into a bet... Read more
SUSE acquires Rancher Labs to compete with Red Hat OpenShift
The SUSE Group is one of the largest open-source enterprises, and it completed the acquisition of Rancher Labs, a Kubernetes management startup. The deal will allow SUSE to compete with its rival, IBM's Red Hat, in the ever-growing Kubernetes market.
SUSE also has a plan to double its revenue in... Read more
Microsoft announces enhancements to Teams Calling
New features make it easier for organizations and their employees to strengthen connections and create new ones.
This week Microsoft announced it is adding new communications options and features to its Teams collaboration platform. Some of these additions are generally available now and others ... Read more
Salesforce acquires Slack for 27,7 billion dollars
Salesforce has made the acquisition of Slack official. The two companies have signed an agreement for a sum of 27.7 billion dollars, approximately 23 billion euros.
In a press release, Salesforce states that the company will pay out 26.79 billion to Slack's stakeholders, plus 0.0776 Salesforce s... Read more
Microsoft starts adding Windows 10 features in smaller updates
Microsoft has released the first Windows Experience Pack. This is a small-scale update that should add new features beyond the usual feature updates.
Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.1070.0 contains two improvements. The largest of these is the possibility to paste screenshots taken with... Read more
Microsoft pulls support for Teams from Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer users will need to upgrade to Edge in order to use Microsoft's own web conferencing service
Microsoft has announced that as of November 30, Internet Explorer users will not be able to use Microsoft Teams unless they upgrade to Microsoft’s newer Edge browser. The move is part ... Read more