AWS announces a new UI project based on open source
The AWS UI heralds a more general move towards open source and away from Windows.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced the first release of what they are calling AWS UI, what they call a first step in creating a new open source design system.
Industry observers have noted that AWS has rec... Read more
F5 networks acquires edge company Volterra for 500 million dollars
F5 Networks, the network traffic management company, announced that it would be acquiring Volterra, an edge-as-a-service company. The deal is valued at $500 million and will be settled using $440 million in cash and $60 million in future consideration.
Volterra was founded in 2017 and launched o... Read more
Atos offers billions for DXC acquisition
The French IT company Atos has approached its US rival DXC Technology with an offer for acquisition. Atos is prepared to pay 10 billion dollars (8.15 billion euros) for DXC, making it its biggest acquisition ever.
Atos told Reuters that it would be a "friendly transaction". With the acquisition,... Read more
Intel introduces face-recognition tech into RealSense
Intel announced on Wednesday that it is adding face-recognition hardware and software that retail stores can use to enable payments and dictate access to restricted areas. The tech was introduced in 2014, in Intel’s RealSense 3D cameras.
Combining depth and tracking technology, drones, robots,... Read more
Microsoft leads SharePoint workflow users to Power Automate
Microsoft has created a workshop for users who are still using SharePoint Workflow. These users are encouraged to switch to the new Power Automate platform.
In the course of the past year, Microsoft phased out the workflows in SharePoint 2010. The company has also announced that a similar fate a... Read more
Developers starting to see lower App Store commissions
The first developers are getting the benefits of the Apple Small Business Program. Developers with low App Store revenues now have to pay a lower commission to Apple.
Developer Aditya Rajveer of Marvis App noticed that for every purchase of his 5.99 dollar app he received 5.09 dollar from Apple.... Read more
Microsoft tool can recognize and automate repetitive tasks
Microsoft Power Automate Desktop is now generally available. The low-code tool to automate workflows can scan the behaviour of users to come up with new proposals for automation.
Power Automate Desktop can automate various tasks on Windows computers, such as opening web pages and navigating to s... Read more
First release of Rocky Linux is due out in Q2/2021
The project aims to provide a new alternative for projects using Red Hat's CentOS.
The developers of Rocky Linux have announced that the new software project will be available to test by the second quarter of 2021. The announcement came in the form of a Community Update issued earlier this mont... Read more
Cloudflare acquires development startup Linc
Move advances Cloudflare’s plans to expand in the web application market.
Cloudflare has announced hat it has acquired Bitgenics Pty, an Australian startup better known as Linc. The acquisition rounds out Cloudflares offering with technology for simplifying the development of web applications.... Read more
Rust programming language hits the big league
Major players like AWS and Microsoft are adopting Rust, and the language is quickly gaining popularity with developers.
Mozilla's programming language Rust has boosted its popularity by leaps and bounds this past year. Rust this week published its latest Rust Survey showing a dramatic increase ... Read more