The dollar is slightly higher as traders wait for an announcement on whether the US Federal Reserve will wind down its economic stimulus measures. At 5PM AEST, the Aussie was trading at US96.21c, up from US95.94c on Friday. On Thursday ...
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Software AG is building out its portfolio of CEP (complex-event processing) software with the acquisition of Apama from Progress Software, in the second CEP-related deal this week. Terms of the deal, which was announced Thursday, were ...
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Security monitoring – the type involving traditional security information and event management (SIEM) – can be done in some public cloud environments, according to Gartner. And if you're using public cloud services, it's time to ...
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As part of Apple's iOS 7 preview, Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue showed off some new Siri features coming to iOS. As part of the?iOS 7 overhaul, Siri has a brand-new interface, voice monitoring, and a ...
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Net Nanny today announced the availability of Net Nanny with support forMicrosoft Windows 8, providing safe web browsing in real time and related parental controls for all Microsoft Windows users. Available immediately, the new release ...
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Market for fiber optics sensors to hit $4bn by 2017 13 Jun 2013 Continuous distributed and point fiber optics sensors increasingly deployed to replace conventional gauges. Sales of fiber optic sensors will grow at an annual rate of 20.3% ...
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Analog semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA is partnering with SMC Networks, a customer premise equipment (CPE) manufacturer for multi-service operators (MSOs), to develop wireless connectivity solutions for ...
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs announced a $2.5 million competitive grant solicitation to fund improvements in the enforcement and monitoring of fire and building safety standards to better protect ...
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Sunsprout Natural Foods is recalling Sunsprout and SproutsAlive brand alfalfa sprouts as they may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The products being recalled are Sunsprout, ...
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DHL Global Forwarding, a provider of freight transportation services, has launched a new temperature controlled air freight service, known as DHL Thermonet, for the Life Sciences and Healthcare sector. Claimed to be a regulatory compliant ...
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All the buzz surrounding autonomous, or self-driving cars usually includes a caveat that this technology is at least 10 years away from being ready for prime time, even though Audi, Google, and Lexus have already been racking up miles and ...
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Enterprises are under heavy pressure to change their approach to IT security because of a "nexus of forces" that include big data, social networking, mobile and cloud computing, according to Gartner. Ray Wagner, managing vice president of ...
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The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC) has implemented the announced changes to its chain-of-custody (COC) standard in connection with the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR). The new standard took effect on 24 May ...
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Even before bombshell disclosures of the U.S. government's massive collection of Internet and cellphone data, many U.S. residents were concerned about privacy violations. In a survey conducted just days before reports surfaced about ...
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Starting in October 2015, all new cars in the European Union would have to be fitted with an eCall device, according to new draft legislation announced Thursday. ECall technology installed in a car automatically dials 112 -- Europe's ...