Using a long phrase or a short sentence as a password may not be as secure as some security experts think. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Institute for Software Research have found that long passwords that incorporate grammar ...
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The government has set up a £1m funding competition for robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) technology in the UK. The investment by the Technology Strategy Board is for feasibility studies to accelerate the development of RAS ...
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In a press conference on Tuesday, Chris Cole, Intelligrated (Booth 2903) founder and CEO, shared the company’s current corporate outlook—announcing that bookings in 2012 had exceeded $600 million with 20% growth in the company. ...
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Master Java Instructor Michael Ernest has recently published "Java SE 7 Programming Essentials." LOUISVILLE, CO, January 18, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- DevelopIntelligence announces today that Master Java Instructor Michael Ernest has ...
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Genome Interpretation Company Omicia has named Mike Aicher as the new chief executive officer (CEO). Previously, Aicher worked at National Genetics Institute (NGI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp), ...
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Facebook, Red Hat, Hewlett-Packard and other big vendors have joined a project to develop Linux OS software for the upcoming generation of ARM-based servers, the companies announced Thursday. Advanced Micro Devices, Applied Micro, ...
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With all the computer-generated (CG) imagery that DreamWorks Imagination Studios produces, you'd think their data center infrastructure would be cloud-enabled, virtualized and fat with solid-state storage. You'd be mostly wrong. About 15% ...
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For Jagdeep Singh,head of software development at the Financial Times,agile programming is less about formal development techniques and more a way of modern business life. In the fast-moving world of the media,development teams have to ...
Hewlett-Packard has updated its service virtualization software, giving developers a broader palette upon which to test their programs. HP Service Virtualization 2.3 can now mimic the behavior of JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) database ...
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Pay rates for software engineers are defying the downturn amid concerns that the UK faces a growing shortage of skilled programming professionals. Over a quarter of in-house software engineers have seen pay rises of 10%or more during the ...
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Verax Systems Corp., a provider of software enabling end-to-end IT & Telco service delivery, assurance and compliance, has concluded a strategic agreement with Magpie Software. Verax Systems Corp., a provider of end-to-end integrated ...
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Broadcom Tuesday unveiled a single chip that combines Near Field Communication technology with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM radio. The company expects that the new chip will boost the use of NFC in smartphones and other mobile devices. NFC ...
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The recently launched Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat XI come with new security features and an improved sandbox that will make the products harder to attack and exploit, according to Adobe. The sandboxing feature known as the Protected ...
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Former RBS payment processing division WorldPay will reach a major IT milestone this month on its journey to stand on its own after it was sold in 2010. In December 2010, Advent International and Bain Capital acquired WorldPay for over ...
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When David Anderson published From Worst To Best In Nine Months, he thought he was writing a Microsoft case study about something called "Drum Buffer Rope." Turns out that Anderson was also in the process of defining Kanban for software ...
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