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Auckland, NZ-based process management vendor Promapp Solutions Ltd. is adding new features to its Process Variant Management (PVM) software to give companies the ability to control variations in automated processes. Promapp, which also has offices in San Francisco, Sydney, Melbourne and London, …
Survey says data leakage by insiders is a growing threat
One in three organizations has experienced an insider cyber attack in the last year, and 74 percent of security professionals say they feel vulnerable to insider threats. Fifty-six percent think insider leaks have become more frequent over the past year. Those are …
Researchers want your opinions for annual cloud adoption survey
How is your use of cloud computing platforms changing? Which IT functions are migrating most rapidly to the cloud and which are staying put? How much data do you store in the cloud today and how much will you store there two …
Mastercard gives e-commerce developers an API playground
The application program interface (API) economy continues to surge the Mastercard Inc.’s introduction of a new developers platform that provides a single gateway for commerce partners to access a range of APIs in areas such as payments, data and security. Mastercard also announced a …
Particle links its IoT development platform to the Google Cloud
Internet-of-things (IoT) development platform Particle Industries Inc. is integrating its platform with the Google Cloud Platform to give developers more flexibility in accessing data from physical sources online. The collaboration makes it possible for developers to more easily work with large amounts of …
Canonical steps up enterprise courtship with Kubernetes bundle
Continuing its efforts to court enterprise customers, Canonical Ltd. has added a distribution of the Kubernetes container manager to its product offering in public clouds and private infrastructure. The company, which distributes a commercial version of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, said it’s focusing …
Study says data hoarding rampant even as tough new EU law looms
If you just can’t bring yourself to part with that four-year-old expense report taking up space on your hard disk, or delete those photos from the office party three years ago, you’re not alone. A new study by Veritas Technologies LLC finds …
MemSQL calls its new streaming technology a ‘game-changer’
Boosting its claims of being the fastest SQL database platform for analytics, MemSQL Inc. today is announcing version 5.5 of its namesake product, incorporating new features for streaming data ingestion from external sources such as Apache Kafka. The new feature, called MemSQL …
Australian bank re-imagines customer experience thanks to NoSQL technology
Bankers view customer-facing digital technology with a mix of excitement and fear. While online banking and mobile apps have made it easier than ever for customers to do business, they also threaten to blur the brand equity that banks have worked so …
Cisco-backed study finds few firms have optimized cloud plans
Cloud adoption is accelerating, but most organizations don’t have a coherent strategy for rationalizing multiple clouds. Cisco Systems Inc. sees that as an opportunity. The networking giant today is rolling out the results of a global study it commissioned from International Data …