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The delayed delivery of Windows 10 October 2018 Update could put the pinch on companies looking to upgrade from Windows 7 before support for the aging OS ends next January. Microsoft’s months-long delay in getting the latest Windows 10 feature upgrade to customers could not have come at a worse time. The slow delivery of … Read more
You have four paid options—from Azul, IBM, Oracle, and Red Hat—to get support for the most used version of JDK. Time is running short for free updates for commercial users running Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK) 8, the most in-use version of Java and the foundation for many Java applications. The free JDK 8 updates … Read more
Microsoft has finally restarted the automatic distribution of Windows 10 October 2018 Update, the problem-plagued upgrade pulled from release in October just days after its debut. Microsoft this week restarted the automatic distribution of Windows 10 October 2018 Update, the problem-plagued upgrade that was pulled from release just days after its initial debut. “We are … Read more
Cisco’s cloud-based DNA Spaces includes Cisco’s Connected Mobile Experience (CMX) and enterprise geolocation technology that it purchased from July Systems. Cisco is rolling out a cloud-based geolocation package it expects will help customers grow mobile location services and integrate data from those services into enterprise analytics and business applications. The package, called DNA Spaces, is … Read more
With location sharing, a camera module and audio-message sharing functions added to its team collaboration app, Microsoft hopes to draw in ‘first-line’ staffers. Microsoft has added a raft of updates to its Teams collaboration tool in a bid to win over “first-line” workers such as retail, healthcare and service staffers. The additions include new mobile app functions, … Read more
They probably didn’t see that coming… MongoDB’s switch to server-side licensing may have backfired, as AWS launches an API-compatible version. Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a fully managed MongoDB compatible database service, effectively killing off MongoDB’s revenue stream. AWS has introduced a new service, Amazon DocumentDB, which is compatible with MongoDB, providing what the cloud giant … Read more
Microsoft is adding two new M365 add-on plans for corporate customers already subscribing to the Enterprise E3 version. Microsoft has introduced two add-on plans for corporate customers currently relying on the not-all-of-the-kitchen-sink Microsoft 365 E3 subscription. The new deals: “Identity & Threat Protection” and “Information Protection & Compliance.” They will be available for purchase as … Read more
After successfully rolling out its Windows-plus-Office bundle for enterprise customers, Microsoft is working on a consumer version. Here are my predictions on what that subscription will include. Once again, a job listing on a public website has accidentally given away details of an unannounced product Microsoft is developing. My colleague Mary Jo Foley had the … Read more
The end of the year offers a chance to compare the two companies which most strongly symbolize the tech industry through the years. These two are like George Clooney and Russell Crowe. They’ve been around forever, yet still somehow manage to do enough to recalibrate themselves for a new generation. Sometimes, their work verges on … Read more
With much of the Windows blogosphere in full Chicken Little mode over an undisclosed bug in Internet Explorer – and reports of problems with that patch – we’ve seen a reasonably tranquil patching month erupt in holiday-season glitter. Just when you’re ready to settle in for some egg and nog and whatever may accompany, Windows … Read more
