Software & IT Services

SmartBrief on ExecTech

Tech news and insights and why they matter to business

SmartBrief on ExecTech

Will the mobile revolution lead to a dark age of cybercrime?

5/17/2013

  • CSO

The proliferation of mobile devices and consumers' penchant for always-on connectivity is opening a sea of opportunity for emerging criminal gangs looking for new ways to exploit targets, according to… Read More

Application Developers SmartBrief

News and information for app developers

Application Developers SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Application Developers Alliance

Dots creators were inspired by personality-neutral board games

5/17/2013

  • All Things D

The creators of Betaworks' popular Dots game say their inspiration was old-fashioned board games that were more personality-neutral than many modern applications. "I think the key is optimizing for lo… Read More

CompTIA SmartBrief

News for IT industry professionals

CompTIA SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Computing Technology Industry Association

Online-software growth propels Microsoft stock upward

5/17/2013

  • Wall Street Journal, The

Growth in Microsoft's online-software business helped push the company's shares to a five-year high on Thursday. "At a time when we are going through a soft spot for enterprise IT spending, Microsoft … Read More

SmartBrief on EdTech

Education insights and advances in technology

SmartBrief on EdTech

Adobe's shift to the cloud is expected to affect schools

5/17/2013

  • EdTech magazine

Adobe will make its Creative Suite design software available through the software company's Creative Cloud -- eliminating its boxed product that is popular with schools, as well as updates and fixes f… Read More

SIIA Software SmartBrief

News for software and services professionals

SIIA Software SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Software Information Industry Association

Big Data's next challenge: Figuring out people at work

5/17/2013

  • Bloomberg Businessweek

"People analytics" is the new frontier in Big Data applications, Ben Waber writes. "Today, people analytics is poised for a revolution, and the catalyst is the explosion of hard data about our behavio… Read More

Engineering Research and Development SmartBrief

News and industry trends for engineering professionals

Engineering Research and Development SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Infotech Enterprises

3D printers make prototypes less expensive

5/13/2013

  • Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), The

Shoestring startups, small businesses and garage tinkerers are the latest enthusiastic users of low-cost 3D printing technology, which is proving transformative at a new level in the U.S. economy, sai… Read More