Новости за 17.05.2016

We’ve already redefined the word friend. It’s a picture you click on at Facebook, even if it’s someone you have never met and never will meet.

Tribune Publishing Co., a major newspaper chain, is laying off as many as 200 IT employees as it shifts work overseas.

Microsoft has come out against a proposal for the U.K. to leave the European Union, joining other tech giants that oppose the controversial measure.

SAP has updated its flagship Hana in-memory computing platform with a raft of new features designed to make IT simpler while giving organizations a better handle on their data.

Ah, yes -- there it is: the familiar smell of Google's annual I/O developers' conference. It's definitely in the air, my friends.

On a regular basis, I get asked for examples of companies that have moved from traditional licensing models to subscription-based and cloud-delivered ones. The number of companies to have made this transition successfully is actually pretty limited -- whether the barriers are technological, cultural or market perception-based, there are far more examples of cloud vendors disrupting traditional ones than there are of traditional vendors successfully transitioning to the cloud.

Cybercriminals can call on an extensive network of specialists for "business" expertise, including people who train and recruit, launder money, and provide escrow services, according to HPE.

SAP and Microsoft have expanded an existing partnership to offer new products to users of the Azure and Office 365 cloud services, focused on better integrating the two companies' offerings. 

The antivirus engine used in multiple Symantec products has an easy-to-exploit vulnerability that could allow hackers to easily compromise computers.

ORLANDO -- Hewlett-Packard today began taking orders for its first 3D printer, the HP Jet Fusion printer, which it said will be up to 10 times faster than existing machines and can cut the cost of manufacturing parts in half.

Google’s I/O developer conference starts Wednesday and some big announcements are expected during the opening two-hour keynote, likely around virtual reality, Android and the Internet of Things.

Firefox now has more desktop users than both Microsoft's Web browsers combined -- but it's a rivalry that is increasingly irrelevant as Google Chrome has almost twice the share of Firefox and Microsoft together.

Apple yesterday released iTunes 12.4, an update that introduces a few user interface tweaks that should help you get around it a little better. I’ve kicked it around a little and found the following improvements for you:

It's not often easy for line-of-business managers to get a real-time view of their budgets and spending, but a new app from SAP aims to change that.

Slack, the fast-growing workplace collaboration startup, has snagged a new engineering chief from Pinterest.

At South Bay Target in Boston last week, Target ran a trial for a new pricing effort. It charged more for the freshest produce, or, put another way, it offered discounts for older produce. It's an interest pricing twist to see if shoppers will pay more for fresher produce and, if so, how much more. But it runs a sharp risk because it, in effect, highlights how relatively old some of its produce is.

Most of us like to be involved in big decisions that affect our work, goals, products and groups. We don’t necessarily want to make the decisions, but we like to be consulted, to provide input, to have our perspective represented in the decision-making process.

Twitter will relax the 140-character limit, slightly -- by not counting media or links. Or so says Sarah's single source, speaking secretly.

Apple yesterday updated OS X El Capitan to version 10.11.5, patching nearly 70 vulnerabilities as it began to wind down changes prior to the next iteration launching later this year.

If you're looking for a lightweight, portable laptop -- but aren't interested in a tablet with a snap-on keyboard such as the HP Elite x2 -- HP's 12.5-in. EliteBook Folio G1 makes the most of the traditional notebook design. The company has built an excellent display and keyboard into one of the smallest and lightest systems around.

The U.S. has warned of fragmentation of the Internet if China goes ahead with proposed rules that would require compulsory registration of Internet domain names in China through government-licensed providers.

A cheaper alternative to DRAM just took a step closer to enterprise data centers as IBM unveiled a way to make it more dense.

Two U.S. House lawmakers are involved in a bipartisan effort to change how H-1B visas are allocated, moving away from a random lottery and using salary offers instead.

It's the mid-1990s, and this company's graphic designers are finally moving from a tiny closet-sized space to a decent office, says a pilot fish on the scene.