Enterprise Applications

SAP reports strong growth in cloud amid slow overall revenue growth

The company had a dip in software revenue in the first quarter as the cloud business took off

IDC’s Directions 14: Some Interesting Observations on Mobility – and Beyond

IDC’s annual Directions conference focused this year on the “Third Platform”, which has mobility at its core. But there’s a lot more to this concept, with huge implications for the future of IT overall.

The IRS uses computers?! The horror!

Vintage 1960s era short film shows IRS defending its use of computers

Connecting for Good wrestles Kansas City’s digital divide

Google Fiber's arrival in the metro area prompts a groundswell of interest in connecting more homes to the Internet

Chrome users won’t give up, keep pressing Google to restore old-style new tab page

'Not changing,' counters Google

Google opens the floodgates for new ‘social’ ads

Participating businesses can now distribute their Google+ posts across the Web

Lavaboom builds encrypted webmail service to resist snooping

The service has started accepting registrations for its upcoming beta testing period

Oracle identifies products affected by Heartbleed, but work remains on fixes

Oracle also shipped 104 patches as part of a regular quarterly update

Developers get access to more Sony camera features

The Camera Remote SDK allows access to settings such as touch autofocus and exposure

10 Hot Hadoop Startups to Watch