Enterprise Applications

Plat.One acquisition marks start of $2B IoT investment plan for SAP

SAP's US$2 billion, five-year plan is to to extend its reach into the internet of things

Mozilla-backed selfie stunt challenges Europe’s copyright laws

What small business look for when considering SaaS

Cloud marketers and SaaS pros share their advice on how to make cloud-based software attractive to small and midsized businesses.

Use models to measure cloud performance

With good modeling, you can have a clear view of what is going on with your cloud deployment even though you don’t have control of the underlying systems

MIT Twitter dashboard muffles election news echo chamber

Electome uses AI to give journalists covering the U.S. presidential debates near real-time feedback about the sentiments of people in the Twitter-sphere

Forget the robocalypse — ‘Homo connecticus’ may be what’s coming

This new species will coexist peacefully with humans, one Turing Award winner says

Sensors come home

New use cases for sensors are emerging all the time, and applications once considered futuristic are commonplace

How to implement an effective BYOD policy

Companies have accepted that BYOD is a reality. The challenge now is striking a balance between security and flexibility.

Why you should embrace SaaS ID management

Adopting single sign-on software to federate access to corporate applications is a key task priority for many CIOs seeking to make employees more efficient without sacrificing security.

These new features in Office 365 can help users work smarter

New functionality lets people easily reference content, create presentations and more