Slack is launching two new tools for developers to build apps within the business communication service without the need for in-depth coding knowledge. The first is called ‘Block Kit’, which is a user interface (UI) framework to help developers do more with the information inside Slack. Its aim is to provide more flexibility and control over […]
Archives for 2019
IoT providers need to take responsibility for performance
Last year saw the continued growth of enterprises adopting internet of things solutions, with companies harnessing the power of wireless data collection, analytics and connectivity to enhance productivity and efficiency in ways we could previously not imagine. Analysts expect corporate spending on IoT in the U.S. to approach $200B in 2019, with global spending exceeding […]
Amazon Prime Video expands its India content slate with six original series
Amazon Prime Video is expanding its India slate of original series by announcing six new series and a returning series. This is part of the company’s global launch of 20 new and returning international series across seven countries including UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, Japan, and Mexico. Amazon said all the six announced series will […]
Ebix acquires 80% stake in Zillious Solutions
Ebix Inc has acquired an 80% stake in on-demand SaaS travel technology firm Zillious Solutions through its Indian arm, Ebix Software India. Zillious is a pure-play on-demand technology initiative which enables end-to-end technology needs of travel management companies (TMCs), corporate, travel agents and Online Travel Agents(OTAs) in the travel industry. The company works with seven […]
New ‘Managed Databases’ Service Available from DigitalOcean
News New ‘Managed Databases’ Service Available from DigitalOcean By Wendy A Hernandez 02/14/2019 As its Valentine’s Day gift to its developer community, today DigitalOcean LLC launched its new Managed Databases for PostgreSQL offering, with additional database engines expected to be released throughout the year. The company says the service will “allow developers to create fully […]
Lenovo TruScale bundles data centre hardware into a cloud-like model
Lenovo has launched TruScale Infrastructure Services, a subscription service for businesses to use and pay for data centre infrastructure and associated hardware without paying upfront. It’s particularly well-suited to businesses that don’t have the capital to keep paying out for infrastructure as their needs scale up or don’t have the IT resources to procure and […]
IBM pushes Watson onto other cloud services
IBM is opening up its Watson Assistant and Watson OpenScale to everyone for the first time, enabling businesses to take advantage of conversational AI and smart platform management, even if they’re not using IBM Cloud. Although the services have been available for IBM cloud customers to use in the past, the move means that enterprises […]
View: India must respond to global tech giants’ threat to independent journalism
Yet another weighty report in yet another country – this time it is the Cairncross Review in the United Kingdom – has called out Google and Facebook. The review, tasked with finding ways to keep British journalism financially viable, makes the point that is both correct and well-understood by experts – internet’s giant global companies […]
Apple aims for April launch of streaming TV service, won’t include Netflix
Apple is targeting an April event to introduce a streaming television service that will likely include subscription TV services from CBS, Viacom and Lions Gate Entertainment’s Starz among others as well as its own original content, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Apple has long hinted at a planned video service, spending […]
US firm sues Cognizant for breach of contract
Cognizant has been sued by Crawford & Company, the US-based independent providers of insurance claims-handling services, for alleged breach of contract. Cognizant had been mandated by Crawford to implement PeopleSoft Financials software as part of an ERP project called Project Atlas that was critical to Crawford’s operations. Project Atlas included components for both internal operations […]