Why computers still struggle to tell the time
While computers manage many things with extreme precision, they have surprising difficulty keeping track of time.
Stories by Joab Jackson
Atlassian offers high-volume, Git-based code management
To help organizations manage internally built applications more effectively, developer software and services provider Atlassian is offering an enterprise-focused code management service based on the popular open source Git software.
Ractive aims to bring Web programming to the masses
The developers of a JavaScript library for building interactive user interfaces are hoping their work will make Web programming more accessible for part-time programmers.
Google shares code to help server software digest HTTP/2
Potentially offering a boost for web server software worldwide, Google has released as open source a framework for HTTP/2, the newly updated standard for transmitting Web pages and Web applications over the Internet.
Docker introduces orchestration tools for large scale deployments
As adoption of the Docker virtualization container grows, the namesake company behind the open source technology has released three tools for managing large scale deployments.
London Underground hums with better data on tracks
Most London Underground riders probably never heard of linear asset management, though they might be glad it exists, if it gets them to their destinations with fewer delays in the future.
How IBM analyzes Twitter for the enterprise developer
Capturing public conversations around the world in real time, Twitter could be a valuable source of intelligence for the business world, so IBM is creating new ways to derive potentially valuable information from this massive, sprawling data set.
IBM brings location awareness to MobileFirst apps
Enterprise apps built with IBM's MobileFirst management and development platform can now be made more aware of their surroundings.
IBM channels stadium rock at its new InterConnect conference
For the opening of its largest user conference in recent memory, IBM wanted to show attendees the power of Cloud computing and the Internet of Things. So it asked everyone in the MGM Grand auditorium to don a plastic wristband with an embedded chip and some LED lights.
IBM brings BlueMix platform services in-house
The hybrid cloud will be the focus of this year's IBM Interconnect cloud computing conference, as the company rolls out new offerings designed to help enterprises extend their in-house operations.
Google Cloud offers security scanning for customer apps
Google has released a security scanner to help its cloud customers guard against attacks on their Web applications.
Facebook garners big gains from tighter management of open source
Thanks to some applied discipline, Facebook is reaping greater benefits from its efforts around open source software.
Microsoft launches machine learning as an Azure service
Microsoft has expanded the data-analysis offerings on its Azure cloud, offering a machine learning service to help organizations derive more insight from mountains of unstructured data.
Pivotal goes all-in with open source in Big Data Suite
Bowing to customer pressure, enterprise software and services vendor Pivotal will release as open source the remainder of its software suite for analyzing data.
Big data vendors to forge a common Hadoop base platform
A number of the largest big data vendors, including IBM, Hortonworks and Pivotal, have banded together to specify a unified base platform for the open source Hadoop data processing software.