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Will The Internet Of Things Enable Your Kettle To Steal Your Car?

Barry Mattacott, marketing director at security specialist Wick Hill Group, looks at the security risks of linking more and more smart devices to our networks. Are we just creating ever more vulnerable endpoints in today’s world of the Internet of Things?

Back in the good old days, we nailed the front door up tight with a firewall and we knew, that with good security on our gateway, our network was safe from the nasties of the outside world. But those pesky kids in their bedrooms, not to mention state sponsored cybercriminals, worked out that they could circumnavigate our state-of- the-art firewall by looking for a way in at the opposite end of our network - the endpoint.

US Brands Missing Out By Not Letting Mobile App Content Appear In Google Searches, Finds New Study

Searchmetrics research suggests only 20% of iOS apps and 30% of Android Apps are able to support Google app indexing

San Mateo – March 9, 2016 – Many brands are failing to let content from their apps show up in Google’s organic search results according to new research from Searchmetrics, the leader in search and content performance. These firms are potentially missing out on valuable app traffic, engagement and conversions.

SKF Launches 60 Localized Websites in 37 Languages with SDL WCM and Language Technologies

Powered by SDL Technology, SKF Delivers Local Customer Experiences with Global Online Presence

WAKEFIELD, Mass. – March 08, 2016 – SDL (LSE: SDL) today announced that the SKF Group is using SDL Web and SDL’s translation management solution to deliver local, digital experiences to customers across the globe. For over 100 years, SKF has led the way as a global provider of technology. Representing 40 industries across 32 countries – from motoring to marine, railways and aerospace to medical, metals and food – the company needed a single, global online face to engage with its diverse customer base.

North Plains Systems launches Xinet 18.1

1st March 2016, Toronto, Canada - North Plains has announced the launch of Xinet 18.1, its digital asset management (DAM) system designed to help companies, in-house creative departments and advertising agencies to more effectively manage documents, images, video and other content in an omni-channel environment.

By automating many of the tasks around creating, reviewing, approving, sharing and accessing digital content, Xinet 18.1 streamlines workflow and improves productivity for in-house agencies and reduces unbillable work undertaken by creative agencies, which improves ROI.

Xinet 18.1 includes both new features as well as major enhancements to existing features. Key highlights include;

5 Breakthrough Technologies Heading into 2016

Every day there are technological breakthroughs that occur behind the closed doors of research labs (and house garages where some startups begin), and then there are the breakthroughs that “go mainstream” with consumers. 2015 saw so many that it is difficult to condense the list to five. The following impressive technologies made the cut because they improve convenience, productivity, and efficiency (in addition to having that barely definable “wow” factor).

1. Wearable Smart Devices

Cybersecurity: ironclad security for high bandwidths

Bandwidths in the gigabit range require new IT security solutions for data transfers. This is especially true for conventional Unified Threat Management (UTM) firewalls, which have limited performance. The new IT-security company Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity will be at this year's CeBIT to present an innovative solution that is the first to meet the challenges associated with higher bandwidths: the UTM+ firewall series with integrated next-generation engine. Like all trade fair innovations from Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity, the UTM+ firewalls take a proactive approach to security.

Sven Lehmkuhl and Harry van Rossum Join the Hippo Sales Team to Take on DACH and Benelux

From The Old Boys to the Cool Kids

CMS software vendor Hippo is one of the fastest growing, most innovative tech companies around these days. 2015 has been a stellar year for the company, with successes such as the entry into the Gartner MQ, the exclusive technology partnership with EMC resulting in 94% revenue growth in the US, the launch of Hippo CMS 10 and an immense growth of our community. In 2015 the Hippo CMS downloads tripled, the global partner network doubled and the company added many new names to their client base, such as FC Bayern München, AAA Life, Wolters Kluwer, Edeka, ATAG, Unit4, Deutsche Telekom and Crédit Agricole.