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Cloud Computing: Fear of Security Issues can Stymie Innovation and Growth

By Dick Weisinger

Security remains the weak leg of the cloud computing phenomenon.  While the rate of adoption of cloud technologies has been nothing short of torrid, a report by Ovum finds that cloud adoption might even be quicker that it has been…

Security: xDTM — Standardizing Digital Transactions

By Dick Weisinger

In 2000, the federal government decreed that “A document or signature cannot be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form” in the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Businesses are increasingly looking to digital transactions as a way to…

Internet of Things: Beacons Enable Location-Aware Apps

By Dick Weisinger

Beacons, or proximity sensors, are low-power Bluetooth devices that can be placed anywhere and send out signals to people passing by on their smartphone or other mobile devices.  Retailers are particularly interested in the technology as a way to identify…

Internet Browsers: Microsoft Deprecates Internet Explorer and Introduces Spartan

By Dick Weisinger

Coming this Summer, Microsoft plans to release the next version of the Windows OS, version 10.  Microsoft also recently announced that they will be phasing out Internet Explorer in this version of the operating system, being replaced by a new browser…

File Formats: New Open Source Audio File Format Enables Easier Track Mixing

By Dick Weisinger

A new audio file format has been introduced by German-based-company Native Instruments.  The new open source format is called Stems and is unique because it allows an audio recording to be split into separate tracks or “stems”, like for bass,…