So today Verizon has ended the years of speculation about where next for Yahoo! , acquiring it for $4.8bn. Yahoo! was once an organiser of the Internet, presenting curated feeds…
The Register: 40 years ago Vikings plundered Mars
An anniversary is marked by The Register, that of the NASA Viking missions to Mars, the first of which landed on July 20, 1976. And since I can just about…
Fixing resource constraints with an infinite number of monkeys
As part of the training I am receiving as an element of the new role, I recently partook in a Design Thinking course, where as there are no wrong or…
Go stick your head in a PIG!
The sharp eyed amongst you would have spotted that I'm using the term Pervasive Immersive Game in the last few posts. I firmly believe that if the social issues can…
Pokemon Go and security concerns..
So the Pokemon Go app has been launched on both Apple and Android.. A new breed of ARG (Alternative Reality Game), and one that potentially has the marketing might to…
SDxCentral: Centurylink offers SD-WAN with Versa Networks Technology
SDxCentral reports that CenturyLink is offering an SD-WAN managed service to their customers. Deployed using the Versa Networks platform, this will offer their customers a managed service that reduces the…
Bluecoat to be gobbled by Symantec
Symantec have made a grab for BlueCoat Systems. Symantec's press release wants to portray this as an attempt to redefine cybersecurity for the future. The boards of both companies agree…
Microsoft buys LinkedIn for the data?
In an unusual move, Microsoft has announced that it will acquire LinkedIn. The deal announced yesterday (13 June 2016) for $26.2bn. LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner posted the update to his…