IT Toolbox

MARCH 19, 2017

The only session service protocol family supported in the initial announcement was LU 6.2. As I have noted in previous posts, LU 6.2 is a program-to-program communication protocol.

Architecture 133

Architecture Applications System Programming 133

Computer Weekly

MARCH 19, 2017

The financial technology industry could be at the start of a period of rapid growth in the Middle East

Financial 123

Financial Industry 123

IT Toolbox

MARCH 19, 2017

People seem to think that mainframe applications were all written in the 1970s and we?re still using the same applications now. In a way, that?s partly true. If it ain?t broke don?t fix it has been an IT mantra for a long time and there may well be a part of a CICS application that is almost as old as some of the mainframe staff. But, on the whole, the idea is nonsense.

Software 100

Software Software Applications 100

Computer Weekly

MARCH 19, 2017

European software maker plans investment to get near customers in the Middle East

SAP 106

SAP Software Software 106

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

Applications

Data Center Knowledge

MARCH 19, 2017

Here are the top stories that appeared on Data Center Knowledge this week. Read More.

Data Center 104

Data Center Data 104

Network World

MARCH 19, 2017

McDonald’s India operation asked users to update their McDelivery app as a 'precautionary measure' after a security firm said it had found that it was leaking personal data of over 2.2 million users. The Indian operation of the food chain, which is owned and managed by franchisees, said in posts on Facebook and Twitter over the weekend that its website and app do not store any sensitive financial data of users.

Data 79

Data Report Financial Security 79

Network World

MARCH 19, 2017

Apple just might whet our appetites for a September unveiling of the iPhone 8 (or iPhone X) with an event later this month or early in April regarding some new iPads and maybe some low-end iPhones. But we won’t be distracted: On to the iPhone 8 rumors! KINDER, GENTLER CURVES. The word is that Apple and Samsung are going to hogging up most of the shiny, energy-efficient OLED displays being pumped out this year, leaving poor Huawei and others on the outs.

Security 73

Security Energy Apple 73

Network World

MARCH 19, 2017

While you may want to live long and prosper, you don’t want to be “kirked” – an extension added to files encrypted by the new Star Trek -themed Kirk ransomware. Kirk ransomware, which was discovered by Avast malware researcher Jakub Kroustek , doesn’t want the ransom to be paid in bitcoin; Bleeping Computer said it “may be the first ransomware to utilize Monero as the ransom payment of choice.

Sports 68

Sports Malware Research Network 68

Network World

MARCH 19, 2017

Secusmart, the BlackBerry subsidiary that secures the German Chancellor Angela Merkel's smartphone, will roll out a version of its SecuSuite security software compatible with Samsung Electronics' Knox platform later this year. That means that organizations looking for smartphones offering government-grade security will be able to buy the Samsung Galaxy S7 or, soon, the S8 rather than the now-discontinued BlackBerry OS smartphones like the one Merkel uses.

Security 63

Security Information Security Internet Government 63

Network World

MARCH 19, 2017

It's almost four years since Edward Snowden leaked U.S. National Security Agency documents revealing the extent of the organization's surveillance of global internet traffic, but he's still making the headlines in Germany. At the Cebit trade show in Hannover, Germany, he'll be looking back at that period in live video interview from Moscow on Tuesday evening.

Security 60

Security Internet Video System 60

Advertisement

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

Open Source