Software Archive

Microsoft is putting the sexy into unsexy software

I haven’t used SharePoint for nearly a decade, and I never thought I’d want to voluntarily use it again. That changed this week after Microsoft revealed its latest sizzle video. The software giant usually reserves these for new Surface hardware or flashy Windows and Office features, but

Respond Software raises $20 million for ‘decision bots’ that emulate human security analysts

Respond software, a cybsersecurity platform that automates decision-making through emulating human reasoning, has raised $20 million in a series B round of funding led by ClearSky Security, with participation from CRV and Foundation Capital. Founded out of Mountain View, California, in 2016, Respond Software touts its robotic

The Synology Diskstation DS1019+ : Initial software setup

Synology, makers of the Diskstation networked attached storage (NAS) appliances, reached out to me to see if I’d like to take a look at its DS1019+ ($650 on Amazon) for use in your home or small office, or as a home backup solution. We at iMore have already given it

The 12 attributes of modern software success

You’re probably familiar with the adage, “Cheaper, better, faster — choose two, because you can never have all three.” It’s the software industry’s version of the iron triangle — the notion that a project manager or a software development team must trade between these fundamental constraints — but rarely,

5 Software Programs to Help You With SEO Strategies

If you’re a web designer or simply working in any aspect of the tech industry, then you should have SEO as one of your top priorities in terms of helping your clients see real returns on their investments. A lot of us are very talented at making

How to become a software engineer: A cheat sheet

Members of Generation Z—those born from 1997 and onward—are the latest entering the job market. The oldest members of Gen Zare entering the market during an interesting time, with the US unemployment rate at an impressive low and employers fighting to attain and retain lucrative talent. However, this young talent

Open-source software tracks neural activity in real time

This is an image of neurons (white) taken using calcium imaging techniques. An innovative software dubbed CaImAn can automatically differentiate between individual neurons (yellow outlines) with nearly the same accuracy as a human (red outlines). Credit: Giovannucci et al./eLife 2019 Tracking the firings of individual neurons is

Point of Sale Software Market Share to Record Steady Growth

“Point of Sale Software Market by Software Setup (Cloud-Based and Native), by Product (Mobile POS and Terminal POS), and by End-User (Retail, Government Sector, Healthcare, Hospitality, Media & Entertainment, Warehouses, and Others): Global Industry Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis, and Forecast, 2017 – 2024” The global Point of Sale Software

Novel Software May Help Detect Heart Diseases: Study

Researchers have developed a new software that could spot potentially lethal heart diseases and may lead to improvements in prevention and treatment, says a new study. The software – ElectroMap – which measures electrical activity in the organ, is a new open-source software for processing, analysis and

The best game capture software

Sharing recordings of your gameplay is all the rage these days, but believe it or not, watching someone play a video game is about as old as the pastime itself. When Q-bert and Ms. Pac-Man roamed the earth, it wasn’t unusual to see a group of kids clustered around an arcade