All posts by Jeff Hyatt
AMC Unveils $20 Subscription Plan (Variety)
The theater chain will begin offering guests the chance to see up to three movies per-week for the monthly fee of $19.95. The offering is being run through its loyalty program AMC ... More
Apple Renews iOS 12 Data Security Arms Race With Law Enforcement (eWeek)
Ever since Apple refused demands by the FBI to unlock an iPhone used by a murderous terrorist in December 2015, there’s been a struggle between the company and its pledge to prot... More
Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report, June 17, 2018
Important Security Updates Adobe Shockwave Player: Adobe has released version 12.3.2.204 of Shockwave Player running on Windows and Macintosh. Updates are available through the ... More
Featured Jobs: Hulu; Walt Disney Studios; PIX System
Business Intelligence Architect — Santa Monica, CA — Hulu Director, Product Development — Burbank, CA — VWalt Disney Studios Associate Account Coordinator — LA — PIX... More
Featured Jobs: Pivotal; Gracenote; Cognizant
Product Manager (Cloud Foundry Security and Compliance) — NYC — Pivotal Sr. InfoSec Engineer — Emeryville, CA — Gracenote Sr. QA Test Lead — Doral, FL — Cognizant Cl... More
Women in Tech Score Symbolic Wins, but Cash Is Still Hard to Come By (Bloomberg)
A recent spate of headlines from the venture capital world might give the impression that the historically male-dominated industry has turned a corner.... More
Marc Benioff of Salesforce: ‘Are We Not All Connected?’ (NY Times)
Salesforce may not be a household name like Facebook or Twitter, but the software company and its chief executive, Marc Benioff, are hugely influential forces in the technology ind... More
SAP Pivots as the Customer Turns 2018 (ZDNet)
SAP announced what is probably the most significant initiative as a company since their initial creation of SAP ERP R/2 back in the stone age. They are now customer facing, focused... More
Luxoft Acquires US-based Digital Innovation Agency, Smashing Ideas (MESA)
Luxoft today announced the acquisition of Smashing Ideas, a Seattle-based design and innovation agency. This acquisition bolsters Luxoft’s digital research, strategy, and design ... More
Sony Launches First OTT Service in Western Europe (Rapid TV News)
Sony Pictures Television Networks has unveiled in the Netherlands Film1, a premium pay direct-to-consumer subscription movie service which marks is first expansion into the Western... More
CDOs Must be Stewards of Ethical Business Standards (Raconteur)
Chief data officers are the new standard bearers for ethical business, a responsibility conferred upon their office as organisations from all sectors seek to maintain customers’ ... More
Cisco Buys July Systems to Bring Digital Experience to the Real World (TechCrunch)
Customer experience management is about getting to know your customer’s preferences in an online context, but pulling that information into the real world often proves a major ch... More
Avanade Launches in Ireland with Plans to Create 100 Jobs (Irish Times)
Avanade has launched in Ireland with plans to create 100 jobs over the next 12 months. The Seattle, US, headquartered consultancy intends to hire people whose skills reflect market... More
Technicolor’s Visual Effects Rebrand to Be Led by Rachel Matchett (THR)
Technicolor is rebranding the VFX services offered within Technicolor Production Services as Technicolor Visual Effects. In doing so, it has hired Rachel Matchett to lead the unit.... More
Mobile Apps are Musts for Most Brands, as Long as Users Like Them (NY Times)
The brand app is no longer just a gimmick to assuage smartphone-addicted millennials. It’s considered a crucial part of a company’s financial strategy. Shoppers in the United S... More
Top 11 MBA Programs for IT Leaders (IW)
Most CIOs spend their entire careers working in IT. As a result, many understand technology very well but are less familiar with the bigger picture of how the business operates. Ho... More
Will the Next Billion Internet Users Rely on Voice? (The Drum)
The voice assistant market is expected to enjoy heavy revenue growth, fuelled by increasing demand for innovative products and voice-first tech, in countries such as Japan, China a... More
Organizations Striving to Close the Data Science Skills Gap (Forbes)
Big data is undoubtedly one of the hottest trends of our age, and the promise of enormous amounts of data to fundamentally transform how our organizations operate is considerable. ... More
Qumulo Adds Another Hardware Storage Product (GeekWire)
Fresh off a new round of funding, Qumulo is taking the wraps off a new hardware storage device designed to bring “nearline” storage to data center racks. The Qumulo Nearline Ar... More
