Software components are a vital aspect of app development. They are the pieces of code that make the software what it is, and they can come from thousands of sources. But they can be subject to tampering. For example, last summer, Chinese hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Struts, an open-source framework for developing Java-based web applications. Struts has been managed […]
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HootSuite — a platform for enterprises to manage their presence on social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Instagram and many more — is ramping up its product offering with more big data. Today it announced that it has acquired London-based uberVu, a social analytics platform. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but we’re […]
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iZettle — a mobile payments startup based out of Sweden that has been referred to as the “Square of Europe” for its small piece of hardware that attaches to a smartphone or tablet — is today taking one more step to making its service more ubiquitous in the nine countries where it operates: it’s releasing […]
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Use a password in only one place. Reusing passwords or using the same password all over the place is like carrying one key that unlocks your house, your car, your office, your briefcase, and your safety deposit box. If you reuse passwords for more than one computer, account, website, or other secure system, keep in […]
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Mendix, an app builder platform for the enterprise, has closed a $25 million Series B, led by Battery Ventures. Existing investor Prime Ventures also participated. Mendix raised a $13 million Series A back in 2011, according to CrunchBase. It was founded back in 2005. Mendix’s platform aims to make it faster and easier for businesses to develop, deploy […]
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ServiceSource, which provides recurring revenue management software for businesses like Renew OnDemand, announced today that it has acquired Scout Analytics, a Seattle-based provider of predictive analytics for subscription businesses. The terms of the deal were $32 million in cash. In a statement, ServiceSource says that these verticals “roughly doubles its addressable market to now over […]
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The thought of managing HR, benefits and payroll is enough to make most entrepreneurs grimace. However, time consuming and frustrating as it may be, it’s a part of the job description and something every startup and small business has to address sooner or later. Having dealt with the paperwork and administrative headaches at startups before, […]
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Hadoop specialist Hortonworks today announced the public availability of Hortonworks Data Platform 2.0 for Windows, for the first time giving Microsoft Windows shops access to a distribution of Apache Hadoop 2.0 certified for production usage on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012. Tweet This Post
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