Category: Software

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Finance, Software

Top Stock : Facebook’s (NASDAQ FB) Oculus VR Acquires RakNet

Prior to the completion of its transaction with Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB), Oculus VR acquired RakNet. Raknet is one of the World’s leading networking middle ware systems provider in the gaming industry owned by Jenkins Software LLC. Facebook entered an agreement to acquire Oculus VR for approximately $2 billion in cash and stock last March. Oculus VR did not reveal the terms of the RakNet … Continue reading Top Stock : Facebook’s (NASDAQ FB) Oculus VR Acquires RakNet

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet, Mobile, Software

Active Stock: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) Boosts Free OneDrive Storage

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) have increased their free cloud storage offering from 7 gigabytes to 15 gigabytes. Office 365 customers will receive one full terabyte of storage. For those who want extra storage without paying the full price for Office 365, they can pay Microsoft just $1.99 a month for 100 gigabytes or $3.99 for 200 gigabytes. If users want one full terabyte of storage, they … Continue reading Active Stock: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) Boosts Free OneDrive Storage

Richard Atkins
Laser Technologies
Software

Improving Performance by Combining Laser Technologies

Laser technologies are commonly used to process a wide variety of materials into finished parts. According to Coherent, the most common industrial laser applications are “laser cutting and converting, laser welding, marking and engraving, surface treatment and rapid prototyping applications” (1). While many of these processes are carried out individually, it is possible to use them in conjunction with one another. Combining laser cutting technologies … Continue reading Improving Performance by Combining Laser Technologies

Kristen Barton
Finance, Mobile, Software

Stock to Watch: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) iOS 8 Beta 3 Released

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) released the third iOS 8 beta to developers on Monday. This beta update includes bug fixes and other improvements. The update is available for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. The specifics of the launch of iOS 8 Beta 3 are still unknown, with a detailed release note from Apple expected soon. Apple released the third beta for iOS 8 to smooth … Continue reading Stock to Watch: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) iOS 8 Beta 3 Released

Richard Atkins
SAP Cloud Storage
Software

Lowering Business Costs with SAP Cloud Storage

Surveys by Cisco (Global Cloud Networking Survey) and Storage Magazine / SearchStorage.com (Spring 2012 Purchasing Intentions Survey) reveal that storage is the “most desired application to be moved to the cloud” and that it places an important role in overall storage planning (1). Cloud storage is attractive for many reasons, one of which is costs. SAP cloud storage allows businesses to reduce costs in several … Continue reading Lowering Business Costs with SAP Cloud Storage

Mark DeFrance
Finance, Mobile, Software

Amazon.com (NASDAQ AMZN) Prime Music Launch and Reception

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)’s Prime Music streaming service was launched last month amid much fanfare. The company officially launched Prime Music, a new service that offers Prime customers access to over 1 million songs and hundreds of curated playlists. Presently, the service is available on desktop, Android and iOS. The service is available at no additional charge to Amazon Prime members who pay $99 a year … Continue reading Amazon.com (NASDAQ AMZN) Prime Music Launch and Reception

Richard Atkins