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Mastering technology modernization: 6 steps for building your road map

CIO

For example, a legacy, expensive, and difficult-to-support system runs on proprietary hardware that runs a proprietary operating system, database, and application. However, it is possible to run the database and application on an open source operating system and commodity hardware.

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Meltdown and Spectre: What they are, and what to do

The Parallax

Two newly discovered critical security vulnerabilities are very likely affecting your laptop and phone, security researchers revealed on Wednesday. The bad news is that because the vulnerabilities are in the hardware architecture of the chips that power them, patched devices may run slower. ”—Dan Kaminsky, security researcher.

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Difference between Computer Science and Information Technology

The Crazy Programmer

Computer Science people are mainly focused on software, operating systems, and implementation. After the creation of an application, information technology works on application to manage, install, design, continuously regulate, and run it on the operating system. do Installation of hardware and systems. “So

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Fragmentation likely to hinder Android P’s security chops

The Parallax

But even locking down a long-criticized Android privacy flaw won’t help the operating system beat its biggest security flaw: its own success. To that end, Google has been contractually mandating its Android hardware-manufacturing partners, including Samsung and LG, to push security updates to all supported devices. “We

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Trying to secure the 21st century ID card (Q&A)

The Parallax

PRAGUE—Relying on microchipped identification cards isn’t a bad idea, says security researcher Petr Svenda of Masaryk University. Svenda’s research here was at the heart of a major vulnerability uncovered in October of an electronic-authentication technology used by numerous corporations and governments around the world.

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Ultraleap’s mid-air haptics tempts Tencent to join its $82M Series D fundraising

TechCrunch

The underlying technology was based on post-graduate research from inventor – and still CEO – Tom Carter. It’s already built into multiple platforms, camera systems, and third-party hardware including Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 chipset and Varjo’s VR-3 and XR-3 headsets. It was quite the demo (see the video below).

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The Week’s Biggest Funding Rounds: Fleetio And Mercury Nab Massive Rounds

Crunchbase News

The Santa Clara, California-based startup builds custom networking solutions for the hyperscalers, including networking hardware designed to each customers specifications and a choice of a network operating system with the companys own AI. Investors included Fidelity Management & Research Co.

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