Monthly Archives: May 2015

German Ecommerce Provider ePages Opens New Office in New York

ePages, a Hamburg, Germany-based ecommerce company, has opened an office in Brooklyn to better develop and support partners in North America, according to an announcement on Monday. This is the company’s first new office since opening London and Barcelona in 2006. Ecommerce is booming. According to an eBay Enterprise report… Continue reading

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Tech Companies Support New Freedom Act Aimed at Limiting Government Surveillance

Many of the major tech companies including including Facebook , Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo have come out in support of a bi-partisan surveillance reform bill known as the USA Freedom Act of 2015 introduced this week aimed at balancing privacy and national security. Continue reading

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Facebook Attempts to Win Over Internet.org Critics with New Developer Platform

Facebook is giving developers access to its Internet.org project in a move to open up the platform and quiet critics who questioned its zero-rating scheme. Internet.org is Facebook’s project designed to bring Internet access to underserved markets, but has been embroiled in controversy after detractors said only offering some services for free goes against net neutrality. Continue reading

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EllisLab Tells Users to Change Passwords After its Web Host Discovers Security Breach

EllisLab, the software development company behind the ExpressionEngine CMS, announced on Friday that hackers gained unauthorized access to its servers at the end of March and may have obtained customers’ personal information in the process. Continue reading

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The WHIR: Cloud Talks, Episode 8 with Martin Wielomski

The WHIR: Cloud Talks, Episode 8 with Martin Wielomski Episode 8 explores hybrid cloud and possible opportunities for service providers. Cheryl Kemp, content director of the WHIR, talks to Martin Wielomski, Manager of Business Development and Sales for EMEA, Phoenix NAP Show Notes: Phoenix NAP State of Cloud Report IDC… Continue reading

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