Apple Swift follows familiar path to .Net and Android

The storm before the calm on Net neutrality eve Lenovo admits to Superfish screw-up, will release clean-up tool

TechBrief February 20, 2015 Apple Swift follows familiar path to .Net and Android Swift, Apple's new language for iOS and OS X application development, will be extended to the Microsoft .Net and Google Android platforms via a free third-party implementation called Silver. Built by RemObjects Software, Silver enables developers to write code directly against .Net, Java, Android, and APIs, the Silver Web page says. Also read: 7 reasons Apple should open source Swift -- and 7 reasons it won't And check out the Deep Dive: Apple Swift: A programming primer READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. The storm before the calm on Net neutrality eve 2. Lenovo admits to Superfish screw-up, will release clean-up tool 3. Google Cloud offers security scanning for customer apps 4. In six months, the White House has replaced its top IT leaders Webcast: Sencha Best Practices for Building Enterprise Java Web Applications In this webcast, you’ll hear from David Chandler and Gautam Agrawal from Sencha on best practices for building Enterprise Java web applications. You’ll learn how to use data loaders, stores, charting, and feature rich templates to create the most complex user interfaces with ease. VIEW NOW The storm before the calm on Net neutrality eve Next week it's expected that the FCC will vote to reclassify broadband as a Title II public utility in support of Net neutrality. Despite the more hysterical claims shoveled by opponents of this move, the sky will not fall -- indeed, little will actually change. AT&T, Comcast, and the rest will proceed to spend truckloads of money on lawyers and political influence to fight the FCC, but in the end any dreams of opening a new revenue stream charging for Internet fast lanes are likely to be thwarted -- for now. Also read: Tom Wheeler makes history with full-on Net neutrality proposal And: Net neutrality is not a liberal-vs.-conservative issue READ MORE Lenovo admits to Superfish screw-up, will release clean-up tool Lenovo has admitted it "messed up badly" by pre-loading software on some consumer laptops that exposed users to possible attack, and said it will soon release a tool to remove it. "I have a bunch of very embarrassed engineers on my staff right now," Lenovo CTO Peter Hortensius said in an interview Thursday. "They missed this." Also read: Lenovo shows us why we need to reinvent Web security  And: Lenovo preinstalls man-in-the-middle adware that hijacks HTTPS traffic on new PCs READ MORE : Hughes Network Systems, LLC Leverage New Cloud Applications BevMo! needed a network provider that could support their strategic move to the Cloud for many of its backoffice applications. In order to deliver “The BevMo! Experience,” BevMo! turned to Hughes to deliver a network with optimal performance, strong security, and high reliability. LEARN MORE Google Cloud offers security scanning for customer apps Google has released a security scanner to help its cloud customers guard against attacks on their Web applications. Google Cloud Security Scanner, now available as a free beta for Google App Engine users, is designed to overcome a number of limitations often found in commercial Web application security scanners, noted Google security engineering manager Rob Mann in a blog post announcing the new service. READ MORE In six months, the White House has replaced its top IT leaders Steven Spielberg's biopic, Lincoln, included a famous line President Lincoln may or not have said: "I am the President of the United States, clothed with immense power." That description might apply today to D.J. Patil.Patil was just appointed as the White House's first "chief data scientist" and "deputy chief technology officer for data policy." Those two titles suggest immense power and dazzle, both of which Patil will need in spades to help set technology direction across the government's $80 billion IT budget. Also read: White House picks VMware's Tony Scott as CIO READ MORE White Paper: Dell Software 12 Questions to Ask When Choosing an AD Bridge Solution Learn key questions to ask when evaluating Active Directory bridge solutions, and explore how Dell offers ideal solutions to meet your challenging needs.LEARN MORE.