Lenovo preinstalls traffic-hijacking adware on new PCs

Seven no-bull facts about the new HTTP/2 protocol Microsoft to double price of XP's post-retirement support

Today's InfoWorld Headlines: Wrap Up February 19, 2015 Lenovo preinstalls traffic-hijacking adware on new PCs If you've bought a Lenovo laptop in recent months it may have come packed with adware called Superfish that also creates massive security holes in your PC. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Seven no-bull facts about the new HTTP/2 protocol 2. Microsoft to double price of XP's post-retirement support 3. Open source Graylog puts Splunk on notice 4. Oracle steps up its big-data push with new products White Paper: Splice Machine The Operational Data Lake- Your On-Ramp to Big Data Companies are increasingly recognizing the need to integrate big data into their real-time analytics and operations. For many, though, the path to big data is riddled with challenges – both technical and resource-driven. VIEW MORE Seven no-bull facts about the new HTTP/2 protocol The long-awaited revision to the venerable (and aging) HTTP protocol is finally here. Here's what's most important, what's to expect, and what to brace for. READ MORE Microsoft to double price of XP's post-retirement support Microsoft will double the per-PC price of support for enterprises with Windows XP systems when the anniversary of the aged OS's retirement rolls around. The per-PC price for what Microsoft calls "custom support agreements" (CSAs) will jump to $400.READ MORE : Hughes Network Systems, LLC Bon-Ton Harnesses the Power of Omni-Channel Retailers are increasingly launching omnichannel strategies to provide a seamless shopping experience across in-store and online channels. A digitally enhanced store experience can give retail chains a big advantage over Amazon and other online-only competitors. LEARN MORE Open source Graylog puts Splunk on notice Graylog's success won't be in meeting or exceeding Splunk's feature set or performance, though; it'll be in capturing or re-creating Splunk's existing ecosystem of users and applications. READ MORE Oracle steps up its big-data push with new products Focusing on the intersection of Hadoop, NoSQL and SQL technologies, Oracle's new offerings aim to put big-data insights within closer reach for a wider array of business users. 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