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ForeScout Links Up With Consultant Partner In Latest IoT Security Channel Charge

A partnership between ForeScout Technologies and consulting firm IPM is the latest example of how ForeScout is doubling down on the Internet of Things with its channel partners, a ForeScout executive said. As part of the partnership, announced Tuesday, ​New York-based IPM will be able to sell ForeScout’s solutions – including ForeScout CounterACT and ForeScout Extended Modules – that provide an agent-less visibility …

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Stack's smart bulbs add better IFTTT controls and Amazon Alexa support

Enlarge Image Now, you can turn your Stack bulbs on and off using an Alexa device like the Amazon Tap, shown here. Tyler Lizenby/CNET Stack’s LED downlights are packed with sensors that track things like motion and ambient light, and they’ll sync up with the Nest Learning Thermostat, too. Today, they’re getting even smarter, with …

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A year after Google transformed into Alphabet, the only thing clear is how much its bets are losing

One year old, but one year wiser? On Aug. 10, 2015, Google announced that it was folding itself into a new parent company, which it was calling Alphabet. A year later, it’s not entirely clear what’s really changed. While CEO Larry Page didn’t make it entirely clear why the name was chosen (although perhaps it …

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Artificial intelligence (ai) market analysis 2016 – 2021 in communications, applications, commerce, internet …

Artificial Intelligence is increasingly integrated in many areas including Internet search, entertainment, commerce applications, content optimization, and robotics. The long-term prospect for these technologies is that they will become embedded in many different other technologies and provide autonomous decision making on behalf of humans, both directly, and indirectly through many processes, products, and services. AI …

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What is Augmented Reality?

Augmented reality is just what it sounds like — reality that is augmented. More specifically, a user’s view of the real world is altered by a computer-generated image that is superimposed on or in it. Unlike virtual reality, which replaces what the user sees with a simulated environment, augmented reality uses a heads-up-display or a …

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3 Tech Stocks to Buy in August

Image source: Getty Images.Technology reaches into almost every area of business, and for that reason, the tech sector is home to some of the biggest growth opportunities on the market. Tech’s impact only looks poised to grow in coming years, as far-reaching trends including the Internet of Things, cloud computing, and digital advertising continue to …

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Using ERP to Deliver Real-Time Actionable Intelligence

Manufacturers are facing a barrage of information about how new disruptive technologies will change the face of their industry. But for manufacturers to embrace these technologies—such as mobile, social, analytics, cloud and the Internet of Things (IoT)—they must have a clear understanding of the technology value-add within the context of today’s business environment. This is …

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Creating voice-driven interactive fiction just got a lot easier

Interactive fiction has seen a resurgence in the past few years. From Chris Klimas’s freeware hypertext software Twine, to the visual novel Python engine Ren’Py, branching narrative stories are more popular than ever in videogames. But most interactive fiction games rely on written text, usually through hyperlinking passages or narrative decisions. These stories tend to …

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Rhiza Launches Rhizabot, a Virtual Assistant for Analytics

Rhiza, provider of an online big data analytics platform, has launched Rhizabot, an intelligent virtual assistant for business users. The product has a conversational interface, like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa, that enables users to ask business questions and receive clear answers quickly. The Rhizabot tool marries natural language processing and artificial intelligence with Rhiza’s …

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