Microsoft woos Android, iOS devs with porting toolkit

Microsoft re-releases seven optional patches, including kernel patch KB 3046480 Dell brings advanced visualization to analytics platform TechBrief April 30, 2015 Microsoft woos Android, iOS devs with porting toolkit It's no secret that Microsoft has had little success competing against Google Android or Apple iOS. But the PC software giant will give it another try with tools enabling developers to use code written for Android and iOS on Windows 10 devices. Also read: Microsoft preaches the gospel of universal apps at Build READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Microsoft re-releases seven optional patches, including kernel patch KB 3046480 2. Dell brings advanced visualization to analytics platform 3. Microsoft to offer three new ways to store big data on Azure 4. Amazon buys ClusterK, a firm that helps users buy cloud capacity cheap White Paper: MoreDirect Real Benefits from an End-to-End Retail Mobility Solution In this highly competitive environment, retailers need to open up new ways of doing business . This paper shows how an end-to-end solution can help streamline business and increase customer retention and employee productivity. Learn More Microsoft re-releases seven optional patches, including kernel patch KB 3046480 While the whole Windows world was watching the Build keynote yesterday, Microsoft pushed seven surprise patches out the Automatic Update chute. Also read: Microsoft to release massive set of 34 non-security patches Tuesday And check out the slideshow: 20 epic Microsoft Windows Automatic Update meltdowns READ MORE Dell brings advanced visualization to analytics platform Dell Software today took the wraps off a partnership with data visualization specialist Datawatch. The partnership brings interactive visualization and dashboarding capabilities to Dell's Statistica advanced analytics platform and is designed to better position it for use by business analysts and other end users. Also read: Big data is all about the cloud READ MORE White Paper: CDW Reduce the Cost and Complexity of Regulatory Compliance IT managers face uncertainty and disruption on many fronts, whether it's the impact of mobility trends such as bring-your-own-device or the latest zero-day exploits. But there's one thing they can count on: New data security rules will arrive on a regular basis, while the body of existing standards will continue to require attention. Learn More Microsoft to offer three new ways to store big data on Azure Microsoft will soon offer three additional ways for enterprises to store data on Azure, making the cloud computing platform more supportive of big data analysis. Also read: 4 ways Microsoft will lure developers deeper into Azure READ MORE Amazon buys ClusterK, a firm that helps users buy cloud capacity cheap Amazon has acquired ClusterK, a developer of software that helps companies run mission-critical applications on spare cloud compute capacity sold by Amazon Web Services. Also read: Microsoft Azure is giving Amazon a run for its cloud money READ MORE White Paper: ServiceNow The Future of IT: From Chaos to Service Automation Learn how innovative CIOs are automating IT services and shifting focus from cost to agility and growth across the enterprise. Read Now Follow InfoWorld You are currently subscribed to infoworld_techbrief as tuwanan.mono@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER When accessing content promoted in this email, you are providing consent for your information to be shared with the sponsors of the content. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@infoworld.com Copyright (C) 2015 InfoWorld Media Group, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@infoworld.com. **