Oracle, Curriki boost Java curriculum
The Oracle Academy and Curriki are working together to make the Oracle Academy’s “Getting Started with Java Using Alice” curriculum widely available to secondary school teachers and students. Java is one of the world’s most popular computing platforms. It is used by...Scientists to harness energy of 2 000 suns
Marking Earth Day yesterday, scientists announced a collaboration to develop an affordable photovoltaic system capable of concentrating solar radiation 2 000 times and converting 80% of the incoming radiation into useful energy. The system can also provide desalinated...Big data drives software growth
Big data, analytics and cloud computing are underpinning growth in the enterprise software market, even as the sector braces itself for slower growth going forward. This is one of the findings from International Data Corporation (IDC), which yesterday released the...‘Involuntary’ IT managers cost SMBs
Small businesses are losing more than $24-billion in productivity each year when non-technical employees, referred to as involuntary IT managers (IITMs), are tasked with managing their companies’ IT solutions. This loss is a direct result of IITMs taking time away...