Information Technology
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Why streaming services are so secretive about users
Aug 08, 2015 7:33 am - Streaming is the future of entertainment. Everybody knows that, right? What we don't know is how many people are actually watching or listening to what on which streamin...
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It's time for the Uberization of airlinesAug 08, 2015 7:31 am - Airbnb changed the hotel industry. Uber changed ground transportation. So why can't the same change happen for air travel? Airlines are ready for disruption. With only f...
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Urban traffic systems could be targets for hackersAug 08, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Picture this: A hacker walks the streets of Capitol Hill with a laptop and malicious intentions. He crouches to street level, tapping into the city's traffi...
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Tradeshows And Displays launches new websiteAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - HOFFMAN ESTATES - Tradeshows And Displays, a Plum Grove company, has announced the launch of its new website. The new design has an improved visual layout, which makes i...
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Silver Lake invests $1 billion in Motorola SolutionsAug 05, 2015 1:00 am - Schaumburg-based Motorola Solutions Inc., the maker of communications equipment that this year failed to sell itself, said Wednesday it is receiving a $1 billion investm...
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Cambium Networks sets longest link recordAug 05, 2015 1:00 am - ROLLING MEADOWS - Wireless broadband provider Cambium Networks set a new world record for longest network link recorded to date. In a link test spanning from Pikes Peak...
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Sikich acquires East Coast technology firmAug 05, 2015 1:00 am - NAPERVILLE - Professional services firm Sikich LLP said it has acquired Altico Advisors in a move that will expand the company's technology service offerings and expand ...
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CDW sees 6.7 percent 2Q sales growth; acquires U.K. firmAug 03, 2015 1:00 am - VERNON HILLS - CDW reported second quarter 2015 net sales increased 6.7 percent as the technology services company saw growing demand in both its corporate and public se...
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After decline, paper industry tries to win back consumers' hearts
Aug 02, 2015 7:38 am - Remember paper? Memos to sign. Maps to fold. Letters to write. Calendars to flip. Wistful paper executives remember. They've watched email, annotatable PDFs, digital cal...
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Your car is getting smarter, and you're getting more apprehensive
Aug 02, 2015 7:32 am - WASHINGTON - The more we learn about driverless and Internet-connected cars, the more we're learning to fear them. Between reports of test-drive accidents, however minor...