Microsoft Azure Site Recovery Supports EMC Storage Systems

Azure updates this week include Azure Site Recovery integration with select EMC systems and a revamped Web App dashboard. Read more »

IBM Snags 400 Cloud Patents Thus Far in 2015

IBM has secured more than 400 cloud patents to date for 2015 and nearly 1,200 cloud patents over the last 18 months. Read more »

Filtered Stochastic Shadow Mapping Using a Layered Approach

Given a stochastic shadow map rendered with motion blur, our goal is to render an image from the eye with motion-blurred shadows with as little noise as possible. We use a layered... Read more »

Google+ Is Alive and Well Despite Persistent Media Reports

NEWS ANALYSIS: Repeated news media claims that Google+ is on the verge of extinction appears to be a delusion caused by a social media paradox called the "majority illusion." Read more »

Facebook Reports Big Revenue Increase, Thanks to Mobile

Seventy-six percent of advertising revenue came from mobile apps, up from 62 percent in Q2 2014 and 73 percent in Q1 2015. Read more »

HP Buying ActiveState’s Stackato Cloud PaaS Product

The move brings in technology to complement HP's Helion Development Platform, which the company launched last fall. Read more »

Variational Image Fusion with Optimal Local Contrast

In this paper, we present a general variational method for image fusion. In particular, we combine different images of the same subject to a single composite that offers optimal exposedness, saturation and... Read more »

Colour Mapping: A Review of Recent Methods, Extensions and Applications

The objective of colour mapping or colour transfer methods is to recolour a given image or video by deriving a mapping between that image and another image serving as a reference. These... Read more »

Debunking 7 Common Myths About Hybrid Clouds

Overcoming common myths and misconceptions about hybrid clouds can give organizations a big boost in implementing their adoption strategies. Read more »

Google to Let Cloud Customers Use Own Keys to Encrypt Data

Google's bring your own keys program marries cost benefits of public cloud computing with robust encryption security, the company says. Read more »