Adobe Announces Privacy Solution for Digital Advertisers and Publishers
Adobe announced enhancements to Adobe TagManager, creating a highly flexible privacy solution that helps digital advertisers and publishers give consumers notice and control over how their data is used online. The solution will initially focus on managing third-party cookies used for behavioral advertising, a requirement of the ePrivacy Directive.
Having a flexible, rapidly deployable privacy solution is proving essential for digital advertisers to address privacy issues in an evolving landscape. This is especially true for global companies operating in multiple geographies. Adobe TagManager can help digital advertisers quickly and easily configure data collection practices by geography.
Utilizing integrated technology from Evidon, a leading provider of privacy and compliance solutions for digital media, Adobe TagManager creates an end-user experience for managing behavioral advertising preferences. Additional benefits of using Adobe TagManager as a privacy solution include: Read more
McAfee Aims to Protect Critical Infrastructure from Increased Attacks
McAfee announced a collaboration with Intel to better protect the world’s energy utility ecosystem, including generation, transmission and distribution, from increased cyber attacks. The two companies have provided a blueprint for a comprehensive solution of multiple products that create layers of security and operate together without great complexity or without impacting availability.
Solutions from McAfee and Intel deliver a variety of technologies for securing the energy infrastructure environments, decreasing chances of malicious attacks, increasing uptime and decreasing resource-intensive responses to fix and update systems. The “reference implementation” created mirrors real-world energy infrastructure platforms and environments so customers can see the technology implemented fully and integrated across endpoint, network and cloud. The solution is focused on satisfying the energy industries need for situational awareness, seamless multi-zone protection, native supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) support, and remote device management. Read more
Adobe Delivers Web Experience Management in the Cloud
Adobe announced the availability of Adobe CQ Cloud Manager, a Software-as-a-Service application that provides enterprises the ability to easily and quickly launch marketing initiatives in the cloud.
With CQ Cloud Manager, part of the Adobe Digital Marketing Suite, digital marketers have access to an integrated set of cloud-hosted Web Experience Management (WEM) services to create, manage, measure and optimize personalized experiences on websites, mobile devices and social media.
Organizations have the flexibility to work with interactive agencies and infrastructure providers for hosting and management of Adobe CQ in the cloud. And today, Adobe also announced its own managed and hosted service, Adobe CQ Cloud.
With Adobe CQ Cloud Manager, enterprises can: Read more
Construction Software Developer HCSS Launches Mobile Applications That Improve Field Entry and Productivity
Construction software developer HCSS (www.hcss.com) has introduced a suite of new mobile applications for collecting and reviewing data on construction field operations. These apps can be run anywhere using iPhones, iPads and Android-based phones and tablets. With just a few swipes on a mobile device, contractors can record an entire time card including diaries, photographs and cost-coded employee and equipment hours, as well as production quantities.
These mobile applications were developed specifically for construction and integrate with HCSS’s back-end databases, which allow them to seamlessly integrate with more than 40 accounting systems.
Field personnel can have information at their fingertips to compare actual job costs against the budget on a daily basis from anywhere at any time. They can record daily diary entries and check employee skills instantly with their smart phone or tablet. Photographs get transmitted into appropriate job folders by simply taking the photograph and clicking “send,” although notes can also be attached to each photo. Read more
EA SPORTS Unveils Revolutionary Set of Game-Changing Innovations for FIFA Soccer 13
Electronic Arts unveiled five game-changing innovations that will bring revolutionary changes to EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 13 along with the largest and deepest feature set in the history of the franchise.
“We are perfecting the best sports game in the world with innovations that capture all the drama and unpredictability of the real-world game,” said David Rutter, Executive Producer for FIFA 13. “These are game-changing innovations that will revolutionize our artificial intelligence, dribbling, ball control and collisions to create a true battle for possession across the entire pitch, and deliver freedom and creativity in attack.”
The most sophisticated artificial intelligence ever achieved for the FIFA Soccer franchise will drive FIFA Soccer 13 on HD consoles and PC. All-new Attacking Intelligence enables players to analyze space, work harder and smarter to break down defenses, and think two plays ahead. Players now possess the intelligence to create, curve, or alter runs to capitalize on openings as they occur, make runs that pull defenders out of position to open passing channels for teammates, and better position themselves for new attacking opportunities. Read more