InfoWorld Daily: Afternoon Edition

Jul 13, 2016

Disrespect intended: Mozilla thinks it knows better

To make Firefox more relevant, Mozilla Context Graph elbows out authors and decides what readers are interested in. Read More ▶

Your Must-Read Stories

•	Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Not much cause for alarm

•	44% off LOOP International Travel Plug with USB Charging and Power Bank - Deal Alert

•	TypeScript 2.0 beta kicks async support down the road

•	Microsoft R Client provides a free taste of R Server

•	Review: Promisec goes the extra step to secure PCs

White Paper: Cisco Systems

5 Steps For Securing The Data Center: Why Traditional Security May Not Work

Datacenter admins face a significant challenge: They need to secure the datacenter without compromising the performance and functionality that new datacenter environments enable. Learn about the 5 steps you need to take to secure your data center. Read More ▶

Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Not much cause for alarm

The new method for speeding up Windows 7 scans for updates seems to be working. Read More ▶

44% off LOOP International Travel Plug with USB Charging and Power Bank - Deal Alert

If you travel internationally, or know someone who does, this may be one to consider. LOOP Electronics travel adapter is an all-in-one travel plug that not only keeps you powered in over 150 countries, but also includes dual USB charging ports and a battery backup (power bank) for when you need power or charging but can't locate a plug. Read More ▶

TypeScript 2.0 beta kicks async support down the road

There's still a lot to like in the newest version of Microsoft's JavaScript-derived language, like non-nullable variable types. Read More ▶

Microsoft R Client provides a free taste of R Server

It's limited in power, but low in price: R Client provides a reduced but functional set of features from the full Microsoft R Server product. Read More ▶

Review: Promisec goes the extra step to secure PCs

Endpoint Manager 4.12 goes beyond discovery and detection to automate corrective action. Read More ▶

White Paper: Oracle Corporation

Achieving a Shorter Close: Software Automation is a Practical Solution

Completing the accounting close quickly has been a longstanding objective for finance departments. Among those participants in our benchmark research whose departments take more than a business week to close, most (69%) said they want to shorten the process so they can provide financial data sooner to executives and managers. A faster close, of course, would enable them to respond more rapidly to changing business and economic conditions. Read More ▶

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