November 2017

Redgate introduces SQL Server 2017 support for award-winning software suite

Cambridge UK, Thursday, 9 November - The SQL Toolbelt, the portfolio of SQL Server development tools from Redgate Software that won a Visual Studio Magazine 2016 Reader’s Choice Gold Award, has been upgraded to include SQL Server 2017 support. The toolbelt, which is regarded as the leading software suite for database and data development, now enables users to make the most of the latest features in SQL Server.

Curvature to offer new range of read-intensive, enterprise class SATA SSDs

CHARLOTTE, United States - November 9 2017 - Curvature, the world's largest provider of third-party maintenance and multi-vendor network and data center IT lifecycle services, has announced a new launch of enterprise-class Solid State Drives (SSD) that stand fully compatible with all major manufacturer servers (HPE, Dell EMC, Cisco, IBM, etc.) using a single firmware.

Nuance Communications Recognized as Ingram Micro Emerging Vendor of the Year in the United States

LONDON, UK., November 7, 2017 - Nuance Communications, Inc. is proud to announce it has received the Emerging Vendor of the Year award - Software from Ingram Micro Inc., the world's largest wholesale technology distributor. Presented during Ingram Micro Experience 2018, the win celebrates the increasing demand and brand awareness within the IT channel for Nuance’s Imaging department.

70% of European IT decision-makers see Brexit as a business opportunity

London, UK, 6th November 2017 - Interoute, the global cloud and network provider, has revealed new survey results showing almost two-thirds (63 per cent) of businesses across Europe are anticipating high growth in the year ahead. Reassuringly despite its turbulent outlook, the UK was only slightly behind the European average at 61 per cent. As the political climate presents opportunities for those countries and companies that can move at pace, on average 70 per cent believed Britain leaving the EU was an opportunity for their company.

Perforce Helix Plugin for Microsoft Visual Studio Provides Tighter Integration for Developers

Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 2, 2017 - Perforce Software, a provider of solutions to enterprise teams requiring productivity, visibility, and scale along the development lifecycle, today announced that it has released the latest version of its Helix Plugin for Microsoft Visual Studio (P4VS). This version includes major usability enhancements that take advantage of Microsoft’s new extensibility hooks for source control providers to offer users tighter integration in their IDE. P4VS 2017.2, the second Perforce release for Visual Studio 2017 this year, makes it even easier for developers on Helix Core to connect their repositories in Visual Studio.

UK customer experience worsening as social media performance slumps

Reading, 1 November 2017, UK brands are struggling to cope with a rising volume of queries and growing consumer expectations, according to the Eptica Multichannel Customer Conversation Study, which was released today. The 100 UK companies surveyed could only answer 44% of routine questions asked on the web, email, Twitter and Facebook, down from 49% in 2016.