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DocuSign Inc., a provider of electronic-signature services, raised $47.5 million in a financing round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and added Mary Meeker, a partner at the venture firm, to its board. Accel Partners and a large institutional investor joined in the funding round, San Francisco-based DocuSign said today in a statement. Comcast Continue Reading →

As interesting as what’s in the next version of Microsoft’s Office are Microsoft’s distribution plans for getting its coming productivity software and services in the hands of more potential users. Reports are circulating that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will take the public wraps off Microsoft’s next version of its Office suite and services, known collectively Continue Reading →

First, change your Yahoo! password.  This really is not optional.  Yahoo! has been compromised.  And, until Yahoo! says that they have found and corrected the security bug that allowed the hackers to access the username and password files, be ready.  You may need change your password more than once. As you know, I am an Continue Reading →

Another game day for Amazon. Today the company is launching Game Connect, a new platform for cloud gaming that will see the company add a new selection of massively multiplayer online and free games to its catalog. It is also opening the Game Connect platform to developers for them to integrate their games with Amazon’s Continue Reading →

Cybercrime has taken a dangerous turn heralding the emergence of a new generation of attacks focused on corporate and government espionage. These attacks are targeted and persistent leading to leakage of vital state secrets and critical corporate data. These threats have been labeled as Advanced Persistent Threats (APT). A number of recent high profile attacks Continue Reading →

Dropbox pro subscribers can now get excited about twice as much storage space on their accounts for no additional cost, as the company plans to announce Tuesday that it will double the storage space it offers to paid subscribers. The decision comes as other companies are offering more competitively priced cloud storage options and as Continue Reading →

Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), Sony’s video gaming unit, has acquired California-based cloud gaming platform company Gaikai for roughly $380 million. Fortune recently reported that the company was on the block, and said it could end up selling for well over $500 million. But, approximately $380 million it is. Still not shabby, considering Gaikai had only Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/1200702_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] According to unnamed sources, Apple is planning the biggest overhaul of iTunes since its debut in 2003.  The changes are expected by the end of the year and are intended to improve ease of access across all Apple devices, by integrating more closely with iCloud.  The new Continue Reading →

Apple is planning a major overhaul of the iTunes music store, Bloomberg reports, citing “people with direct knowledge of the matter.” The changes, expected to be unveiled by year end, will reportedly better integrate iTunes with the Apple iCloud file-storage service to allow easier access to music and other conten across multiple devices. The story Continue Reading →

Bosses in the U.S. and parts of Europe are less strict about employees showing up at the office on time, trusting that they are working long before they actually get to the office thanks to the growth of smartphones, the cloud and other ways to access work remotely, a new study suggests. According to survey Continue Reading →