Did Fortinet leave the firewall backdoor open to hackers?

Malicious software developers love a good hacking opportunity, this much is already known -- they are even happier when they find a "coder's backdoor" left open for what would usually be two reasons. Reasons for a backdoor experience Reason #1 -- Access for...
Plumbing goes digital — smart cities need BIM

Progman is a provider of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) design software used in Building Information Modeling (BIM) from Turku in Finland.
(Ed -- MEP & BIM software, who knew?)
DevOps specialist firms start to ‘fuse’

The CWDN blog is really not interested in funding, corporate ventures, mergers, buy-outs or even corporate parties (unless we are invited, obviously)... this much should be said.
Due to this proviso, it is from a purely technical viewpoint that we make mention of the formation of Sendachi.
Why are smart devices still so stupid?

Software application developers working with the kinds of embedded computing devices that we now class as citizens within the so-called Internet of Things (IoT) can be forgiven for getting somewhat confused. The Internet of Things a.k.a The trouble is, the Internet of Things is...
Validating ‘unproven assumptions’ F5 on the state of application delivery

F5 Networks is a firm aiming to stake a claim for itself.
The Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and network...
IBM: how to buy a hybrid cloud

How do you end up being a 'significant software provider' in the still-shifting world of hybrid cloud? IBM thinks it knows how -- the firm has just been ritualistically anointed by Forrester Research in its latest...
Automotive evolution: paper-based manuals out, APIs are in

Automotive 'aftermarket' technical information company Autodata has released a new batch of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). Working with TIBCO Mashery, the Autodata Developer Portal allows access to more than 70 APIs covering Autodata's diagnostic, repair and servicing information...
Polycom: visual collaboration tools should be part of every application workflow, well… almost

Polycom has just announced a new developer zone called Sandbox. Who was that? Oh you know, Polycom... the HD video conferencing, voice conferencing & telepresence company that likes open standards-based video collaboration and massive screens... ... and it also makes those fancy...
What is a cloud computing storm?

What is a cloud computing 'storm' -- if such a term exists... and what are its implications for software application developers working in newly virtualised platform environments?
What to expect from NDC London 2016

It almost feels ungodly to say it, but conference season has already started for 2016.
Well... it will do on...