Blockchain, Once Seen as a Corporate Cure-All, Suffers Slowdown

Corporate America’s love affair with all things blockchain may be cooling. A number of software projects based on the distributed ledger technology will be wound down this year.
by Bloomberg via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Microsoft Calls for Regulation to Address Facial Recognition Issues--Will Others Follow?

Microsoft says the emerging technology must be legislated, but that may be a hard sell even as facial recognition issues increase.
by Terri Coles via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

DFFS Package updated to v4.4.3.48

I have released a new version of the DFFS package (v4.4.3.48) with a few bugfixes.

You find the change log here and the files in the download section of the user manual.

Please post any comments in the forum.

Best regards,
Alexander

by Alexander Bautz via SharePoint JavaScripts

Windows 10 (19H1) Build Tracker for PCs

We track the history of the development builds released for the 19H1 Feature Update for Windows 10 which will be the seventh overall for Microsoft's client operating system.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

Windows 10 Redstone 5 (RS5) Software Development Kit (SDK) Build Tracker

As Microsoft develops the next feature update for Windows 10, they also work on the next release of the Windows 10 Software Development Kit (SDK) for developers. This SDK, the current version is focused on the Redstone 5 update, helps developers gain early access to new features and capabilities for their apps in the next upgrade to Windows 10.
by Richard Hay via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

ExCM Extranet Online Beta Available Now!

Our customers have been asking for quite a while when would have a SaaS version of Extranet Collaboration Manager (ExCM) available.  Good news for those that have been waiting – we’ve just launched the beta and are hoping to go into production by early Fall!

The on-premises version of ExCM has been in use around the world since 2007 and has been our most popular product here at PremierPoint Solutions.  Organizations have loved its combination of features that provide for a highly-secure, highly-private, and easy-to-use B2B extranet platform.  We’ve worked hard to bring all of these same features into a Software as a Service version that offers all of the benefits of the cloud.

Here are some of the unique benefits of ExCM Extranet Online:

• Runs in Azure and integrated with Azure AD.
• Comprehensive corporate branding and identity gives you the ability to assure and impress your external users such as customers, vendors and other business partners.
• Dedicated, single-tenant databases ensures you get maximum security and privacy for your extranet content.
• Full control and ownership of your external user accounts and permissions so you can add/change/delete access at any time.
• Self-service Request Portal that empowers end users to request new extranet sites and request automated administrative actions – and provides you the oversight and governance you need.
• Stops confusion and privacy problems that occur due to the difficult to control nature of SharePoint’s “Share”, “Shared With”, and “People Picker” features.
• The possibility to migrate your content from your on-premises SharePoint-based extranet – including your FBA (forms-based authentication) external user accounts.
• Support and customization services provide by out U.S.-based engineers who have years of experience with B2B extranets.

If you would like to join the beta, hop over to our ExCM Extranet Online page and click on the “Try Now” link to sign up:



Or, to read more about the unique ExCM Extranet Online features, go here.

by noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Cate) via SharePoint Solutions Blog

Geopolitics of Russia, China, U.S. Increasingly Affect IT Security

Kaspersky Lab’s move to Switzerland illustrates how the geopolitics of Russia et al. are influencing western countries wary of spying.
by Jeffrey Burt via IT Pro - Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools