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SDN in the Enterprise: aligning with business needs
SDN in the Enterprise: aligning with business needs
There is always a well-known solution to every human problem--neat, plausible, and wrong. - H.L. Mencken As a long-time practitioner of the art of beating
July 31, 2013
MPI newbie: Requirements and installation of an MPI
MPI newbie: Requirements and installation of an MPI
I often get questions from those who are just starting with MPI; they want to know common things such as: How to install / setup an MPI implementation How
July 31, 2013
IoE and the Impact on Retail and Consumer Experience
IoE and the Impact on Retail and Consumer Experience
The retail industry is facing unprecedented changes. Since Amazon went online in 1995, technology has been blurring the boundaries between virtual and
July 31, 2013
Video: How game publishers must adapt in the new digital world
Video: How game publishers must adapt in the new digital world
For Gamasutra's Alternative Funding week, we're revisiting a GDC Europe panel where Konami, Microsoft and Capcom make cases for a publisher's added value in an age of self-publishing.
July 31, 2013
Get a job: Sega of America is looking for a mobile specialist
Get a job: Sega of America is looking for a mobile specialist
"The Mobile Technical Specialist will be a point person within Sega's Mobile Development team to handle the on-going maintenance of its current and back-catalog of mobile titles."
July 31, 2013
Sega reports profits up 400 percent, digital delivers
Sega reports profits up 400 percent, digital delivers
After a rough patch, Sega Corporation parent Sega-Samy reports solid performance from Company of Heroes and Phantasy Star Online 2, bringing Sega's games division into a new upward swing.
July 31, 2013
This Week in Video Game Criticism: From Castle Doctrine to Saints Row
This Week in Video Game Criticism: From Castle Doctrine to Saints Row
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Eric Swain on topics including The Castle Doctrine and the "self-sabotage" of Saints Row the Third.
July 31, 2013
Beyond Kickstarter: Three game devs who crowdfunded on their own
Beyond Kickstarter: Three game devs who crowdfunded on their own
There are possibilities for crowdfunding outside of Kickstarter. Numerous studios are having a crack at their own crowdfunding initiatives, ditching Kickstarter in favor of going it alone.
July 31, 2013
Nintendo 3DS sales are strong, but the Wii U is still flagging
Nintendo 3DS sales are strong, but the Wii U is still flagging
Nintendo made a good start to the 2013 fiscal year, recording a swing to profits for the first quarter thanks to strong Nintendo 3DS software sales worldwide.
July 31, 2013
Capcom having trouble finding mobile success
Capcom having trouble finding mobile success
A lack of major releases for mobile is to blame for Capcom's latest sluggish quarter, the company says, with revenues and profits both down for the first quarter of the new fiscal year.
July 31, 2013
Clash of Clans' big Japanese boost - in graphs
Clash of Clans' big Japanese boost - in graphs
A cross-promotional partnership between Finnish Clash of Clans developer Supercell and Japan-based Puzzle & Dragons developer GungHo has yielded interesting results.
July 31, 2013
My Top 5 Networking Pet Peeves
My Top 5 Networking Pet Peeves
I was sitting in a small tapas café in Barcelona with Robb and his wife enjoying a plate of Jamon Iberico. It’s amazing ham served with tomato bread and
July 30, 2013