Software worker wins Hemingway look-alike contest
A Florida software developer who studied Ernest Hemingway's personality, as well as his signature white-bearded appearance, won a look-alike contest Saturday that highlighted this island's annual celebration of the famous author. Stephen Terry, 56, of …
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Wall Street Beat: Software a bright spot as tech results bring gloom
Though software sales provided a ray of light in otherwise mixed results this week, gloom settled over the tech sector Friday in the wake of bellwether IT quarterly earnings reports. The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index managed to close Friday at a …
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High-End Stores Use Facial Recognition Tools To Spot VIPs
The U.K.-based company already supplies similar software to security services to help identify terrorists and criminals. The ID technology works by analyzing footage of people's faces as they walk through a door, taking measurements to create a …
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Tech sector reacts late to tax plan
With Massachusetts poised to adopt a broad new tax on software services, the state's technology sector is about to learn a hard lesson: Ignoring Beacon Hill carries a steep price. The industry was practically absent from early discussions about …
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Amazon takes it to IBM in battle for the cloud
IBM has successfully appealed its loss in the contest, stalling it for now. But the episode highlights how Amazon is evolving from an online retailer into a competitive provider of information technology and services to big companies, and government …
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