Software : IBM buys StrongLoop to add Node.js development to its cloud |
| IBM buys StrongLoop to add Node.js development to its cloud Posted:  IBM has made another acquisition to bolster its enterprise cloud offering in the shape of StrongLoop. The deal, for which terms have not been disclosed, gives IBM a top player in the application developer software for enterprise sector and, in particular, it focuses on the popular open source programming language Node.js. What the technology does is provide enterprises with the chance to develop cloud based and mobile apps equipped with APIs that are able to handle huge streams of data whilst at the same stage possessing the ability to plug-in to other enterprise apps at the back end. Node.js is an incredibly popular framework to perform this task and it goes some way the helping enterprises handle the huge volumes of data that come with operating in markets focused on the internet of things, mobile and web applications. From StrongLoop's side of the deal, it has reiterated to the Node.js community that it expects to continue as it has done for some time except that becoming a part of IBM will give it increased resources with which to go about business on a daily basis. "With this acquisition, the industry benefits from Node.js' formal entry into the mainstream enterprise," said Juan Carlos Soto, CEO of StrongLoop. "As leaders in the Node.js open community, we plan to further advance open, community-driven innovation coupled with global, enterprise class software and services offerings to grow client value in the API economy." Investment on the upIt will come as no surprise that StrongLoop is planning to increase its investment in the Node.js ecosystem at a faster rate than is currently the case. As a result of the deal, Node.js developers will be able to access IBM Bluemix as an operating environment and StrongLoop's tools will be combined together with IBM WebSphere and Java to give Node.js developers to best offering possible. |
| In Depth: Android Pay launches today, but only for a select few Posted:  Android Pay, Google's go at NFC-powered mobile payments, is beginning its launch today. The arrival of Android Pay gives Android smartphone owners the option to check out in line faster, and potentially, more secure than ever with contactless payments at over one million locations around the US. If you own an Android phone equipped with NFC capabilities and is running KitKat 4.4, you'll be able to access the Android Pay app through Google Pay in the next few days. However, if you're a current Google Wallet user, you'll enjoy immediate access to the new contactless payment system through an app update. The service, which was first teased at this year's MWC conference in Barcelona, then fully unveiled at this year's Google IO developer conference, works similarly to Apple Pay. Both share the common goal of slimming down your wallet by eliminating the need to bring your credit and debit cards with you when you head to the store. When you pay for something using Android Pay, your card's number is cloaked by a tokenization process that Google claims to be the industry standard. At the time of writing, Google didn't highlight its plans for a global rollout of the new payment system. While it's disappointing news for readers outside of the US, it's likely that Android Pay will only remain exclusive until all the bugs have been fixed. For some context on how long that might take, it took Apple Pay nearly 9 months to make the jump across the pond to the UK. Hopefully, it won't take Google so long.
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