In contribution to overcoming this skills gap, Amazon recently announced a new program that will make it free for tens of thousands of Alexa developers to build and host most Alexa skills using Amazon Web Services... FULL STORY >

New unified communications service delivers frustration-free meetings with exceptional video and audio quality. Brooks Brothers, Level 3, and Vonage among the early users and partners. FULL STORY >

After it was recently awarded $500 million in a lawsuit with Oculus, ZeniMax may be seeking an injunction to stop Rift VR headsets from being sold. FULL STORY >

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Salesforce to expand use of AWS to core services for planned international infrastructure expansion. FULL STORY >

Amazon Web Services shares stories from some of its most significant customers on how the use of SAP applications on the AWS platform has improved their overall business' agility, scalability, security and cost reduction. FULL STORY >

At AWS re:Invent announced AWS IoT, a new platform that makes it easy for devices — cars, turbines, sensor grids, light bulbs, and more – to connect to AWS services so that companies can store, process, analyze, and act on the volumes of data generated... FULL STORY >

Kaspersky Lab has announced the availability of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business AWS Edition FULL STORY >

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Lobbyist group FairSearch.org files a complaint with the EU Commission against Google and its mobile strategy with Android. FULL STORY >

Nokia and RIM settle all outstanding legal actions between the two firms, thanks to a patent licence agreement. FULL STORY >

Fujifilm sues Motorola Mobility over alleged patent violations. FULL STORY >

Software giant Microsoft and Barnes & Noble end their legal battles and form a new strategic partnership to bring the NOOK digital book store to Windows 8. FULL STORY >