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Stealthy Web server malware spreads further

Posted May 8, 2013 - 2:27 am

A stealthy malicious software program is taking hold in some of the most popular Web servers, and researchers still don't know why.

Proposed U.S. law aims to counter cybertheft with import bans

Posted May 8, 2013 - 12:19 am

A bill proposed in the U.S. Senate aims to block imports of products containing U.S. technology stolen online, a move that appears primarily directed at China.

Downdetector.com scours Twittersphere to detect service outages faster

Posted May 7, 2013 - 9:44 pm

A Dutch startup has launched a service that studies data from social networks to quickly identify online service outages -- sometimes, it says, before the service providers know about the outages themselves.

Microsoft to boost Office Web Apps features

Posted May 7, 2013 - 9:13 pm

Microsoft plans to accelerate improvements in Office Web Apps, the browser-based version of the Office suite, adding features like real-time co-authoring of documents and the ability to run in Android tablets via mobile Chrome browser support.

Isilon OneFS software to expand scope of EMC's scale-out NAS

Posted May 7, 2013 - 8:10 pm

EMC will continue extending its Isilon OneFS network-attached storage operating system to new use cases later this year, adding deduplication, compliance auditing and object storage features.

Cray offers a more modest supercomputer for the enterprise

Posted May 7, 2013 - 6:17 pm

Supercomputer manufacturer Cray has expanded its portfolio of systems for the technical enterprise market.

EMC's Syncplicity to gain hybrid-cloud storage capability

Posted May 7, 2013 - 6:12 pm

Only a year after acquiring Syncplicity, EMC is getting ready to make the company's enterprise file management system work with hybrid clouds.

Here are mankind's oldest 23 words

Posted May 7, 2013 - 6:00 pm

Know what the oldest words on record are? (Hint: They're not BlackBerry or shizzizzle.)

Syria 'disappears' from the Internet, security firm says

Posted May 7, 2013 - 5:49 pm

Internet traffic to and from Syria, which is in the midst of a civil war, appears to have dried up.

Sure, information has value, but don't forget the risks

Posted May 7, 2013 - 5:04 pm

Enterprises are clogging their arteries with information, most of which has no real value but carries costs and risks. The CPO can help in disposing of that information that can only cause harm. (Insider; registration required)

Asus readies small, sub-$300 Windows slates for release

Posted May 7, 2013 - 4:50 pm

Would you pay an extra $50 for a pint-sized tablet if it ran Windows 8 instead of Android? Asus thinks you might.

Windows 8 tip: Restore the merge-folders option

Posted May 7, 2013 - 4:47 pm

Windows 8 insists on automatically merging the contents of like-named folders. Here's how to restore the options you had in Windows 7.

Caesars Palace deals Google Glass out of its game

Posted May 7, 2013 - 4:22 pm

A year before Google's futuristic-looking, computerized eyeglasses are even expected to hit the market, they have been banned -- again.

Microsoft's drip-drip-drip Windows communications strategy dubbed a washout

Posted May 7, 2013 - 4:22 pm

Microsoft's Tami Reller, the CFO and head of marketing for the Windows division, went on a mini publicity spree today. But she didn't say very much.

Windows Blue preview due at end of June

Posted May 7, 2013 - 4:09 pm

Microsoft plans to release a preview version of Windows 8's update, code-named Windows Blue, at the end of June, according to Julie Larson-Green, a corporate vice president in charge of the OS's development.

Four reasons why you should worry about online tracking (and advertising isn't one of them)

Posted May 7, 2013 - 3:57 pm

Pay no attention to the advertisers behind the curtain. The real battle over Do Not Track is bigger and scarier than which ads you're shown online.

FTC sends warning letters to 10 data brokers

Posted May 7, 2013 - 3:42 pm

More than 20 percent of data brokers checked by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission allegedly violated a U.S. privacy law when sharing personal data with agency workers posing as companies wanting to purchase information.

How app wrapping works

Posted May 7, 2013 - 3:20 pm

BYOD brings out the classic problem between control of corporate information and individual freedom. It kicks it up to a whole new level because the devices belong to the users, but at least some of the apps and information belong to the company and as such need protection and policy enforcement.

Cisco gets tough: Details ruggedized switches for harsh environments

Posted May 7, 2013 - 3:00 pm

Cisco, which wants to expand its clout into the industrial networks used by power-generation utilities to support the electric grid, today announced an expansion of its "smart grid" portfolio with ruggedized and low-latency switches and other equipment intended for use in electric-power distribution systems.

New Sony Fit laptops all offer touchscreens

Posted May 7, 2013 - 2:55 pm

Graphics, storage, and even case-color options round out the wide array of available features.

Why (and how) to take LinkedIn seriously

Posted May 7, 2013 - 2:52 pm

You're missing out if you're not using this social network to benefit your business.

How to change software testing for new cloud configurations

Posted May 7, 2013 - 2:48 pm

Here are a few things to think about in any cloud transition.

Terrafugia to develop four-seat flying car

Posted May 7, 2013 - 2:46 pm

The company that built a flying car is working on its next project -- a four-seat, hybrid-electric flying car.

Don't freak out, but the government records and stores every phone call and email

Posted May 7, 2013 - 2:43 pm

Is the government recording and listening to your every phone call and probing every email for dangerous ideas? Probably--if certain insiders are to be believed. According to one former FBI agent, the US government may indeed keep a massive database where all domestic communications are recorded and stored.

How Facebook aims to reinvent hardware

Posted May 7, 2013 - 2:39 pm

The company's Open Compute Project aims to provide an open source platform for building infrastructure of the future.
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