Dell’s board has struck down new shareholder voting guidelines for a buyout proposed by company founder Michael Dell and his …
Public cloud services market to exceed $180bn by 2015
The public cloud services market is predicted to exceed $180 billion by 2015, according to a newly released report by …
Sony stays in profit, revenue grows from strong smartphone sales
Sony reported a modest profit in its first fiscal quarter ended June 30, continuing a turnaround that started in the …
DDoS attacks getting bigger but shorter in duration
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are getting bigger, but their duration are getting shorter, according to an analysis released …
Alcatel-Lucent sees revenue growth driven by strong sales of IP networking equipment
However, the company reported a net loss of €885 million for the quarter, including an impairment charge of €552 million .
Cisco and NetApp tackle Hadoop
Cisco and NetApp this week expanded their FlexPod storage and switching portfolio with a new design for Big Data workloads.
Android market more fragmented than ever, report says
Fragmentation has been both a blessing and a curse for Android since the beginning, and a new report says that’s not changing any time soon.
Microsoft discloses weak Surface revenue
Microsoft’s Surface tablet has earned the company less in revenue than it paid to write down unsold stocks of the device.
MPs declare that the UK is losing the war on cyber crime
A Home Affairs Select Committee has stated that the UK is losing the war on online criminal activity and that the government is too complacent in targeting cyber criminals.
Pro-Assad hackers compromise White House emails, Reuters Twitter feed
The goal of these attacks was to spread pro-Assad messages, supporting the Syrian leader whose government is entrenched in a civil war.
DDoS attack sizes rise above 2Gbps for first time
Average DDoS attack sizes have climbed above the 2Gbps mark for the first time, mitigation firm Arbor Networks has reported after crunching figures from its Atlas system for the first half of 2013.
Text analytics can help businesses soothe upset callers
Using text analytics technology to analyse call-centre transcripts and customer surveys, emails and tweets can improve customer service.
Android tablet gives rare glimpse at North Korean tech
An Android tablet brought back from North Korea by a tourist has provided a glimpse at some of the restrictions placed on IT users in the famously secretive country.
Microsoft releases Windows 8.1 Enterprise preview with VDI, Windows to Go support
Microsoft also reiterated that the corporate lifecycle of Windows 8.1 would remain the same.