New research commissioned by civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch has revealed that over three quarters of consumers globally are concerned about their privacy online.
Oracle database 12c now available for download
Oracle’s long-awaited 12c database is now available for download, according to the company’s official website.
Business benefits of virtualisation are not well understood: Flexera
IT has figured out all of the IT benefits of virtualisation, but not the business ones, according to Flexera Asia-Pacific Vice President Tom Canning.
Despite new malware scanning, Chrome Web Store security still falls short
While important, Google’s new policy of scanning apps for malware before making them available on the official Chrome Web Store falls short of providing maximum protection, one expert says.
Black to basics
The BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES) offering has given customers the option to manage BlackBerry devices whether it is a government or a company network, and the company is now providing that feature so that customers can manage non-BlackBerry devices.
Taming unstructured data
The pace of information creation continues to accelerate, but the ability of infrastructure and information management to keep pace is coming within sight. Big Data is now considered a blessing rather than a curse.
Apple OSes to narrow gap with Windows, says Gartner
Shipments of devices based on Apple’s Mac OS and iOS will close the gap on those of products running all flavours of Windows over the next two years.
Oracle to certify its software for use on Microsoft’s Azure cloud, Hyper-V
Oracle and Microsoft have announced a partnership that will see Oracle’s database, application server, Java programming language and other products find a home inside Microsoft’s Azure cloud service.
Gartner offers more data on PC decline and tablet surge
Gartner today projected that the overall decline in shipments of desktop and laptop PC’s will be 10.6 percent in 2013, while tablet shipments will grow by 67.9 percent.
VMware and MapR hope to simplify virtualised big data
MapR Technologies and VMware have collaborated to make it easier for enterprises to virtualise Big Data applications and get better support at the same time.
US inventor of DRAM tech honoured with Japan award
A U.S. researcher at IBM who invented the basic building block of the modern DRAM has been honoured with a prestigious Japanese award and a $500,000 prize.
Alcatel-Lucent’s specialist move symbolic of changed market dynamics: Ovum
Alcatel-Lucent’s strategic shift from telecom network equipment provider (NEP) to IP networking and ultra-broadband access specialist is indicative of the high speed at which market dynamics have changed, according to Ovum.
Wi-Fi’s fast 802.11ac standard may pay off big in mobile
The emerging IEEE 802.11ac wireless LAN standard will be able to deliver faster connections wherever it’s used, but the biggest benefit may come at public hotspots – eventually.
Oracle, Microsoft to announce new partnership Monday
Microsoft and Oracle are set to reveal details of a new partnership on Monday, one of a “startling series” of announcements Oracle CEO Larry Ellison promised this week around the Oracle Database 12c.