Yahoo is accusing Facebook of copying a range of technologies that the flagging search company invented, in a lawsuit that …
Dropbox’s URL shortener abused by spammers
Spammers are abusing a Dropbox feature that lets users share a shortened link, directing people to websites selling questionable pharmaceuticals, …
Cloud economics improving for users in wake of price cuts
Cloud computing price cuts by Google, Amazon and now Microsoft may indicate that businesses are discovering that moving to the …
A year after killer tsunami, Sony factory faces tough reality
The story of this Sony factory, which took the full brunt of a powerful tsunami that washed through a year …
New key technology simplifies data encryption in the cloud
Data at rest has long been protected by technology called public key infrastructure (PKI), in which data is encrypted when …
IETF explores new working group on identity management in the cloud
Proponents of a common scheme for managing user identity in cloud-based applications will pitch their idea to the Internet’s premier standards-setting body …
Sony division moves services from AWS to OpenStack
The division of Sony that suffered a cyber attack last year, which led to a major PlayStation network outage and …
Firms ignoring IT due diligence during M&A activity: research
IT considerations are not given adequate attention in the due diligence prior to mergers and acquisitions, according to research from …
Security service automatically removes malicious code from Web pages
Startup vendor StopTheHacker has added a feature to its subscription security service that automatically removes malicious code placed on Web …
Intel aims for faster Thunderbolt with PCI-Express 3.0
Intel is working to boost data transfer speeds with a faster pipe on Thunderbolt, a high-speed connector technology that link …
New iPad has enterprise benefits, says analysts
The latest release of Apple’s pervasive iPad tablet, simply called ‘The New iPad’, has benefited from some technical upgrades that …
Extreme Networks takes on BYOD challenge
Extreme Networks this week is rolling out Ethernet switches and a network management application designed to address the BYOD phenomenon at enterprise campuses. Extreme’s Intelligent Mobile …
Cloud deployment low now but won’t stay that way: survey
A new survey from IBM finds that while only 13% of businesses have substantially implemented cloud-based offerings, they are expected …
IBM streams Linux and Windows desktop through USB stick
IBM has taken the secure USB stick concept to its logical extreme, announcing a pilot service capable of streaming an …