Nest, the Internet-connected thermostat and smoke detector maker owned by Google, is acquiring home security system developer Dropcam as part of a push to connect a wider range of devices in people’s homes.
Red Hat adds to OpenStack expertise with eNovance buy
Red Hat is filling out its OpenStack portfolio by acquiring eNovance, a provider of integration services, for approximately $95 million …
Amazon enters smartphone market with ‘Fire’
Amazon unveiled its highly anticipated entry into the smartphone market Wednesday, a handset called “Fire.” The phone, announced by CEO …
HP brings water to the supercomputer market
The server uses some new HP-patented techniques to keep water away from the hardware
Three sourcing options for government shared services
Pressure is growing on government shared-service organisations to cut costs and improve services. Across the globe and at all levels of government, budget austerity and organisational reforms are pressuring IT and non-IT shared-service providers to deliver cost optimisation and improve service delivery.
What’s really behind the Microsoft-Salesforce deal
At first glance, it doesn’t seem like there are many ways SalesForce.com and Microsoft should partner; they both offer competing SaaS services. But upon closer inspection, the deal that the leaders of these two companies spoke so highly of during a joint conference call on Thursday afternoon makes a lot of sense not just for these companies, but customers as well.
African Union backs creation of regional Internet exchange point
The African Union Commission and the East African Communications Organisation are throwing their weight behind the project to create the East Africa Regional Internet Exchange Point, designed to route Internet traffic locally.
Seagate to buy Avago’s LSI flash business for $450 million
Seagate is set to pay $US450 million in cash for Avago’s Accelerated Solution Division, and has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement under which it will acquire the division’s assets and Flash Components Division from Avago for $450 million in cash.
Smart devices experience
Smartphones and tablets have become the access devices of choice, as mobile user behaviour has shifted from being predominantly voice-centric to app-centric, writes Younes Abad, Director, MBB Performance, Ericsson Middle East
Apple acquires Beats in $3 billion deal
Apple has confirmed it will buy Beats Electronics in a $3 billion deal designed to help it stay on top in the fast-changing music business.
Microsoft buys Capptain for mobile analytics, cloud services
Microsoft plans to boost its Azure cloud services with its acquisition of Capptain, whose product helps developers track and analyse usage of their Web and mobile apps and implement customer retention strategies.
Iranian hackers create fake news organisation
A suspected Iranian hacker group seeded Facebook and LinkedIn with bogus profiles of women and created a fake online news organisation to get digitally closer to more than 2,000 people whom it wanted to spy on.
China accuses Cisco of supporting US cyberwar efforts
China’s state-controlled press is accusing Cisco of helping the U.S. government in cyberespionage, following its governments claims that it would create a “vetting system” for major IT products.
HP to slash 16,000 more jobs despite PC growth
Hewlett-Packard reported increased profits Thursday as its PC business turned in a strong quarter, but the company will slash thousands more jobs to reduce costs.