Safenet claims to have invented the world’s first Crypto Hypervisor, and it will unveil the technology at next week’s GITEX trade show as part of its “secure breach” strategy.
Commvault to plug Simpana 10 at GITEX
Data protection specialist Commvault will use the Gitex 2013 stage to market its Simpana 10 technology, which it claims can cut storage-related costs by up to 50 percent.
MI5 head says Prism scandal is handing advantage to terrorists
The head of MI5 has said that the Prism data leaks scandal has damaged the UK’s efforts to counter terrorism.
After leak, HP says revenue will dip slightly next year
It doesn’t take much to please Hewlett-Packard’s investors these days. HP confirmed Wednesday that its revenue will decline slightly next year, but the mention of “pockets of growth” sent hearts aflutter.
Report: Twitter might go public on November 15
File this one under oops – Twitter may have inadvertently revealed, at an earlier point, its plans to go public on November 15, according to a recent PrivCo report.
Review: Synology DiskStation DS1513+
It isn’t often that a single product can nail two distinctly different categories so well. Yet this is something that the Synology DiskStation DS1513+ has managed to do beautifully.
Intel chases Internet of things with new chips, software
Intel has begun chasing the market for the so-called “Internet of things” with new low-power chips and software for connected devices and data-gathering instruments.
GITEX PREVIEW: Cisco
This year, Cisco has adopted the principal theme of ‘Where Technology Means Business’, where we will discuss current ICT trends …
SAP to focus on m-Government, cloud, in-memory computing and SMEs at GITEX
SAP has announced it is will strongly focus on m-Government, cloud, in-memory computing and SMEs at this year’s GITEX Technology …
Microsoft to showcase latest products at GITEX 2013
Microsoft Gulf has announced plans for GITEX 2013 to provide visitors with access to its latest technologies in-line with the …
Alcatel-Lucent to cut 15,000 jobs to focus on few businesses, reports say
Alcatel-Lucent will announce Tuesday up to 15,000 job cuts by 2015 as the company tries to focus on a few core businesses, according to reports.
Microsoft offers Azure discounts in renewed cloud push
Microsoft will offer discounts on its Azure cloud service next month as part of a cloud computing push that also includes new releases of its Windows Server and Systems Center software.
Facebook networking chief: No more secret ASIC commands
Facebook’s head of network operations has great expectations for software defined networking (SDN), though he may not be relying on commercial hardware vendors to bring SDN to the social networking giant’s own infrastructure.
Overseas, Twitter cites access, privacy and Kakao among its biggest challenges
Twitter doesn’t seem to have a problem attracting users in international markets, but it definitely has problems making money off them.
Business as usual for tech, but gov’t crisis casts shadows
The tech sector appears to be going about business as usual in the face of the US federal government shutdown, but some industry insiders are nervous about a long-term stoppage.
WD expands Red line with 2.5-inch SATA hard drive
WD recently announced the expansion of its Red line of SATA hard drives specifically designed for home and small-office NAS (network attached storage) systems with one-to-five drive bays.
StorIT sponsors EMC Forum 2013
EMC Forum 2013 is a one-day complimentary conference meant for IT professionals
US demanded access to encryption keys of email provider Lavabit
The US government demanded from email service provider Lavabit access to all user communications and a copy of the encryption keys used to secure web, instant message and email traffic for its investigation into several Lavabit user accounts, according to a post on the Facebook page of founder Ladar Levison.
Bluetooth Smart going into wireless device chargers
Mobile devices will be able to talk to wireless charging platforms through a partnership between the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) and the backers of Bluetooth.
Facebook offers ‘free’ Wi-Fi in exchange for check-ins
More hotels, shops and other businesses will soon be offering free Wi-Fi to customers if they agree in return to “check in” at the business from their Facebook account.