In a potential blow to government surveillance efforts, a federal judge in Washington D.C., today ruled that the National Security Agency’s practice of collecting phone metadata records on millions of Americans may be unconstitutional.
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UAE CIOs rank cloud as a top investment priority
With 85 percent of UAE CIOs ranking cloud as their top investment priority to 2020, managing multiple clouds will be the foundation for business success, industry experts revealed recently.0 3633
Avaya builds massive Wi-Fi net for 2014 Winter Olympics
Avaya engineers are putting the final touches on a network capable of handling up to 54Tbps of traffic when the Winter Olympics opens on 7th February in the Russian city of Sochi.
Avago agrees to buy LSI for $6.6 billion
Semiconductor company Avago Technologies has agreed to buy storage and networking company LSI for US$6.6 billion in an effort to expand its data centre offerings.
Huawei scoops Middle East telecoms awards
Huawei is set to close 2013 on form after being honoured as Middle East Vendor of the Year at both the Telecom Review Awards and the CommsMEA Awards 2013 for the fifth successive year.
Gartner: IoT installation base will reach 26 billion units by 2020
The Internet of Things, which excludes PCs, tablets and smartphones, will grow to 26 billion units installed in 2020 representing an almost 30-fold increase from 0.9 billion in 2009, according to Gartner.
CFOs ‘frustrated’ about IT costs and lack of insight into their business
CFOs are frustrated with “excessive IT costs” and limited insights into their business despite IT investments, acccording to joint research from Oxford Economics and consulting firm AlixPartners.
Internet companies dismayed by French law allowing warrantless access to live user data
The French Senate has passed a law giving government officials warrantless access to live login and user location data from ISPs and websites, angering internet companies and human rights groups.
IT infrastructure top priority for financial markets in 2014: Ovum
As profitability is more difficult to find than prior to the financial crisis, 2014 will be a year of foundational investment for the financial markets, with the primary focus on investment in IT infrastructure, according to new research from global analyst firm Ovum.
North Korea embarks on Internet purge of executed official
The North Korean state propaganda machine has edited and deleted hundreds of news articles that mention Jang Song Thaek, the former top government and party official who was executed Thursday.
Microsoft: bogus antivirus programme uses a dozen stolen signing certificates
A fake antivirus programme in circulation uses at least a dozen stolen digital code-signing certificates, indicating cybercriminals are increasingly breaching the networks of software developers, Microsoft wrote on Sunday.