Icahn on Monday urged Dell’s board not to support the proposed shareholder vote change as it could disenfranchise voters.
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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 3584
Apple tech guru no longer part of senior exec team
Apple’s respected technology chief, Bob Mansfield is no longer part of the company’s executive leadership team, though he remains at Apple “working on special projects” for CEO Tim Cook.
Opponents of NSA surveillance aren't giving up after House vote
Privacy and digital rights groups have dug in for a longer fight against massive surveillance programmes at the US National Security Agency.
RSA president leaving to take cloud job at parent EMC
RSA President Tom Heiser is transferring from the security company to its parent company EMC to focus on cloud computing initiatives, according to an internal communication sent from the company on Monday.
KPMG: China and the US to drive tech breakthroughs in next 4 years
China and the US are the top two countries with the greatest potential to drive technology breakthroughs and likely to have a global impact in the next four years, said KPMG that released results of a survey recently.
Flash breakthrough promises faster storage, terabytes of memory
In the ongoing quest for faster access to data, Diablo Technologies has taken what could be a significant next step.
Small businesses turning to Facebook and LinkedIn for social media branding
Facebook took second place, as expected, with 35 percent adoption from small businesses. Surprisingly, LinkedIn was close behind, with 33 percent adoption.
Even as smartphone market explodes, it remains an Android-iOS world
Taking a look at IDC’s smartphone numbers, one thing is clear – success currently comes to those making iPhones and Android devices.
Why Internet Explorer 11 is the right browser for business
On Sunday, Microsoft released a Developer Preview version of IE 11 for Windows 7. Newer doesn’t always equal better, but IE 11 has some power under the hood that business users will benefit from.
Google Play store inundated with scam apps, Symantec says
A steady stream of questionable applications is flowing daily into Google’s Play store for Android devices, according to security vendor Symantec.