Oracle and Microsoft have announced a partnership that will see Oracle’s database, application server, Java programming language and other products find a home inside Microsoft’s Azure cloud service.
Gartner offers more data on PC decline and tablet surge
Gartner today projected that the overall decline in shipments of desktop and laptop PC’s will be 10.6 percent in 2013, while tablet shipments will grow by 67.9 percent.
US inventor of DRAM tech honoured with Japan award
A U.S. researcher at IBM who invented the basic building block of the modern DRAM has been honoured with a prestigious Japanese award and a $500,000 prize.
Alcatel-Lucent’s specialist move symbolic of changed market dynamics: Ovum
Alcatel-Lucent’s strategic shift from telecom network equipment provider (NEP) to IP networking and ultra-broadband access specialist is indicative of the high speed at which market dynamics have changed, according to Ovum.
Wi-Fi’s fast 802.11ac standard may pay off big in mobile
The emerging IEEE 802.11ac wireless LAN standard will be able to deliver faster connections wherever it’s used, but the biggest benefit may come at public hotspots – eventually.
Oracle, Microsoft to announce new partnership Monday
Microsoft and Oracle are set to reveal details of a new partnership on Monday, one of a “startling series” of announcements Oracle CEO Larry Ellison promised this week around the Oracle Database 12c.
Google and Red Hat collaborate on App Engine in private clouds
Google is hoping to appease developers that want better portability for their hosted apps by working with Red Hat on running App Engine in private clouds.
Social media adds spice to financial services, say banks
Social media can make financial institutions seem less dull and better engage customers, according to officials on a panel at the AB+F Retail Financial Services Forum.
Gartner to businesses: Get ready for broad deployment of Windows 8.1
Gartner is giving the thumbs up to Windows 8.1, crediting the operating system refresh with overcoming the major downsides of Windows 8.
Oracle’s Ellison spills beans on upcoming SAP HANA competitor and Database 12c plans
Oracle hasn’t even officially released its 12c database yet, but CEO Larry Ellison has already revealed plans for the version that will follow, 12.1c, which apparently will be Oracle’s most direct response yet to SAP’s HANA in-memory platform.