China has produced a supercomputer capable of 54.9 petaflops, more than twice the speed of any system in the U.S., …
McAfee sees surge in spam, Koobface samples, MBR attacks
The first three months of 2013 have seen a surge in spam volume, as well as large numbers of samples …
LTE and smartphones drive mobile traffic, says Ericsson
The spread of smartphones, powered by fast 3G and LTE networks used to watch ever more video content, are pushing …
Software AG buys alfabet AG for IT portfolio management software
Software AG has signed a deal to acquire IT portfolio management software vendor alfabet AG, and plans to combine the …
Cisco not looking to kill Microsoft/Skype deal, says Chambers
Cisco doesn’t want to kill Microsoft’s marriage to Skype – it just wants a dowry. Cisco CEO John Chambers told CNBC this week that …
Take Silver Lake’s money and run, Dell advises shareholders
Dell has written to shareholders they are better off accepting a bid from Michael Dell and Silver Lake to acquire …
Oracle reveals plans for Java security improvements
Oracle plans to make changes to strengthen the security of Java, including fixing its certificate revocation checking feature, preventing unsigned …
Largest ever DDoS attack directed at financial firm, Prolexic reports
DDoS attackers attempted to bring down an unnamed financial services firm earlier this week using one of the largest traffic …
Microsoft CIO Tony Scott has left the company
Microsoft CIO Tony Scott has left the company after five years. Word of his departure leaked out over the weekend. …
LinkedIn finally joins two-factor authentication club
If you’re worried that a disgruntled former coworker will hack your LinkedIn account and add embarrassing details to your resume, …