Hewlett Packard Enterprise is buying SGI in a $275 million deal that it hopes will give it a major boost in big-data analytics and high-performance computing.
Samsung both denies and admits mobile payment vulnerability
Samsung said that reports of a vulnerability in Samsung Pay mobile payments were “simply not true” – but also admitted that token skimming was, in fact, possible but difficult enough that the potential risk was acceptable.
Information security spending to reach $81.6 billion
Worldwide spending on information security products and services will reach $81.6 billion in 2016, an increase of 7.9 percent over 2015, according to the latest forecast from Gartner.
Microsoft patches 27 flaws in Windows, Office, IE, and Edge
Microsoft has released a batch of security patches, fixing 27 vulnerabilities in Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, and its new Edge browser.
Intel snaps up Nervana
Intel is buying deep-learning start-up Nervana Systems, in a deal that could help it make up for lost ground in the increasingly hot area of artificial intelligence.
Fortinet secures two NSS rating recommendations
Fortinet has earned NSS recommendations for two of their sandboxing solutions; the FortiSandbox 3000D appliance, and the FortiSandbox Cloud service.
Google acquires Orbitera
Google has acquired Orbitera, a start-up that aims to make it easier for software vendors to sell cloud-based products to businesses.
Banque Saudi Fransi partners with Kaspersky Lab
Banque Saudi Fransi has partnered with Kaspersky Lab to provide better protection to their online and mobile banking users and to raise the level of security awareness among its clients.
Synology announces Router RT1900ac in the UAE
Synology has unveiled the Synology Router RT1900ac – a high-speed wireless router featuring robust connectivity for homes and offices.
Cisco unveils new data centre technology
Cisco has announced data centre technology innovations in three key areas: networking, hyperconverged infrastructure, and hybrid cloud orchestration, which aim to enable application-centric hybrid cloud deployments.