Sony expects its net loss for the fiscal year ending March 31 will be more than double what it forecast …
NEC launches software to find video clips in large archives
NEC has begun sales of new software to quickly find video clips in large archives, which is well-suited for finding …
IBM aiming to provide womb-to-tomb app development support
IBM is trying to replicate the success it’s had with WebSphere in the mobile market. With the acquisition of Green …
Microsoft retires Vista, Office 2007 from mainstream support this week
Microsoft will shift Windows Vista and Office 2007 into what it calls extended support over the next two days. Vista, …
Red Hat announces beta availability of Storage 2.0
A beta version of Red Hat Storage 2.0 was announced Monday by the Massachusetts-based open-source software company. The product — …
AOL to sell patents to Microsoft in over $1b deal
AOL has entered into a definitive agreement to sell over 800 of its patents and their related patent applications to …
Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion
Facebook is buying Instagram, a popular mobile photo-sharing app, for $1 billion in cash and stock. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s co-founder …
10 most powerful IaaS companies
The 10 most powerful IaaS companies, assembled by Network World with help from analysts at Cloud Technology Partners, Current Analysis, …
Two thirds of firms have no proper mobility strategy – report
Almost two-thirds of firms have no enterprise-wide mobility strategy, despite the widespread prevalence of staff unofficially using their own devices, …
Sony to cut 10,000 jobs: report
Sony will cut 10,000 jobs globally, or about 6% of its workforce, this year as part of a restructuring plan …
Amazon releases staggering storage figures
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has outlined the rapid growth of its Simple Storage Service (S3), which it says now holds …
Startup YouDazzle combines social collaboration, cloud storage
There are plenty of collaboration software tools on the market, and a growing number of cloud storage options for businesses …
UDID alternatives mooted for mobile ad tracking after Apple rejects apps
With Apple seemingly blocking apps that access UDID (unique device identifier) data from the App Store, developers and mobile advertising firms are …
Oracle CSO slates PCI rules
Oracle chief security officer Mary Ann Davidson has called on vendors of payment application software to join her company in …