MEEZA, a Qatar Foundation joint venture, was founded as recently as in 2008 in Qatar but is rapidly building up …
Microsoft IE 8 shines in Web browser security test
Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 rated tops among five browsers tested by NSS Labs for effectiveness in protecting against malware and …
IBM scientists build computer chips from DNA
Scientists at IBM are experimenting with using DNA molecules as a way to create tiny circuits that could form the …
Microsoft to dump Mac Office's Entourage in 2010
Microsoft Corp. promised that it will replace the often-hated Entourage e-mail client in its Office for the Mac suite with …
Twitter down on Saturday, external apps to be affected
Twitter experienced “unexpected” downtime on Saturday, and in order to recover from the problem the company will have to implement …
Enterprise cloud use on agenda for new Open Group committee
The Open Group is forming a new cloud computing committee that brings vendors and end-user organizations together to develop a …
NetApp goes native with Fibre Channel over Ethernet
NetApp Inc. announced it will be using QLogic Corp.'s converged network adapter (CNA) in its storage arrays and virtualization appliances …
IBM aims System z at specific workloads
IBM is trying to shore up flagging sales of its System z mainframe with a set of hardware, software and …
IE8 whips rivals in blocking malware sites
Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer 8 again trounced rival browsers in a test of their malware-blocking abilities, catching 81% of attack-code-infected …
Flash prices won't support investments, SanDisk chief says
If current pricing trends for flash storage continue, consumers will be able to buy a 250G byte SSD (solid-state disk) …
Virtual Privacy
VPNs based on Multi-protocol Label Switching are an innovative way to connect network resources. Because MPLS VPNs are rapidly deployable …
Flash prices won't support investments, SanDisk chief says
If current pricing trends for flash storage continue, consumers will be able to buy a 250G byte SSD (solid-state disk) …
Twitter withstands second DDoS attack in a week
Less than a week after Twitter was shuttered by a highly publicized distributed denial-of-service attack, the microblogging site was hit …
Nine data storage companies to watch
Building a data storage start-up in this economy is quite a challenge, but there is room for innovation in an …
Infor appointsTektiv? as reseller partner
Infor today announced it has signed a Channel Reseller agreement with Tektivé, following a recent Middle East partner recruitment campaign. …
VMware buys SpringSource in cloud move
A move intended to capitalize on the budding cloud application deployment trend will unite virtualization vendor VMware with Java framework …
Nortel CEO Zafirovski steps down
Nortel Networks CEO Mike Zafirovski stepped down, having failed to revitalize the bankrupt telecommunications company after a mid-decade accounting scandal …
Google has little to fear from Microsoft-Yahoo deal
Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. hope that the consummation of their long-anticipated online search agreement late last month will give …
VC industry hasn't hit bottom yet, says longtime VC
It may seem like the worst of times for tech companies trying to secure investments from venture capital firms, but …
Microsoft boosts Windows 7 graphics with hardware
Microsoft is trying to improve the visuals in Windows 7 by working with hardware makers on a software interface that …