Oracle’s long-awaited, next-generation 12c database will likely be released within weeks or possibly even days, the IDG News Service has …
Will BlackBerry 10 save RIM?
The new BlackBerry marketing theme could well be, “Not dead yet”, as the world prepares to hear about two new …
Firewalls in the cloud era
Wieland Alge, Vice-President and General Manager EMEA, Barracuda Networks, explains how firewalls improve the cloud while the cloud improves them. …
Cloud, mobile and BI skills to lead technology hiring in 2013
IT hiring in 2013 will focus on jobs involving cloud computing, mobile technology and business intelligence, said staffing professionals. But …
Ditching restrictions
File sharing is a critical, sensitive and valuable task for companies in all verticals. It’s costly, involves patching, management, and …
Out of this world
Back in the city where it all began, Michael Dell walked out at the Austin Convention Centre in Texas last …
Cloud service partnerships to boom in 2013
Cloud service providers will seek out partnerships to offer a wider breadth of services that customers are increasingly demanding, a new report …
Samsung says profit likely doubled on phone, chip sales
Samsung Electronics said its operating profit nearly doubled in the fourth quarter, on strong sales of high-end smartphones and the …
SaaS in 2013: Companies and trends to watch
As 2013 begins, the SaaS (software as a service) market is set to heat up even more, as well as …
ITC judge rules against Motorola in Apple dispute
An administrative law judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled that Apple did not violate a Motorola Mobility …
Spain sailing
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in this industry, and I hope there is at least one thing, it’s that you shouldn’t get over excited about seeing a busy month come to an end
Celebrating innovation
SAP is a big company, so it goes without saying that it should present itself in a big way. Sapphire …
WCIT treaty keeps content out
The final treaty of the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai includes a new provision that the treaty does …
The 8 best laptops and Ultrabooks available today
Have you picked up your laptop lately? If it’s getting long in the tooth, it’s probably as heavy as it …
The scariest software project horror stories of 2012
Sure, plenty of enterprise software projects go just fine and end up giving customers all the things vendors promise: lower …
Facebook sued over App Center data sharing
German consumer organisations are suing Facebook because the social network keeps sharing personal data with third-party app makers without getting …
Researchers show proof-of-concept Microsoft ERP hack
Security researchers have presented proof-of-concept code capable of accessing the database driving a Microsoft ERP system and then diverting …
IBM closes $1.3B Kenexa acquisition
IBM has closed its US$1.3 billion acquisition of Kenexa, intended to boost IBM’s enterprise social collaboration offerings with Kenexa’s cloud-based …
HP reveals new information optimisation solutions
HP today announced new and enhanced information optimisation solutions that help enterprises manage, understand and act upon the variety, velocity …
AMD targeting cloud with new Opteron processors
To break its slump in the server market, Advanced Micro Devices is embarking on an aggressive strategy that calls for …