Big data telco platform prototype analyses one million live messages a second, bridges the best of IT and telco technologies.
Google will build another six solar power plants in the U.S.
Google has announced plans to continue its rollout of solar energy plants in the U.S. with an $80million investment for six new facilities; its second largest to date.
Microsoft declares war on cybercrime with new investigative facility
Microsoft is opening a landmark 16,800-square foot (1,560m sq) Cybercrime Centre on its Redmond campus to act as an HQ and anchor point for a network of satellite offices that will collect evidence on malware from every continent, the firm has announced.
Nation-state likely behind attack on IE zero-day flaw
The website of a U.S. organization specializing in national and international security policy was compromised with malware that targeted a previously unknown vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
SIM: IT leaders’ main concerns not in-sync with those of employers
IT professionals have plenty of reasons to be thankful these days: rising budgets, salaries and job tenures among them. But when it comes to IT management and spending priorities, they often don’t see eye-to-eye with their organisations.
AMD’s Kaveri chips to reach laptops, desktops in January
Advanced Micro Devices aims to bring console-style graphics to PCs with its chips code-named Kaveri, which will become available in desktops and laptops starting early next year.
Banking malware infections rise to highest level since 2002
Malicious software aimed at stealing online banking credentials surged in the third quarter of this year to a level not seen since 2002, according to a new report from Trend Micro.
Researchers reveal IE zero-days after hackers set ‘watering hole’ traps
Security researchers have uncovered two unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (IE) which have been exploited by attackers in an unusual “watering hole” campaign launched from a U.S.-based website that specialises in domestic and international security policy.
Etisalat expands in West Africa with Vivendi’s Maroc Telecom stake
Emirates-based Etisalat is set to expand its share in the highly competitive West African telecom market with its takeover of Vivendi’s 53 percent stake in Maroc Telecom.
Bitcoin ‘bank’ loses $1.3 million after mysterious hacking attack
The teen owner of an Australian ‘bank’ that reported the theft of 4,100 Bitcoins (BTC), now worth $1.4 million Australian dollars, has denied accusations that their loss was some kind of inside job.
Researchers find way to increase range of wireless frequencies in smartphones
Researchers have found a new way to tune the radio frequency in smartphones and other wireless devices that promises to reduce costs and improve performance of semiconductors used in defense, satellite and commercial communications.
Demand for data experts to double by 2017, say analysts SAS
The demand for big data experts in large companies is expected to more than double by 2017 to 69,000, according to a study sponsored by data analytics specialists SAS.
Windows XP may axe antivirus updates for Security Essentials after April 2014
Microsoft might stop updating Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) antivirus software on systems running Windows XP after next April’s support cut-off, the company has suggested.
New supercomputer uses SSDs as alternative to DRAM, hard drives
A new supercomputer being deployed this month in the U.S. is using solid-state drive storage as an alternative to DRAM and hard drives, which could help speed up internal data transfers.
HP porting venerable Nonstop server platform to x86
Hewlett-Packard has announced a multi-year effort to port its Nonstop server systems, used by banks, telcos and other businesses that need maximum reliability, from Intel’s Itanium architecture to x86.
Twitter increases top-end share price to $25 as IBM alleges copyright violations
Twitter on Monday increased the price of shares in its initial public offering to a range of US$23 to $25 per share and also revealed that IBM has claimed the company has infringed on several patents.
Watchguard launches cloud-ready network security visibility
WatchGuard Technologies has announced a zero-install, public and private cloud-ready network security visibility solution.
Linux 4.0 may have only bug fixes, no new features
Linux operating system creator Linus Torvalds has proposed that Linux 4.0, an upcoming release of the open-source software, should be dedicated to stability and bug fixing.
Big data filtering key for Dell
Dell has used Powering The Cloud’s 10th anniversary trade show in Frankfurt to emphasise the importance of efficiently managing big data.
HP’s department merger aims to ‘revolutionise’ storage industry
HP’s policy of ‘Converged Infrastructure’ aims to combine the departments of servers, storage and networking into one arm of the business.