Industry

Broadcom hopes to boost OpenFlow with new spec, software

Broadcom and Big Switch Networks are demonstrating technology that aims to improve the performance of OpenFlow switches

Red Hat polishes business process management suite

Red Hat BPM Suite 6 has a new UI from the company's 2012 Polymita acquisition and major new functionality to appeal to the enterprise market

Microsoft takes Dynamics ERP upmarket with Azure support, new services

Microsoft is also now ready to go head-to-head with Salesforce.com in the CRM market, analyst says

When tech titans join forces: The verdict on 6 big mergers

Some things go together like peanut butter and jelly. Others are more like peanut butter and motor oil. The joining of tech titans is no different

Open source challenges a proprietary Internet of things

The only limit to the Internet of things isn't imagination or technology. It's interoperability. And the Linux Foundation thinks that's an issue it can help fix

Sprint accused of overcharging US for spying assistance

Sprint is being sued in a federal court for allegedly overcharging law enforcement agencies by over 50 percent

MICROSOFT’s C-suite shuffle — FACEBOOK’s drone-delivered Wi-Fi — Chicago taxis ditch CREDIT CARDS — DISH going Internet TV — TWITTER’s vintage log-cabin offices

Windows 8.1 ‘Spring Update’ hits RTM, should leak soon

Pirate site Wzor says Microsoft has signed off on the latest version of Windows; official distribution set for early April

Salesforce.com to add three data centers in Europe

Strong revenue growth in Europe has prompted the investment -- not NSA jitters, a spokesman says

Meetup site down after hacker sought to extort $300 from CEO

A series of DDoS attacks following an unmet extortion demand have crippled the site and its mobile apps