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Parallels CTO: Linux container security is not the problem

James Bottomley of Parallels, a key contributor to containerization on Linux, pushes back on security claims and other criticisms

Twitter, IBM form partnership around analytic apps

Industry-specific products and tie-ins to IBM's cloud development platform are just some of the companies' plans

Windows 10 (finally) sets conventions for multiple-finger gestures

Microsoft demos several new trackpad gestures with interesting implications for Windows — a long overdue effort that Apple achieved years ago

Dropbox finds its way into HP, Acer PCs and tablets

The cloud storage company is pursuing partnerships to grow its already massive user base

Microsoft slates Office 16 for second half of 2015

Previous speculation about the next version of Office had focused on the first half of 2015, perhaps as early as April

Google shakeup puts Sundar Pichai in charge of … almost everything

Larry Page looks to invigorate the aging company, putting Pichai largely in control

Office 365 is getting management features for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone

Microsoft hopes to show it's serious about mobile device and app management

FTC: AT&T promised unlimited data, but throttled mobile customers

Mobile customers who exceeded a monthly data cap had their connections slowed by as much as 90 percent, the agency says

Windows 7 isn’t going away, but it’ll cost more

If you heard that OEMs like Lenovo, Dell, and HP will stop selling Windows 7 machines at the end of the week, you heard wrong

Meteor JavaScript reaches 1.0 milestone

The open source JavaScript framework is geared for faster development of Web and mobile apps

IBM sends Cognos, SPSS to the cloud

IBM continues to migrate its portfolio of enterprise software to the cloud

Mobile dev divide could be red flag for IT

Developers and execs can't agree on the direction for enterprise mobile dev, with huge implications for IT departments

HTML5 finally reaches official status

W3C endorses the Web development specification as an official standard

EMC snaps up three startups to help build hybrid clouds

The company is acquiring Maginatics, Spanning, and Cloudscaling

NetApp’s hybrid cloud is all about storage, not compute

With its new hybrid cloud, NetApp creates a data fabric that interoperates with Amazon and other vendors

NoSQL takes the database market by storm

NoSQL is a small but increasingly important segment of the database market, and it’s giving SQL database vendors and users a scare

Here’s why Rite Aid and CVS turned off Apple Pay

Retailers in the MCX consortium don’t want to pay credit card company fees on each purchase

Microsoft gives Office 365 customers unlimited OneDrive storage

The decision applies to both consumer and business editions of the Office 365 cloud suite

Microsoft opens Office 365 to programmers

Microsoft announces updates to Office 365, Azure, and Intune at TechEd Europe

Hadoop’s growth opens up demand for data migration tools

Hadoop's success has created growing demand for out-of-the-box data migration solutions

Next up for Node.js: Going mobile

Amid talk of a fork, Node.js maintainer Burt Belder hatches an ambitious plan

Eclipse shines light on cloud-based app dev

IBM’s new data tools are low-maintenance, Watson-powered

IBM's data-related services — dashDB, DataWorks, Cloudant Local, and Watson Analytics — aim to be easier and more intuitive

Suse Linux Enterprise 12 goes light on Docker, heavy on reliability

Update to Suse's Linux distribution for enterprises emphasizes reliability and support over bleeding-edge tech

Suse enterprise Linux can take your system back in time

Rollback feature will be handy when configuration changes don't go well

Eclipse shines light on cloud-based app dev

Eclipse Cloud Development initiative looks to host browser-based development tools in the cloud

Tor Project flags Russian ‘exit node’ server delivering malware

The server used a technique to append malware to legitimate code

For big raises in IT, look to mobile, security, big data

More women will enter the technology workforce in the coming years as they use IT jobs to land business positions, a report said

Hadoop’s growth opens up demand for data migration tools

As more companies adopt Hadoop, they need help getting their data onto the platform — and a new field is born

Next up for Node.js: Going mobile

A key developer wants to expand the horizons of the server-side JavaScript platform and bring it to all devices

New material could lead to longer-lasting batteries

Researchers have stabilized the higher-density lithium-air batteries with new material

Azure, Office 365 drive Microsoft revenues, while mobile lags

Microsoft reported solid Q1 gains with Azure and Office 365, but the payoff from its mobile efforts may still be a long way off

Apple hands 8 execs stock awards worth up to $27M

Execs under CEO Tim Cook receive uniform stock grants, part of Apple's 'internal equity' compensation philosophy

Google teams with Oxford on artificial intelligence

AI technology could be a boost to Google search, robotics, Maps, and Google+

Cyber espionage group launches sophisticated phishing attacks against Outlook Web App users

Pawn Storm attacks target military agencies, embassies, defense contractors, and media organizations, Trend Micro says

Microsoft Q1 sales jump, but Nokia drags down earnings

The company exceeded Wall Street expectations for both sales and earnings in the first quarter of fiscal 2015

Nginx has big plans for JavaScript

The company plans to let you use JavaScript as an application language in its eponymous Web server

Clueless FBI sabotages its own anti-encryption campaign

FBI Director Comey says smartphone encryption puts law enforcement in peril. Too bad he doesn't seem to understand technology

Ubuntu Unicorn horns in on CoreOS territory

Ubuntu 14.10's emphasis on containers and orchestration sets it on a collision course with the Docker-powered CoreOS

Devops, agile development cut through federal agency’s red tape

It took four years to transform the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to a more agile approach, and devops provided the key

Devops, agile development cut through federal agency’s red tape

Scrum, waterfall approaches, paired with Jenkins, Git, Chef tools as well as Java and Spring add up to higher efficiency and better tech management

HP gives Moonshot server its first Xeon chip

The Moonshot ProLiant m710 uses a novel design to reduce energy and space requirements

Debian community splits over systemd, but fork still unlikely

Unix admins threaten to fork Debian if systemd makes it into the next version of the Linux distribution

Windows 10 build 9860 gets two rapid-fire patches, KB 3008956 and KB 3010668

Microsoft is advising users to install the updates to fix problems with missing text and a power/sleep issue

Apple to stop SSL 3.0 support for push notifications next week

Apple is one of many companies moving to shut down the vulnerable encryption protocol for good

Windows 10 to get two-factor authentication built-in

The new OS will feature enhancements in areas like identity protection, data security, and malware resistance

Amazon’s Directory Service isn’t an Azure killer yet

Amazon's new directory services offering guns for Azure Active Directory users, but it works best with other Amazon IT replacements

ECMAScript 6 returns JavaScript to original intent

The committee behind ECMAScript wants a quicker release schedule to keep up with the pace of Web innovation

Google rethinks webmail with Inbox, raising questions about Gmail’s future

The new app is built from the ground up to deal with email overload

Software developer shortage transcends international boundaries

The need for qualified software developers is going global, making STEM education an international priority