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AT&T and Box to pave secure path to cloud content via VPN

Service extends AT&T's NetBond technology to Box and works in conjunction with the carrier's Toggle software

Dell brings Google’s Chrome OS to desktops

Dell will ship the $179 Chromebox and $999 Chromebox for Meetings this month

Hackers exploit critical vulnerability in popular WordPress theme component

WordPress admins should check if their sites use the Slider Revolution plug-in and update it immediately, researchers said

Cisco retools UCS server line

New modular and mini versions from Cisco scale from huge deployments down to fewer than 15 servers

FCC’s Wheeler: U.S. needs more high-speed broadband competition

The agency will focus on a new broadband competition agenda, its chairman says

How a Linux system administrator evolves from beginner to advanced professional

In today's open source roundup: Each stage of the evolution of a Linux system adminstrator. Plus: The different types of Linux users based on their preferred distribution, and Borderlands 2 coming to Linux

Apple demands damages after court denies sales ban on Samsung products

Apple is looking for at least $6.46 per Samsung product that infringes on three patents

Salesforce.com sees wearables catching on with customers, partners

Wearable apps aimed at business use will be a big part of Salesforce.com's upcoming Dreamforce conference

Data shows Home Depot breach could be largest ever

The breach occurred at nearly all of Home Depot's 2200 U.S. stores

Box extends its enterprise playbook, but users are still at the center

At today's BoxWorks event, CEO Aaron Levie took the stage to make a bunch of announcements for his cloud storage company

Samsung banks on super-resolution screens for Galaxy Note 4, Note Edge

Note Edge users can access features on the device's curved screen

Teradata continues big data buying spree, scoops up Think Big Analytics

The acquisition gives Teradata's consulting arm an injection of Hadoop and NoSQL know-how

Microsoft’s StorSimple: A first look at the 8000 series

These arrays add a cloud tier to the traditional approach, but the high price tag and Azure-only feature set could be deal-breakers

Programmers could get REPL in official Java

Featured in Lisp programming, REPL expressions cut compilation overhead in looping operations

IE users in no rush to discard old versions despite Microsoft’s support-stoppage mandate

Nearly 70 percent of current IE users must upgrade to a newer IE — or switch browsers — in the next 16 months, before support will end

Samsung acquires cloud printing company PrinterOn

The acquisition aims to boost Samsung's business-to-business mobile offerings

Latest Firefox version adds protection against rogue SSL certificates

Firefox 32 has implemented a feature known as certificate key pinning

Industry groups: FCC shouldn’t overturn state laws against municipal broadband

Broadband providers call on the FCC to leave state laws alone

Home Depot investigates payment data breach

The retailer is working with law enforcement and banking partners

Why Google just rebranded Google Enterprise to Google at Work

The change reflects a shift from centralization to BYOD in how companies buy IT products

GitHub’s new CEO: We’re serious about the enterprise

GitHub brought social coding to the masses, now it hopes to bring it to the enterprise

AMD’s new eight-core FX chips based on aging Piledriver architecture

AMD aims new eight-core FX chips at PCs from under $1,000 to $1,500

Windows 8’s uptake climbs but still trails Vista’s

Windows 8 moved into a forward gear last month for the first time since May, but the OS trailed Windows Vista's tempo of six years ago

Apple will keep pushing for a sales ban on Samsung products

Apple will appeal an order that denied the ban

Reconnaissance code on industrial software site points to watering hole attack

Attackers are using a sophisticated Web-based tool to gather information on potential targets, researchers from AlienVault said

iOS 8: The 4 biggest opportunities (and challenges) for developers

iOS8 could be in the hands of users soon. Here are the top four new capabilities and the challenges they present

Big Java news in late summer 2014

String deduplication and Java modularity spark new interest as JavaOne nears

Appeals court denies Oracle request to restore $1.3 billion judgment against SAP

SAP is very pleased with the court's action, a spokesman says

Intel amps up desktop performance with its first 8-core PC chip

The Core i7 chip is aimed at gaming and high-performance desktops

Mozilla tackles the browser memory conundrum

New JavaScript garbage collector will manage native-code DOM objects in Firefox browsers

Mozilla presses forward with new revenue plan, debuts ads in Firefox preview

Mozilla has added small ads to the new tab page of Firefox's roughest-edged Nightly build

CryptoWall held over half a million computers hostage, encrypted 5 billion files

The cyber criminals behind this dangerous ransomware program have received $1 million so far, researchers from Dell SecureWorks said

Should Microsoft kill Windows Phone?

The company is backing away from Android and doubling down on its own smartphone OS just when the smart move seems to be to surrender

Hillary Clinton: ‘Our technology companies are not part of our government’

U.S. companies are being unfairly tarred for perceived cooperation with the government, she said

Microsoft unifies OneDrive consumer and workplace versions on Android app

The company says this is the first step to unify OneDrive and OneDrive for Business

The star of JavaOne is … JavaScript?

SAP, a devices company? Maybe, maybe not

SAP's patent application for a foldable device is more likely a competitive hedge than the precursor to a hardware play, one analyst says

IBM Watson now answers your questions before you ask

Watson Discovery Advisor has been upgraded to seek out hidden relations in data

Amazon’s file sharing service Zocalo now generally available

The service costs $5 per month after a free 30-day trial

Microsoft rolls out DLP to SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business

Office 365 already offered data loss prevention capabilities for its email tools

How Red Hat can catch the developer train

Developers love open source. So why don't they love the open source leader?

Chrome sings ‘When I’m 64’ on Windows

Google promotes 64-bit browser to polished, 'Stable' channel; trumpets faster speed, better stability

Microsoft frees Visual Studio Online for occasional contributors

The company made the move because enterprise software projects now involve more line-of-business participants

Widespread Time Warner Cable outage disrupts Internet service

The disruption affected more than 11 million residential customers

Dropbox offers 1TB Pro plan for $9.99

The new Dropbox for Business plan does away with previous options maxing out at 500GB

Salesforce renames and revamps Communities service

Formerly called Salesforce Communities, it has been renamed Salesforce1 Community Cloud and enhanced in several ways

Server sales have turned a corner, IDC says

Intel's Grantley Xeon chip and the end of support for Windows Server 2003 should keep server makers busy for a while

EMC gives VMware admins the reins to replication and recovery

RecoveryPoint for VMs is all software and will work with any type of storage, EMC says

VMware extends virtual workspaces to mobile devices

The VMware Workspace Suite combines the AirWatch mobile management software with the Horizon virtual desktop portal

Surface Pro 3 not overheating but needs a software fix, Microsoft says

An update will be released soon that will fix a problem that causes a temperature gauge to be displayed when rebooting