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NSA denies knowing about Heartbleed flaw for years

The agency disputes a report that it used Heartbleed to conduct surveillance

Tibco 6.0 moves outside the data center

Tibco ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks 6.0 can expose back-end applications for mobile clients outside the firewall

Rimini Street diversifies with cloud services for Workday, Salesforce.com

The move may be a hedge against a negative outcome in Oracle's intellectual-property lawsuit against Rimini

After Heartbleed: 4 OpenSSL alternatives that work

Don’t overlook URL fetching agents when fixing Heartbleed flaw on servers, researchers say

TLS clients are also vulnerable to Heartbleed memory leaking attacks, including server-side applications that fetch user-supplied URLs

Google Glass to go on sale for one day next week

Google looks to expand its pool of early users by selling prototypes of the wearable computer for $1,500

Broadband faces a fork in the road

As Google and AT&T race to provide super-fast 1-gigabit fiber networks to power users, more than a quarter of U.S. homes still have no broadband service at all

Website operators will have a hard time dealing with the Heartbleed vulnerability

Patching the vulnerable OpenSSL software is just the first step, security experts say

Facebook is trying to make its News Feed less spammy

Changes to the site's filtering algorithm will de-emphasize posts that repeatedly ask for 'likes'

Google amps up fight against malicious apps with enhanced Android security

Security enhancement continually checks Android apps for vulnerabilities that could be introduced at any time, instead of only at the time of installation

In Heartbleed’s wake, Comodo cranks out fresh SSL certificates

Comodo's chief technology officer warns it is still very early in the remediation process

FTC can sue companies hit with data breaches, court says

Agency secures major victory in legal battle with Wyndham Worldwide hotel operator

Who’s to blame for ‘catastrophic’ Heartbleed Bug?

OpenSSL flaw enables savvy attackers to eavesdrop on Web, email and some VPN communications

Thank XP: Desktop PC sales take off again in Western Europe

Enterprises are buying desktops again to get away from Windows XP, according to Gartner

The NY Times discovers the virtues of desktop Linux

In today's open source roundup: An overview of desktop Linux at the NY Times. Plus: Technology experts that don't understand Linux, and did open source cause the Heartbleed bug?

Stung by file-encrypting malware, researchers fight back

Ransomware programs such as CryptoDefense, CryptorBit, and HowDecrypt have left users enraged — and often helpless

VMware to extend Horizon beyond virtual desktop infrastructure

New version of Horizon will let administrators manage VDI and non-VDI deployments in a unified manner

Dropbox diversifies beyond storage with photos, collaboration apps

Carousel is designed for organizing photos and Project Harmony seeks to improve co-editing of Office files; Dropbox for Business also becomes available

Twitter says it dodged the horrors of Heartbleed

Users have to be careful protecting their data because the Internet vulnerability existed for years on about half a million websites

Star software designer Greg Christie leaving Apple

Apple confirms departure; iOS designer Christie's team now reports to Apple chief designer Jony Ive

6 ways the Internet of things will transform enterprise security

Even benign consumer appliances could pose a security threat to enterprises

Wendy’s makes its Oracle ERP upgrade quick and tasty

The fast food chain completed the move in six months

Dropbox for Business exits beta as storage vendor sets sights on workplaces

The enterprise version of Dropbox comes with a variety of IT controls

New Amazon toolset tracks cloud spending

Cost Explorer lets companies track what Amazon charges using pre-configured and customized reports

MongoDB 2.6 keeps pace in database speed wars

The new version of the NoSQL database offers faster performance and a new management console

Adobe patches a critical flaw in Flash Player and AIR shown at Pwn2Own contest

Adobe Systems addressed two remote code execution flaws, including one demonstrated at the Pwn2Own hacking competition last month

One user’s path to a Chromebook enterprise

Auberge Resorts exec explains the logic, tools, and issues involved in a shift to Chrome OS and Google Apps for Business

Apple details $2.2B damages claim against Samsung

Apple experts told a jury that Samsung's infringement was large and significantly hurt Apple

Microsoft Patch Tuesday bids adieu to Windows XP

In addition to the last fixes for XP, Microsoft released security updates for 11 vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, Office, and Publisher

Google envisions Glass in businesses

The company launched a program for companies and developers to promote the development of business apps for Glass

Update: Yahoo email anti-spoofing policy breaks mailing lists

Yahoo moved to a more aggressive DMARC policy that creates email delivery issues on mailing lists for yahoo.com users, email experts say

Microsoft tightens restrictions on adware on Windows PCs

Adware developers have a new set of Microsoft-imposed guidelines to follow that will make it easier for people to stop bothersome ads

Samsung sees Q1 profit decline amid market saturation

Samsung projects operating profit will be down in the second straight quarter of decline

U.S. hits H-1B cap with ‘high number’ of petitions

The final H-1B tally may exceed last year's count

Apple-Samsung jury discovers joys of subroutines, class libraries

Technical talk marked a day in court focused on the specifics behind one Apple patent

Hynix reveals world’s first 128GB DDR4 memory module

The new memory module can process up to 17GB of data per second

Low adoption rate of HSTS website security mechanism is worrying, EFF says

The advocacy group cites insufficient awareness among developers and lack of support across all browsers as the likely reasons

‘Heartbleed’ bug in OpenSSL puts encrypted communications at risk

Administrators are advised to patch and revoke old private keys in a software library used by millions of websites

Intel’s Thunderbolt 2 now allows peer-to-peer Mac connections

The feature is available through OS X Mavericks and goes beyond Target Disk Mode; support for Windows coming

China obtains patent concessions in return for approving Microsoft-Nokia deal

China has given conditional approval to Microsoft's purchase of Nokia's handset business, in return for promises on fair patent licensing

Top perks that IT professionals should ask for

The job market has rebounded and now's the time to seek career-boosting incentives

Raspberry Pi plans new modular computer for maker audience

The new Pi board with circuitry from the famous $25 PC will ship later this year and likely be priced at $30 in lots of 100 units

Seagate releases 6TB hard drive, its fastest yet

Company disses the need for helium in high-capacity drives, as used by rival Western Digital

Businesses face rising political pressure from data breaches

The data breaches like the one at Target and more recently a unit of credit bureau Experian are fueling consumer protection efforts that could impact businesses

Qualcomm adds fastest ever 64-bit Snapdragon mobile chip

Qualcomm's fastest Snapdragon 810 chip supports 4K video, LPDDR4 memory, and will be in mobile devices in the first half of next year

IT salary survey 2014: Who’s hot, who’s not

A shortage of workers with both technical and business skills has employers scrambling and (some) IT pros smiling.

Apple v. Samsung: a ‘holy war’ for $2 billion

The trial began with Apple asking for $2 billion and executives taking the court behind the scenes of iPhone development

Teradata’s QueryGrid to power multi-database analytics

Teradata version 15 adds support for 'Internet of things' standard JSON

Fifty years on, mainframer remembers ‘a fantastic time to be an engineer’

The IBM System/360 revolutionized business computing with the first set of compatible, scalable systems

Which Linux Mint apps can replace Windows XP software?

In today's open source roundup: How to replace Windows XP applications with Linux Mint alternatives. Plus: Wine and Linux gaming, and why GNOME 3.12 won't be in Ubuntu 14.04