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Salesforce.com says developer base almost doubled in a year

The new Salesforce1 platform could spark even more rapid adoption, according to a Salesforce.com exec

Cloud Computing PaaS Web Development

Nov 21, 2013 3 mins

Microsoft to deliver Office 2013 SP1 in early ’14

The late February update will sync 'perpetual license' version with Office 365 changes, new features

Small and Medium Business Software Development

Nov 20, 2013 4 mins

Qualcomm wants to bring ‘brains’ to smartphones, tablets

Qualcomm's new Zeroth chip is designed to mimic the human brain

New OpenSuse embraces 64-bit ARM

Newly released OpenSuse 13.1 distribution comes with the latest version of OpenStack

Open Source Software Development Technology Industry

Nov 20, 2013 2 mins

Linus’ father confirms NSA attempt at backdoor in Linux

Today in Open Source: The NSA wanted a backdoor into Linux. Plus: openSUSE 13.1 review, and Mir won't be in Ubuntu 14.04

Nov 20, 2013 2 mins

Despite feds’ efforts, fake Windows tech support calls continue to plague PC owners

A year after an FTC crackdown, scammers persist in trying to dupe PC owners into providing credit card information and buying malware

Nov 20, 2013 5 mins

Cybercrime Phishing

GitHub bans weak passwords after brute-force attack results in compromised accounts

Some GitHub accounts have had their passwords, access tokens, and SSH keys reset

Access Control Authentication Encryption

Data centers play fast and loose with reliability credentials

The Uptime Institute says some data centers are getting creative with their reliability claims

By James Niccolai

Nov 20, 2013 6 mins

Careers Technology Industry

In role reversal, Ballmer stays composed, Gates chokes up, in shareholder meeting

It was another farewell appearance for Ballmer, who will retire as CEO at some point in the next nine months or so

By Juan Carlos Perez

Nov 20, 2013 6 mins

Yahoo CEO Mayer talks mobile strategy, design approach

Marissa Mayer appeared with Salesforce.com's Marc Benioff at the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco

Small and Medium Business Technology Industry Web Development

Nov 20, 2013 4 mins

Cray brings Hadoop to supercomputing

Cray has released a package designed to allow XC30 users to easily deploy Hadoop

Data Management High-Performance Computing Open Source

Get ready for the ‘Internet of customers,’ Salesforce.com CEO Benioff says

Salesforce.com is positioning its new Salesforce1 platform as a means for companies to closely engage with their customers

PaaS Software Development Web Development

Verizon rolls out certificate services for ‘Internet of things’

The cloud-based service will provide digital certificates that can be used to verify and authenticate machine identities

By Ellen Messmer

Nov 19, 2013 2 mins

Security

Google strengthens its SSL configuration against possible attacks

The company completed its planned switch to SSL certificates with 2048-bit keys ahead of schedule

Encryption Technology Industry

Nov 19, 2013 5 mins

openSUSE 13.1 released

Today in Open Source: Download openSUSE 13.1. Plus: A screenshot tour of Linux Mint 16 RC, and Google Drive for Linux

Nov 19, 2013 3 mins

Ubuntu Linux server with ARM processor rolled out by Boston Limited

The Viridis Microserver will run on low-power ARM Cortex-A15 processors and is certified to run Ubuntu Linux 13.10

Operating Systems Software Development Technology Industry

Nov 19, 2013 3 mins

Intel rushes to exascale with redesigned supercomputing chip

Intel's Xeon Phi chip will have memory and throughput improvements

High-Performance Computing Technology Industry

Nokia shareholders approve sale of smartphones to Microsoft

Once Microsoft has taken control, it has a huge number of decisions to make, analyst says

By Mikael Ricknäs

Nov 19, 2013 2 mins

Nokia Technology Industry

US agencies coming around cautiously to seeing benefits in virtual currencies

Virtual currencies like bitcoin are still associated by law enforcement agencies largely with illicit activity

By John Ribeiro

Security Technology Industry

Mozilla ushers in new Firefox UI

Company debuts 'Australis,' its first major browser revamp in three years

Hackers actively exploiting JBoss vulnerability to compromise servers

Hackers exploit exposed JBoss management interfaces and invokers to install Web shells on servers, researchers say

Careers Hacking Technology Industry

Salesforce.com and HP to offer ‘Superpod’ for large enterprises

HP's Converged Infrastructure will provide dedicated instances in Salesforce.com's cloud to customers who want them

Nov 19, 2013 3 mins

SaaS Technology Industry

Does Linux Mint need better security?

Today in Open Source: Does Linux Mint have a security problem? Or has the media made a mountain out of a molehill?

Nov 18, 2013 2 mins

Privacy Technology Industry

Google to pay $17 million to states in Apple cookies case

State attorneys general accused the company of circumventing cookie-blocking defaults in the Safari browser

By Grant Gross

Nov 18, 2013 2 mins

Hackers actively exploiting JBoss vulnerability to compromise servers

Hackers exploit exposed JBoss management interfaces and invokers to install Web shells on servers

Access Control Intrusion Detection Software Technology Industry

HP: 90 percent of Apple iOS mobile apps show security vulnerabilities

Testing of more than 2,000 mobile apps developed by corporations reveals serious flaws

By Ellen Messmer

Application Security Careers Technology Industry

IBM supercharges Power servers with graphics chips

IBM will support Nvidia GPUs in its Power servers, mainframes, and supercomputers starting next year

Professors warn that US grads could face competition from H-1B workers

H-1B workers, many under 30 and getting entry-level work, will compete directly with new grads if the federal cap on visas rise

By Patrick Thibodeau

Careers Technology Industry

Google will build another six solar power plants in the U.S.

Google, Microsoft, and Apple are all looking to tap solar, wind, and hydroelectric power sources

By Lucas Mearian

Nov 18, 2013 4 mins

Dell’s Sputnik 3 touchscreen laptop has Ubuntu Linux, Intel’s Haswell

The XPS 13 Developer Edition with Ubuntu OS starts at $1,249.99

Software Development Technology Industry

Nov 15, 2013 2 mins

New AWS service AppStream offloads graphics work to the cloud

AppStream could bring advanced graphics rendering to even the smallest of portable tablets

Amazon Web Services Cloud Computing

Nov 15, 2013 4 mins

Linux Mint 16 release candidate available for download

Today in Open Source: Download the release candidate of Linux Mint 16. Plus: Will preloads help Linux? And the top five Linux games

Amazon Web Services Cloud Computing Predictive Analytics

Nov 15, 2013 2 mins

Open Source

Amazon: New analytics tool can scrutinize massive amounts of data

Amazon Web Services' cloud-based Kenesis tool can analyze up to terabytes of data per hour

By Brandon Butler

Nov 15, 2013 3 mins

Google fixes Chrome vulnerabilities exploited at Pwn2Own hacking contest

New versions of Chrome for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android patch a full sandbox escape vulnerability

Hacking Patch Management Software Technology Industry

Nov 15, 2013 2 mins

Amazon hints at details on its CIA Franken-cloud

Amazon will use AWS architecture to build and manage a private cloud that will sit in a CIA data center

By Brandon Butler

Nov 15, 2013 3 mins

Amazon Web Services Private Cloud Technology Industry

Businesses offer best practices for escaping CryptoLocker hell

Data backup and restoration are regarded as the only way to really make sure businesses hit with the malware get files back

By Ellen Messmer

Nov 15, 2013 6 mins

Cybercrime Malware

New Microsoft license agreement could drive up costs

New Server and Cloud Enrollment program streamlines options, but some enterprises may pay as much as 40 percent more for critical offerings

By Thor Olavsrud

Nov 15, 2013 6 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development Technology Industry

BlackBerry Messenger now available for the iPad and iPod

The smartphone maker's app comes to a wider range of devices outside of BlackBerry

By Zach Miners

Nov 14, 2013 2 mins

Cyber criminals target Silverlight users with new exploit kit

An exploit for a known Silverlight vulnerability was added to the Angler Exploit Kit, researchers said

Careers Malware

Google says users deserve to know more about surge in government data requests

The U.S. government is responsible for more than a third of the 26,000 requests Google received in the first half of 2013

Privacy

Amazon offers PostgreSQL from the cloud

At its re:Invent user conference, Amazon Web Services also unveils new instances types and multizone backups for its data warehouse

Amazon Web Services Cloud Computing SQL

Best Linux distro for privacy protection?

Today in Open Source: Protect your privacy with Linux. Plus: A review of PCLinux OS, and the EFF versus Canonical over Ubuntu trademark issues

Researchers hack Internet Explorer 11 and Chrome at Mobile Pwn2Own

Previously unknown vulnerabilities in the two browsers were exploited to fully compromise Windows 8.1 and Android mobile devices

Careers Hacking

Zoho lures Salesforce customers with new enterprise CRM features

The company is doing some 30 migrations per day away from rival CRM platforms like Salesforce.com and Microsoft Dynamics, according to a company official

Software Development Web Development

Nov 14, 2013 2 mins

Cisco issues grim forecast after falling short on revenue

Networking giant expects revenue to drop between 8 and 10 percent this quarter, says demand in emerging markets is falling

By Stephen Lawson

AMD hopes for tablet turnaround with new 2-watt chip

AMD's new tablet chip, code-named Mullins, will be in products next year

The waiting ends for EMC’s XtremIO all-flash storage array

The product of EMC's XtremIO buyout last year finally hits general availability

By Stephen Lawson

Nov 14, 2013 5 mins

Microsoft: No, we’re not ditching on-premise Exchange

Quells concerns fueled by cloud emphasis as the company pivots to services from packaged software