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U.S. doctors don’t believe patients need full access to health records

As Obamacare and health advocacy groups push patient engagement, many physicians resist the change in relationship

By Lucas Mearian

Mar 8, 2013 3 mins

Prices of DRAM expected to stabilize, NAND to fall

Demand exceeding supply will likely cause DRAM prices to stabilize or even rise, analyst says

Bill Clinton calls for health care price transparency, embracing IT to cut costs

There is no correlation between what people pay and the quality of health care they get, the former president tells health IT professionals

By Lucas Mearian

Researchers rake in $280K at Pwn2Own hacking contest

Teams hack IE10, Chrome 25, Firefox 19, and Java 7 as eighth Pwn2Own gets off to an impressive start

By Gregg Keizer

Application Security Browsers Technology Industry

UK court invalidates three Samsung 3G patents

The patents were in dispute in Samsung cases against Apple

By Loek Essers

Intellectual Property Samsung Electronics Technology Industry

Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 bug can lead to system freeze

Potential attackers can exploit the flaw by sending specifically crafted IPv6 packets to the targeted computers

Malware Patch Management Software Technology Industry

SAP buys Camilion for insurance software

Camilion's products will be combined with SAP's Business All-in-One for Insurance ERP application

Software Development Technology Industry

Mar 7, 2013 2 mins

Oracle has begun some initial integrations between its various social-themed applications

Software Development Technology Industry

Demand for IT security experts outstrips supply

Employers will pay more for certified — and experienced — IT security pros, studies find

By Jaikumar Vijayan

Mar 7, 2013 5 mins

IT Jobs Security

U.S. Attorney General defends handling of Aaron Swartz case

Swartz's family had blamed the government's 'intimidation and prosecutorial overreach' for his suicide

By John Ribeiro

Hacking Technology Industry

Deutsche Telekom unveils real-time map of global cyberattacks

New service provides statistics and real-time data on cyber attacks collected by a honeypot system of 97 sensors deployed around the world

Careers Cybercrime Web Development

U.S. military networks not prepared for cyber threats, report warns

The consequences of a full-scale cyber conflict could be major, the Defense Science Board warns in an unusually grim report

By Jaikumar Vijayan

Careers Cybercrime Technology Industry

Can Samsung innovate?

The Korean giant now dominates the smartphone and tablet era, but it is built for steady progress rather than big breakthroughs

By Jay Alabaster

Mar 7, 2013 8 mins

Samsung Electronics Technology Industry

How to blunt spear phishing attacks

Hackers need only a single malicious link or email to crack your corporate security. These simple steps help keep phishing attacks at bay

By Neil Weinberg

Mar 7, 2013 2 mins

Hacking Intrusion Detection Software Phishing

T-Mobile’s merger with MetroPCS passes key hurdle

The U.S. Justice Department has let its review period pass without taking action against the deal

By Stephen Lawson

Mar 6, 2013 3 mins

ARM server maker offers cloud service to port x86 code

Boston provides the tools to port x86 code to ARM, which can then be tested over the cloud, reducing the need to buy an ARM server

Cloud Computing Software Development

Rackspace enhances private cloud offering

The update to the company's private cloud framework includes Open Center, which Rackspace calls a "fabric" for cloud operations

By Brandon Butler

Operating Systems Software Development Technology Industry

Private Cloud Rackspace

Ubuntu tablet pre-order raises eyebrows

Australian company Intermatrix is offering pre-orders of the first dedicated Ubuntu tablet, but many question the device's legitimacy

By Jon Gold

Mar 6, 2013 2 mins

FoundationDB aims to consolidate NoSQL

The startup claims its new data store can offer the reliability of transactional databases and the scalability and speed of NoSQL

By Joab Jackson

Samsung Electronics Technology Industry

Databases

Samsung locks up Sharp as long-time screen provider

Samsung will invest $110 million in ailing Sharp in a deal that deepens their ties and is a possible blow for Apple

By Jay Alabaster

Mar 6, 2013 3 mins

Microsoft’s $731 million fine could have been higher

European Commission acknowledges it was naive to allow the company to monitor itself

By Jennifer Baker

Mar 6, 2013 3 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

EBay develops ‘miles per gallon’ metric for data centers

New methodology for tracking energy efficiency looks at the cost of IT operations in dollars, kilowatt hours, and carbon emissions

By James Niccolai

Gartner: CRM software top priority for IT spending in 2013-14

ERP and office suites come in second and third in Gartner's survey

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Mar 6, 2013 2 mins

Software Development

Microsoft fined $731 million by European Commission

Failure to include browser choice in its upgrade to Windows 7 in 2011 will cost the computer giant

By Jennifer Baker

Mar 6, 2013 2 mins

Gosling: New Java proposal could ease ports to iOS

Could statically linked JNI open the way to Java programming for iOS?

By Paul Krill

Java Software Development Technology Industry

Productivity gains spur Intel to expand BYOD program

Intel has 23,500 devices and 41 applications and services in its BYOD program

Mar 5, 2013 4 mins

Careers

After SlideRocket, will VMware sell other enterprise collaboration products?

The virtualization specialist has built up an enterprise collaboration stack in recent years that includes Zimbra and Socialcast

By Juan Carlos Perez

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Cybercriminals using digitally signed Java exploits to trick users

The lack of default certification revocation checking in Java makes the problem worse, researchers say

Mar 5, 2013 5 mins

Encryption Java Malware

VMware adds app layering to Horizon Mirage for modular desktops

Horizon Mirage 4.0 gives enterprises more flexibility when running traditional desktops

By Mikael Ricknäs

Software Development Technology Industry

Report: EU will announce Microsoft antitrust fine Wednesday

Microsoft will be hit with a large fine for failing to live up to its 2009 settlement agreement, according to The New York Times

By Jennifer Baker

Mar 5, 2013 2 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Oracle adds virtualization, faster performance to Database Appliance

Systems now have 512GB of RAM and 32 processor cores, and Oracle says they deliver up to twice the speed

Data Warehousing Databases Technology Industry

Oracle pulls Java 6 plug, but Apple likely to keep patching OS X Snow Leopard

If past practice is a clue, Apple will support Java 6 on Snow Leopard until second half of 2014

By Gregg Keizer

Mar 5, 2013 5 mins

Java Patch Management Software Technology Industry

EMC unveils all-SSD array, one app to manage all flash

The XtremSW Suite can discover NAND flash in a data center and bring it under a single management interface

By Lucas Mearian

Mar 5, 2013 6 mins

Which tech degrees pay the most from day one?

Computer engineering tops the list, and math skills matter most

By Carolyn Duffy Marsan

Mar 5, 2013 9 mins

IT Skills and Training

Twitter pulls plug on TweetDeck for Android, iPhone

Twitter says it will also end its integration with Facebook as the companies compete for advertising clients

By Jeremy Kirk

Technology Industry Twitter

IDC: PC shipments to decrease further in 2013

Worldwide PC shipments dropped in 2012 for the first time in more than a decade, and another 1.3 percent drop is forecast for this year

Mar 5, 2013 2 mins

Software AG goes all-out for in-memory data processing

WebMethods 9.0 gains new functions as Software AG unveils technology to speed the processing of business intelligence

By Peter Sayer

Business Intelligence Databases Predictive Analytics

Facebook does damage control after claims of rigged News Feed

One user reports a 1,000 percent increase in interaction after paying to promote a post

By Zach Miners

Technology Industry Web Development

4 enterprise software products you might not need anymore

As the way businesses operate changes, so do the products that businesses buy

By Colin Neagle

Mar 5, 2013 2 mins

Microsoft Office Software Development Technology Industry

Oracle releases emergency fix for Java zero-day exploit

The company broke out of its regular patching cycle for the second time this year to fix an actively exploited flaw

Java Patch Management Software Technology Industry

Microsoft equips Visual Studio for Office app-building

Visual Studio developers now can use templates to quickly build apps for Microsoft Office and SharePoint

By Joab Jackson

Development Tools Microsoft Office Software Development

Intel gets serious about wireless

Intel is moving in the direction of integrating a modem inside an Atom processor

Mar 4, 2013 4 mins

Researchers link Java zero-day exploit to Bit9 hack

The remote access malware used in both cases is connected to the same control server, Symantec researchers say

Java Security Software Development

Epic codefest: 7 programming languages in 7 days

Learning a new programming language isn't hard if you understand the fundamentals

By Andrew C. Oliver

Mar 4, 2013 21 mins

Java JavaScript Ruby

HP’s ARM servers to get Texas Instruments chips

Project Moonshot marks Texas Instruments' entry into the ARM server market

FCC begins trial of Google white spaces database

The 45-day test run will check on the accuracy and functionality of a database designed to track what spectrum is available for new Wi-Fi-like uses

By Grant Gross

Mar 4, 2013 2 mins