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In Germany, Japan, and the U.K., cyber crime costs much less to clean up, but the U.S. experiences more expensive attacks such as malicious insiders and Web-based incidents

By Ellen Messmer

Oct 8, 2012 2 mins

Careers Cybercrime Hacking

Hack in the Box kicks off jam-packed security conference

Speakers include Pirate Bay alumni, the iOS jailbreaking crew and famed hacker John Draper, aka 'Captain Crunch'

By Jeremy Kirk

Oct 8, 2012 3 mins

Careers Hacking

Mozilla previews ‘Metro’-ized Firefox for Windows 8

Firefox app for Modern will be partnered with the traditional desktop browser but it won't ship until months after Windows 8 debuts

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 8, 2012 5 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

How Oracle’s pluggable databases will work

Pluggable databases, which will allow multiple databases to run under one copy, will offer new advantages in efficiency, Oracle executives argued at OpenWorld

By Joab Jackson

Oct 8, 2012 6 mins

Databases Technology Industry

Facebook eyes ‘massive opportunity’ with mobile

With 1 billion users and a shift to mobile use primarily, analysts say monetizing mobile is key

By Sharon Gaudin

Oct 5, 2012 4 mins

Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Report: Sprint considering outbidding T-Mobile for MetroPCS

Sprint's board may reconsider whether to merge with MetroPCS, according to news reports

By Grant Gross

Oct 5, 2012 2 mins

Small and Medium Business Sprint Technology Industry

Samsung profits soar on Galaxy, Note sales

Operating profits were up 90 percent for the quarter, but results could soon take a hit as Samsung books legal damages owed to Apple

By Jay Alabaster

Oct 5, 2012 2 mins

Samsung Electronics Technology Industry

Microsoft denied 4th sales ban against Motorola in Germany

This ruling does not affect earlier injunctions, Microsoft said

By Loek Essers

Oct 5, 2012 2 mins

Intellectual Property Technology Industry

Intel announces reference platform for storage servers

Intel's new network-attached storage reference platform emphasizes security, multimedia capabilities

By Agam Shah

Oct 4, 2012 2 mins

Technology Industry

Facebook official: HTML5 backers need to step up mobile efforts

Performance, distribution, and ability to make money all need to be improved, he said

By Mikael Ricknäs

Oct 4, 2012 4 mins

HTML Technology Industry

Surprise guest at JavaOne: Java founder James Gosling

Former Sun/Oracle engineer mostly talked about robotics venture, but his appearance could indicate he and Oracle are burying the hatchet

By Paul Krill

Oct 4, 2012 2 mins

Java

Oracle adds more cloud finesse to Solaris

The newly released Solaris 11.1 offers more SDN features as well as a new federated filesystem for NFS

By Joab Jackson

Oct 4, 2012 3 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development Technology Industry

Surprise guest at JavaOne: Java founder James Gosling

Could Java founder's appearance indicate he and Oracle are burying the hatchet?

By Paul Krill

Oct 4, 2012 2 mins

Java

Cisco acquires virtual network controller maker vCider

The vCider controller will augment Cisco's OpenStack Quantum plug-in

By Jim Duffy

Oct 4, 2012 2 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development Technology Industry

As Oracle rounds out its cloud strategy, Amazon Web Services looms

Oracle added an IaaS layer to its cloud, but analysts question if that will attract new customers

By Brandon Butler

Oct 4, 2012 5 mins

Amazon Web Services Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Whitman: No HP smartphone next year

But HP will need one within five years to avoid missing out on a big segment of the market, its CEO said

By James Niccolai

Oct 4, 2012 3 mins

Technology Industry

Interop: Data center operators in for a world of change

Trends like cloud computing and BYOD, as well as increasing server density and energy costs, are pushing data center management into uncharted territory

By Jon Gold

Oct 4, 2012 3 mins

Careers Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Encryption algorithm with ‘sponge construction’ picked to succeed SHA-2

SHA-3 features a fundamentally different architecture from SHA-2

By Joab Jackson

Oct 4, 2012 4 mins

Encryption Security

How to get your IT team ready for the cloud

IT and developers can run into problems when they utilize public cloud offerings, experts warn

By Sandra Gittlen

Oct 4, 2012 1 min

Cloud Computing

Java developers remain bullish despite security problems

Though the platform has had issues lately, developers don't see them as deal breakers in Java deployments

By Paul Krill

Oct 4, 2012 3 mins

Application Security Java

HP offers weak outlook, will cut 25 percent of PC models

HP said it will focus on better design to help turn around its business

By James Niccolai

Oct 3, 2012 2 mins

Technology Industry

PlayBook OS 2.1 update boosts security, management

RIM releases free update to BlackBerry PlayBook tablet OS as over-the-air download

By Matt Hamblen

Oct 3, 2012 2 mins

Technology Industry

Big data shines at Demo 2012

Startups Ube and AppEnsure wow the judges with big data apps at this week's Fall 2012 Demo conference

By Colin Neagle

Oct 3, 2012 4 mins

Data Management Technology Industry

Samsung claims jury misconduct, demands retrial against Apple

The head juror was 'untruthful' and 'biased', according to a Samsung court filing

By Loek Essers

Oct 3, 2012 4 mins

Intellectual Property Samsung Electronics Technology Industry

T-Mobile USA agrees to buy MetroPCS

T-Mobile USA will pay MetroPCS shareholders $1.5 billion in cash and a 26 percent stake in the combined company

By Mikael Ricknäs

Oct 3, 2012 1 min

T-Mobile Technology Industry

IBM rolls out Power7+ in high-end Unix servers

The Power7+ processor, which runs at a maximum of 4.4GHz, is coming first to IBM's Power 770 and 780 systems and will come eventually to lower-end systems

By James Niccolai

Oct 3, 2012 5 mins

Technology Industry

IETF starts work on updating HTTP Web standard

With HTTP 2.0 the task force aims to to better accommodate complex and bandwidth-hungry Web applications

By Joab Jackson

Oct 3, 2012 3 mins

Technology Industry Web Development

Ellison hawks Oracle’s cloud stack, calls out Salesforce.com

Oracle offers customers an integrated, more modern architecture than the competition, CEO says

By Chris Kanaracus

Oct 3, 2012 5 mins

IaaS PaaS Technology Industry

HP takes aim at Cisco, Juniper with full SDN portfolio splash

Hewlett-Packard rolls out an SDN controller, applications for dictating flows in an OpenFlow-based SDN, and nine more OpenFlow-enabled switches

By Jim Duffy

Oct 3, 2012 5 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

Oracle releases pricing for Java cloud software offerings

Tiered pricing for database and Java services is competitive with Salesforce.com

By Chris Kanaracus

Oct 2, 2012 3 mins

Cloud Computing Java Web Development

Oracle finally releases pricing for cloud software offerings

The tiered pricing for database and Java services is competitive with rival Salesforce.com, according to one analyst, though some offerings till have not had prices announced

By Chris Kanaracus

Oct 2, 2012 3 mins

Cloud Computing Technology Industry Web Development

Oracle set to build out cloud service capabilities, rivalry with Salesforce.com

The company announced new services for such areas as development, analytics, and collaboration as it expands its PaaS and SaaS portfolios

By Chris Kanaracus

Oct 2, 2012 5 mins

IaaS Technology Industry Web Development

Desktop chip price battle looms as AMD prices Trinity aggressively

Intel may respond by lowering its dektop chip prices, analysts say

By Agam Shah

Oct 2, 2012 4 mins

Technology Industry

Update: MetroPCS in talks to merge with T-Mobile USA

MetroPCS confirmed it's talking with T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom but said a deal isn't assured

By Stephen Lawson

Oct 2, 2012 3 mins

Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Amazon Web Services adds free version of database in the cloud

Amazon wants to make it easier for enterprises to test its relational database service

By Mikael Ricknäs

Oct 2, 2012 2 mins

Amazon Web Services Databases SaaS

Alfresco API opens up cloud service to mobile developers

Mobile developers will be able to embed Alfresco content management capabilities within their applications

By Mikael Ricknäs

Oct 2, 2012 2 mins

Mobile Development SaaS Technology Industry

Good Technology acquires AppCentral to boost mobile app management

The deal highlights the growing trend of integrating application and device management

By Mikael Ricknäs

Oct 2, 2012 2 mins

Technology Industry

Rights group lauds privacy changes in Apple’s iOS 6

New features in iOS 6 allow users to exercise more control over their data, says the Center for Democracy and Technology

By Jaikumar Vijayan

Oct 2, 2012 4 mins

Privacy Technology Industry

OS X Mountain Lion’s torrid upgrade pace cools

Like Apples' two previous upgrades, the latest version of Mac OS X reaches 22 percent in two months

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 2, 2012 3 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

Startup promises a touchscreen floating in the air

Tarsier will show off its emerging MoveEye user interface technology at Demo Fall

By Stephen Lawson

Oct 2, 2012 4 mins

Technology Industry

Workers worried by BYOD privacy intrusions

A recent survey finds many employees worry BYOD is an excuse to invade privacy by tracking their location and software installs

By John Cox

Oct 2, 2012 3 mins

Careers Privacy

Samsung files patent infringement motion against iPhone 5

Samsung wants to add the iPhone 5 to its lawsuit filed in April in U.S. federal court

By Jeremy Kirk

Oct 2, 2012 2 mins

Intellectual Property Samsung Electronics Technology Industry

Oracle: Java upgrades still worthwhile despite postponed features

Java EE 7 and Java SE 8 will offer new capabilities in JavaScript programming and multicore processors, but PaaS cloud enhancements have been deferred

By Paul Krill

Oct 1, 2012 3 mins

Java PaaS Software Development