Opinion

Cumulus Networks unveils ‘Cisco killer’

Startup's Debian-based Linux distribution for commodity switching hardware aims to upend networking's status quo

By Paul Venezia

Jun 19, 2013 5 mins

Exchange 2013 and SharePoint 2013: Great alone, even better together

You may be missing out on great Microsoft communications and collaboration capabilities

By J. Peter Bruzzese

Jun 19, 2013 3 mins

Google’s Project Loon stakes out no-NSA zone (we think)

Bummed out by all the NSA talk? Then lighten up with Project Loon, Google's balloon-based plan for worldwide Net access

Jun 19, 2013 3 mins

Microsoft upgrades TypeScript with generics and better tooling

The JavaScript-related project is aimed at teams writing large applications

Jun 19, 2013 2 mins

Development Tools

Do you speak tech? Communication breaks down at the help desk

'Lockout' and 'storage' take on new meaning for an IT pro responding to help desk calls around the office

By InfoWorld Anonymous

Jun 19, 2013 5 mins

IT Jobs

Internet-facing SAP systems suffering increased attacks

Security researcher Alexander Polyakov finds thousands of unpatched, insecure SAP servers scattered all over the world

Application Security

Deep discounts on Nook tablets may have Windows tie-in

Barnes & Noble moves to clear shelves of Nook e-reader. Is a deal with Microsoft over digital content and a Windows RT tablet in the making?

Jun 18, 2013 5 mins

Microsoft hopes to win over students with cheap Surface RTs

Microsoft may be trying to dump its stash of ARM-based systems in anticipation of Intel's 'Haswell' chip

Guess what? IT doesn’t care what’s on your iPhone

Despite fearmongering over rogue and information-leaking apps, very few organizations actually control mobile app usage

Don’t hold your breath for office apps in the cloud

A recent Gartner report shows that the growth of cloud-based office automation applications is steady but slow

By David Linthicum

SaaS

Developers catch on to Cassandra’s database dexterity

Companies big and small are leveraging the open source database for high-volume data management

Databases

Bromium vSentry 2.0 protects users, companies with latest microvisor

New release focuses on user mobility and collaboration and now leverages the Xen hypervisor

By David Marshall

Jun 18, 2013 7 mins

Bloomberg disses Silicon Valley in bid to lure techies to New York

Plan appears to be working; for the first time in four years, Big Apple's Silicon Alley edges out Silicon Valley in IT job creation

Jun 17, 2013 3 mins

IT Jobs

Snowden has answers, but NSA still holds the questions

The IT pro at the center of the NSA scandal held an online Q&A today. We'd tell you what he said, but then we'd have to kill you

Jun 17, 2013 6 mins

Is Microsoft’s Metro UI the real problem?

Microsoft's phone and tablet market shares remain stuck in single digits, which suggests Windows 8's difficulties go beyond the mishmash of Metro and Desktop UIs

By Eric Knorr

Jun 17, 2013 5 mins

In wake of PRISM flap, Apple insists it cares about user privacy

Company says it encrypts its customer communications and carefully evaluates all data requests from the feds

Data and Information Security

Jun 17, 2013 3 mins

The end of the open Internet as we know it?

PRISM exposes an Internet devolving from an open flow of human ideas into an X-ray machine with an agenda

By Paul Venezia

Jun 17, 2013 6 mins

NSA, PRISM, and CISPA: The conspiracy behind the conspiracy

Remember CISPA? The NSA and PRISM disclosures shed new light on that terrible piece of cyber security legislation

Jun 14, 2013 6 mins

NSA’s lax ban on USB drives may have contributed to PRISM leaks

If Edward Snowden indeed used a thumb drive to steal classified files off a server, the NSA needs to revisit its security procedures

Data and Information Security

Jun 14, 2013 4 mins

Microsoft Office for iPhone is pathetically bad

Just as Office for Windows Phone is unusably crippled, so too is Microsoft's brand-new iOS version for Office 365 subscribers

Jun 14, 2013 5 mins

The NSA upshot: We’re finally taking Internet privacy seriously

The debate over Snowden's status as PRISM leaker obscures real issue: The reach of the Fourth Amendment in a digital age

By Caroline Craig

Jun 14, 2013 4 mins

Privacy

Cassandra project chair: We’re taking on Oracle

With Cassandra 2.0 due in July, Apache project chair Jonathan Ellis says his team is focusing on such issues as ease of use

Jun 14, 2013 4 mins

Databases

SOA dead? Not if you’re using PaaS for app dev

Service orientation is integral to cloud development, yet many developers don't know they're using it — or how to do it right

By David Linthicum

Jun 14, 2013 3 mins

PaaS

Yes, iOS 7 copies Windows Phone and Android — get used to it

Apple's rivals have shamelessly copied Macs, iPods, iPhones, and iPads for decades; now Apple returns the compliment

Jun 14, 2013 5 mins

Microsoft’s reorg prelude? Andy Lees has left the building

Keep an eye on those deck chairs — former Microsoft president Andy Lees heads out 'on sabbatical'

Jun 14, 2013 3 mins

How to break out of PRISM

NSA scandal has exploded fears of being watched on the Internet, but a new website lists ways to escape the Panopticon

By Simon Phipps

Jun 14, 2013 5 mins

Open Source

Microsoft, Samsung, and Apple turf wars, coming to a Best Buy near you

Get ready to rumble! Microsoft joins Samsung and Apple, setting up brand-centric mini-shops within Best Buy

Jun 13, 2013 3 mins

Bigger, better, stronger, faster: How IBM’s Watson upends Moore’s Law

IBM's Watson hits the cloud, kicking aside old baseline theory and closing the distance between memory and processing

By Bill Snyder

Jun 13, 2013 6 mins

Cloud Computing

Cozy CIO-vendor relationships are more dangerous than ever

Tech innovation, speed, and flexibility — and thus business success — are at risk when IT and vendors become codependent

By Michael Voellinger

Jun 13, 2013 5 mins

Careers

Apple eases iOS app transfers between developers, new owners

Apple's iTunes Connect lets developers smoothly move apps, user reviews, and rankings to new owner

Jun 13, 2013 4 mins

Oracle releases HTML5-focused Java EE 7

The latest version of enterprise Java is meant to be 'the ultimate platform for building HTML5 and mobile apps'

Jun 12, 2013 2 mins

Java

Red Hat packages up OpenStack for the enterprise

Company unveils anticipated cloud platform for business alongside IaaS offering called Red Hat Cloud Infrastructure

Jun 12, 2013 3 mins

Cloud Computing

Your online privacy was doomed long before the NSA came along

Uproar over NSA obscures true tragedy: The fact that Congress and the courts knew and did nothing to protect our privacy

Privacy Technology Industry

Jun 12, 2013 6 mins

Clever is as clever does with avoiding e-discovery

When it comes to discovery requests, limited data retention sounds good in theory but may not be in practice

By J. Peter Bruzzese

Jun 12, 2013 4 mins

Careers

When developers battle testers, users lose

In territorial wars between testing and development teams, the users and the app feel the force of the fight

By InfoWorld Anonymous

Jun 12, 2013 4 mins

IT Jobs

Mozilla and Google join in rally for more transparency into government surveillance

Mozilla heads 85-member coalition StopWatching.us; Google asks government leaders for permission to be more open

Jun 11, 2013 5 mins

Privacy

Oracle restores Java time zone update tool

The time zone updating tool for Oracle JDK had unintentionally been removed and made available only via support contract

Jun 11, 2013 2 mins

Java

VMware expands vSphere cloud with automated log management

New addition to VMWare's cloud complements vCenter Operations Manager, tapping unstructured log data for deep system-monitoring insights

Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Jun 11, 2013 3 mins

Will Microsoft’s Surface Mini undercut the competition?

Surface Mini has the Office advantage, but can Microsoft price the rumored tablet low enough to challenge the iPad Mini and new Iconia W3?

Jun 11, 2013 4 mins

JavaScript claws back into top 10 programming languages

Despite the buzz, JavaScript manages only a 10th place showing in Tiobe index, while C retains top spot

Jun 11, 2013 3 mins

JavaScript

How Apple’s iOS 7, OS X Mavericks, and iCloud change the game

More than a step up in user experience, Apple's forthcoming desktop, mobile, and cloud federation hits Google and Microsoft where it hurts

Jun 11, 2013 9 mins

Thanks, NSA, you’re killing the cloud

The current NSA scandal raises a ton of questions — and gives enterprises another excuse to resist the cloud

By David Linthicum

Jun 11, 2013 3 mins

Cloud Computing

Video: Tim Cook unveils iOS 7

Apple's CEO was joined by Craig Federighi, senior VP of software engineering, onstage at WWDC to introduce new OS

By Pete Babb

Jun 10, 2013 1 min

Microsoft accused of friendly fire in Citadel botnet takedown

Researchers say Microsoft disrupted their security efforts by siphoning off incoming malware data

Jun 10, 2013 5 mins

Security

Facts and fiction, secrets and sci-fi: Breaking down the NSA

Keep your tin hat handy — here's what we know and don't know about the National Security Agency's massive spying program

Jun 10, 2013 7 mins

First mini-Windows 8 tablet to ship next weekend

Acer Iconia W3, shipping with Windows 8 Pro and a full-fledged copy of Office Home & Student 2013, is first mini-Win8 tablet out of the gate

Jun 10, 2013 3 mins

BlueStacks uses virtualization to run iOS apps on Android-powered GamePop console

Apps are moving from mobile devices back to the TV with a new pay-one-price subscription service

By David Marshall

Jun 10, 2013 6 mins

Seriously, you need to think about IPv6

Although everyone seems to ignore the inevitable, IPv6 will become a reality soon, so plan for it now

By Matt Prigge

Jun 10, 2013 6 mins

Think twice before upgrading core firmware

When it comes to vital data center infrastructure, the call for the latest and greatest firmware can end up being a siren song

By Paul Venezia

Jun 10, 2013 5 mins

NSA to everyone: Take your PRISM, it’s good for you

Is this 2013 or 1984? It's hard to tell when reports say national security services are delving into our private Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft accounts

Jun 7, 2013 6 mins