

Sharon Gaudin
Sharon Gaudin is an experienced technology and science reporter.

Enterprises being won over by speed, effectiveness of network automation
It’s early days, but network automation is gaining ground as enterprises look to streamline network device management, reduce human error and speed problem resolution.

As the internet turns 50, experts weigh future advances and emerging issues
The next 50 years may bring pervasive connectivity, brain-computer interfaces and walled-off areas of the internet.

Cloud player Rackspace goes private in $4.3B deal
A private equity firm has signed an agreement to buy major cloud player Rackspace for $4.3 billion.
25 years of the World Wide Web
Before the World Wide Web, do you remember how you would have found where Crimea is? How did you share pictures of your vacation or work when you were on the road?
Revamped Twitter.com site takes flight
In an effort to refresh the Twitter.com site, pull users back in from third-party platforms -- and take a swipe at Facebook -- Twitter launched a significant site redesign on Tuesday.
Google exec: Microsoft too far behind in cloud apps
Of the challenges that could keep Google from reaching its goal of using Google Docs to move into the enterprise, Microsoft may be one of the biggest barriers.
EC antitrust probe is latest clash in Google-Microsoft war
The European Commission's decision to launch an antitrust investigation into Google Inc.'s activities has intensified that company's already heated competition with Microsoft Corp.
Twitter now has 75M users; most asleep at the mouse
The number of Twitter users has climbed to a lofty 75 million, but the growth rate of new users is slowing and a lot of current Twitterers are inactive, according to a study released today.
Google and Microsoft to escalate war in 2010
One of the most heated battles among technology companies was waged this year between Microsoft and Google, but industry watchers say this is just the beginning of a long-term struggle between the two companies.
2009: Social networks go mainstream
Social networks entered the big time in 2009 as tools once used only by teenagers and college students were widely embraced by their parents and grandparents.
'War of Innovation' Will Change Face of Search
The increasingly heated battle between Microsoft and Google is bringing an avalanche of innovations that should quickly change the face of the search business.