Cloud Computing

Larry Ellison to talk in-memory database, Oracle PaaS at OpenWorld

The CEO will deliver two keynotes at Oracle's annual conference next month

Judge approves $20 million Facebook fund to settle advertising suit

The suit addresses the use of members' likenesses for the site's sponsored stories program

IBM’s new Power8 doubles performance of Watson chip

IBM has also included a CAPI port so third-party components are easier to connect

US regulators explore rules for Bitcoin

The Bitcoin Foundation meets with several US agencies Monday

Sept. 23 deadline looms for business compliance with HITECH Act on patient privacy

Organizations handling protected health data face new rules

70 percent of US residents have broadband access, study finds

But smartphones are widening the broadband gap between seniors and young adults

VMware sets sites on network virtualization

"What ESX was to server virtualization, NSX is to network virtualization," said VMware's CEO at the kickoff of this year's VMworld

Red Hat Unveils New Offerings, Cloud Certification at VMworld

VMware adds networking, storage to its virtual data center stack

At this year's VMworld conference, VMware took the wraps off of new tools for abstracting networking and storage

Upcoming Salesforce.com release focuses on Chatter, service

Analyst: Salesforce.com needs more work on mobility, analytics