Enterprise Applications

COBOL-based system for $160 billion pension fund is a political football

An audit claims the system poses risks, but the office overseeing it calls it a dependable 'workhorse'

Facebook got 25,000 government requests about users

Nearly half of all government requests about Facebook users come from U.S. agencies

Windows 8 Update: Microsoft Windows 8 is not Ballmer’s biggest regret

Also: Is Windows 8 TPM security an NSA back door?

PC, tablet makers get Windows 8.1, developers cry foul

Devices with this Windows 8 update should be available in time for the holiday shopping season

Amazon lets developers make money by selling physical goods from Android apps

The Mobile Associates API integrates Amazon's store with mobile apps

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

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

HR Departments Invaded By Data Scientists

Google, Apple remove some restrictions on technology to Iran

The move follows a U.S. decision to lift sanctions on some personal communications technology

ARM acquires Sensinode, a vendor of software for ‘Internet of Things’

Some of the technology from Sensinode will be made part of ARM's mbed project

With Ballmer retiring, tech world awaits white smoke from Redmond

Speculation is sizzling over who will take over as Microsoft CEO