Enterprise Applications

Bitcoin isn’t PRISM-proof

If you're looking for an untraceable e-commerce platform to avoid NSA snooping, Bitcoin probably isn't going to suffice.

Gmail access disrupted in Iran ahead of election

A drop in connectivity in Iran could be a sign of significant disruptions to the service, Google says

Group wants antitrust agencies to block Google’s Waze deal

The $1 billion deal would take away Google's major competitor for mobile mapping, Consumer Watchdog says

Oracle releases Java EE 7 with eye on HTML5 development

Delays and dropped features notwithstanding, the release is "expansive," according to one analyst

Is Microsoft’s Office 365 Bet Starting to Pay Off in Enterprise Adoption?

Microsoft’s ambivalence about Office on the Web gives Apple shot with iWork on iCloud

Apple tries another Internet angle -- Web-based productivity apps -- after iWork.com bust

HP ties knot with Google, as Whitman talks up customers

Meg Whitman works to instill confidence in company's future direction

Facebook, Twitter support Google’s call for transparency in surveillance requests

Google had earlier asked the government for permission to publish national security requests in its Transparency Report

Susan Kare thinks Apple’s new iOS icons are a step in the right direction

Famed icon designer Susan Kare things Apple's new iOS 7 icons are a step in a good direction.

OpenVMS, R.I.P.: 1977-2020?

An operating system that won much praise could soon shuffle away