Industry

FinancialForce.com repositions itself as the latest cloud ERP player

The joint venture between Salesforce.com and Unit 4 heads to battle with NetSuite, SAP and others

Oracle merging its marketing software into a tighter-knit suite

The vendor has built up its Marketing Cloud through a series of acquisitions

Fresh batch of security start-ups aim to safeguard mobile devices, SaaS apps

Bluebox Security, Cyphort, Elastica and Forter make their debuts

KPN strikes deal with Silent Circle to offer encrypted phone calls

KPN said it has the exclusive right to offer Silent Circle services in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium

White House defers to FCC on further action on net neutrality

In response to a petition, the White House said the Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency

A kindly reminder from Google: Don’t be a Glasshole

Glass wearers should turn their devices off in places that ask people to turn off cellphones, the company said

EMV smartcards offer security benefits even without PIN, Visa says

Chip cards can help eliminate counterfeit fraud, Visa exec says

Apple takes top spot in brand value computation

Samsung, Google and Microsoft round out the top 5

Twitter Suffering From Growing Pains (and Facebook Comparisons)

Apple gets a patent for health-monitoring ear buds

The system could also control mobile devices through gestures