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Start isolating critical XP systems now, experts warn

US Senate committee takes a hard look at virtual currencies like Bitcoin

Information is sought from a range of governmental agencies to assess the currency's risks

Larry Ellison: Some government surveillance is ‘essential’ to fight terror

Ellison also weighed in on his friendship with Steve Jobs and Oracle's litigation against Google in a televised interview

A software project with 6,000 pages of specs ends badly

Orange County files lawsuit to recover damages from offshore firm in tax system rewrite

Buried in software licensing

The transition to cloud-based services is ratcheting up traditional enterprise software costs and adding layers of complexity.

Judge scolds Apple for lack of remorse in e-book antitrust case

No final judgments were made in a Friday hearing on how to redress Apple's anticompetitive practices in the e-book market

ITC finds Samsung infringed two Apple patents, orders import ban

One observer says the decision could affect relations between the US and South Korea, depending on what comes next

Apple secures import ban against Samsung devices

Just days after President Obama vetoed an ITC import ban against older generation iPhones and iPads, Apple has secured an import ban against certain Samsung products found to infringe upon Apple's own patents.

Time Warner’s CBS blackout could be fueling online piracy

Apple asks appeals court to grant sales injunction against Samsung

A lower court misinterpreted the rules for allowing an injunction, Apple's lawyer argues