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BMC puts Hadoop on the company timesheet

BMC's Control-M automated workflow software can incorporate big data-styled Hadoop jobs as well

Dead Drops offline P2P file sharing network goes global

More than 1,200 physical locations allow people to share thumb drive files, and their lives, anonymously

Tech firms push for NSA surveillance transparency bills

Google, Facebook, Apple and other companies call on Congress to move quickly on NSA legislation

Cisco, Intel push ‘trusted geolocation in the cloud’

Trusted Computing Group module can be used to contain data geographically  

Through a glass darkly: Microsoft’s new financial reporting format

Analysts worry CIOs and enterprise IT leaders will struggle discerning the sales performance of specific products

T-Mobile could see more gains from iPhone 5S and 5C sales

iPhone 5 was recently a top seller, helping to reverse T-Mos sales declines

Ford chief Alan Mulally climbs to No. 2 on Microsoft CEO betting line

Irish bookmaker lists turn-around expert at 3-to-1 odds, second only to former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop

Brute-force malware targets email and FTP servers

Researchers find Fort Disco malware variants launching brute force password guessing attacks against POP3 and FTP servers

Is that hotspot safe to use? Wi-Fi Alliance wants to help

The group is also seeking to get rid of wires in the home

NASA doubles commercial fleet after successful Cygnus docking

Touch and type: 3 keyboard covers for the iPad Mini

Cloud Security Alliance’s new guidelines focus on mobile, data management

CSA recommends what users should look for from cloud providers

Forget fingerprints: Your iris is your new identity

BlackBerry responds to Gartner’s call for clients to ditch BB products

4 Ways CIOs Can to Respond to a Service Outage

EMC Bets Big on Flash Storage

Security industry in ‘rut,’ struggling to keep up with cybercriminals

Mobile App Lets Jewelry Retainer Test In-store Discounts

Staples Lab Delivers Omnichannel Apps

Microsoft to pay execs who stay, pay those culled during reorg turmoil

Awards $60M to 8 execs on the same day that board okays retention payments

3 Tips for Communicating With Millennials

Many CIOs Yearn for the Corner Office

Intel partners to expand app-level energy management

Intel partnered with TSO Logic to widen the availability of its data center management software

HP opens up on SDNs

Software-defined networking: HP creates developer network, app store to accelerate deployments

Replacing silicon with nanotubes could revolutionize tech

Stanford breakthrough could affect everything from smartphones to laptops, cars and smart eyeglasses

IBM settles with U.S. over alleged discrimination in job ads

IBM agrees to pay $44,500 for ads that U.S. government said showed preference for visa holders

Microsoft’s Surface to be under revenue microscope

New financial reporting format will disclose tablet line's quarterly revenue

Sharp shows 7-inch next-generation MEMS display

The display is being developed in collaboration with Qualcomm

Apple beats Coca-Cola to emerge as most valuable global brand

Samsung at number eight continues to strengthen its brand globally, according to the report

Microsoft buys used iPhones in latest attempt to get consumers to switch to Windows

Third deal this month offers minimum of $200 for an iPhone 4S or iPhone 5

Microsoft received 37,000 end-user data requests in first half of year

Law enforcement requests related to users of Microsoft online services are on pace to match last year's figures

How to Overcome Resistance to Global IT Standardization

Door Opens for More Female CIOs at Universities

Wall Street Beat: Tech IPOs, M&A continues to heat up

A strong stock market fuels activity

Rights groups plan anti-NSA surveillance rally in D.C.

ACLU, EFF, Mozilla among nearly 100 organizations planning event on 12th anniversary of U.S. Patriot Act

‘Free Unix!’: The world-changing proclamation made 30 years ago today

On Sept. 27, 1983, a young Richard Stallman set the stage for both Linux and the open source software movement

Flash storage vendor Violin falls on IPO

Shares in the maker of fast solid-state arrays closed down more than 17 percent on opening day

On 15th anniversary, Google is a historical tech powerhouse

With focusing on so many areas, can Google maintain its position?

What kind of ads would you ‘like’? Facebook wants to know

The site's news feed algorithms will start placing more emphasis on feedback from people rather than marketers

3D printing: Good for retail? Tesco CIO says so

While others see 3D printing as the beginning of the end for retailers, Tesco CIO Mike McNamara sees it as an opportunity.

US gov’t shutdown could take money from IT workers, contracts

Congress and the Obama administration have until Tuesday to work out a compromise to keep the government open

Google finally squashes IM bug

The glitch caused Google IM apps to deliver messages to the wrong recipients

CIOs See Big Data as Internet-Like Innovation Platform for Government

France sanctions Google for European privacy law violations

The action follows a French-led analysis of Google's new privacy policy

Ford buys startup to juice in-car mobile connectivity

Ford hopes to standardize in-car connectivity to smart phones

Gartner to IT shops: ‘Game over’ for BlackBerry

Upcoming Gartner report will recommend that enter[rise users quickly find alternatives to BlackBerry smartphones and servers

Water! NASA’s Curiosity rover finds H2O in Mars soil

First time that robotic explorers find that water exists on Martian surface today

Hefty price premium awaits early DDR4 memory adopters

New DDR4 memory will have a 30 percent price premium over DDR3 next year

IE zero-day vulnerability exploited more widely than previously thought

Security researchers identified attacks that exploited the vulnerability to target organizations in Taiwan since at least July

Windows touchscreen laptops, Chromebooks save back-to-school

Sales down, but without cheaper touch-ready laptops and Chromebooks, would have been much worse, says NPD