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The dictionary adds some 40 new words, many tech-inspired, to its online dictionary
Now it includes support for multiple ERP systems and companies from a single Inforce instance
The company is pitching several upcoming storage technologies at VMworld alongside its NSX network hypervisor
Juniper MobileNext was a high-profile competitor to Cisco's Starent gateway that was designed to enable non-interrupted delivery of high-definition voice and video over 2G/3G and LTE mobile networks
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop is the current favorite at 5 to 1; Apple CEO Tim Cook is at 100 to 1
Hackers managed to compromise the login credentials for a Melbourne IT domain reseller responsible for the affected domains
The group lacks the funds for lengthy litigation
VMware's NSX network virtualization platform uses tool for deploying wide range of third-party security vendors such as McAfee, Rapid7, Trend Micro, and Palo Alto Networks
Competition in the smartphone market heats up ahead of Apple's next iPhone launch
Juniper predicts big growth for smart watches like Samsung Gear and Apple 'iWatch' by 2018, but says it's still a 'niche'
Using four different kinds of tracking technology, OCEARCH finds sharks are often closer to shore than you think
Most users do not use sophisticated methods that would more deeply mask their transactions
The latest SPARC processor has 12 processor cores, effectively doubling the number of cores than its predecessor, M5
IBM and HP held on to the top two positions but with declining market share
The Syrian Electronic Army is believed to have modified DNS records for many websites
MIT says the chip won't be available in stores this Christmas season
Attack may have compromised several other domains as well, including Twitter, security researchers say
Intel says its new Avoton chips will be up to seven times faster and four times more power efficient than current Atom processors
Early evidence suggests site was hit by Syrian Electronic Army
It plans to demonstrate its autonomous tech later this year
The company is pitching advertisers with two new types of units
Users of Suse Linux can purchase a fully supported version of the OS directly from VMware by year's end
The service produces high-quality fake scans that can be used in fraud attacks to impersonate victims, Group-IB researchers said
An audit claims the system poses risks, but the office overseeing it calls it a dependable 'workhorse'
Decision 'frightens me,' says one developer as Microsoft tells app makers to use two-month-old preview to test work
The mission to bag an asteroid could happen as soon as 2021, paving the way for sending humans to Mars in the 2030s.
Smartphone vendor creating IM subsidiary for BlackBerry Messenger
DARPA microsystems chief asks engineers to look forward, redesign conventional chips
'One of those classic moments' when Microsoft must decide what's more important: Office revenue or supporting a sagging Windows ecosystem, says Forrester analyst
Nearly half of all government requests about Facebook users come from U.S. agencies
Also: Is Windows 8 TPM security an NSA back door?
Devices with this Windows 8 update should be available in time for the holiday shopping season
64-bit mobile processors are coming, just not right away
The Mobile Associates API integrates Amazon's store with mobile apps
Analyst says NSX could touch off enterprise SDN battle vs. Cisco
Ericsson wants a block on Samsung products in the US
The CEO will deliver two keynotes at Oracle's annual conference next month
Developers, IT pros won't get the update early, as they have historically
Newcomers Firefox, Ubuntu, Sailfish and Tizen won't challenge Android's dominance anytime soon, but can still survive, according to analysts