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Does VMware Move Signal That Big Data Is Ready for Prime Time?

Global Payments says data breach investigation turned up a second breach

This time, it's not payment card data but personal information on merchant applications

AMD adds ARM processor as it looks beyond x86

AMD adds the Cortex-A5 processor with TrustZone technology to boost security on x86 chips

VMware virtualizing Hadoop via Project Serengeti

VMware announces open source Project Serengeti to extend Hadoop compatibility to vSphere private clouds

Microsoft scrambles as it patches 26 bugs, warns users of active attacks

Hectic, info-packed Patch Tuesday as software maker yanks update, patches worm-ready flaw and tells customers to get some fixes manually

U.S. Congressmen back Microsoft before ITC

The lawmakers criticized exclusions based on standards-essential patents

Chambers: We Should Have Killed Cisco Cius Earlier

CEO says company should have pulled plug on failed tablet 9 months before it did

Leading Internet prognosticator still pessimistic about IPv6

World IPv6 Launch Day fails to impress Aussie researcher

Microsoft tries to promote Windows 8 without hurting Windows 7 sales

It's a tricky balancing act for the company as the commercial availability of Windows 8 approaches

Data-bucket plans like Verizon’s will take adjustment for carriers, users

Policy, charging and subscriber database software needs to be modified, while consumers have to gauge their use

With H-1B cap reached, Congress has three options

Here's how Congress may deal with tech industry proposals after the H-1B cap is reached quickly this year

Online Marketers Need to Police Privacy Before the Feds Step In

FTC chief technologist Felten urges techies to enter, influence government

They should help public officials navigate the 'cluelessness scale,' he says

Twitter Trends to reflect feeds users follow

Rather than sitewide trends, users will see trends specific to the kinds of feeds they follow

Dell ‘Super Excited About Windows 8,’ Vows No Dell Smartphones

Noam Chomsky disputes email history

The linguist argues that a former student of his invented email in 1978

Gartner: Network virtualization will lead to security control changes

Gartner analyst says the future lies in a hybrid physical/virtual security technology

Dell announces ‘storage blades,’ converged data center strategy

The new blade arrays can be combined with blade servers and switches in a single chassis

Critics call Apple iOS 6 “catch-up” technology

Some surprising nuance from Android, iOS camps – along with plenty of old-style pitchforking

Microsoft: Windows 8 is ‘enterprise ready’

At TechEd, Microsoft is trying to make a case for enterprise adoption of Windows 8, which is expected to ship later this year

Hollywood’s Elite Data Centers Must Deliver Star IT Performances

Avaya: Flare video support coming for iPad, Windows PCs, Android

Cisco dropping Cius, but Avaya vows continued development for its video tablet

Cisco router software connects enterprises to the cloud

Rolls out Cloud Connected Solution enhancements to routers

FTC: Data broker Spokeo to pay $800,000 for selling personal data to employers for background checks

FTC says Spokeo profiles contain myriad personal info such as name, address, age range and email address, hobbies and participation on social networking sites

Amazon pitches MySQL in the cloud for $19 a month

The database can be used for web applications with lower traffic demands, test applications and small projects, according to Amazon

Verizon launching shared data plans June 28; part of voice, text sharing plans

Shared data plan will work across 10 Verizon devices, starting at 1GB for $50, plus a monthly line access fee per device

Japan Fuij Xerox sends staff to tsunami-hit area to digitize damaged documents

The company said 259 new employees will travel to Ishinomaki, on the northeastern coast, with copiers to wash and scan recovered documents

Hortonworks’ Hadoop distro debuts

For its first Hadoop release, Hortonworks focused on making the data analysis software easy to deploy and monitor

Apple’s MacBook Air price cuts make it tougher on Windows ultrabook makers

Drops prices of three of the notebook's models by $100, or between 6% and 8%

Violin, Microsoft team up to build all-flash NAS array

The network-attached storage array will support virtual and cloud environments

If Megaupload users want their data, they’re going to have to pay

The U.S. government says it doesn't have the data and isn't opposed to users retrieving it

Juniper guns for Cisco again with smaller QFabric

Claims cable and power advantages over Nexus with 40G 1RU fabric switch

Kodak seeks court approval for confidential patent auction plan

Kodak plans to complete the auction by August

Apple sets OS X Mountain Lion release for July, cuts upgrade price 33%

Drops price to $19.99, will likely reach Mac App Store on July 25

McAfee tightens integration of cloud security products

Integration much more important, given how processors from Intel (which owns McAfee) are what most cloud services run on today, IDC analyst says

Cybersecurity expert argues FUD can be effective

When it comes to Stuxnet or Flame, Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt -- especially doubt -- 'may make people question things'

Big Data Problem Plagues Government Agencies

Microsoft official: The time is right for developers to build Win8 Metro apps

The new version of the OS is in its final stage of development

NYSE-Euronext network chief Andrew Bach joins Juniper

The global financial exchange company has been on the cutting edge of fast networks and is a Juniper customer

Tech companies oppose USITC’s proposed import ban on Xbox

IBM, Intel and Apple are among the companies that write the commission to oppose a judge's recommendation

MySQL vulnerability allows attackers to bypass password verification

Exploit code is available for a MySQL authentication bypass vulnerability

Apple announces new MacBook Pro with retina display

Apple adds Intel's latest Core processors code-named Ivy Bridge, USB 3.0 ports to new MacBook laptops

Muni Wi-Fi lives

Riverside, Calif., wins Intelligent Community of the Year Award for free Wi-Fi network

Microsoft touts Windows Server 2012, Azure for data center ‘cloud OS’

Microsoft also announced new and upgraded enterprise application development products

Oracle-SAP retrial delayed

Proceedings won't start for at least several more months

As apps move to the cloud, next up is optimizing them

Startup Appcara takes server-template model out of application lifecycle management

Stuxnet and Flame share code, development teams

Kaspersky Lab says early version of Stuxnet has a Flame module

Google strikes deal to end litigation with French authors and publishers

French publishers that haven't already signed a deal will be invited to let Google scan their out-of-print books and sell them as e-books

Putting the ‘where’ into your analytics

Experts dispute sandboxing would have stopped Flame