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VMware vSphere 5.0 receives high rating for commercial software using conventional security
Both used the same zero-day Windows bugs, say experts, but the devil is in the chronology
We tracked down some of the coolest Android-themed knickknacks, gizmos, and fashion items around.
Even possible use of NFC with next iPhone is unlikely to rouse interest in touchless payments
Cisco has a minute market presence, but its server shipments grew year over year as top vendors HP, IBM and Dell struggled
HP, RIM, Sony, T-Mobile among top job cutters
The Internet will have 2.5 connected devices for every person on earth in 2016, Cisco says
U.N.'s ITU ready to issue cyber warning to countries about Flame, a/k/a Skywiper
Cisco officials promise "significant" programmability rollouts at CiscoLive
Expired trial software accounts for more than a third of the 19.3% of American computers that browse naked
HP offering covers all the angles - power, cooling, computing
Several groups announce plans to work together on new efforts to educate users, share information
Green Simurgh copies distributed from file sharing websites contain a Trojan horse
Devicescape deal lets users update e-mail, other apps even when device isn't open
Swedish authorities had requested his extradition from the UK in order to question him about allegations of sexual offences
Appearance of Chinese 64-bit build may signal milestone release this week
Juniper Networks updates intrusion deception package from Mykonos buyout
The application before a New Zealand court for the disclosure of information was opposed by the U.S.
Samsung will ship this week a Chrome OS-based laptop and a desktop designed to be faster and more versatile than previous Chromebook models
It's about process, not technology, Gartner analyst says
Oracle's platform as a service strategy may take center stage at an event with CEO Larry Ellison next week
Sixty percent of companies will monitor employees' social media use for security breaches by 2015, the analyst says
First product, Vaultive for Hosted Exchange, for use in email held in Microsoft Office 365 cloud
Deletion of data from Iranian oil ministry, facilities last month led to discovery of advanced attack code, says expert
The aging narrowband network could be totally deactivated as early as June 30, 2013, Sprint says
Ahead of Red Hat's own flagship release, the Red Hat-sponsored Fedora project includes OpenStack and JBoss 7.0
Tired of all your search results coming from the same few sites? The tinkerers at Exponential Labs have you covered
Romania's organized crime prosecutors detained 12 individuals suspected of hacking into official websites
Dell will not sell the proof-of-concept ARM server, but provide it as a prototype for application development and benchmarking
Freeware did not generally do better protecting against viruses and exploits, however
The underlying issue is that the phone vendors have a massive issue with differentiation
3.999 is the perfect number, new parts, The Date(s), tribute
China's Taobao marketplace has prohibited the sale of Diablo 3, following a demand from the government
In first for Google's browser, StatCounter's data shows Chrome ahead of IE for the month
The new handset, made by Sharp, is part of the summer lineup from Softbank, Japan's No. 3 carrier
McAfee report shows how companies spend to meet compliance rules
Security researchers believe that a newly identified cyberespionage threat called Flame is even more complex than Stuxnet or Duqu
Cost, competition and lack of demand makes Facebook's entry into the smartphone hardware market a difficult proposition
Estimates that 36-year-old motherboard will fetch between $120,000 and $180,000 next month
The hacker group is objecting to the blocking of file-sharing sites by Internet service providers
The panel is expected to be released during the second half of 2012
A computer run by service provider Serco was compromised in July last year
Recent data show the company further losing smartphone market share
Facebook has hired former Apple engineers, the New York Times says
The Cius tablet is all but dead and rental telepresence suites haven't bloomed, but there's still a future in software, Cisco says