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Gartner recently moved Silver Peak into the leader quadrant of its magic quadrant for WAN optimization tools, suggesting that previous industry leaders Cisco, Blue Coat and Riverbed may not be so safe at the top
Symantec locates China-based staging server used in 'Sykipot' attacks, traces hacker to Zhejiang province
Midsummer madness, camera breakthrough, what's in a name
Critics say the new operator is not meeting the network coverage obligations of its 3G operating license
Web attackers are exploiting a recently patched Windows Media Player vulnerability to infect computers with malware
After investing $16 million to application delivery controller and load balancing solution provider Kemp Technologies, investors are weighing the risk and potential for competition down the road
Google, Apple among those who will drive mobile payment technology
The company's Halo NetSec product tackles the tough problem of securing servers in the cloud
As numbers increase, tools and staff get stretched
Samsung still hopes the court will hand it a victory on other patents
Samsung had overtaken Apple in the third quarter, as customers waited for the iPhone 4S
Nintendo's president says the Wii U will use touch-card technology in its wireless controllers, which also have touchscreens
The Korean electronics behemoth said it will aim for products that create new categories, such as its Galaxy Note
The messages would be visible elsewhere in the world and the removal would be clearly marked, Twitter said
A new report details working conditions at Chinese factories, but some customers don't care
A handful of regulators in the US, Canada, China and the EU are holding up the proposed acquisition by Google
The developers behind Linux Mint are simplifying the operating system's desktop interface
Company downplays privacy, security concerns from former federal IT official
New Hanover County becomes the first to utilize white space spectrum
One-in-five business workers now use at least one Apple device, often out of IT's sight
The company's decision to share user data across its online services led 8 US legislators to voice concerns in a letter to CEO Larry Page
Facebook and the Washington attorney general allege Adscend Media has been scamming Facebook users
Java EE/SEE and ME specifications would all be under one committee's auspices
HD Moore finds thousands of exposed conference and board rooms where secrets aren't so secret
Accounted for nearly 40% of tablet shipments in Q4 2011
The safeguards are intended to protect teenagers from over sharing and strangers
Cloud security vendor Zscaler launched a new service that can assess risks associated with URLs
Carrier reports a record quarter for smartphone sales; driven by iPhone purchases
Polish citizens take to the streets in protest at ACTA
European Commission's new cloud strategy unveiled at Davos
Young companies' offerings range from content delivery networks to securing BYOD to multi-factor authentication
Accuses FCC of "picking winners and losers"
The company reports a record quater for smartphone sales, driven by iPhone purchases
Nokia said it has sold well over 1 million Windows Phones to date
Simpler devices mean simpler configuration, management
A Rollup PSA, a spring blossoming, Gigabit Wi-Fi, and Siri for sure
Symantec identified serious security issues in pcAnywhere after the product's code was stolen
Google says it wants to improve your Web experience, critics see an information-tracking monolith
Macworld|iWorld: Enterprise version of Brainshark's PowerPoint translator debuts
Source code leaked years ago, but now Anonymous hacking group has software in its sights
