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RIM global outage caused by core switch failure; fix under way

Backup system also didn't work, RIM explains

Don’t get carried away by Hadoop’s ‘gee whiz’ factor

Enterprises should take business-centric view when deploying technology, Forrester cautions

Cloud-based DNS outperforms in-house systems, study shows

Sites that run own DNS systems experience more downtime, total outages

Computer infected? Blame yourself, Microsoft report concludes

In its latest security findings, Microsoft says old holes with patches available are the cause of most Windows infections

Cellphones will become a way to attack otherwise protected devices: report

When it comes to security, mobile phones are the new thumb drive

Microsoft patches critical IE, Silverlight drive-by bugs

Fixes 23 flaws, including one that also affects Mac users running Silverlight plug-in

Cable group fears members will be left out of broadband fund

An FCC plan to overhaul telephone subsidies could give incumbent carriers the right to keep the money, the ACA says

Mobile operator CEOs play up harmony

Sprint, Verizon and AT&T keynote speeches ignored intense competition and legal strife

Security on a shoestring budget

Drone fleet keylogger infection: How’d it happen?

3 Reasons to Get an iPhone 4S

Career Watch: Hot career: Data scientist

Social media revenue to hit $10.3B in 2011

Gartner predicts ads will push social media revenue to $29.1B by 2015

Extending the life of your data center

Apple preps for iOS 5, iCloud with iTunes update

Patches nearly 80 bugs in the Windows version

Asus debuts ZenBook, a sub-$1,000 ultrabook

The ultrabook is meant to be competition for Apple's MacBook Air and the tablet market

Study: Many websites ‘leaking’ personal info to other firms

Websites are sharing usernames and other personal information with advertising partners, a Stanford study says

JetBlue supports iPhone — as long as it’s the employee’s device

Airline's call center is run by employees working from home through a VDI environment

Nexus Prime smartphone, Android 4.0 delayed over patent dispute?

'Plugged-in' blogger Eldar Murtazin cites legal concerns with mobile OS update

FairSearch.org urges AGs to tackle Google over antitrust

FairSearch.org, a coalition of Google critics that includes Microsoft, wants attorneys general to probe Google business practices

Microsoft pans Chrome, Firefox security

'Design one better,' Microsoft tells potential critics of browser test

Xirrus revamps its Wi-Fi arrays for the enterprise

Xirrus adds optional 450Mbps radios, beefier processors, new antenna design

Motorola Solutions unveils rugged 7-in. Android tablet

IT Outsourcing Survey: Provider Profits Shrink, Growth Slows in India

The value of VOC systems

IBM buying cluster company Platform Computing

Platform will provide job scheduling and other cloud-management tools to IBM

Thunderbolt vs. SuperSpeed USB 3.0

Companies slow to take on social media, survey finds

IBM study finds marketing execs know social media is key to next-gen corporate marketing, but many are still unprepared

Storage vexations of server virtualization

Storage tips from heavy-duty users

Facebook finally unveils Apple iPad app

Software digitizes handwritten text, data; integrates with SharePoint

Capturx uses high-tech pen, character recognition

Cray building $97 million supercomputer for U.S.

Oak Ridge lab awards contract for 20 petaflop systems Nvidia GPUs, AMD chips

New EU law to remove online sales headache

A new law could see the end of "not available in your country" messages to online shoppers

BlackBerry outages hit Europe, Middle East and Asia

12-hour outage on Monday followed by another today

Jobs died due to respiratory arrest, cancer

Apple co-founder felled by rare but usually treatable tumor

Father of SSL says despite attacks, the security linchpin has lots of life left

Self-updating of the security protocol would help a lot, says Taher Elgamal

Microsoft releases service packs galore

October seems to be service pack month for some of Microsoft's most successful enterprise wares including SQL Server, ForeFront TMG, Office and SharePoint 2007

FTC: P-to-P software shared personal info from smartphones

Frostwire settles FTC complaint after agency says the software shares pictures, other documents by default

AT&T to sell Atrix 2 Sunday for $100; four other Androids due soon

Other smartphones coming include the Samsung Captivate Glide and DoubleTime

German officials admit to deploying intercept software

Several German state governments have admitted using the Quellen-TKÜ software to intercept encrypted voice communications

Toshiba doubles capacity, adds encryption to enterprise hard drive

The new drive holds up to 300GB of data

Stonesoft identifies new ways to evade intrusion detection systems

Anonymous may have slowed down NYSE site

The slowdown may have been the result of a half-hearted attack by Anonymous

RSA chief says two groups for SecurID breach

RSA's president says 'we had our trial by fire,' blaming two groups connected with a nation-state

Overland Storage unveils NAS/iSCSI SAN array

Unified array includes dynamic RAID that pools all disk drive capacity to be thinly provisioned

Bluefire launches Android-ready e-reader software for independent booksellers

Platform relies on Adobe Content Server for PDF and ePub

Fiberlink boosts mobile device management

Its MaaS360 AppCloud will host apps, while AppExtender will help developers secure them

University medical center virtualizes, cuts storage needs by 65%

University of Kansas uses virtualization to create a service-oriented architecture

Zero-day bugs overrated, Microsoft says

Exploits of unpatched vulnerabilities account for about one-tenth of one percent of all attack activity