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Ten Security Essentials for the Networked Enterprise

Despite Ellison remark, Oracle still a fan of x86

Meanwhile, Michael Dell says his company is 'not a PC company'

US lawmakers point to China as cause of cyberattacks

Representative Mike Rogers calls on the U.S. and its allies to put pressure on the Chinese government for cyber-espionage

Red Hat raids cloud storage market by acquiring Gluster

Gluster's open source software creates massively scalable storage pools and also ushers in Red Hat's cooperation with OpenStack

iPhone 4S: Upgraded iPhone offers ‘intelligent’ assistant

The enhanced model also upgrades the camera and processor, and ups the memory and storage capacity

Logitech looks to iPhone 5 for video meetings

The company's LifeSize ClearSea software is being updated for iOS 5

Microsoft tries to make Hotmail cool again with overhaul

Microsoft battles graymail with five new automated features for Hotmail

Apple announces iPhone 4S to crowd

Apple said new hardware makes the iPhone 4S faster than its predecessor, the iPhone 4

Self-service IT: Are users up to the task?

Empowering end users with self-service systems is all the rage for IT these days. What could possibly go wrong?

Cloud storage arrays to generate $1.45B in 2015

Gartner report says most 'external' cloud services will continue to be used by small companies in foreseeable future

Mozilla aims to add silent updating to Firefox 10

Cites 'update fatigue' caused by rapid release schedule

Oracle’s Exadata means changes for DBAs

IT shops that want to run Oracle's database machine need to rethink their skill sets

In face of massive cybersecurity threat, government security dawdles

Despite efforts to improve, GAO report says most government agencies are at risk of security attack

iPad Data LP: Security Savior or Strong-Arm Tactic

The new Novell

iCloud is a bigger deal than the new iPhone

Massive DDoS attacks a growing threat to VoIP services

TelePacific Communications tells of VoIP floods

Mango update progressing, but Samsung owners have to wait

Samsung is working on solving some problems before updating, according to one network operator

XSS web attacks could live forever, researcher warns

Cleaning up a website after a cross-site scripting attack may no longer be enough to protect its users

2012 IT budgets, salaries on the rise, survey says

SIM's annual CIO survey indicates pre-recession levels of optimism

Oracle releases JavaFX 2.0, shares plans for Java 9

Microsoft says no more Zunes, it’s all about the phone now

Microsoft will make no new Zune music players, although the Zune platform lives on as an app for Windows Phone and Xbox

Legal expert says anti-counterfeit deal should be scrapped

European parliamentarians say they will not vote for the flawed ACTA agreement

U.S., Russia slowly improve cybersecurity cooperation

But initiatives are under way to break the ice between U.S., Russia and China

‘Well organized, sophisticated, fast’ cybercriminals scare US banks

Expert in financial services IT says public/private partnerships are the only way to battle hackers

Protect iPad data without hobbling users

Move over, iPhone 4: Apple introduces the iPhone 5

Two-thirds of firms send jobs offshore, survey shows

Annual SIM survey shows IT budget optimism, despite sagging economy

Webroot moves to cloud-based malware detection

The move signals another nail in the coffin for signature-based detection, which is missing new malware

At Ceatec, Intel pitches among Japanese heavyweights

The US chipmaker has a booth at the electronics show for the first time, and aims for relevance beyond PCs and servers.

LightSquared might take legal action over GPS

The company said GPS receivers using its spectrum aren't protected from interference

Oracle rolls out ‘Big Data’ appliance

The newest member of Oracle's appliances includes support for the open-source Hadoop and R frameworks

Reported Sprint iPhone deal sparks wild speculation, backlash to wild speculation

WSJ report unleashes Internet version of old-school 'telephone' game

Oracle’s Big Data Appliance taps growing enterprise need, analysts say

It will give companies a way to handle large volumes of unstructured data

iPhone and iPad Security: The Human Element

IPhone 5 reportedly a Sprint exclusive

Sprint also struck $20B, four-year deal with Apple, second report claims

MySQL hits new development milestone

Oracle has switched up the way it develops the open-source database, for the better

Google+ rides momentum up social net ranks

After opening membership to all, visits to Google+ skyrocket

With iPhone 5 imminent, users sell older models in record numbers

Interest in next iPhone 'unprecedented,' says one recycler

Web Developments: 3 Cool New Features for Internet Users

Adobe embraces touch with six new apps

Adobe has launched a series of creative apps that can be used on touch-based devices

Kindle Fire virtual teardown puts cost at $209.63, about $10 above retail

Even so, the tablet is expected to be profitable by promoting sales of other goods

What to expect when Apple finally ‘talks iPhone’ Tuesday

iPhone hardware anticipated to take backseat to software

LightSquared lines up Sharp for devices

Sharp will make smartphones and tablets to use the carrier's controversial LTE network

Google updates Chrome to restore browser after Microsoft blunder

Releases new editions to assist recovery efforts after malware signature deleted Chrome

Groups praise US, seven other countries for signing ACTA

Critics of the international treaty still question its compatibility with U.S. and E.U. laws

Oracle pushes appliance message to software crowd

Product chief Thomas Kurian pushes the benefits of integrated hardware-and-software systems

If Sprint becomes third iPhone carrier, how much does it gain?

All factors weighed together, there would be no 'clear winner' among iPhone operators, comScore says

Windows XP usage share falls by record amount

Projections put Windows 7 as the most-used edition by May 2012

Google CIO: Don’t Fight Consumerization of IT