Opinion

Why did the U.S. government sell out against Open Source?

Picking iPhone over Android questions the whole open source security model.

Google Maps puts well-funded startup in the poorhouse

Right address, wrong era

iPad Mini is now official, features 7.9-inch display, 10 hours of battery life, starts at $329

As expected, Apple on Tuesday unveiled the iPad Mini. The long-awaited tablet features a 7.9-inch display and comes equipped with a dual-core A5 processor, a Facetime HD camera, a Lightning connector, and a 5 megapixel camera on the back. Contrary to

Gartner: Cisco CEO John Chambers talks HP, tech complexity and patent trolls

Company direction, patents, competition, lawsuits part of wide-ranging interview with Gartner analysts

Cisco study finds clouds moving in

Will become majority of data center traffic in 2014, two-thirds by 2016

BroadSoft launches UC One

Windows 8: Already mastered by a 3-year-old

Finally, someone seems to get it.

Seems that balky Amazon data center cries wolf, too

Former firefighter tells the tale on Reddit

The Four Freedoms of Free Software are broken, Part 0

Deconstructing the Four Freedoms of Free Software, one at a time.

Apple iPad Mini live blogs today: Take your pick

In addition to Apple's live webcast, Apple watching websites will provide blow-by-blow commentary

Why Cisco should buy Citrix

A merger between Cisco and Citrix has always made sense. It just makes more sense now.

Why you should check out LVM

Apple iOS 6 white hot adoption rate cools a bit

Ad network shares its findings about Apple iOS 6 in advance of iPad Mini announcement

Big Brother comes to BitTorrent

If you get some of your TV episodes and movies from BitTorrent, you could be in a world of hurt by year's end. And, maybe you will be anyway.

FTC sets facial recognition software best practices

FTC is not setting new rules but obviously has facial recognition privacy issues in mind

How to address WAN jitter issues for real-time applications

Traditional WAN Optimization techniques don’t help much, so other solutions are needed.

The Case for /127 Subnets

It's not about address conservation. But it might be about security.

Gartner: Do you have a Chief Digital Officer? You’re gonna need one

Gartner says by 2015, 25% of organizations will have a Chief Digital Officer

Latest Amazon EBS failure likely to ruin my child’s afternoon

Reddit and (oh, no) Minecraft among those knocked offline

Windows 8 launch is a non-event for businesses

There's too many downsides, few upsides for corporate use

Dilbert’s Pointy-Headed Boss has his head in the cloud (again)

Sunday comic strip pokes fun at cloudwashing

iPad Mini pricing rumored to start at $329

Apple's long-awaited iPad Mini will reportedly have a base price of $329

Next Week: 4G World in Chicago

I’m pleased to once again be participating in the latest evolution an event I helped get off the ground. And we’ve got an interesting set of sessions that I hope you can attend.

Huawei too dangerous to do business with?

What’s the big idea?

Leading your users to (partial) literacy

What your organization writes and how it speaks really matters

Cisco grows its collaboration portfolio

Android: Now changing the way you snack

The open nature of Google's Android operating system has made it the go-to for innovation in a lot of areas, including vending machine technology.

Brocade lands a big Cisco fish

Distinguished Engineer Meyer was looking for a new challenge, OpenFlow/SDN focus

Ubuntu 12.10 review: Quantal Quetzal is quite adequate

Ubuntu 12.10 is nice, but not life-changing. Here's some advice on whether to upgrade, depending on your current desktop situation.