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Elizabeth Heichler

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Elizabeth Heichler is vice president and editorial director of the IDG News Service, and is based in Boston.

Articles by Elizabeth Heichler

U2 tours with all-flash array to rock latest video effects

A ruggedized EMC VNXe3200 drives giant transparent LED screens

By Elizabeth Heichler

Jul 17, 2015 4 mins

Adidas CIO plays to win at digital marketing

By Elizabeth Heichler

Feb 17, 2015 12 mins

Microsoft’s top legal gun decries privacy “arms race”

By Elizabeth Heichler

Nov 04, 2014 6 mins

Enterprise Regulation Government

Microsoft to lay off 18,000 in next year

By Elizabeth Heichler

Jul 17, 2014 1 min

Microsoft Staff Management Data Center

Minecraft’s Notch revealed in behind-the-scenes tale

The frontiers of gaming may not be a post-PC zone, and conditions are great for independent developers

By Elizabeth Heichler

Nov 27, 2013 7 mins

Video Games Data Center

States tackling Google on human trafficking, drugs

Attorneys General from multiple states want the search engine giant to engage in dialog to deal with illegal activity

By Elizabeth Heichler

Jun 18, 2013 2 mins

Legal Data Center

US states’ attorneys general to take aim at Internet ‘safe harbor’ law

The federal law limits state attorneys general seeking to prosecute online violations of their criminal laws

By Elizabeth Heichler

Jun 18, 2013 4 mins

Small and Medium Business Internet Service Providers Manufacturing Industry

Prism leaker steps forward, cites ‘massive surveillance machine’

The NSA contractor who gave the press documents related to government surveillance has fled to Hong Kong

By Elizabeth Heichler

Jun 09, 2013 2 mins

Government IT Government Cybercrime

Hewlett Packard takes $8.8 billion charge, says it was misled prior to Autonomy acquisition

By Elizabeth Heichler

Nov 20, 2012 2 mins

Enterprise Technology Industry Data Center

MIT’s newest research center to focus on mobile technologies

Wireless@MIT aims to take the lead in next-generation wireless networks and mobile computing

By Elizabeth Heichler

Oct 11, 2012 3 mins

Small and Medium Business Small and Medium Business Small and Medium Business

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Broadcom to lay off over 1,200 VMware employees as deal closes

Dec 01, 20233 mins

Technology IndustryMergers and Acquisitions

Cisco joins $10M funding round for SONiC startup Aviz Networks

By Michael Cooney

Dec 01, 20233 mins

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Cisco CCNA, AWS cloud networking among top-paying IT certs

By Denise Dubie

Nov 30, 20237 mins

CertificationsCertificationsCertifications

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Sep 24, 202120 mins

Cisco SystemsInternetNetworking

Episode 2: Pluggable Optics and the Internet for the Future

Sep 23, 202117 mins

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Episode 3: Looking Forward: 5G, Digital Transformation, and the Network of the Future

Sep 22, 202114 mins

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How to calculate factorials in Linux

Nov 02, 20232 mins

How to use the nohup command

Oct 31, 20232 mins

How to use date command options

Oct 26, 20232 mins