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Impatient Windows 10 users can download Creators Update April 5

Anyone chafing at the bit can grab the feature upgrade next week

By Gregg Keizer

Mar 31, 2017 2 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows

Cisco issues urgent reboot warning for bug in ASA and Firepower appliances

Cisco says without system reboot the devices will stop passing traffic after 213 days of uptime

By Michael Cooney

Mar 30, 2017 3 mins

Cisco Systems Security

Google AudioSet aims to make sounds, from roars to boings, searchable

Google researchers hope AudioSet could be "a starting point for a comprehensive vocabulary of sound events"

Mar 30, 2017 2 mins

Big Data Google IT Skills and Training

IBM technology creates smart wingman for self-driving cars

IBM patents bring machine learning tech to make automated cars safer

By Michael Cooney

Mar 30, 2017 5 mins

Here’s how Microsoft is helping companies build IoT hardware

Labs in the US, Germany and China offer expertise on building connected devices

Mar 30, 2017 6 mins

Cloud Computing Internet of Things Microsoft

Ed Meyercord’s plan for Extreme Networks proves to be ‘better than most’

Extreme Networks continues industry consolidation with acquisition of Brocade’s data center networking business

By Zeus Kerravala

Mar 30, 2017 5 mins

Brocade Data Center Networking

Extreme swallows Brocade’s data center networking business for $55M

Deal follows $100 million bid for Avaya’s networking business

By Michael Cooney

Mar 29, 2017 3 mins

Brocade Cisco Systems Small and Medium Business

G Suite vs. Office 365 cloud collaboration battle heats up

Microsoft's Office 365 has a big lead, but Google is quickly repositioning G Suite for business and winning some big customers. Who will come out on top in this rapidly evolving market?

Mar 29, 2017 8 mins

Collaboration Software Google Small and Medium Business

Trump again uses iPhone to tweet, backtracking from 2016 pledge

He called for boycott over Apple's refusal to hack iPhone for FBI, said 'I'll only be using Samsung until they give info'

By Gregg Keizer

Mar 29, 2017 3 mins

Android Apple Social Networking Apps

Brocade Gen6 Fibre Channel prepares businesses for an all-flash world

Brocade continues to bring new features to Fibre Channel, helping companies as they move toward high-performance, all-flash data centers

By Zeus Kerravala

Mar 29, 2017 3 mins

Brocade Enterprise Storage Network Management Software