Vendors and Providers

Lawmakers hear mixed message on limiting spectrum bidding

Some advocates urge the FCC to limit AT&T and Verizon in the upcoming incentive auction

Microsoft Patch Tuesday reinforces the value of software upgrades

Microsoft has issued five critical security bulletins in December's round of Patch Tuesday

Cisco wraps Insieme, works on UCS 2.0

Potential $863M payout won't happen until FY 2016 and 2017; WHIPTAIL offered as "happy meal" to storage partners

Twitter, the protector of news?

Head of News Vivian Schiller reveals some of the thinking behind Twitter's news ambitions

Stats don’t lie: Windows 8 has failed

Even with the improvements in 8.1 and XP's imminent demise, the OS is not getting any major traction.

Microsoft retracts Windows 7 PC end-of-sales deadline

Says notice last week was 'in error;' falls back on 'TBD'

Business Process Management Provides Agility in Lean Times

A fistful of security fixes to help CSOs stay ahead of risks

Enterprises are having a challenging time getting ahead of security risks, but experts say a handful of long-term improvements could help

Oracle becomes sponsor of OpenStack Foundation

Oracle says it knows customers don't want to be locked into proprietary cloud management tools

Tablets remain tops in American gift-buying plans

But purchase tension between tablets and notebooks hints at 2-in-1 devices' chances