Vendors and Providers

Workday rolls out Big Data Analytics module

The add-on is priced separately and focuses on analytics for HCM (human capital management)

Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft petition US over surveillance requests

The companies made a renewed push for greater transparency around data requests related to national security

In reversal, Microsoft gives snarling developers Win 8.1 RTM to chew on

MSDN and TechNet subscribers were enraged when Microsoft denied them access to the latest Win 8.1 pre-release build

Microsoft sticks to guns, will unveil refreshed Surface on Sept. 23

On-sale date likely remains Oct. 18, when Windows 8.1 update reaches retail

Harvard, MIT join on artificial intelligence research

Universities awarded $25 million NSF grant to create next-generation AI technologies

Lawyer: Verizon should be able to block websites

Congress didn't authorize the FCC to pass net neutrality rules, Verizon's lawyer tells an appeals court

Unanswered questions lingering after VMworld 2013

About a week after VMworld 2013 has wrapped up, it's time to examine the unanswered questions that are still lingering.

Decline of Digital Equipment offers lessons for Microsoft

Former DEC exec wonders how Microsoft can weather the storms it's created

SAP focuses on stability, data source support with Business Objects update

Business Objects 4.1 is now generally available

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