Linux carrier-grade spec enhances file systems, security
The Linux Foundation on Wednesday will release version 5.0 of its Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) specification, which covers capabilities such as more reliable file systems and security. CGL 5.0 is intended to address a mature marketplace in which the demands on data transferred among networks has increased.
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Note to Satya Nadella: Bing needs you
No matter how you slice it, Microsoft's Bing search engine holds the home field advantage. Almost all new PCs ship with Windows. Almost all of those PCs ship with Internet Explorer set as the default browser. The default IE search engine? Bing, of course.
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IT workers would take a 10 percent pay cut to telecommute
Do you want spend less to hire top IT talent? Leave them at home.
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IE9 exploit puts Windows 7 SP1 at risk
A new exploit for IE9 bypasses all security measures in even the latest fully patched version of Windows 7, according to a French security company Vupen.
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RSA details SecurID hack to customers sworn to secrecy
RSA has started providing more detail into the mid-March attack on its SecurID token-based authentication system, but to get a fuller story you have to be an RSA customer willing to sign a nondisclosure agreement (NDA). An NDA means that you agree to keep secret what RSA would be willing to tell you. Sources say RSA is reaching out to its largest customers, especially those in sensitive industries, to get IT executives to sign such NDAs.
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.Net development moves to Android
Novell is extending on Wednesday development of Google Android mobile applications to developers with Microsoft .Net application-building skills.
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Intel pushes savings with new 10-core server chips
Intel has announced the Xeon E7 series of chips with 10 cores, which the company said could help cut power and maintenance costs in data centers while adding more processing power. The Xeon E7 chips, formerly code-named Westmere-EX, will be 40 percent faster than their predecessors, the Xeon 7500 chips, said Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general manager of Intel's Data Center Group. The Xeon 7500 chips are eight-core processors, launched last year.
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Microsoft, Toyota to announce collaboration
Microsoft and Toyota Motor will announce a collaboration between the two companies later Wednesday, they said. Details of the tie-up between the world's biggest software maker and world's biggest auto maker will be disclosed in a video conference by Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, and Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor, at 1 p.m. PDT (8 p.m. GMT).
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Selenium test suite to add mobile apps
Selenium 2.0, an upgrade to the popular open source Web application testing tool set, is anticipated for release this summer, featuring accommodations for mobile platforms and architectural improvements, its creator said on Tuesday.
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New servers feature Intel's 10-core Xeon E7 processors
Top manufacturers including Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Cray have announced new high-end servers sporting Intel's 10-core Xeon E7 series of chips, which were announced on Tuesday. The new servers are designed to run high-end enterprise applications including databases, as well as scientific applications, the companies said. The servers are faster, provide up to double the memory capacity and include improved RAS (reliability, availability, and serviceability) features for high server availability.
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Microsoft researchers: NoSQL needs standardization
The ever-growing number of non-relational, or NoSQL, databases needs standardization in order to thrive, two Microsoft researchers argue in the new issue of the Association for Computing Machinery's flagship publication, Communications.
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Why Cisco's CEO is sounding the alarm
In a leaked internal memo to Cisco employees, CEO John Chambers admitted that the company has let down customers and investors by being unresponsive and straying too far from its core networking roots.
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VMware takes over Mozy backup service
VMware has added another cloud service to its lineup, hiring Mozy's workers and acquiring its assets. Mozy is an online data backup service that serves businesses and consumers. Since EMC owns Mozy and is majority owner of VMware, the deal involves related organizations. But the companies say the change will help VMware boost its cloud offerings.
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