Fedora 18 arrives ready for the cloud
Fedora 18 has at long last arrived, loaded with new features to entice desktop users, such as dual-boot support for Windows 8 and a menu of GUIs, as well
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Java exploit used in Red October cyberespionage attacks, researchers say The hundreds of government, military and research organizations targeted in a large-scale cyberespionage operation dubbed Red October were not only attacked using malicious Excel and Word documents as previously believed, but also by using Web-based Java exploits, according to researchers from Israeli IT security firm Seculert. Read More ...
SAP says preliminary Q4 results show strong jump in software revenues SAP's revenue from software and software-related services showed ample growth thanks in part to its HANA in-memory database and to strength in its portfolio of cloud applications, the company said Tuesday as it reported preliminary numbers for the quarter and year ended Dec. 31. The company achieved a "breakthrough in the cloud" and "overachieved" on its SAP HANA revenue ambition, co-CEOs Jim Hagemann Snabe and Bill McDermott said in a statement. Read More ...
Mobile security remains a BYOD hurdle at the federal level Just like employees in the private sector, government employees are reveling in the productivity gains of accessing their office apps and data Read More ...
How Facebook's new search tool could also help businesses Businesses that aren't very active on Facebook might want to think about ramping up their presence in case Facebook's new service proves useful. Read More ...
Ovum: Apple's iPhone, iPad lead the way as mobile BI matures Apple and Google's Android have the widest adoption among mobile BI (business intelligence) applications, as the products are becoming more mature, according to a report from market research company Ovum. Mobile BI is far from a new concept, but more bandwidth and better devices have helped propel the market. Read More ...
Private cloud meets public cloud in Microsoft's 'Cloud OS' If you're having a tough time figuring out the Microsoft Cloud OS, you're not alone. Read More ...
Dell faces challenges in private buyout plan, analysts say Dell's high market capitalization and its recent struggles to transition from a commodity PC supplier to an enterprise IT vendor mean that multiple private equity firms would have to invest in the company for a buyout to be possible, analysts said Tuesday. Read More ...
How to disable Java in your browsers The latest spate of Java insanity has prompted calls from all quarters to get rid of the beast. Read More ...
Swartz suicide shines light on federal anti-hacking law The suicide of Internet activist and pioneer Aaron Swartz has focused attention on what some activists say is the overzealous use of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act anti-hacking statute. Swartz, 26, hanged himself last Friday, apparently over concerns stemming for the prospect of spending up to 35 years in prison on hacking-related charges. Read More ...
Cloud consultancy Cloud Sherpas makes pair of acquisitions Cloud Sherpas is continuing its string of acquisitions of boutique consulting firms for cloud services, with the purchase of Innoveer Solutions and Navigis. Terms of the deals, which were announced Tuesday, were not disclosed. Innoveer is focused on CRM (customer relationship management) software, with a particular emphasis on Salesforce.com. It has more than 750 customers and 2,000 successful implementations, according to Cloud Sherpas. The company also has European operations, giving Cloud Sherpas a physical presence in that region for the first time, Cloud Sherpas said. Read More ...
RIM attracts 15,000 apps for BlackBerry 10 in two days It's starting to look like the BlackBerry store will be well stocked with apps when Research In Motion launches BlackBerry 10 at the end of this month. The company held an event over the weekend where it offered app developers incentives to port their programs to the BlackBerry 10 platform and managed to attract 15,000 app submissions. Read More ...
EMC combines 'bring your own storage' with cloud-based file sharing EMC today revealed the latest fruits of its acquisition of file-sharing service Syncplicity, Read More ...
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