ITC orders import ban on older iPhones, iPads in Samsung patent dispute
Apple infringed a Samsung Electronics patent, the U.S. International Trade Commission said in a final judgment released today that bans import into the U.S. of certain AT&T iPhone and iPad models: the iPhone 3G (which is no longer sold), 3G S, and 4, and the cellular versions of the first-gen iPad (also no longer sold) and iPad 2. Apple has said it would appeal the decision in federal court. Later versions of the iPhone (the 4S and 5) and iPad (third- and fourth-gen, and Mini) are unaffected by the ruling.
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Dell takes converged systems to remote sites with PowerEdge VRTX
Dell has introduced a converged computing, storage, and networking system for small and remote offices, the PowerEdge VRTX, saying it will let customers deploy a system with virtualization in hours.
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Possibly related DDoS attacks cause DNS hosting outages
DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks that could be related have in the past few days slammed the DNS servers of at least three providers of domain name management and DNS hosting services. DNSimple, easyDNS, and TPP Wholesale all reported temporary DNS service outages and degradation on Monday, citing DDoS attacks as the reason. In some cases the attacks started a few days ago and are ongoing.
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Compuware extends application monitoring with infrastructure metrics
Compuware has updated its APM (application performance management) software to give administrators more insight into what might be slowing application performance, thanks to the inclusion of new metrics showing the operational health of the host infrastructure. The new technology, called PureStack, allows the dynaTrace Compuware APM software to "connect the infrastructure with the applications," said John Van Siclen, the general manager of Compuware's APM.
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Microsoft tackles agile backlash with Team Foundation update
The next release of the Microsoft TFS (Team Foundation Server), an application for managing software development, has been designed to bring agile development practices to larger, multi-team projects.
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SoftLayer buy has IBM looking to take on Amazon Web Services
Back in 2010, IBM laid out a clear cloud computing road map: to build a rock-solid cloud portfolio suited to meet enterprise demands.
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Dell, Oracle form strategic partnership for integrated systems
Dell and Oracle will integrate hardware and software for customers through a strategic partnership, the companies announced on Tuesday.The deal expands the existing partnership between the two companies and will in part be exclusive, said Marius Haas, president of Dell's Enterprise Solutions business. He announced the partnership in a keynote address at the Dell Enterprise Forum in San Jose, California.
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Informatica hopes Vibe can be data integration's version of the JVM
Informatica has given its virtual data machine technology a proper name and is planning to create versions of it that can run on anything from high-end servers in private data centers to small devices and sensors. Dubbed Vibe, the "VDM engine" concept has been part of Informatica's data integration platform since the beginning, said Marge Breya, executive vice president and chief marketing officer. It allows users to create data-integration mappings once, and then run them across multiple platforms.
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Microsoft overhauls pricing for Azure Web services
Microsoft is cutting prices for many of its Azure services and revamping how it charges for many of its services, the company said during its TechEd North America 2013 keynote. Azure no longer charges for stopped virtual machines. When a customer stops using one, billing stops. Before, in order to stop the charges customers had to delete the virtual machine. So developers can stop VMs when they go home at night or take the weekend off, or put testing on hold while revising code.
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Obama calls for new efforts targeting patent trolls
The U.S. Congress should allow new challenges to patents on processes that are enabled by computers, and lawmakers should make it more difficult for patent-holding firms to gain import injunctions at the U.S. International Trade Commission, the White House has recommended.
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Apache CloudStack 4.1.0 emerges from incubation
The Apache CloudStack project today announced Version 4.1.0 of the CloudStack, signaling that the cloud orchestration platform continues to thrive since emerging from the Apache Incubator in mid-March.
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Feedly wins the Google Reader expat crown
Feedly, the free RSS service that has been the safe harbor for millions of Internet refugees fleeing the soon-to-be-defunct Google Reader, announced Monday that several popular RSS apps will access its API free of charge.
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IBM buys SoftLayer as part of public cloud push
IBM has signed an agreement to acquire SoftLayer Technologies, as it looks to accelerate the build-out of its public cloud infrastructure. The company is also forming a services division to back up the push. The financial details of the deal were not announced, but SoftLayer is the world's largest privately held cloud computing infrastructure provider, according to IBM.
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