Verizon rolls out certificate services for 'Internet of things'
Verizon today said it is rolling out digital certificate services aimed at the "Internet of things" in order to provide security and authentication for machine-to-machine systems.
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Google strengthens its SSL configuration against possible attacks
Google replaced the SSL certificates for its online services with new ones that use stronger, 2048-bit RSA keys, making encrypted connections to its sites safer against so-called brute-force attacks. The company announced in May that it would increase the key length for its SSL certificates from 1024 bits to 2048 bits by the end of 2013.
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Orange Script could be fruitful for Android app development
Orange Script, a JavaScript-like language, could soon give Android application developers another programming option.
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Ubuntu Linux server with ARM processor rolled out by Boston Limited
Boston Limited has announced a new server based on ARM processors and certified to run Ubuntu Linux 13.10, a move that could further stir up growing interest in ARM servers. When it ships, the Viridis Microserver will be one of the few commercially available ARM servers. Top server makers like Hewlett-Packard and Dell have announced their intent to release ARM servers, but only a handful of products from small vendors are commercially available.
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Devil is in the details of Oracle-to-PostgreSQL migration
EnterpriseDB, the company that sells enterprise-level support and utilities for PostgreSQL, has
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Intel rushes to exascale with redesigned supercomputing chip
In the rush to exascale computing, Intel is making a small change that could have a big impact on system design with its upcoming Xeon Phi chip. Intel on Tuesday promised big performance and power improvements with the redesigned chip, code-named Knights Landing, which analysts said could ship next year or 2015. The chip will also have interconnect and memory advances, Intel has said, that could separate it from other co-processors like graphics processors, which are widely used to accelerate technical computing.
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Nokia shareholders approve sale of smartphones to Microsoft
More than 99 percent of Nokia's shareholders have voted to approve Microsoft's acquisition of the Finnish company's Devices & Services business. Nokia entered into an agreement to sell "substantially all" of the Devices & Services business to Microsoft for €3.79 billion ($5.1 billion) in the beginning of September. Once the acquisition closes, Microsoft will also pay €1.65 billion to license Nokia's patents.
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US agencies coming around cautiously to seeing benefits in virtual currencies
Federal officials told a U.S. Senate hearing on Monday that virtual currencies like bitcoin can offer benefits to the financial system, but also cautioned about its possible misuse for illicit activity. "The Department of Justice recognizes that many virtual currency systems offer legitimate financial services and have the potential to promote more efficient global commerce," said Mythili Raman, acting assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice in her testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
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Mozilla ushers in new Firefox UI
Mozilla on Monday began rolling out its first major Firefox user interface (UI) change in more than three years, seeding early adopters of the "Nightly" build with the new "Australis" revamp. Nightly builds are designed for preliminary testing, and as the name implies, are automatically updated each night to that day's edition. Firefox's Nightly builds are Mozilla's roughest-edged editions.
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Microsoft execs' compensation fell in 2013 for first time in four years
Compensation awarded to the top five executives at Microsoft, including current CEO Steve Ballmer, fell in fiscal year 2013, the first time in the last four years that it's declined, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC).
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In the wake of NSA spying, Yahoo promises encryption everywhere
Yahoo is amping up its encryption efforts to keep its data out of view from the government's prying eyes. The move comes after allegations that the National Security Agency has been spying on Yahoo and other tech companies without their knowledge.
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Salesforce.com and HP to offer 'Superpod' for large enterprises
Customers of Salesforce.com who want their own dedicated infrastructure within the vendor's cloud will now be able to get one through a partnership with Hewlett-Packard. The Salesforce Superpod will be based on HP's Converged Infrastructure hardware and jointly developed and marketed by Salesforce.com and HP. The Superpods will be hosted in Salesforce.com's data centers and cost customers extra money, but pricing details weren't provided Monday.
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