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Dell And NetSuite Partner For Cloud ERP
Dell and NetSuite team up to offer a complete enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for businesses
Bitcoin In Crisis: Mt Gox Exchange Goes Offline
Several reports claim the Tokyo-based company will file for bankruptcy
MWC 2014: RealPlayer Cloud Video Service Goes Global
The video streaming pioneer reinvents itself, offers simple video storage and sharing
OpenStack Opens Up Vendor Certification
Sean Michael Kerner welcomes an effort by OpenStack vendor Mirantis to apply open source rules to the age-old problem of certification
Bitcoin In Crisis: Mt Gox Quits Bitcoin Foundation
CEO Mark Karpeles resigns from the Foundation’s board, Mt Gox still doesn’t transfer bitcoins into third-party wallets
MWC 2014: New Firefox OS Smartphones As Mozilla Targets All Price Levels
ZTE and Alcatel launch new devices as Mozilla shows off Firefox OS Flame and targets $25 smartphones
Google Acquires Spider.io To Take On Ad Fraudsters
Google hopes the acquisition of Spider.io will improve its relationship with advertisers by spotting click fraud and advertising malware
MWC 2014: Tizen-Powered Samsung Gear 2 Aims To Take Smartwatch Lead
Samsung Gear 2 billed as "essential" companion to smartphones, as Samsung swaps Android for Tizen
WhatsApp Rebuffed Google Advances In Favour Of Facebook Deal – Report
WhatApp founders reportedly turned down a Google takoever offer in favour of Facebook, despite being offered more money
Jolla Preps For Expansion As Sailfish OS Reaches Version 1.0
Jolla adds new features to Sailfish, plots global expansion and agrees Angry Birds deal
Yahoo Gifts Researchers £6m To Develop Siri Beater
Yahoo gives Carnegie Mellon researchers $10 million so they can develop a better version of Apple's Siri
Social Media Reputation Repair Can Be Costly, Microsoft Warns
The financial cost of embarrassing or malicious Facebook posts can be very significant, a new study revels
Microsoft Rebrands Office Web Apps As ‘Office Online’
Microsoft Office Online receives major update and rebrand
IBM Security Looks To Cyber Defence With New Offerings
IBM's new security solutions to help businesses defend against internal and external cyber attacks
BMC Upgrades Enterprise Cloud Apps
BMC makes its enterprise cloud apps more user-friendly, in line with the consumerisation of IT
Microsoft Tightens Office 365 And Yammer Integration
Office 365 continues to receive rapid-fire upgrades, with streamlined Yammer logins and encrypted email
Canonical Secures First Two Ubuntu Mobile Manufacturing Partners
Canonical signs up bq and Meizu to make Ubuntu Mobile handsets, while CEO Mark Shuttleworth dismisses Tizen as a threat
Microsoft Readies Lync App For Android Tablets
Redmond preps its enterprise communication platform to include Android tablets, as well as Skype video callers
Oracle Wins Copyright Violation Lawsuit
A judge rules in favour of Oracle against a company providing cheap third-party support to Oracle customers
Open Data Institute Signs Up Five More International Partners
Osaka, Seoul, Sheffield, Philadelphia and Hawaii join the global movement to make better use of public sector data
Chinese Linux Distributor Red Flag Software Disappears Overnight
Red Flag Software employees are missing $2.5 million in wages
ZTE And 14 Others Join Tizen Association Ahead Of MWC 2014
15 new operators, manufacturers and developers join Tizen Association ahead of expected Samsung launch at MWC
Silk Road 2.0 Hacked, £1.5 Million Worth Of Bitcoins Stolen
Attackers have used the ‘transaction malleability’ flaw which prompted Mt Gox exchange to stop withdrawals a few days ago
Internet Explorer Exposed By New Zero-Day Flaw
A previously unknown vulnerability in Internet Explorer is being exploited to attack users, but is a foreign government to blame?
Viber Is Being Sold To Rakuten For $900 Million
Days after it categorically denied acquisition rumours, messaging firm Viber is being bought by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten
HP Opens Enterprise Apps Store
HP launches an enterprise app store for mobile devices and desktops, known as 'HP Access Catalog'
Intel Software Suite Launch Targets Big Data Analytics
Intel builds upon its Hadoop distribution with the introduction of the Intel Data Platform for big data analytics
Microsoft Releases Oracle On Azure Cloud Details
Microsoft outlines the details for Oracle subscription plans running on its Windows Azure cloud platform
Microsoft Turns On Multifactor Authentication For Office 365
To minimise the risk of breaches, Microsoft turns on multifactor authentication for the user base of Office 365