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Microsoft Profits From Strong Enterprise Demand
Microsoft reports better than results as strong enterprise demand delivers record sales
EVault Touts Backup Service On Windows Azure
Seagate's enterprise cloud storage unit offers a cross-platform backup platform anchored by Azure
Shape Emerges With Polymorphic Cyber Defence
Shape Security launches with new security technology designed to stump hackers with a constantly moving target
Rackspace Brings Managed MongoDB ObjectRocket Service To Europe
The acquisition of ObjectRocket in 2013 is bearing fruit for Rackspace
Eclipse Backs Open Source For Internet Of Things
Eclipse Foundation calls for the Internet of Things to be based on open source technology
Microsoft Delivers First Update For Visual Studio 2013
Microsoft patches a number of bugs and delivers enhancements with its first update for Visual Studio 2013
Red Hat Updates Cloud Product Portfolio, Adds More OpenStack Components
Enterprise Virtualization 3.3 and Cloud Infrastructure 4.0 will set the customers on the path to open hybrid cloud
Open Source Mobile Networks Could Solve Rural ‘Not-Spots’
Lime Microsystems says its transceiver technology can make it cheaper for rural communities to get 3G and 4G
Baboom! Kim Dotcom Previews Music Service, Launches Debut Album
Good Times by Kim Dotcom is out on Baboom, iTunes and Google Play
NTT DoCoMo Delays Tizen Smartphone Launch
Samsung-backed operating system suffers yet another setback
US Authorities Set For Silk Road Bitcoin Sale
The state gets drawn into the virtual currency game
China Launches ‘Independent’ OS For Smartphones, PCs
China OS is a Linux-based OS designed to break foreign dominance
Adobe Brings 3D Printing To Photoshop Masses
Adobe jumps aboard the 3D bandwagon to allow designers to print a 3D model with Photoshop CC
Apple To Refund £20m Over In-App Purchases Row
Apple is to cough up £20m to refund people whose kids have racked up large in-app purchases
Canonical Expects No Major Ubuntu Mobile Smartphones Before 2015
Ubuntu handsets from major manufacturers not expected this year, says Canonical community manager
Wells Fargo Hopes To Offer Bitcoin Services
The bank has organised a real summit dedicated to the virtual currency
Facebook To Share User Data With Russia’s Yandex
The social network looks to get some traction in Russia
Microsoft And GoDaddy Offer Small Businesses Office 365
Microsoft and web hoster GoDaddy partner up to bring Office 365 to small business customers
Nginx Plus 2.0 Targets Enterprises With Commercial Improvements
The open source Nginx Web server continues to gain commercial enhancements to broaden its appeal
Airware Says Drones Could Save Rhinos From Extinction
The developer of drone autopilot solutions helps fight poaching in Kenya
Google To Pay £2bn For Home Electronics Start-Up Nest
Two former Apple executives will join Google as part of the deal
Open Source Storage Relaunches With New Platform
OSS has reinvented itself with the Niazi 1.618 Middleware System, which allows organisations to shift to open source IT without losing their proprietary investments
Self-Taught Mathematician Wins Young Scientist Of The Year Award
The Irish school competition attracts a record number of attendees
SAP Reports 2013 Growth, Led By HANA Sales
SAP said its software and cloud subscription revenue also grew by 10 percent to $7.2 billion
Microsoft To End Security Essentials With XP Support Cutoff
Microsoft warns that Security Essentials for Windows XP is also set to end in three months time
Citrix Brings Windows VDs To Macbook, Buys Framehawk
Citrix buys Framehawk and launches Windows virtual desktop product for MacBook users
LinkedIn Sues Crew Who Scraped Member Profiles Using Amazon Servers
LinkedIn wants compensation and a jury trial, saying it could determine who the attackers were by asking Amazon
OpenSUSE Forums Down After Breach
Another vBulletin-based attack causes problems for open source crew
First Tizen Smartphones Expected In Time For MWC
Samsung and NTT Domoco are expected to offer Tizen smartphones soon, according to reports