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Trireme Open-Source Security Project Debuts for Kubernetes, Docker
Network isolation isn't the only way to secure application containers anymore, so Aporeto unveils a new security model for containers running in Docker or as part of Kubernetes cluster
How Open Source Redis Software Props Up Live Streaming On Twitter’s Periscope
Redis Labs’ service keeps operational effort to a minimum, says Periscope.
Microsoft Says It Has Fixed Yet Another Office 365 Outage
Connectivity issues affect Office 365 access across Europe, despite rising Brexit prices for Microsoft cloud services
Facebook Details Voyager And Other Fruits Of Open Network Project
The first Telecom infra Project (TIP) Summit gives an insight into how Facebook plans to build open source networking infrastructure for the industry
IT Life: Sandor Palfy, LogMeIn CTO
Sandor Palfy talks the cloud, laments Apple's elimination of the headphone jack and dreams of a Caribbean island
Microsoft Office 365 For Mac Gets Touch Bar Support And Skype For Business
Microsoft updates Office 365 so Macbook Pro 2016 users can make the most of Touch Bar, while Skype for business Mac gets full release
Microsoft Raises UK Cloud, Software Prices By Up To 22 Percent Due To Falling Pound
Brexit: Microsoft price changes follow the pound's 18 percent drop against the dollar since the EU referendum
Oracle Fixes 253 Security Flaws In October Update
Oracle's latest Critical Patch Update, which fixes 253 vulnerabilities, is the company's second-largest CPU ever.
JavaScript Community Is Taken In By The Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation will oversee the JS Foundation's bid to act as a hub for the JavaScript community as projects become more important to business
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Tackles Multiple Zero-Day Flaws
Internet Explorer among usual suspects to get updates, that includes a fix for AdGholas malvertising campaign
Benioff Says Salesforce Betting Big On The Success Of Einstein AI
Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff calls the company's artificial intelligence push a game changer, but is the hype at Dreamforce conference justified?
Salesforce Buys Marketing Data Management Start-Up Krux
The company's latest acquisition is aimed at improving customer targeting capabilities
Tech Quiz Of The Week: BlackBerry
What do you know about BlackBerry's past and present?
Google Apps For Work Becomes the Machine Learning-Powered G Suite
Google says its intelligent apps can save workers time and make them more productive thanks to a decade of AI research
Raspberry Pi Gets ‘More Visually Appealing’ Pixel Desktop OS
The operating system aims to be more visually appealing than Raspbian
Salesforce And Slack Integrate Messaging And Cloud CRM
Salesforce has teamed up with Slack with the aim of integrating features from each other’s services over the coming months.
BlackBerry Stops Making Smartphones
BlackBerry calls time on its fading device business will stop making its own smartphones, licensing its brand to third parties.
Splunk Big Data Analytics Software Gets Machine Learning Injection
Splunk software gets some machine learning while the big data firm also extends philanthropic activities
The Challenges Of Deploying Box In Local Government
Boxworks 2016: How can local government authorities make the most of Box without disrupting services and protecting citizens data?
The Essential Download: macOS Sierra, Google Trips, Ryder Cup
Get more productive, active and entertained with our weekly roundup of the best new and updated iOS, Android and Windows apps
Latest iOS 10 Security Features Help Apple’s Business Case
ANALYSIS: Integration with partners such as Cisco and centrally managed restrictions make iOS 10 a more secure enterprise platform, according to mobile-device management experts
Oracle Now Lays Claim As World’s One-Stop IT Shop
ANALYSIS: Oracle wants to become what IBM, the original Hewlett-Packard and Dell EMC once aspired to be: the true one-stop shop for all of your enterprise IT needs
Tech Quiz Of The Week: Oracle
What do you know about Oracle's history, its software, its founders and its controversies?
One Third Of TechWeek Readers Use Windows 10 At Work
Eighty percent of TechWeek readers use Windows 10 but just four percent use it in the office exclusively
Why Co-Founder Thinks Documentum Is Doomed Under OpenText
ANALYSIS: John Newton fears the new owner will promise customers investment in their products but that the product lines eventually will wither away
Mac OS Sierra Is Available Now As Free Update
Apple makes macOS Sierra available as a free update, bringing Siri to the Mac for the first time
Opera Enables Native VPN In Desktop Browser
Opera adds VPN for all users following beta, claiming it's a safer, more private way to browse the web
Microsoft To Close Skype’s London Offices And Cut 220 Jobs
Microsoft is planning to shut down its Skype London offices and will make some of its 400 employees redundant
Microsoft Isn’t Patching ‘Significant’ Windows Safe Mode Flaw
Researchers say Windows 10 Safe Mode flaw is easy to exploit but Microsoft doesn't acknowledge it as a primary threat