Monthly Archives: May 2013
Microsoft Unveils Xbox One: An All-in-One Entertainment System
Microsoft's follow-up to its successful Xbox 360 console is officially called Xbox One.Xbox head Don Mattrick took to the stage on the Microsoft campus...
Sprint, Leaning Toward Softbank Deal, Continues Talks With Dish
Softbank has granted Sprint a "waiver of various provisions" on their merger agreement, allowing Sprint to disclose non-public information to Dish Network, which is...
DDoS Attacks: What Can Enterprises Do to Combat Them?
DDoS Attacks: What Can Enterprises Do to Combat Them?
by Chris Preimesberger
August 1999: The First DDoS Attack
The world's first DDoS attack, as noted by the...
10 Takeaways From Apple’s 17-Page Tax Testimony
Apple has submitted written testimony, in advance of CEO Tim Cook's May 21 appointment to speak before a U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Apple's tax-payment...
Google Confirms Google Glass to Launch in 2013
Google Glass will be launched later this year for retail sales to buyers, which is at least months earlier than the 2014 retail debut...
Aruba Networks Looks to Make 802.11ac Clients Less Sticky
Aruba Networks is rolling out 802.11ac offerings that not only enable organizations to take advantage of the faster WiFi standard, but also optimize how...
IBM, CA Lead Growing IT Operations Management Software Market
While worldwide IT operations management software revenue increased again in 2012, the market's top four vendors—IBM, CA Technologies, BMC Software and Hewlett-Packard—actually surrendered market...
IBM Watson Masters Customer Service as Engagement Advisor
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—IBM is calling on its Watson cognitive system supercomputer to help enterprises rapidly sift through big data to provide better service to customers...
Tablets Increasingly Connected to Cell Networks: NPD
Cellular connections for tablets grew nearly 50 percent in the first quarter of 2013, compared with the first quarter of 2012, but are still...
Cyber-Spying Campaign Traced Back to India: Researchers
A widespread espionage network that targeted a Norwegian telecommunications provider and several groups in Pakistan appears to have links to India, Norway-based security firm...