Monthly Archives: April 2014
Red Hat Acquires Open-Source Storage Vendor Inktank for $175 Million
Linux vendor Red Hat today announced the acquisition of privately held open-source storage firm Inktank for approximately $175 million in cash. The deal is...
IBM Delivers New BlueMix Services
LAS VEGAS--IBM announced more than 30 new cloud services for its BlueMix platform as a service (PaaS) to help developers quickly integrate applications and...
Fortinet Unveils FortiOS 5.2 Threat Protection Platform
Network security specialist Fortinet unveiled a major update to the company's FortiOS network security operating system that powers the FortiGate platform.The release incorporates numerous...
Cloud Risks Worry Firms, but Sensitive Data Still Cloud-Bound
More companies are moving their sensitive data into the cloud, although nearly half do not know how their cloud provider protects their data and...
Google Fiber Begins Free Public WiFi Tests in Kansas City
Google Fiber recently began testing a free outdoor public WiFi system outside the Crown Center mixed-use development in Kansas City, Mo., as part of...
Sprint Introduces HTC One (M8)-Harman Kardon Edition With Spotify
NEW YORK—Sprint and HTC's One (M8) flagship smartphone each just got a little better.Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, at a press event here just hours...
CA Technologies Updates Its Unified IT Monitoring Package
CA Technologies on April 29 released the latest version of its CA Nimsoft Monitor, a unified software package for managing IT and outside cloud...
Hewlett-Packard Debuts New Security Metrics Service
Modern enterprises today face many security risks, and getting a grasp on the big picture isn't always easy. Hewlett-Packard is now aiming to help...
Google French Business Tax Bill Reportedly Could Total $1.3B
Google must now pay the French government as much as $1.3 billion in previously unpaid taxes, following a government investigation into the company's tax...
Daily Tech Briefing: April 29, 2014
Microsoft has been urging users to be cautious of a new unpatched security vulnerability that impacts multiple versions of the Internet Explorer Web browser....