Monthly Archives: July 2014
Critical Infrastructure Firms Lag Behind in Cyber-Attack Defenses
Security teams at critical infrastructure firms have little trouble understanding that their networks are vulnerable. But the companies themselves have failed to make security...
VMware, Box Hook Up on New Mobile App Management System
VMware is looking to build out its mobile strategy with improved storage and security options. Cloud storage and collaboration services provider Box has those...
Microsoft Preps New Office 365 Plans for SMBs
Microsoft is working on three new Office 365 plans for small and midsized businesses (SMBs), the company announced on July 9.Microsoft Office General Manager...
Dish Network Tells FCC to Reject Comcast, AT&T Mergers
Dish Network executives paid a visit to the Federal Communications Commission July 7 to express their concerns about the pending mergers of Comcast and...
Cray Gets $174 Million U.S. Supercomputer Contract
Cray has been awarded a $174 million contract with the federal government for a supercomputer that will be used to help manage the country's...
Google Ventures to Invest $100M in Europe on Innovation
Google is targeting $100 million in new venture money in Europe to encourage entrepreneurs there to think about and develop new innovations that can...
Daily Tech Briefing: July 10, 2014
Scientists from Bell Labs are claiming they have hit data transmission speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second over traditional copper telephone lines....
Google Announces Education Incentives for 2 Conferences
As part of its focus on constant learning, Google is offering five travel grants to the 2014 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing...
Fujitsu, Midokura Partner on OpenStack SDN Solution
Fujitsu is teaming up with network virtualization software vendor Midokura to develop a solution that will make it easier for enterprises to build private...
Verizon’s Latest Transparency Report Shows U.S. Data Demands Unabated
Verizon's Latest Transparency Report Shows U.S. Data Demands Unabated
by Don Reisinger
Verizon Received Nearly 150,000 Requests for Data
It was a busy six months for Verizon....