Monthly Archives: January 2015
GHOST Bug Not New, but Can Haunt Older Linux Versions
There isn't much reason to be afraid of the GHOST (gethostbyname) CVE-2015-0235 vulnerability in the open-source Linux GNU C Library (glibc), is there? No,...
VoltDB Eases Fast Data App Development
Responding to the growing demand for real-time data, VoltDB announced Version 5.0 of its in-memory, scale-out operational database.The new release delivers increased support for...
Iron Mountain Offers Basic Rules for Maintaining Data Privacy
SAN DIEGO, Calif.—Iron Mountain, which opened for business in 1951 and knows a few things about how to secure paper and digital documents, came...
Amazon’s New WorkMail Targets Business Users
Consumers know Amazon best as an online reseller and for its line of Kindle devices, but the tech giant continues to develop products for...
AT&T Posts $3.9B Net Loss While Revenue Rises to $34.4B in Q4
Following a recent pattern of mixed financial results in the telecommunications marketplace, AT&T posted a net loss of $3.9 billion in the fourth quarter...
Big Switch Network Fabric Supports Dell Switches, VMware
Big Switch Networks, one of the early pioneers of the software-defined networking trend, is expanding the reach of its networking fabric with support for...
Daily Briefing: Cortana Makes Windows 10 Debut in Preview Build
Microsoft has added its digital assistant Cortana to its newest preview build of Windows 10. The newer version is available to members of the...
Google Defends Delay in Alerting WikiLeaks of Email Search Warrants
An attorney for Google on Wednesday defended the company's apparent delay in informing three WikiLeaks members about giving the government access to their email...
Apple Watch Slated to Go on Sale in April
Apple Watch will arrive for consumer purchases in April, which is a bit later than previous rumors that had hinted at a March release.The...
Cisco Grows Cloud, Software Efforts
Cisco Systems, long known for its hardware-based networking business, is continuing its pivot to software and the cloud with several initiatives announced this week...