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While fiber optics is relatively common in telecoms and hyperscale environments, some vendors have plans to start pushing it into enterprise data centers. By making the switch to fiber optics, organizations can eliminate the need for wiring closets and air conditioning units. Also, fiber optics requires less cabling than copper-based LANs and don’t require upgrades […]

The CTIA wireless association has finally agreed to support long-awaited anti-theft software for smartphones. Called a “Kill Switch,” the software will be able to remotely wipe a user’s data in the event his or her device is lost or stolen. This agreement comes right on the heels of a report by Consumer Reports that a […]

The blogosphere was buzzing when Google announced to developers that it would introduce the Ara, a new modular smartphone that would cost $50 in its most basic form. The idea behind the phone is that there would be a basic chassis or as some have called it, an exoskeleton that would hold the phone’s modules […]

Microsoft recently announced a limited public preview of the Microsoft Azure Intelligent Systems Service. This is a new service specifically designed to help customers embrace the Internet of Things and manage, capture and securely connect to machine-generated data from sensors and devices, no matter what the underlying operating system may be. Barb Edson, general manager […]

In response to the Heartbleed security vulnerability that was revealed last week, the OpenSSL Software Foundation is asking for money to help support its cause. Steve Marquess, co-founder and president of the OpenSSL Software Foundation, wrote in a blog post that the foundation only gets $2,000 a year in donations. It has been able to […]

Cisco Systems has been discovering that more of its products may be vulnerable to the Heartbleed flaw, with the number now standing at 80. Cisco and Juniper Networks promised to keep users updated on networking gear that might be impacted by Heartbleed, which exploits a vulnerability in certain versions of the OpenSSL software. This allows […]

The IT security world was buzzing last week with news of the Heartbleed vulnerability, a flaw that affects millions of users because it’s embedded within OpenSSL. This is an open-source cryptographic library used for Secure Sockets Layer encryption on Websites. While Heartbleed is definitely a major concern, security experts note that most websites and end […]

Today’s data center is rapidly evolving from being perceived as a cost center to being expected to add value to the organization. For this to occur, investment in new technologies to modernize the data center is essential. Enterprises believe that modernization will enhance security and improve availability, resource usage, IT staff efficiency and more. Virtualization, […]

Despite the fact that BlackBerry announced a fiscal 2014 third-quarter loss of $4.4 billion during its December 20th earnings call, BlackBerry CEO John Chen recently stated that the company has no plans to exit the smartphone handset business. Chen explained that BlackBerry is committed to the handset business and the company is working hard to […]

It was recently revealed that OpenSSL, the software library used to secure communications on the Internet, has a vulnerability known as the “TLS Heartbeat Read Overrun” and unofficially called “Heartbleed.” This flaw has compromised the security of hundreds of thousands of Web servers and services by allowing Web attackers to retrieve up to 64 kilobytes […]

Microsoft recently introduced its answer to Apple’s Siri and Google Now in the form of voice assistant technology called Cortana, which is powered by Bing. Cortana proved itself to be quite capable and stole the show at the Build 2014 conference, but it was not the only Bing-powered technology featured at the event. Microsoft also […]

As the Apple-Samsung trial heats up, internal documents from the case are revealing that larger iPhones are most certainly headed our way. The documents show not only a steadily falling year-over-year iPhone unit growth since 2009, but also acknowledgment from Apple executives that customers want larger displays and less expensive phones. Reports say Apple is […]