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There's been a flurry of speculation that Salesforce.com could be up for sale, but an alternative line of thinking points to a deal with Sage Group as the… mehr
The security company that provided the information for the story "Anonymous-tied DDoS botnet shows insecure routers are legion" now says it was… mehr
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In the past several years, Pentaho Labs, the research arm of business analytics specialist Pentaho, set out to map the various big data use cases organizations… mehr
Microsoft executives have previously admitted that Windows 10 builds for phones haven't been pushed to testers as quickly as they would have liked. But… mehr
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Apple's efforts to allow people to control household appliances from their iPhones through the company's HomeKit framework are gaining momentum. mehr
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Marketers lean on their enterprise marketing software suites to deliver on lofty promises: cross-channel campaign management, analytics, automation,… mehr
In the Internet era, many multibillion-dollar acquisitions sound insanely ambitious and out of line. mehr
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Forget ceiling-mounted speakers and smart LED bulbs; Sony's latest invention rolls them into a single device. mehr
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is facing a new, novel challenge to its recent net neutrality rules: a communications law firm is arguing the… mehr
Life today is vastly more complicated for IT managers than it used to be, thanks in large part to two key trends: bring-your-own-device computing and the… mehr
The battle over the H-1B visa is mostly a battle of brute political muscle on Capitol Hill, coupled with campaign spending. But in the quieter academic sphere,… mehr
General Electric this week revealed that it has completed a multi-year project to print a working jet engine. mehr
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Google cars have been in 11 accidents over six years of testing but will definitely make driving safer, the search giant said. mehr
A security firm is warning that a group of Russian hackers known for targeting military, government and media organizations is now preparing to attack banks in… mehr
Samsung is releasing a trio of hardware development boards that will make it easier for startups and tech enthusiasts to build robots, drones, wearables and… mehr
Mobile carriers Verizon Wireless and Sprint will pay a combined US$158 million[m] to settle complaints by two U.S. government agencies that they billed… mehr
Microsoft today expanded the beta of Skype Translator, the real-time translation service demonstrated last fall, to all interested testers. mehr
Your Star Trek-style universal communicator is ready for download. mehr
For those with a fast enough Internet connection, Nvidia's GRID cloud gaming service is getting a lot crisper. mehr
Verizon wants to become the Comcast of the Internet. mehr
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Elbrus, the Russian PC designer who was once feared as a possible competitor to Intel, has released PCs based on its latest homegrown microprocessors--and,… mehr
An Israeli company has developed a product it says can detect if a mobile device connects to a fake cellular base station or Wi-Fi access point, potentially… mehr
Der Scherz mit einem pinkelnden Android-Roboter auf einer Google-Karte hat ernsthafte Konsequenzen: Der Internet-Konzern nimmt bis auf weiteres keine… mehr
Der US-Telekommunikationskonzern Verizon übernimmt das Online-Urgestein AOL für 4,4 Milliarden Dollar in bar. mehr
IBM kündigt eine neue "Professional"-Variante der Cloud-basierten Analyselösung "Watson Analytics" an. mehr
Die Übernahme der Live-Streaming-App Periscope hat Twitter weniger Geld gekostet als bislang angenommen. mehr
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For the first time, a major record label says it's making more money from streaming music than it is from MP3 sales. mehr
The webcam is such a ubiquitous part of PCs we just don't give them much thought anymore. They're just one component among many on the latest… mehr
It is the technology punditry business's solemn promise to you that every Apple product come pre-reviewed so that you know what a tremendous failure it… mehr
Big Switch Networks rolled out new versions of its SDN-based cloud fabric and monitoring applications which feature tighter integration with VMware, among… mehr
In the burgeoning world of drones, autonomous devices that follow their leader are nothing new, but a Silicon Valley start-up hopes it has something unique… mehr
Uber, known for its no-hassle, no-cash payment system for rides, will start testing cash payments in India in the coming week. mehr
Channel 4 CIO Kevin Gallagher and his team used a data analytics strategy to develop All4, a new app and service for the broadcaster's viewers. mehr
When it comes down to it, insurance is little more than an assurance. "When you think about what we sell, you can't touch it, you can't see it,… mehr
Free-to-play games often look appealing, but it's difficult to know at a glance whether the business model is insidious and fun ruining, or reasonable and… mehr
The man credited with creating Moore's Law can finally talk about it. mehr
Two weeks ago AWS announced its financial results and, for the first time, broke out AWS revenues. AWS, it said, achieved $4.6 billion in 2014, and will reach… mehr
Now there are two Skypes for online videoconferencing: the free, consumer version most of us know, and Skype for Business. This rebranded, redesigned Microsoft… mehr
Steve Jobs said that Apple and its products were at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts, and the funny thing is that, probably without… mehr
All the hand-wringing over SSD reliability aside, the future of computing still belongs to solid-state drives. To be frank, no one who cares about performance… mehr
Tens of thousands of home routers have been infected with malware, and are being used by hackers to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks,… mehr
Der US-amerikanische TK-Riese Verizon hat angekündigt, das Internet-, Werbe- und Medien-Urgestein AOL für 50 Dollar je Aktie oder rund 4,4 Milliarden Dollar zu… mehr
Password managers are a great way to supply random, unique passwords to a high number of websites. But most still have an Achilles heel: Usually, a single… mehr
Telstra has extended its new global Software Defined Networking (SDN) platform into the optical layer, enabling high-bandwidth provisioning up to 100G and… mehr
Wordpress, the Internet's favorite content management system, is a common target for criminals who redirect innocent users to malware download sites. mehr
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IBM is ready to light up data transfers over long distances between computers with a new chip that could ultimately spell the end for slower electrical wiring. mehr
Not satisfied with offering eight-core chips, Taiwan's MediaTek has unveiled a mobile processor with 10 cores. mehr
Digitalisierung ist das Schlagwort aktueller Diskussionen. Sie stellt CIOs vor eine große Herausforderung. Der Spagat zwischen Regelbetrieb und Innovation… mehr
Verizon Communications has agreed to buy AOL for about $4.4 billion, as it looks to build more extensive digital and video platforms to drive future growth. mehr
Verizon offers $4.4 billion for AOL mehr
Verizon said Tuesday that it plans to spend $4.4 billion to buy AOL, which was once a leader in Internet connectivity but has struggled to find its way as a… mehr
Der Mode-Versandhändler Zalando hat zum Jahresauftakt erstmals einen Gewinn im ersten Quartal verbucht und hebt die Prognose für das laufende Geschäftsjahr an. mehr
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Das Geschäft im weltgrößten Smartphone-Markt China wandelt sich: Immer mehr Nutzer haben schon ein Computerhandy und wollen auf ein teureres Modell umsteigen.… mehr
Drones don't normally need wheels, but they can come in handy on upside-down roads. mehr
Windows users across the English-speaking world have been warned to be on the lookout for a new Trojan campaign that borrows imagery from the TV show Breaking… mehr
Die Erkenntnis von Google nach Millionen Kilometern in selbstfahrenden Autos: Auch ihnen werden Unfälle passieren. Aber die Computer seien nie der Grund dafür… mehr
Nicht einmal ein Drittel der Unternehmen können ihre Services über das Internet of Things monetarisieren. Die Ursachen analysiert Berater IQ mit einer… mehr
Das althergebrachte Bild des autoritären Unternehmers hemmt der Deutschen Gründergeist. Das kritisiert jedenfalls Günter Faltin in seinem neuen Buch "Wir… mehr
Fujitsu has developed smartglasses that project imagery directly onto the user's retina with a laser, instead of using small LCD screens like other… mehr
Zum fünften Mal schreiben die Uni St. Gallen und die Uni Leipzig den Banking IT-Innovation Award aus. Jetzt können sich Banken bewerben. mehr
Password managers are a great way to supply random, unique passwords to a high number of websites. But most still have an Achilles' heel: Usually, a… mehr
You've got the perfect shot of a cityscape from your hotel room -- if it weren't for those pesky reflections in the window. mehr
Google says its self-driving cars can make driving safer because they pay better attention to the road than humans do -- though there have been dings along the… mehr