Category: Tech
Cheap credit and the move to cloud computing are among the factors, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers A number of signs suggest that next year will see a surge in tech companies selling off assets and product lines for both financial and strategic reasons, according to a recent report by consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. “PwC has witnessed an […]
Problem with VMware View product could allow hackers access to in-network files VMware has issued a patch for its VMware View product that fixes a security vulnerability that could allow an unauthorized user to access system files. “VMware View contains a critical directory traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to retrieve arbitrary files […]
The buyout is the latest in a series of acquisitions by Citrix over the past two years Citrix today announced it has entered into an agreement to buy Zenprise, a mobile device management (MDM) software vendor. This year, Citrix expanded its mobile capabilities with its CloudGateway application, which offers a secure way to deliver mobile, […]
Alcatel-Lucent announces plans to extend switches to support programmability via software-defined networking technology Alcatel-Lucent’s enterprise division this week jumped into the SDN market with a strategy to fortify products to enhance network programmability and virtualization. The company is augmenting its Application Fluent Network strategy with a software-defined networking plan that goes beyond application awareness and […]
7 new Windows 8 Ultrabooks The introduction of MIcrosoft Windows 8 has spawned a variety of new and exciting devices. Here are 7 Ultrabooks that have been developed especially for the new operating system. Asus Zenbook UX21A Touch Here’s a recipe for building a better Ultrabook: Start with the slim Asus Zenbook UX21A, graft on […]
The company said it has greatly increased the number of carbon nanotubes that can be accurately placed on a single chip IBM has hit a milestone in its quest to come up with a successor to silicon computer chips. The company said Sunday its research into semiconductors based on carbon nanotubes, or CNTs, has yielded […]
The educational and hobbyist gizmo du jour adds extra memory, but doesn’t hike the price The Raspberry Pi model B — a cheap, customizable Linux computer the size of a pack of cigarettes — now boasts 512MB of RAM, for the same price as before, according to the Raspberry Pi Foundation. MORE RASPBERRY PI: Google’s […]
Here’s a hard drive that comes with a secure PIN (personal identification number) access that bars anyone who’s not authorised. Taking hard drives along for storage and portability needs has become a necessity these days. But security is still an unaddressed issue, in case the hard drive lands in the wrong hands. Apricorn has just […]
CompTIA faces backlash from technology certification holders after informing those with supposedly lifetime A+, Network+ and Security+ certifications that they would have to retroactively pay for renewals. CompTIA has since retracted the changes for anyone who receives one of those certifications in 2010, but come 2011 the renewal process will be in place. In December, […]
How to Get Your Arms Around Big Data As solution providers’ customers increasingly employ business intelligence tools, dealing with “big data” is becoming a greater challenge. It’s an ideal opportunity for solution providers, as many business execs are unfamiliar with mining this type of information. In fact, a recent CompTIA study found only 37 percent […]