Networking giant Cisco is to buy scalable solid state memory system provider Whiptail in a deal worth about $415m. According to Cisco, the deal would strengthen its Unified Computing System (UCS) strategy and allow it to better support ...
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Dell founder Michael Dell and investor Silver Lake Management have had their proposed $24.9bn buyout of ailing PC maker Dell approved by holders of the voting shares. The buyout, which is the largest of its kind since 2007, has been ...
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Intel is planning a new range of low-power-consumption microprocessors intended to challenge ARM-based rivals in embedded and wearable computing. The new Quark range of Atom microprocessors will weigh in at one-fifth of the size of ...
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Apple has unveiled two new iPhones, including iPhone 5s and iPhone 5C that come in five colours and are priced to bring the smartphones within the reach of the masses in poorer emerging markets. It has almost the same specifications as ...
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Talkweb Information System Co., Ltd. (SZSE: 002261) headquartered in Changsha City, Hunan Province, central China declared agreement reached with PopCap Games on strategic cooperation to jointly operate Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time ...
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Computer chip manufacturer AMD has announced plans to expand its business into new markets by providing new embedded chips for devices away from its traditional PC base. The decision, which will see AMD produce microprocessors and ...
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Global media and information firm Thomson Reuters has rolled out cloud software provider Workday's Human Capital Management (HCM) and Payroll solution to enable staff to speed up their workforce management decision making. Thomson Reuters ...
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BlackBerry's biggest shareholder is reportedly preparing a bid for the troubled smartphone maker. Fairfax Holdings, an insurer run by Toronto, Ontario-based investor Prem Watsa, holds a stake of around 9.9 per cent in BlackBerry, having ...
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Microsoft has backtracked on its decision to prevent software developers gaining early access to Windows 8.1, the updated version of the Windows 8 operating system, following an outcry from developers. In August, Microsoft revealed that ...
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Rovio, the Finnish studio behind the popular Angry Birds computer game, has deployed Riak, the open source NoSQL database from Basho Technologies, to aid scalability and management of data volumes from its games and animated Angry Birds ...
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Microsoft Corporation (India)(NASDAQ:MSFT) has launched the Sculpt Mobile Mouse optimized for Windows.Equipped with a Windows 8 key for easy access to the start screen and to all the favourite apps with just one click, it is designed for ...
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The US government made 12,444 requests for data about 40,322 Yahoo users, the web firm has revealed in its first annual transparency report. The report marks a more detailed account of what world governments have requested from Yahoo, ...
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When Cancer Research UK picked VMware to virtualise its infrastructure, the organisation's head of infrastructure, Mick Briggs, believed that "there wasn't really much other choice". Further reading Customer perspective: Jaguar Land Rover ...
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West Coast Trains has issued a tender on behalf of Virgin Trains for the provision of a new HR and payroll system. Virgin Trains operates about 330 train services per day, serving 43 stations, 17 of which are operated directly. It employs ...
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The BBC has invited suppliers to bid for the provision of newsroom computer system software to support more than 11,000 users. The BBC issued a tender in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), stating that the software was ...