Software-defined networking, a set of technologies to help networks better adapt to user needs with less manual effort, may at last be getting the common foundation it has needed for interoperability and efficient development. Most of the ...
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In-memory computing (IMC) will reach the enterprise mainstream by 2016, creating a market worth $1bn (£700m) by 2016. So say analysts at Gartner. The research firm cites the "rapid maturation of infrastructure technologies" coupled ...
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WE have been treated to the interesting sight of a number of internationally owned software vendors, including Apple Australia managing director Tony King, explaining their pricing policy to the software pricing inquiry of the House of ...
Customers of Oracle and SAP are benefiting from the presence of third-party support providers in the enterprise software market, with research indicating that some are negotiating up to 25 percent off their steep maintenance fees. ...
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The former chief scientist at a Kentucky defense contractor has been sentenced to a year in prison for buying pirated software from Russian and Chinese hackers and using it to design components for military helicopters. Wronald Best, 55, ...
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Some U.S. taxpayers may have to wait a bit longer than usual to get their refunds, due to problems that recently cropped up with Intuit's tax-preparation software. Last week, the Minnesota Department of Revenue said state taxpayers ...
A nearly two-year-long, ugly legal battle between Oracle and Montclair State University over a troubled PeopleSoft ERP (enterprise resource planning) project has ended in a settlement both sides are calling amicable. "Montclair State ...
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Huawei Technologies' enterprise division further ramped up its European presence by gaining certification to run SAP's HANA in-memory platform on its servers. Deals with SAP and other big software vendors will be key for Huawei to succeed ...
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Huawei’s enterprise division is ramping up its European presence, following an announcement last week that SAP has certified the company’s servers to run its HANA in-memory platform. Such deals with SAP and other big software ...
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Oracle has rolled out version X3-2 of its Database Appliance for small and medium-sized businesses that it says delivers up to twice the speed and more than four times as much storage as the first edition, which was launched in 2011. In ...
Software vendors, academic institutions and government agencies united on Tuesday to tackle European youth unemployment and the IT skills shortage with a new online education platform. Academy Cube, developed by SAP with the support of ...
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This development will continue as processor vendors such as Nvidia develop new processors customized for use in cheaper LTE smartphones and tablets. Continued experimentation with screen sizes Whatever screen size your heart ...
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Software as a service (SaaS) is a reality for IT shops of all shapes and sizes. CIOs and other IT leaders need the tools to manage their sprawling portfolios of SaaS applications with the same rigor they use for on-premise software. Here ...
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Anti-virus software vendors have unveiled a number of upgrades to their systems, including new heuristic detection based on their signature databases, and new protections against botnets. Trend Micro has introduced new tools in its Custom ...
Hoping to extend Linux's reach to ARM-based networking equipment, the not-for-profit engineering group Linaro has launched an initiative to develop code to run routers, switches and other networking equipment. "As companies use ARM more ...
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