SoleraTec LLC, a provider of innovative video lifecycle management and storage software, has released version 5.7 of the Phoenix RSM surveillance video management software solution. Designed to manage the long-term retention storage needs ...
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer saw his bonus shrink a little in 2012 while that of other Microsoft executives rose significantly, the software maker said Tuesday. Ballmer received a bonus payment of US$620,000, about 91 percent of his ...
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off the company’s annual Build developer conference emphasising the momentum of the company’s new Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 operating systems. “In just the last three days, we have ...
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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has handed out fines totalling £300,000 to four different councils for a variety of data breaches. The ICO also criticised local government agencies for continued poor attitudes to data ...
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After almost a year of preparation, The OpenStack Foundation has launched as a stand-alone nonprofit organization, freeing its namesake stack of open source cloud hosting software from the management of hosting provider Rackspace. ...
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In response to a White House mandate, the agencies and departments of the federal government are gradually moving their IT operations to the cloud in a shift that could save billions of dollars, while also raising serious security concerns. ...
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Apple could be on the verge of losing the bans on sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab it has won in German courts. If the Dusseldorf lower regional court were to rule today, Samsung would be unlikely to be found infringing on Apple's design ...
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Microsoft today announced it will deliver seven security updates, one critical, to patch 20 vulnerabilities in Office, SharePoint Server, SQL Server, Windows and other parts of its product lineup. "It looks like an Office month," said ...
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The cost of protection against cyber crime can far exceed the cost of the threat itself, a Cambridge University-led international study has concluded. The first systematic study of the cost of cyber crime recommends that less should be ...
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As Microsoft launches Windows 8, and with it, an attempt to stabilise a precipitous decline in its share of operating systems for “personal devices,” 2013 is going to be a tough, very tough year, research firm Forrester said ...
The Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Jakarta recently reported to the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) capital office that a renowned manufacturer and exporter of Philippine embroidery gained recognition for ...
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The Cabinet Office today announced the 29 companies that will offer services over the government’s public sector network (PSN). The framework, which is set to cost between 500m and 3bn over the next two years, aims to provide a ...
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The National Audit Office (NAO) today ruled that Vodafone’s settlement of its UK tax bill was "reasonable", despite being almost GBP 5bn less than it was originally thought to have owed. The mobile operator came under scrutiny ...
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Microsoft's $1.2 billion acquisition of Yammer has been finalized, less than a month after the companies announced the cash deal. Yammer will become part of Microsoft's Office Division, which is led by its president, Kurt DelBene. Yammer ...
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Microsoft's purchase of Yammer is probably as much about Yammer's marketing model as it is about social networking prowess. Microsoft's social networking capabilities are perceived as weakA--and the aim of its recent $1.2 billion purchase ...
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