NewsGator is re-architecting its Social Sites enterprise social networking (ESN) suite so that it can be installed independently of Microsoft's SharePoint collaboration server. The decision isn't terribly surprising, given that Microsoft ...
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Devices used by many radio and TV stations to broadcast emergency messages as part of the U.S. Emergency Alert System (EAS) contain critical vulnerabilities that expose them to remote hacker attacks, according to researchers from security ...
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Groupon has acquired MashLogic, a company based in California that makes a simple tool called Britely to capture and collate bits of information from web pages. The announcement, posted on Britely's blog, did not disclose terms of the ...
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Startup Pertino -- backed by former executives from Packeteer and Apple -- has what one analyst calls the most advanced networking as a service (NaaS) product on the market, available starting today as a public beta. To spin up a ...
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American Express is rolling out a new service on Twitter that lets card holders make purchases on the social network through specialized tweets. Dubbed "Amex Sync," the technology integration will allow Amex users who sync their cards ...
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BlackBerry is getting closer to shipping a red, limited edition version of the Z10 to selected developers who have created applications for its new BlackBerry 10 OS. The company is planning to distribute 12,000 units of the device as a ...
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The U.S. has better broadband service than some critics give it credit for, with speeds, availability and prices that are competitive with many other developed nations, according to a new study from a tech-focused think tank. While the ...
SlideShare, a presentation-sharing site used primarily by professionals, has added a premium feature that lets members closely monitor usage of their presentations. The detailed analytics data is intended to help presentation owners in ...
A critical buffer overflow vulnerability patched this week in the widely used open-source cURL library (libcurl) has the potential to expose a large number of applications and systems to remote code execution attacks. CURL is a ...
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There is a lot yet to be told about how going private will change Dell, but one thing it won't change is its enterprise strategy. With its $24.4 billion buyout, Dell's enterprise strategy "does not change," Jess Blackburn, a spokesman for ...
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Adobe on Thursday updated Flash Player to patch a pair of zero-day vulnerabilities that hackers were already using to hijack Windows PCs and Macs. The out-of-band, or emergency, update was Flash's first of the year and the first since ...
Twofour Broadcasting is on the look out for toy companies to take part in a new TV series. The firm - which was responsible for casting for BBC2's The Fixer last year - is looking for firms which may be worried about the future of their ...
Despite strong support from IT pros, SharePoint faces increased skepticism from business leaders and it's unclear whether the collaboration product will deliver cloud, social and mobile advancements needed for future growth. Those are ...
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A recent push in the IT industry to collect and monetize big data is headed for a clash with privacy concerns from Internet users and potential regulation from some governments, according to tech analyst firm Ovum. Internet advertising ...
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Microsoft's $2 billion loan to Dell, the world's third-largest seller of personal computers, was a signal that the personal computer, Microsoft's Windows, or both, are at growing risk of irrelevance, analysts said Tuesday. The loan was ...