Senior business and IT management executives at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) have been “fined” after a major network outage earlier this month, the exchange confirmed. TSE president and CEO Atsushi Saito is taking a 30 ...
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An official document containing policies and pledges for customers of Oracle's cloud services reveals that many aspects fall in line with industry standards, while others may prompt cause for worry among customers, according to analysts. ...
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A novel technique based on MapReduce could let hackers hijack computing resources used by cloud-based mobile browsers and use them anonymously, according to security researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of ...
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The U.S. House is moving closer to acting on legislation that would make green cards available to as many as 55,000 foreign nationals who have earned advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering or math -- the so-called STEM fields. ...
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Novosoft, one of the leading providers of backup solutions for small and medium businesses, revealed details of the upcoming update to their Online Backup service. The list of planned changes includes improved billing, new authorization ...
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FarStone Announces DriveClone - FarStone Technology, known for their refined Total Backup and Recovery software, has released Drive Clone v8.3 for Windows users. DriveClone is an easy-to-use SSD and HDD cloning tool. DriveClone ...
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It seems that not a day goes without an email popping in to my inbox from a supermarket or national chain advertising a toy sale. Of course, toys aren’t a grocer’s core market, and driving footfall via any temporary deal or ...
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Tablets and smartphones -- and users' infatuation with them -- continue to pummel the PC market. Worldwide PC shipments were flat this past quarter, just like they were for the previous six quarters before that, according to a report out ...
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An undetermined number of users of Microsoft's Xbox Live gaming service are having difficulties accessing the online gaming service, and the company said on Friday that it is working to resolve the issue. According to the Xbox Live status ...
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As a consequence of the overcapacity that still exists in the European glass industry, the NSG Group has informed the employee representatives concerned that one of its UK float lines, “CH2” Float Line in Cowley Hill, will be ...
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Symantec today announced upgrades to its enterprise-class NetBackup software to focus on tighter integration with VMware and the ability to backup and recover virtual machines (VMs) more quickly. NetBackup 7.6 will include NetBackup ...
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SRS Medical, a provider of urology products, has purchased AbbeyMoor Medical's Spanner temporary prostatic stent. SRS Medical CEO Lee Brody said the Spanner is a synergistic addition to the company's suite of urology products for the ...
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The iPhone’s share of global smartphone app downloads stood at 29 percent in the second quarter of 2012, significantly below the 47 percent attributed to Android smartphones. New market data from ABI Research suggests that the power ...
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Patch panels are sometimes referred to as patch bays or jackfields, and are rackmounted panels designed to house cable connections. We look into their purpose and important within a server rack. Assembling hardware is normally arranged so ...
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Alaska will finance $355 million of a liquefied natural gas project on the North Slope to support an LNG trucking operation as well as LNG regasification facilities near Fairbanks, in Interior Alaska, as well as an expanded gas distribution ...