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Dell Privatization Endorsed by Advisory Firms
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) told shareholders to support Michael Dell and Silver Lake Management’s $13.65-per-share buyout proposal in a note sent out this morning. Glass Lewis and Egan-Jones Proxy Services, two other prominent advisory firms, also endorsed the bid in separate statements issued a few hours later. “After evaluating the risk of accepting the offer…ISS ...
Automation is the Key to Effective Backup and Recovery
Preplanning and automation are essential for successful backup and recovery, especially in SMB environments where IT departments are often spread thin. Scott Lowe, Founder and Managing Director of The 1610 Group, outlined the roadmap for effective disaster recovery (DR) in a recent entry on the Wikibon blog. According to Lowe, a sizable portion of organizations ...
Fancy Follows Fab’s Lead, Attracts More Celeb Support for New Age Retail
The Fancy, a New York-based social commerce startup that pegs itself as “part store, blog, magazine and wish list,” nabbed $27 million in funding from American Express, billionaire Len Blavatnik and the one and only Will Smith. The round brings the firm’s total funding to $53 million. American Express president Edward Gilligan is joining The ...
Security Took Center Stage at Cisco Live
Of the 625 sessions at the recently concluded Cisco Live gathering in Orlando, Florida, approximately 100 focused on network security. A few of these seminars were hosted by John Stuppi, a senior engineer at Cisco’s Security Research and Operations unit who discussed the company’s efforts to harden client environments and combat security threats. Stuppi participated ...
Apple at a Crossroads on App Store’s 5th Anniversary
Apple loyalists have reason to celebrate this week: the consumer electronics giant decided to mark the fifth anniversary of the App Store by making at least nine popular apps free. The Verge reported that the complimentary titles include games such as Infinity Blade II, Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP, Where’s My Water?, Badland and Tiny ...
Android’s Achilles’ Heel Poses a Major Threat to Users
Researchers from Bluebox Security have discovered a vulnerability that leaves 99 percent of all Android devices exposed to malware. SiliconANGLE Contributing Editor John Casaretto discussed the findings in a recent interview with NewsDesk host Kristin Feledy. Android uses cryptographic signatures to verify that application updates originate from developers. John says that the exploit Bluebox uncovered ...
Deutsche Börse Envisions Cloud as a Commodity
Deutsche Borse, Europe’s largest exchange operator, plans to launch a marketplace for cloud services in the beginning of 2014. The upcoming Deutsche Borse Cloud Exchange (DBCE) will enable outsourced computing capacity and storage to be traded just like grains, precious metals and other traditional commodities. SiliconANGLE Founding Editor Mark “Rizzn” Hopkins shared his insights into ...
Will Apple Follow in the Footsteps of BlackBerry?
BlackBerry earned approximately $40 per subscriber as of June 1, down from $886 three years ago. SiliconANGLE Senior Managing Editor Kristen Nicole commented on this sharp decline and addressed the possibility that Apple might meet a similar fate in a recent Q&A with NewsDesk host Kristin Feledy. In Kristen’s view, the drop in value that ...
Samsung and SK Take Aim at Apple with Licensing Agreement
Samsung and SK Hynix, two of the largest memory chip manufacturers in the world, recently entered a cross-licensing agreement that will have broad implications beyond the realm of copyright law. SiliconANGLE Senior Managing Editor Kristen Nicole provided her insights into the unexpected alliance in an interview with News Desk host Kristin Feledy. According to Kristen, ...
VMware’s Iron Grip on the Market is Starting to Slip
More than 60 percent of all applications run in virtualized environments, and yet the hypervisor is no longer at the center of attention. Wikibon Senior Analyst Stu Miniman explained why in a recent interview with SiliconAngle NewsDesk host Kristin Feledy. In Miniman’s view, server virtualization has gone stale. Enterprise users are shifting their focus to ...