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This week Mega announced plans for a spy-proof messaging service, Google insiders revealed that the company is experimenting with new ways to encrypt files stored in Drive, and Telligent bought Zimbra from VMware. In other news, a group of Cisco partners released …
Dell PR Boss Jumps Ship Ahead of Buyout Vote
Dell’s future is anything but certain. A leaked internal email sent by chief marketing officer Karen Quintos revealed that Kelly McGinnis, the company’s head of global communications, resigned shortly before the scheduled investor vote on Michael Dell’s $24.4 billion buyout offer. The …
MITIQ 2013 Day 1 Wrap-up: Reliable Data Equals Business Value
TheCube hosts Dave Vellante and Jeff Kelly wrapped up the first day of this week’s MIT Information Quality conference with an in-depth discussion about data quality and the evolving role of the CDO. Dave points out that information security and data quality, …
40% of End-Users Haven’t Heard of Virtualization
Virtualization may have revolutionized IT, but it won’t be winning popularity contests anytime soon. A new study commissioned by a group of Cisco mConcierge partners found that 40 percent of workers aren’t even familiar with the term – and that’s including IT …
Microsoft’s TechNet Shutdown Hints to Inevitable Cloud Transition : CIOs Should Take Note
Earlier this month we reported that Microsoft plans to retire TechNet Subscriptions, a premium service that includes access to software, documentation, and other resources that can help IT practitioners work more productively. Scott Lowe, the founder of The 1610 Group, perceives the …
Seeking the Edge on Machine Learning, Cloudera Acquires Myrrix
Cloudera is bolstering its analytics lineup with the acquisition of Myrrix, a London-based startup that offers a “complete, real-time, scalable clustering and recommender system.” The solution is built on top of the Apache Mahout machine learning project, which in turn is based …
The Secret Ingredient to Startup Success? Craziness
Michael Wolfe, a serial entrepreneur who currently serves as the CEO of user relationship management firm Pipewise, raised a very good point on Quora. He theorized that “it is possible to create a good startup with a good idea, but great startups …
HP Adds Enterprise Superstars to Board of Directors
Hewlett-Packard announced this week that it has appointed three corporate giants to its board, raising the number of directors from nine to twelve. The new additions include Robert “Dob” Bennett, a principal of Hilltop Investments and the former CEO of Discovery and …
Telligent Takes Zimbra off VMware’s Hands
Zimbra is something of a hot potato. The email and collaboration specialist was acquired by Yahoo! a mere two years after its foundation, and got sold to VMware three years later in January 2010. This week, it exchanged hands once again. On …
Fusion-io Repositioning Ahead of Earnings Call
Flash memory juggernaut Fusion-io is set to announce its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 on August 7. The earnings report will shed new light on the company’s activity in recent months, namely its acquisition of NexGen and …