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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. won a key courtroom battle against its rival Apple Inc. Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court threw out a $399 million judgment against it for copying parts of the iPhone design in its own devices. The ruling, which …
HPE launches new ‘micro data center’ for computing at the network’s edge
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. on Monday launched a new “micro data center” aimed at companies using both their own servers and software and cloud computing to do heavy-duty data analysis. Announced at the Gartner Data Center Conference in Las Vegas Monday, HPE’s …
Report: Cybersecurity confidence among IT pros fell in 2016
Information technology security practitioners are less confident about their cybersecurity readiness than they were 12 months ago, according to a new report from Tenable Network Security Inc. The IT security firm’s “2017 Global Cybersecurity Assurance Report Card” surveyed 700 security professionals regarding …
IBM, Intel, Microsoft object to Chinese demands for their source code
IBM Corp., Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp. have all filed objections with the Chinese government after it requested they hand over the source code for some of their most important software products. The objection comes after China passed a tough new cybersecurity …
Google launches new security service for open-source software
Google Inc. is launching a new service aimed at continuously testing open-source software projects for security vulnerabilities. The new service is called OSS-Fuzz, and is currently available in beta for a select number of open-source projects, which have either been deemed critical to …
Workday shares plunge as it warns large contracts are delayed
Enterprise software vendor Workday Inc. reported solid third-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday, but warned that a number of proposed deals with large enterprise customers had been delayed because of “economic and political uncertainty.” As a result, the maker of human …
MapR’s new Ecosystem Pack for developers enables Big Data streaming
MapR Technologies Inc. Thursday touted new Big Data streaming capabilities in its latest Ecosystem Pack, which is designed to keep developers up to date with the components of its Converged Data Platform. MapR’s Ecosystem Pack 2.0 is a solution for developers who want …
Red Hat survey finds traditional enterprises struggle with digital transformation
Traditional enterprises, meaning companies which have been established for some years and are typically using older information technology, are struggling to keep up with their “digital native” counterparts, according to a new survey from Bain & Co. and Red Hat Inc. The …
Gartner: Server market still down in the dumps as revenues, shipments fall
The global computer server market continues to be dogged by a combination of low spending, easy access to virtual machines, and the need for reinvigorated value propositions, Gartner Inc. said in its latest report. Global server revenues tumbled by 5.8 percent in …
SUSE acquires HPE’s Cloud Foundry and OpenStack assets
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. has announced that it’s selling the bulk of its OpenStack and Cloud Foundry assets to Linux provider SUSE for an undisclosed sum. The deal will also see SUSE acquire some of HPE’s employees when it closes in the …