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Hewlett-Packard Enterprise subsidiary Aruba Networks has ‘fessed up to “multiple vulnerabilities” in its networking software which could be used to compromise devices under “certain circumstances”. The vulnerabilities have now been fixed, and an update will be issued later this year, the company …
Canalys kicks the PC market while it’s down, warns of further decline
Industry analyst firm Canalys has brought more doom and gloom unto the PC market with the revelation that worldwide sales fell by 13 percent in the first quarter of this year. In a report published on May 9, Canalys said PC sales …
Hyperconverged platforms to go “mainstream” by 2019, Gartner says
A new industry forecast from Gartner Inc. shows that it’s all coming together in the world of hyperconverged integrated systems (HCIS). Garner’s latest forecast shows that the HCIS market is positively booming, on track to be worth $5 billion by 2019. Gartner …
Amazon nabs cognitive computing expert Ashwin Ram to head up AI efforts
Amazon.com, Inc’s efforts in artificial intelligence research are about to be given a boost by the incredibly sharp mind of one Ashwin Ram, an ex-Palo Alto Research Center Inc. (better known as “Xerox PARC”) employee and a researcher in cognitive science, who’s …
Intel’s Brian Krzanich to chair FAA’s new drone council
Brian Krzanich has been a massive proponent of drones ever since taking over the CEO’s chair at Intel Corp. almost three years ago. During that time he’s spoken about the merits of the technology at numerous shows, shown off the company’s RealSense …
Windows 10 won’t be free after July 29, and the nagware’s gonna stop too
Microsoft has been busy reminding all and sundry this weekend that its year-long free upgrade to Windows 10 offer is about to expire. After July 29 passes, those who suddenly remember they want to upgrade will have to pay $119 for the …
eBay snaps up AI-powered Expertmaker to clean up its messy listings
eBay has a problem: Its website is just too damn messy, and its search capabilities aren’t powerful enough. As a result, users are forced to wade through pages and pages of listings to find the exact item they’re looking for. That could …
Apple taps into SAP for more enterprise clout
Apple is looking to further its involvement in the enterprise via a new partnership with German IT giant SAP SE. The partnership will see the two firms create native apps for the iPhone and iPad that tap into SAP’s flagship HANA in-memory …
Alibaba claims AliCloud is “one of the largest cloud providers in the world”
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s cloud computing arm AliCloud is doing very nicely in its bid to become the AWS of Asia, reporting stunning growth of 138 percent in 2016 that saw it pull in $468 million in revenues. AliCloud said that it …
Dell/EMC merger: Customer impact will be minimal in the short-term, but long-term doubts remain
Huge tasks still face both Dell Inc. and EMC since the former announced it planned to acquire the latter in a $67 billion deal last October. Dell still needs to close $57 billion in financing, EMC’s shareholders need to approve the deal …