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Tim Berners-Lee wins Turing Award but worries about the Web he invented

By James Farrell Apr 5, 2017

The Association for Computing Machinery on Tuesday made Tim Berners-Lee (pictured), the British-born inventor of the World Wide Web, this year’s winner of the prestigious Turing Award for his achievements in computer science. The award, which…

Cloud

VMware exits hybrid cloud hosting business with sale of vCloud Air to OVH

By Duncan Riley Apr 5, 2017

VMware is exiting the hybrid cloud hosting business as the company sells its long-struggling vCloud Air division to French hosting company OVH for an undisclosed price. Introduced at the VMworld conference in Las Vegas…

Emerging Tech

Exscudo sets crowdfunding offer to build a wide range of cryptocurrency services

By Duncan Riley Apr 4, 2017

Exscudo, a new company that’s aiming to build a bridge between traditional financial systems and cryptocurrency markets, is set to launch an initial crowdfunding offer. Founded in 2016, Exscudo is attempting to build a single…

Infra

New remote-access malware uses legitimate sites such as Twitter for attacks

By Duncan Riley Apr 4, 2017

A newly discovered remote-access tool that targets users of a Korean language word processor uses legitimate sites to target victims. Dubbed ROKRAT by Cisco System Inc.’s Talos security arm, the RAT uses a phishing campaign…

Infra

Open-source SDN is sending change waves through network standards bodies, says Cisco

By R. Danes Apr 4, 2017

The alphabet soup of network standards bodies, like the Internet Engineering Task Force, Broadband Forum and Metro Ethernet Forum are transforming, according to Dave Ward (pictured), chief technical officer of engineering and chief architect at Cisco…

Emerging Tech

Osterhout aims new smart glasses at hazardous locations

By Duncan Riley Apr 4, 2017

When some people think of smart glasses, they might think of video blogger Robert Scoble wearing Google Glass in the shower. But a new set of augmented reality glasses from Osterhout Design Group Inc. is designed to…

Cloud

Intel, 5G and open source pave the way to networking’s future

By Nelson Williams Apr 4, 2017

Every new computer technology worth mentioning involves communication. That means networking, and network standards hammered together in the ancient past aren’t up to the demands of future networks. The latest network standard 5G promises better…

Cloud

OpenStack becomes a powerful tool for telcos seeking scalable cloud solutions

By Bev Bellile Apr 4, 2017

Used for years by providers of public cloud services, the open-source platform for cloud computing OpenStack is becoming a go-to for telecommunication companies, including AT&T Inc., that are looking to build internal private clouds.…

Big Data

Genomics: using open-source technology to battle cancer

By Marlene Den Bleyker Apr 4, 2017

The science of genomics is a data-driven process that requires moving vast amounts of information from one place to another. The research effort is turning to the cloud and technologies such as machine learning…

Cloud

Moving the business of airline booking to the cloud

By Nelson Williams Apr 4, 2017

One of the major benefits of cloud computing is that it allows anyone, anywhere, to access a service. Business models can be built around such things. One such model involves airline bookings, as run…

all stories

Tim Berners-Lee wins Turing Award but worries about the Web he invented

Exscudo sets crowdfunding offer to build a wide range of cryptocurrency services

New remote-access malware uses legitimate sites such as Twitter for attacks

Open-source SDN is sending change waves through network standards bodies, says Cisco

Osterhout aims new smart glasses at hazardous locations

OpenStack becomes a powerful tool for telcos seeking scalable cloud solutions

Genomics: using open-source technology to battle cancer

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