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IBM And Microsoft Agree Cloud Business Deal
Another day, another cloud partnership, as IBM and Microsoft prepare to port their enterprise software to their respective clouds
Snowflake Readies Challenge To Cloud Rivals
Snowflake arrives with its cloud data warehouse answer to established players like Amazon and Hadoop
TfL Seeks HMRC Probe Of Uber Tax Arrangement
The bitter rivalry between established transport players and the young pretender Uber continues
IBM And SAP Buddy Up For Enterprise Cloud
SAP opens its Hana platform to potential new customers with its arrival on Big Blue's Cloud
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Backtracks Over Women Salary Gaffe
Open mouth, insert foot. Microsoft boss Nadella says sorry for saying women don't need to ask for a pay raise
Ebola Battle Helped By Android App, Facebook And Google
In Nigeria, the fight against the deadly Ebola virus has been helped by an Android app and social media
Windows 10 Name Jump Blamed On Coding Shortcut
Developer suggests real reason why Microsoft decided not to name its new operating system Windows 9
Tibco Goes Private After £2.6bn Buyout
Tibco Software becomes the latest enterprise software provider to be acquired by a private equity firm
Oracle Trims Larry Ellison Wages
Billionaire Larry Ellison takes home a smaller wage packet in his final year in charge at the software giant
Cognizant Buys TriZetto To Bolster Healthcare
Cognizant acquires TriZetto in an effort to expand and grow its healthcare operation
Windows 9 To Include Cortana Assistant
Evidence mounts that Microsoft will port Cortana from Windows Phone 8.1 to its next PC operating system
Facebook And Partners Establish Group To Promote Open Source Projects
TODO isn’t yet another foundation, will help others adopt open source software
Google Denies Hack After 5 Million Gmail Password Leak
The account details of 5 million Gmail users have been 'dumped' online, but Google denies it was hacked
Microsoft In Talks To Buy Minecraft Firm
Redmond could be about to spend a large amount of money to acquire the firm behind the Minecraft game
Scottish University To Develop Big Data Tech
Robert Gordon University targets big data analytics for the oil and gas sector, with launch of data technologies centre
Microsoft Purges 1,500 ‘Misleading’ Apps From Windows Store
Microsoft pledges rogue app purge from its Windows Store, with 1,500 'misleading' products already removed
Google Upgrades Chrome For Windows To 64-Bit
The new release is faster, twice as stable, but there is no support for some older plug-ins
New Linux Certification Exam To Meet Skills Demand
The Linux Foundation wants to expand global talent pool of Linux professionals with new certification and exam
Alfresco To Drive Growth After Funding Injection
Open source enterprise content specialist Alfresco gets £27 million to power international growth
IT Life: “At AtTask, We Kick SaaS!”
Nothing would persuade Eric Morgan back off the cloud
HP Sales Benefit From PC Upswing, But Growth Remains Elusive
The upswing in PC sales help HP post a modest rise in quarterly sales, but growth remains an ongoing problem
Kaspersky Launches Free Android Vulnerability Scanner
Kaspersky Fake ID Scanner looks for familiar bugs like Heartbleed, MasterKey and FakeID
DefCon: John McAfee Launches Complaints Website
BrownList offers anyone a chance to complain about anything, and promises to keep those complaints online until the end of days
UK Team Brings Its Local Social Network To Imagine Cup 2014
A social network developed during telepresence meetings is fighting for the $50,000 Innovation prize
‘Hand Over Your Source Code’, Russia Tells Apple And SAP
“To prove you are not spies, we require your source code”, Russia tells Apple and SAP
Twitter Adds MadBits Image Search, Reports Growth
Twitter acquires an image search startup, and reports encouraging financial results
Driverless Cars To Join British Roads Next Year
The AA thinks few motorists will be interested when driverless cars are allowed on public roads from next year
New Firefox For Android Brings Customised Home Pages
The mobile browser gets unique homepage add-ons, new APIs
Teradata Acquires Two Hadoop-Related Start-Ups
Revelytix and Hadapt will become part of Teradata’s R&D arm