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IPS market to grow on back of worry over APT attacks

John E Dunn) — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:56:00 GMT

The market for Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) will continue to grow on the back of more advanced designs and rising anxiety about the threat posed by advanced persistent threats (APTs), Frost & Sullivan has said.

Box buys iOS app to improve its own

noreply@idg.co.uk (Juan Carlos Perez) — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:41:00 GMT

Box has acquired an unreleased application called Folders, designed to give iPhone and iPad users a mobile front-end interface for the cloud storage and file management and sharing service as well as for competitors Google Drive and Dropbox.

Citrix CEO questions efficacy of Yahoo's remote working ban

Sophie Curtis) — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:11:00 GMT

Citrix CEO Mark Templeton has said that banning employees from working from home is an ineffective way of preventing slacking on the job.

Lyft gears up for international expansion on anniversary

noreply@idg.co.uk (Zach Miners) — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:06:00 GMT

Lyft, the ridesharing service known for its fleet of pink mustache-festooned cars, is eyeing international expansion supported by its biggest funding round yet.

Java developer says he built, launched basic open source office suite in 30 days

noreply@idg.co.uk (Loek Essers) — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:39:00 GMT

A freelance Java developer claims it took him only 30 days to build and launch a basic open source office suite that runs on multiple OSes.

EU aims to beat US in chip race

noreply@idg.co.uk (Jennifer Baker) — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:33:00 GMT

Europe's Digital Agenda Commissioner on Thursday set out plans for the European Union to produce more micro- and nano-chips than the United States in the next seven years.

As Ethernet turns 40, some seek to take it to the cloud

noreply@idg.co.uk (Stephen Lawson) — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:33:00 GMT

As Ethernet marks its 40th birthday this week, some of those celebrating will also be looking ahead to yet another use for the nearly ubiquitous technology: the cloud.

Cloudian connects with Citrix for easier cloud rollouts

Mikael Ricknäs) — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:42:00 GMT

Cloudian is integrating its platform with Citrix's CloudPortal Business Manager as it aims to make it easier to roll out and manage storage as a service.

Amazon Kindle Fire HD tablets to go on sale in 170 countries on June 13

Mikael Ricknäs) — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:06:00 GMT

Amazon.com is expanding the distribution of its tablets in a big way with the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 now available for preorder in over 170 countries, and its Appstore open in nearly 200 countries.

Microsoft boosts Japan Azure offering, adds data centers in two regions

Jay Alabaster) — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:03:00 GMT

Microsoft will boost its Azure cloud offering in Japan, adding two domestic data centers to speed response times and improve reliability in the face of natural disasters.

Citrix revamps product line for the mobile workforce

noreply@idg.co.uk (Sophie Curtis) — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT

Citrix has made a slew of product announcements, designed to make enterprise applications more accessible via mobile devices.

Citrix NetScaler brings companies closer to Software-Defined Networking

Sophie Curtis) — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT

Citrix's application delivery controller NetScaler is enabling organisations to take the first steps towards Software-Defined Networking (SDN), according to Citrix CEO Mark Templeton.

Adobe continues social push, acquires mobile app agency

noreply@idg.co.uk (Jay Alabaster) — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:15:00 GMT

Adobe has acquired Thumb Labs, a small mobile app agency, as part of its broader push to give its new cloud-enabled software offerings a more social flavor.

HP profit falls 32 percent as PC and server sales decline

James Niccolai) — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:59:00 GMT

Hewlett-Packard reported a 32 percent drop in profit for its second fiscal quarter, due partly to slower sales of PCs and servers.

Google launching new fund for later-stage tech investments

noreply@idg.co.uk (Zach Miners) — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:39:00 GMT

Google is launching a new fund through which it will make later-stage investments in technology companies, a Google executive said Wednesday.

French police end missing persons searches, suggest using Facebook instead

noreply@idg.co.uk (Peter Sayer) — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:13:00 GMT

The latest victim of disruption by Internet technologies is a veteran of World War I: the missing persons search.

Study ranks US least riskiest place to open data center

noreply@idg.co.uk (Agam Shah) — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:14:00 GMT

Last year the U.S. was the least riskiest place in the world to open a data center, according to a study released this week.

Nvidia, Citrix crank up virtual desktop delivery

Agam Shah) — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:12:00 GMT

Improvements to Nvidia's virtualization technology are aimed at turning graphics processors into a more important resource in data centers and could speed deployment of virtual desktops and delivery of data over the cloud.

HP's Envy Rove 20-inch 'tablet' tackles Windows 8 desktop PC woes

noreply@idg.co.uk (Agam Shah) — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:08:00 GMT

Windows 8 has not found wide adoption among desktop users, so HP has announced a new portable all-in-one and lowered the price of touch PCs so users can take advantage of the operating system.

Growing mobile malware threat swirls (mostly) around Android

Stephen Lawson) — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:01:00 GMT

Mobile devices are getting hit by a boom in malware similar to the one that hit PCs starting with the rise of the Web, a security software executive said Tuesday.

Twitter aims to become safer with two-step sign-in

noreply@idg.co.uk (Zach Miners — Thu, 23 May 2013 06:57:00 GMT

Twitter, in a much-needed move to keep its users safer from cyberattacks, is introducing a more secure login process.

Wal-Mart to send automated shopping lists to its mobile app

noreply@idg.co.uk (Stephen Lawson) — Thu, 23 May 2013 06:54:00 GMT

Wal-Mart plans to use big data about a customer's usual shopping to automatically create shopping lists for them on its mobile app.

SoftBank said to be in talks with US to allay national security fears

John Ribeiro) — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:55:00 GMT

The U.S. government is in negotiations with SoftBank for greater control over equipment purchases by Sprint Nextel and the selection of one of the Japanese company's nominee to the U.S. carrier's board, according to a news report.

Verizon, Jennifer Lopez partner on Latino-focused wireless stores

noreply@idg.co.uk (Stephen Lawson) — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:50:00 GMT

Verizon Wireless is partnering with singer and actress Jennifer Lopez in creating a U.S. retail distribution company that will offer Verizon's devices in stores and online destinations designed to appeal to Latino consumers.

Salesforce.com aims its customer service, social monitoring apps at governments

Chris Kanaracus) — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:47:00 GMT

Salesforce.com is hoping to set the standard for how government bodies deliver online services to citizens using mobile devices.