Oracle buys Xsigo for software-defined networking
The move comes shortly after VMWare’s announced plans to buy Xsigo competitor Nicera
D&H Canada hits the five year milestone
CDN talks to D&H Canada GM about the company’s first five years
Alcatel-Lucent to chop workforce by 5,000
Deteriorating economic environment and competition led to a loss that will force the company into layoffs over the coming months. No word on how hard Canada will be hit
Shipping delays mount for Google’s Nexus 7 16GB tablet
Google expects the Nexus 7 tablet with 16GB of storage to return soon to its Play store
Microsoft acknowledges Surface may trigger OEM hostility
Fling with tablets may affect computer makers’ commitment to Windows, firm says in SEC filing
Highly confidential iPad and iPhone prototypes revealed in trial
The prototypes reveal what could have been, including an iPad with a built-in kickstand, and eight-sided iPhone
Apple acquires fingerprint scanner
What does Apple want with fingerprint scanning technology?
Should companies hire criminal hackers?
The world’s most wanted hacker now runs his own successful, legitimate consulting business
Gas poisoning at Apple supplier factory in China leaves one dead
The accident was caused from poisoning at a waste water treatment plant
Businesses fill Hadoop skills needs with partners
Some companies are training Hadoop personnel at the rate of 1,500 per monthrn
Update: Symantec CEO replaced by company’s chairman
Revenue grew by 1 percent in its first fiscal quarter
Owning the future?
The idea that real margin was no longer found in making something, but rather in servicing it
SkyDrive looks to compete with Dropbox, Google Drive
An argument for using Microsoft’s more mediocre products was once that it made sense if you worked mostly or largely with people running Windows
36 billion apps downloaded this year
But average 37 per smartphone set to drop
The five hottest IT jobs right now
IT jobs have increased over the past few years