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When in the Cloud, Trust – but Verify
Quite a lot has been written about the importance of due-diligence in a cloud environment. Sometimes the importance of security and compliance-related vetting in the cloud is easy to justify,…
Alibaba.com shares surge on privatization bid (AP)
AP – Shares of Alibaba.com rocketed on Wednesday after the Chinese e-commerce site said its parent company made a $ 2.5 billion privatization bid as part of a shift in…
China e-commerce firm Alibaba in privatization bid (AP)
AP – Alibaba.com’s parent company wants to take the Chinese e-commerce company private for $ 2.5 billion, the firms said Tuesday, part of a shift in business strategy that also…
Company suing Apple over iPad name open to talks (AP)
AP – The lawyer for a Chinese company suing Apple Inc. in China over its use of the iPad trademark indicated Tuesday that his client would be willing to discuss…
Is Windows 8 a Linux Copycat?
Here in the world of technology, there’s no denying that developers of even the most creative new products and ideas “stand on the shoulders of giants,” just as innovators in…
Is Windows 8 a Linux Copycat?
Here in the world of technology, there’s no denying that developers of even the most creative new products and ideas “stand on the shoulders of giants,” just as innovators in…
Cisco Chews Up the Scenery in the Interoperability Drama
Last week, Cisco raised an objection to the Microsoft acquisition of Skype, saying it would hurt video conferencing interoperability — even though, in this space, you could argue Cisco is…
Guns and Androids: Pakistan air force making iPads (AP)
AP – Inside a high-security air force complex that builds jet fighters and weapons systems, Pakistan’s military is working on the latest addition to its sprawling commercial empire: a homegrown…
ACTA Action, Part 1
With SOPA and PIPA on the back burner, ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, has become the world’s eminent piece of online piracy legislation. A slew of countries, including the U.S.,…
Eastern Europeans fuel fight for Internet freedoms (AP)
AP – Eastern Europe’s tradition of political revolt has met the digital age. This time it’s not communists or food shortages fueling fury, but an international copyright treaty that opponents…
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