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Posted 9 hours ago.
Montana’s “Big Sky” supercomputer, powered by technology from IBM, Microsoft, NextIO and Nice, is aimed at revitalizing the Rocky Mountain region by attracting business and jobs to the area. Officials with the Rocky Mountain Supercomputer Centers wanted to create an environment where any business can get access to HPC capabilities, regardless of their size.
Posted 9 hours ago.
SAP CEO Leo Apotheker resigned on Feb. 7 after he and the SAP supervisory board "reached a mutual agreement" not to extend Apotheker’s contract as a member of the SAP executive board. SAP named Bill McDermott, head of SAP’s field organization, and Jim Hagermann Snabe, head of product development, as co-CEOs replacing Apotheker as sole CEO.
Posted 11 hours ago.
The HTML5 specification is the much-discussed, much-anticipated follow-on to HTML4. Interest in HTML5 is high since it will enable a new class of Web applications that support multimedia content and offline capability without the need for proprietary plug-in technology.
Posted 11 hours ago.
At Black Hat DC, security researchers present a way to hack the connection between Web applications and the database, a method they call connection string parameter pollution.
Posted 12 hours ago.
Barracuda's new NG Firewall line of hardware and virtual appliances are designed to protect enterprise network infrastructure, improve site-to-site connectivity and simplify administration of network operations.
Posted 12 hours ago.
Intel is adding its vPro platform to the Core i5 and i7 desktop and laptop chips that were recently introduced. The vPro technology lets IT administrators remotely manage and secure desktops and notebooks. Version 2.0 brings in more encryption and anti-theft features.
Posted 13 hours ago.
Microsoft experienced a cloud-centric week with Windows Azure, which is now generally available in 21 countries and no longer available for free. Microsoft hopes that the cloud-based platform and its application-building tools for developers will allow it to gain market share in the cloud computing arena, where it faces strong competition from the likes of Google and Amazon.
Posted 13 hours ago.
IBM is rolling out the first of its Power7 systems as it looks to grab more market share in the $14 billion Unix server space from HP and Sun. The move comes as HP and Intel prepare to release the next-generation Itanium processor and Oracle looks to bring Sun into the fold.
Posted 13 hours ago.
The company's data backup and storage solution, aimed at cost-conscious businesses, offers users a tiered, monthly pricing structure.
Posted 3 days ago.
Experimental infrastructure will start at 75 degrees and potentially run at up to 80.6, thanks to sensor technology.



