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  • Michael Dell Talks Cloud, Data Management at Investor Event

    AUSTIN, Texas — While some in the IT industry may still think of Dell as a low-cost PC maker, CEO Michael Dell remains on a mission to change those perceptions. In a free-flowing conversation the day before his company’s annual investor and financial investor conference here, Dell on June 28 held forth on a numbers…

  • DotCloud Releases Multiple-Stack Cloud Development Platform

    Platform-as-a-service startup DotCloud has graduated from private beta to general availability status and is now offering its services to developers and IT departments for deploying their applications worldwide. DotCloud is a second-generation PAAS provider whose secret sauce makes it simpler for developers to deploy and scale their applications while delivering the flexibility and robustness required…

  • Acer AC700 Chromebook on Sale for $349

    Acer America released the Acer AC700 Chromebook, the company’s first machine based on Google’s Chrome operating system, in the United States from Amazon.com for $349.99. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) introduced the Acer AC700, which includes an 11.6-inch HD CineCrystal LED-backlit LCD,  along with Samsung’s Series 5 Chromebook May 11 at the Google I/O developer event in San…

  • Symantec Weighs in on Security Features of Apple iOS, Google Android

    Even though both Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android smartphone operating systems are pretty secure, they are still susceptible to multiple types of attacks, Symantec said. Android and iOS were designed with mobile security in mind and are superior to traditional desktop operating systems, Symantec researchers wrote in a whitepaper released June 28. However, the security…

  • Security, Loyalty Programs to Drive Mobile Payment Adoption: Survey

    U.S. consumer sentiment shows that while only two percent of adults currently use their mobile phone to pay for goods and services, 57 percent of adults expect that mobile payments will become widespread over the next three years, according to a survey released by VeriFone, a secure electronic payment solutions provider. The biggest drivers of…

  • 10 Technologies to Keep You Connected to the Office This Summer

    10 Technologies to Keep You Connected to the Office This Summer 1. The RIM BlackBerry TorchConsidering the popularity of the BlackBerry in today’s corporate world, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that the BlackBerry Torch smartphone will be used by many to stay in touch with the office. The device comes with all the BlackBerry features employees…

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