CIO Insight Staff

Embattled Hewlett-Packard scored a victory over Oracle Aug. 1 when a California judge ruled that the software company must continue supporting Intel’s Itanium processor platform as long as HP continues to sell Itanium-based systems. In his ruling, Judge James P. Kleinberg of the Santa Clara County Superior Court agreed with HP executives who had argued […]

The biggest concerns of IT decision makers dealing with public clouds are the loss of corporate data and control of data, a reflection of the known threats and risks of data leakage into the public cloud, according to a survey of more than 150 chief information officers (CIOs) conducted by storage services specialist Mezeo Software. […]

A reworked version of a proposed and controversial federal cyber-security law is again going before the U.S. Senate, but this time, the so-called Cybersecurity Act of 2012 might have enough changes and comprises to make it more palatable for all sides. Senate debate on the revised legislation will begin July 31, several months after an […]

Cisco Systems has closed its $5 billion acquisition of NDS Group, a week after getting final approval for the deal from European antitrust regulators. The networking giant is looking to NDS to help bolster its ambitions in the booming video space, with the company’s technology expected to help drive the delivering and adoption of Cisco’s […]

IBM has announced a new class of network security appliance that delivers a more granular view of an organization s IT security and delivers a simplified security management interface. The IBM appliance helps enterprises control new risks posed by social media and web browsing, IBM said. The new next-generation intrusion prevention appliance helps users address […]

More than 200 unique families of malware have been used to eavesdrop on corporate and government employees, including attacks on the Japanese government, according to the results of a study of cyber-espionage activities released on July 25. Unlike the massive botnets used by cyber-criminals to steal cash, such as the "Gameover" Zeus botnet, the espionage […]

Can Facebook, a mere 8 years old on the calendar but a middle-ager in Internet time, continue to create new products that will become effective revenue-generators in the future? That’s exactly what nervous investors are wondering, especially after seeing the company’s first quarterly earnings report last week and watching their stock price zoom downhill like […]

While Microsoft has announced its plans to launch its new Windows 8 operating system on Oct. 26, a company report indicates that the software giant also plans to roll out one of its much-hyped Surface tablets on the same day. The company revealed the Surface debut date in a filing with the United States Securities […]

While athletes traveling to London for the Summer Olympic Games are looking to get their hands on the gold medal, spectators should try and keep one hand on their mobile phones. An estimated 67,000 mobile phones are likely to be lost or stolen during the games, according to security experts at Venafi, a provider of […]

Apple sold 17 million iPads during its second quarter, marking a "new all-time quarterly record for iPad units sales," CFO Peter Oppenheimer said during Apple s July 24 earnings call. Along with its accessories, the tablet contributed $9.2 billion to the $35 billion in revenue Apple brought in during the quarter. While the iPad was […]

Computer maker Dell announced it will start offering Microsoft Office 365 to its small to medium-size business (SMB) customers. Office 365 with Dell delivers access to the entire suite of Microsoft productivity solutions, including Microsoft’s Outlook, Exchange, Office Web Apps, SharePoint, Lync platforms and others, from almost any Dell device, including smartphones, tablets, notebooks, and […]

Microsoft now offers business associate agreements (BAA) for Windows Azure Core Services under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the company announced in a July 25 blog post. Under the HIPAA Privacy rule, covered entities (a doctor, health insurance provider or health care clearing-house) must include a BAA for documentation when seeking access […]