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Salesforce.com Inc., the largest maker of online customer-management tools, forecast profit for the fiscal second quarter that missed some analysts' estimates as companies curtail spending on new business software.

Christian is this month's Premier 100 IT Leader, answering questions about the major issues IT should be addressing in the coming year and career paths.

With virtual machine populations running into the millions across geographically dispersed datacenters plus the migration of storage networks to Ethernet, the Forum provides a unique framework for industry stakeholders to collectively develop solutions that address technical challenges such as VLAN scaling, layer 2 performance and resilience across ... (more)

German business software maker SAP said it was revamping its management to sharpen its focus on cloud computing as demand for the service which saves clients money grows.

German business software maker SAP said on Friday that Lars Dalgaard, who had widely been expected to lead its cloud computing business, was leaving.

Amazon Web Services plans to set up an office in Herndon, adding 500 information technology jobs to the local Fairfax County economy, officials announced Wednesday.

Manuel Araoz, a 23-year-old developer in Argentina, has an idea for Bitcoin that doesn't focus on money.

As the hype around wearable technology gathers momentum, and the first working examples of such devices are released to the world, business leaders are beginning to consider the impact that they might have on the enterprise.

APCON unveiled the latest version of TITAN EP, its multi-switch management system for APCON switches and devices.

Thin clients introduced this week by Dell and Hewlett-Packard have faster processor than existing thin clients as well as high-definition graphics capabilities, so they could be alternatives to traditional PCs as computing continues moving to the cloud.

Technion scientists developed and constructed a molecular transducer, which is an advanced computing machine.

According to Oxford Reference the Internet is "[a] global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols." Today the Internet industry is booming, with billions of people logging on read the news, find a recipe, talk with friends, ... (more)

"Cloud has everything to do with what has happened with Big Data," explained Jason Deck, Director of Strategic Alliances at Logicworks, in this exclusive Q&A with Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan.

Google has just rolled out Penguin 2.0 , a large algorithmic update promising to go "deeper" than the 2012 Penguin release , which put a hurting on websites with number of manipulative links in their profile .

Most people probably associate Ethernet with a simple cable cinched with phone-like jacks.

READY to wear a computer on your face? Google thinks you are. The company's Glass headset seeks to bring wearable computing into the mainstream - but what will the average person do with it? There are privacy fears , but a sneak peek at some of the first Glass apps gives a glimpse of how useful the device might be.

A Sarasota high school senior has been honored by the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for a computer tool she has developed to help doctors diagnose leukemia.

Hewlett-Packard Co raised its 2013 earnings outlook after quarterly results beat low expectations, as CEO Meg Whitman's turnaround plan helped offset shrinking personal computer sales with enterprise computing services.

When a solar flare filled with charged particles erupts from the sun, its magnetic fields sometime break a widely accepted rule of physics.

The device is supposedly intended to answer a question that Microsoft asked itself for the project: "Can we improve a living room that's become too complex and fragmented?" The console will therefore combine gaming, television and other media entertainment into "the one system for a new generation", according to Microsoft's president of interactive ... (more)