Cynthia Harvey

Already this week, Oracle has announced new cloud partnership with Microsoft and Salesforce, and now it has added a third new partnership with NetSuite. This initiative will tie Oracle’s human resources services with NetSuite’s ERP offerings for medium-sized businesses. Noel Randewich with Reuters reported, “Software companies Oracle and NetSuite announced an alliance to deliver cloud-based […]

At its Build conference in San Francisco, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer officially launched Windows 8.1 in his opening keynote address. A preview version of the update is now available to anyone who wants to download it. PCMag’s Michael J. Miller reported, “At its Build conference for developers in San Francisco today, Microsoft showed off the […]

U.S. regulators have sent warning letters to two dozen search engines, advising them to make a clearer distinction between paid ads and search results. The Federal Trade Commission is updating its relevant guidelines, which were issued in 2002. The Wall Street Journal’s Amir Efrati reported, “U.S. officials are warning Google Inc., Microsoft Corp, Yahoo Inc. […]

Two separate security reports today are out today, drawing attention to potential threats against enterprise systems. Juniper Networks had found a surge in mobile malware, primarily targeting Android devices. And Google added new malware statistics to its transparency report, as well as noting that hacked websites present a significant danger. All Things D’s Arik Hesseldahl […]

BlackBerry is extending some of its enterprise security features to Android and iOS users. The company has announced the availability of Secure Work Space, a new app that will allow smartphone users to access work-related documents securely. PCMag’s Chloe Albanesius reported, “BlackBerry today rolled out a new security option for BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 that […]

Just one day after announcing a new cloud computing partnership with Microsoft, Oracle announced another cloud partnership–this time with Salesforce.com. Under the terms of the nine-year deal, Salesforce will expand its use of Oracle products, and the two companies will integrate their cloud offerings. Computerworld’s Chris Kanaracus reported, “In a coming together of rivals, Salesforce.com […]

Google has received good news in a European privacy case. An advisor to the EU’s Central Court of Justice has said that the company should not be required to block links to personal information when that information is legal. The Wall Street Journal’s David Román and Frances Robinson reported, “Google Inc. won support from the […]

Earlier this month, a special committee appointed by Dell’s board urged shareholders to accept founder Michael Dell’s proposal to take the company private, saying an an alternative proposed by investor Carl Icahn was unworkable. But Icahn hasn’t given up. This week, he made a presentation stating his case, and he is reportedly seeking loans in […]

On Monday, Apple released the second beta version of iOS 7, the latest update to its mobile operating system. Noteworthy changes in the new beta include iPad support and a male voice option for Siri. Salvador Rodriguez with the Los Angeles Times reported, “Apple released the second version of iOS 7 beta Monday, bringing the […]

It’s been a year since Microsoft purchased enterprise collaboration platform Yammer. Microsoft took advantage of the anniversary to announce usage statistics and new plans for integrating Yammer into its enterprise applications. TechCrunch’s Ingrid Lunden reported, “The company says that in the last year, total subscribers are up 55% and are now approaching 8 million, with […]

A bug in Facebook’s systems has exposed email addresses and phone numbers belonging to 6 million of its users, including many who explicitly told Facebook not to share such information. The glitch existed for more than a year, but has now been fixed by Facebook. Reuters reported, “Facebook blamed the data leaks, which began in […]

A new report from Gartner paints a gloomy pictures for the PC market. The research firm expects PC shipments to fall while tablet shipments continue to rise dramatically. CNET’s Lance Whitney reported, “Worldwide PC shipments, which include desktops and notebooks, are expected to drop by 10.6 percent this year to 305 million, Gartner said. Tablet […]