Samsung reports a jump in sales, profits

Despite an ultra-competitive wireless phone market, Samsung manages a banner quarter. 

By Justine Brown • Oct. 30, 2015

U.S. Commerce secretary says new Safe Harbour agreement eminent

The US and the EU may be close to a new deal for transferring data between the two groups.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 30, 2015

Companies spending more on emerging tech and less on traditional providers

Exxon Mobil says CIOs that want to help drive larger strategic discussions must keep an eye on emerging tech.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 29, 2015

Twitter revenue, user growth disappoint

Analysts say the company may need more time for a turnaround.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 29, 2015

Senate officially passes controversial CISA

As predicted last week, the Senate passed CISA by a wide margin yesterday.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 28, 2015

Alibaba beats analyst forecasts for revenue growth

The company says growth came primarily from strong e-commerce sales.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 28, 2015

Apple reports another strong quarter

The company says revenue rose 22% over a year ago.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 28, 2015

Oracle introduces game-changing line of servers based on Sparc

The company hopes its new server capabilities will help retain companies that are increasingly turning to the cloud.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 27, 2015

Xerox: Selling the company is off the table

Lower demand for print and increasing enterprise use of mobile devices have slowed growth.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 27, 2015

Sony to buy sensor business as Toshiba restructures: Reuters

A Toshiba official told Reuters that there is debate around what to do with it its system LSI semiconductor and discrete semiconductor businesses.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 26, 2015

Yahoo and Google to partner on advertising deal

Facing lower earnings and increasing competition, Yahoo strikes a new partnership with Google.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 22, 2015

More chip makers consolidate: Western Digital buys SanDisk

Consolidation within the industry continues at a record pace.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 22, 2015

Despite growing cyber-attacks, most companies say they are underprepared

Only half of companies surveyed said they had taken steps to prevent attacks.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 22, 2015

Dell and Microsoft team to offer enterprises affordable hybrid cloud solution

Microsoft says customers can get a basic set of Azure services up and running in as little as three hours.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 22, 2015

Apple says new iPhones "impossible" to unlock

The company says Justice Department requests to unlock seized iPhones may be impossible to grant.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 21, 2015

Microsoft expands enterprise program to broaden Surface appeal

The company’s Surface Enterprise Initiative is designed to better service business needs.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 21, 2015

Target embraces DevOps to improve IT infrastructure

The company says it is focusing on a more agile way of developing and testing applications.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 21, 2015

Employer requires IT workers be on call even after laying them off

SunTrust Bank made the requirement a condition of employee’s severance.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 20, 2015

U.S. and EU have three months to develop new Safe Harbour agreement

The two countries don’t have much time to negotiate a new deal for transferring data between them.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 20, 2015

Chipmakers consolidating at record pace in 2015

As PC sales slow, semiconductor businesses shrink.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 20, 2015

IBM revenue drops for 14th straight quarter

Revenues have not yet caught up with big shifts in company strategy.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 20, 2015

California's new law may help raise the digital privacy bar

California just passed a comprehensive law to protect businesses’ digital privacy. Will other states -- and the federal government -- follow suit?

By Justine Brown • Oct. 19, 2015

Automation could result in lower demand for IT services jobs

A survey finds demand may be falling as automation of certain tasks takes hold.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 19, 2015

For the enterprise, Apple may come with substantial support cost savings

Apple has been working hard to make inroads in the enterprise market. Low support costs may help them get there.

By Justine Brown • Oct. 19, 2015

PC makers team up to launch new advertising campaign

Hoping to revive PC sales, Microsoft and other tech giants launch “PC Does What?”

By Justine Brown • Oct. 16, 2015