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Why WD Is Moving From Hard Driver to DC Equipment Maker

SAN FRANCISCO–WD, also known as Western Digital Technologies, is well-entrenched as one of the world's largest and most successful storage hard-drive makers. It's also...

Agora.io, Lingoland Team Up for Long-Distance Learning

Agora.io, which specializes in global, internet-based, real-time communications packages, said Aug. 19 that it has partnered with language-learning provider Lingoland for a new immersion...

Why Redfish Data Center Model Holds Great Promise for IoT

SAN FRANCISCO—A trio of well-respected IT companies—Emerson Network Power, Lenovo and OSIsoft—are putting the pedal to the metal on a fresh new firmware standard...

IBM Research Drives Innovation on Food Issues, Plastics

IBM Research has devised a way to use big data and analytics to identify potential sources of contamination in foods.Researchers at IBM's Almaden research...

Magnitude Software Acquires Simba to Upgrade Data Access

Magnitude Software, a next-generation maker of enterprise information management software, on Aug. 16 said it is acquiring Simba Technologies, a developer of cross-platform data-access...

Microsoft, MIT Want to Bring Digital Tattoos to New Markets

You could use a smartwatch to control the music coming from your smartphone, zipped inside the bag on your shoulder. But how much less...

HPE Buys SGI for $275 Million: How Far the Mighty Have Fallen

Picture this: The newly elected president and vice president of the United States are visiting Silicon Valley to introduce themselves to key movers and...

Microsoft to Acquire Beam for Interactive Xbox Livestreaming

Redmond, Wash., tech giant Microsoft announced on Aug. 11 that it signed an agreement to acquire nearby livestreaming specialist Beam Interactive for an undisclosed...

eWEEKchat Aug. 10: How Behavioral Biometrics Is Innovating Security

On Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 11 a.m. PDT/2 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKNews will host its 46th monthly #eWEEKChat. The topic will be, "How...

Sling Media Founder Blake Krikorian Dies at 48

Blake Krikorian, a well-known and respected IT thought leader and Silicon Valley entrepreneur, died Aug. 3, apparently of a heart attack while surfing near...