Why does Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak think cloud-based computing will bring "horrible problems" over the next few years? Sounds crazy, but to tell you the truth I think Woz is correct -- to a point. The more we transfer everything to the cloud, the less control we will have over it, according to W...
Information technology security is an unending challenge for both the private and public sectors. Private sector firms have their own security protocols and commercial motivations to ensure security -- as well as the obligation to meet appropriate government regulations. Federal agencies not only ha...
Botnets represent a major security threat to e-commerce. The effectiveness of this malicious software has gone far beyond the realm of simple annoyance and inconvenience to a major global, technical and economic challenge. The botnet security issue has become so difficult that federal agencies and t...
What does the future of TV look like? Is it cable TV, IPTV, Satellite TV, Google TV, Apple iTV or something crazy like watching TV over the airwaves like we used to do? Is it on your television, your computer, tablet, smartphone or whatever is coming next? Who will be the industry leaders? You may b...
The ICM Registry on Monday launched the general availability of .xxx domain names on a first-come, first-served basis. The .xxx domain is meant to function as a responsible alternative for sites that offer adult entertainment content and services, ICM noted. All .xxx sites will be appropriately labe...
Anyone who attended last year's McAfee Focus conference was likely struck by the strangeness of the event. Since Intel had announced plans to acquire the company just a couple of months before Focus, McAfee was officially in "quiet" mode -- unable to discuss literally any and every business and prod...
Coming just weeks before the beginning of the holiday shopping season so crucial to its consumer OEM/ODM customers, Intel's annual Developer Forum tends to highlight the spun sugar and sweet delights the market can expect in the shorter term. However, as IDF 2011 in San Francisco recently proved, it...
IT conferences come in all shapes and sizes, with participants ranging from tens of thousands of general technology enthusiasts to mere hundreds of professionals with highly specialized skills. Intel's annual Developer Forum is relatively small compared to CES and Oracle OpenWorld, but attendees inc...
HP has announced it is acquiring security-software maker ArcSight for $1.5 billion. It is the second major acquisition the company has made since the departure of its CEO Mark Hurd last month. It appears HP might have agreed to pay too much for the company, which makes corporate network security mon...
Intel has focused solely on the computer business for so long, we forget it can pursue other avenues of growth as well. Tomorrow, all our devices will be connected and talk to each other and share information. In that new world, Intel has been looking around for another business to acquire to help e...
VMware on Tuesday announced two purchases aimed at furthering its vision of the future of IT. One is Integrien, which offers software that -performs real=time application and infrastructure performance analysis. The other is TriCipher, which offers secure access management and enterprise identity fe...
Intel is acquiring Infineon's wireless business for $1.4 billion -- the second major transaction for the company in as many weeks, coming on the heels of its surprising announcement that it would purchase McAfee for $7.7 billion. Unlike the McAfee deal, however, the Infineon buy does not have analys...
Consolidation is a common theme in the IT sector, with IBM's purchase of Unica, Dell and HP's pursuit of 3PAR, and Intel's planned acquisition of security specialist McAfee standing as the most recent moves. Do such deals have anything in common? Sometimes. Large IT vendors tend to grow in two way...
Nokia on Friday announced that it will purchase San Francisco-based mobile analytics firm Motally. The Finnish mobile phone giant did not disclose what it's paying for Motally, but it said the transaction is scheduled to close in the third quarter. The purchase is aimed at helping Nokia, which is lo...
Chipmaker Intel on Thursday announced that it will acquire computer security vendor McAfee for about $7.8 billion. The deal will create a behemoth that may improve the semiconductor's position in the burgeoning mobile and cloud computing fields. "Security now joins our more well-known strategic focu...
Ban
Regulate
Maintain status quo
Undecided
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/11/web-team.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/customer-commerce-offers-smbs-an-e-commerce-path-to-better-cx-177820.html
Customer Commerce Offers SMBs an E-Commerce Path to Better CX
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/02/frustrated-computer-user.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/investment-scams-skyrocket-victims-in-us-fleeced-for-4b-in-2022-177544.html
Investment Scams Skyrocket, Victims in US Fleeced for $4B in 2022
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/hacker-team.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/hacker-nation-the-worlds-third-largest-economy-179108.html
Hacker Nation: The World’s Third-Largest Economy
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/01/robot-on-keyboard.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/cybersecurity-expert-pegs-ai-as-online-shoppings-biggest-threat-177933.html
Cybersecurity Expert Pegs AI as Online Shopping’s Biggest Threat
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/02/ecommerce-smb-warehouse.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/optimize-your-amazon-presence-for-maximum-sales-success-177907.html
Optimize Your Amazon Presence for Maximum Sales Success
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/dating-app-smartphone.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/mozilla-waves-red-flag-over-data-hungry-dating-apps-179144.html
Mozilla Waves Red Flag Over Data Hungry Dating Apps
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/03/cashless-payment-cafe.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/mobile-payment-industry-innovations-driving-online-in-store-sales-177930.html
Mobile Payment Industry Innovations Driving Online, In-Store Sales
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/02/search-engines-smartphone.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/gartner-predicts-25-dip-in-search-volumes-by-2026-177921.html
Gartner Predicts 25% Dip in Search Volumes by 2026
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/02/online-shopper.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/temu-and-homary-online-retailers-that-are-generally-a-good-value-179105.html
Temu and Homary: Online Retailers That Are Generally a Good Value
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/08/AI-circuit.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/ai-no-longer-curiosity-for-retailers-but-key-to-better-business-report-177857.html
AI No Longer Curiosity for Retailers but Key to Better Business: Report
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/02/future-retail.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/the-future-of-gen-ai-in-retail-balancing-human-factors-with-revenue-growth-177923.html
The Future of Gen AI in Retail: Balancing Human Factors With Revenue Growth
Enter your Username and Password to sign in.
Social Media
See all Social Media