Broadcom hopes to help OpenFlow take off with new chip integration

Chinese search engine with links to state press goes online Open source challenges a proprietary Internet of Things IT News Daily March 04, 2014 Share this email Broadcom hopes to help OpenFlow take off with new chip integration Chip maker Broadcom has announced a new specification along with software and APIs to improve the performance of OpenFlow switches and to make it easier for hardware vendors to build products. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Chinese search engine with links to state press goes online 2. Open source challenges a proprietary Internet of Things 3. Sprint accused of overcharging US for spying assistance 4. Gartner: Microsoft sells more tablets in 2013, still lags far behind Android, iOS 5. Microsoft reveals standalone OneDrive for Business cloud storage plans 6. Bitcoin malware count soars as cryptocurrency value climbs Chinese search engine with links to state press goes online After previously struggling to crack the nation's search market, China's state press appears to be giving it another go with a revamped search engine. READ MORE Open source challenges a proprietary Internet of Things The only limit to the Internet of Things isn't imagination or technology. It's interoperability. And the Linux Foundation thinks that's an issue it can help fix. READ MORE RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CSO40 Security Confab + Awards Conference CSO40 Security Confab + Awards Meet CSO40 Award winners and learn from the best about security challenges and solutions across areas including: Advanced Threats and Cybersecurity, Identity and Access Management, Security Intelligence/Leveraging Big Data for Security, Mobile and BYOD Risks, Privacy, and more. Register now. Sprint accused of overcharging US for spying assistance Sprint has been sued in a federal court for allegedly overcharging federal law enforcement agencies for surveillance related services by over 50 percent. READ MORE Gartner: Microsoft sells more tablets in 2013, still lags far behind Android, iOS Microsoft sold more than double the tablets last year than it did the year before but still wound up with just 2.1% of total sales, according to Gartner. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Accellion Enterprise Mobility Management: A Data Security Checklist Secure file sharing, syncing and associated productivity requirements impose pressing technical and operational challenges on organizations. This document presents a checklist of features organizations should review when evaluating a data security solution as part of an enterprise mobility management strategy. Read now! Microsoft reveals standalone OneDrive for Business cloud storage plans A week ago, Microsoft handed out a bunch of free storage to consumers as part of its transition from SkyDrive to OneDrive. On Monday, the company announced its own plan to attract new business users to its cloud storage technology. READ MORE Bitcoin malware count soars as cryptocurrency value climbs The Computerworld (US) story "Bitcoin malware count soars as cryptocurrency value climbs," which ran on the wire Friday, misstated the name of a Tokyo Bitcoin exchange throughout the story. It is Mt. Gox, not Mt. Cox. READ MORE Follow IT News Share this email You are currently subscribed to itnews_daily as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com To contact IT News, please send an e-mail to online@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 IT News, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **