Stories by: Joab Jackson

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Cray courts the big-data market 10/02/2012 11:16:54

Supercomputer company Cray has created a new division that will sell big-data systems, the company has announced. The division will market its offerings to large enterprises, which will be a new kind of client for the company.
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New social site Pinterest attracts enthusiasm, scrutiny 09/02/2012 07:10:00

Just as it enjoys an initial surge of popularity, a new social networking site called Pinterest is also experiencing its first bout of controversy. Observers are accusing the site of secretly embedding code in user content to generate revenue.
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Dating site matches not so scientific 08/02/2012 08:56:04

Users flock to online dating sites in ever greater numbers, but despite their marketing claims, services such as Match.com and eHarmony may not be offering potential mates chosen through rigorous scientific methods, a group of psychologists and sociologists have charged.
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Microsoft opens C++ extension for other compilers 07/02/2012 10:40:50

Microsoft has opened its C++ AMP specification so it can also be used by non-Microsoft compilers to harness the power of GPUs (graphics processing units).
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Researchers layer an electronic junction into optical fiber 07/02/2012 05:41:40

Pennsylvania State University researchers have devised a technique for embedding an electronic junction directly into optical fiber, which potentially paves the way for more streamlined optical components.
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Alfresco 4.0 heads for the cloud 02/02/2012 16:03:23

In anticipation of offering its open-source content management software as a service, Alfresco has upgraded its namesake product to work with multiple clients and to interact with a wider range of form factors, the company announced Thursday.
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Kernel guru Greg Kroah-Hartman joins Linux Foundation 02/02/2012 02:54:53

One of the principle maintainers of the Linux kernel, Greg Kroah-Hartman, has joined the Linux Foundation as a fellow, the same position held by Linux creator Linus Torvalds, the foundation announced.
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Microsoft releases PST importer for Exchange 01/02/2012 08:39:30

In a move to help administrators rid their networks of disparate personal email archives, Microsoft has released a tool for finding and importing Outlook PST files into modern Exchange environments. The tool will also help Microsoft rid itself of the archiving format, which it no longer sees as necessary.
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Git gets enterprise equipped 01/02/2012 00:03:24

Developer tool provider AccuRev will release a package designed to help enterprises incorporate the increasingly popular Git open source version-control software into their development operations, the company announced Tuesday.
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HP extends asset mapping into Amazon, VMware clouds 31/01/2012 23:52:24

Hewlett-Packard has updated its Discovery and Dependency Mapping Advanced (DDMA) software package so it will allow administrators to map their IT assets in the cloud.
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Linux Mint 13 gets back to desktop basics 27/01/2012 09:21:34

Bucking the trend of increasingly experimental desktop interfaces, the developers behind the Linux Mint are adopting a simpler desktop for the next version of the open-source Linux distribution.