CA Acquires Cloud Vendor Nimsoft for $350M
CA makes another cloud computing acquisition, picking up IT performance and availability monitoring software vendor Nimsoft in all-cash deal.


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Microsoft Gives MSN Home Page a Major Overhaul
Microsoft has been previewing a radical redesign of its MSN home page since last fall, but now it's time to start pushing it out to MSN's 100 million U.S. users.


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NoSQL Supporters Challenge Relational Databases
Multiple open source projects based on a new approach to databases were discussed at this week's NoSQL Live conference.


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AMD Planning Netbook Chip for 2011
After a long time on the sidelines, Intel rival AMD is getting into the netbook game with a dedicated chip designed specifically for computers with screens 12 inches or smaller.


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Google Ready to Make China Decision
CEO Eric Schmidt said the search giant is continuing discussions with the Chinese government that will determine whether it shuts down its operations there.


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Lost Drive Puts National Guard Data at Risk
Tens of thousands of Arkansas National Guard soldiers became the latest victims of a security breach at a military base after an unencrypted external hard drive was discovered missing last month.


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Tech Stocks Rally Ten Years After Topping Out
Ten years after the dot-com bubble burst, the Nasdaq still has a long way to go.


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Mariposa Bot Shipped With Vodafone Smartphone
Panda Security discovered Confiker, Mariposa and Lineage password stealing malware samples installed on a recently purchased Vodafone HTC Magic smartphone.


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IT Job Market Heating Up: Report
A report by staffing and placement firm Robert Half International shows that while many companies are still taking a wait-and-see approach to new hires, there's general optimism in the IT sector.


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Bing Makes Strides But Momentum Stalls
Microsoft's Bing search engine managed to gain market share again in February, but its success isn't exactly sending Google running for cover.


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