Sean Michael Kerner

Sonus Networks announced last friday its intention to acquire Performance Technologies for approximately $30 million. Sonus will be paying $3.75 per Performance Technology share (NASDAQ:PTIX). The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014. “Today’s mobile broadband traffic nearly eclipses all Internet activity from just a decade ago, driving the necessity for […]

Security once again is top of mind for the Firefox browser, and Firefox 27 will be the first browser from Mozilla to include default support for the Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 specification. TLS is a cornerstone Internet security technology that is the successor to Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). TLS 1.2 was first defined in […]

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is partnering with the Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code (SAFECode) in an effort to improve the security of cloud applications. The two groups have published a 27-page document on Practices for Secure Development of Cloud Applications, which outlines the approach for what needs to be done. As more […]

“I think that people self-limit. The number one thing is people should just keep trying, did you try yesterday? Did you try today? It takes a lot of mental exertion to innovate.” -Elon Musk speaking at Dell World 2013 (Datamation) “If you see Tor activity and actually don’t use Tor at all, that’s probably the […]

As part of his opening keynote, Dell also shared the stage with Elon Musk, founder of electric car vendor Tesla and commercial space exploration firm SpaceX, to discuss innovation. Musk detailed his challenges and explained that innovation has a lot to do with not giving up and trying to do more everyday. “I think that […]

While some have seen a slowdown in the enterprise networking market, Chambers said that the Cisco enterprise networking pipeline is strong, with the volume of deals in the $1 million to $5 million range growing. “The big deals are back,” Chambers said. “This is an indication of business confidence and growth, and we feel very […]

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have detected a new 64-bit variant of the Zeus malware. 64-bit-based operating systems are increasingly becoming the norm, though malware, for the most part, has remained in the 32-bit world. Being 32-bit software doesn’t, however, limit the ability of software to run on 64-bit platforms. Most Web browsers in use today […]

Blogs and Websites around the world are getting a new look today, thanks to the new WordPress 3.8 release. WordPress is the world’s most widely deployed open-source content management and blog system platform, powering more than 73 million sites today. The 3.8 release benefits from WordPress’ new rapid development process that debuted with the WordPress […]

HP is set to advance its private and hybrid cloud efforts with an upcoming release of CloudSystem. CloudSystem 8 was announced today and is set for customer availability in early 2014. CloudSystem was updated earlier this year to version 7.2, which provides new bursting capabilities that enable it to scale out to the public cloud. […]

The new Dell Networking N-series includes new silicon, hardware chassis and a new Linux-based operating system. The new switches include the N2000 and N3000, both 1 GbE switches with 10 GbE uplinks. Dell’s refreshed campus portfolio competes in a highly competitive space dominated by Cisco, with HP and Juniper also pushing hard for market share. […]

JDSU is continuing its push into the enterprise networking space this week with the announcement of plans to acquire Network Instruments. JDSU will pay $200 million in cash for Network Instruments. The deal is set to close within the next 45 days. Network Instruments was acquired by private equity group Thoma Bravo back in April […]

The Pirate Bay is perhaps the most successful pirate content location on the Internet today—if success is measured by the simple fact that it is still alive despite multiple attempts to sink it. Unlike the Silk Road, which was a Deep Website that hid in the bowels of a hidden underground Tor (The Onion Router) […]