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Microsoft CEO Lays Out Vision of Cloud Convergence

Addressing some 15,000 partners at Microsoftu2019s Worldwide Partner Conference, Satya Nadella said he aims to bring the company past its software roots and establish dominance in a cloud and mobile world where lines between work and personal computi

Fingerprint Faceoff: Apple Touch ID vs. Samsung Finger Scanner

Apple's iPhone 5s and Samsung's Galaxy Tab S both pack fingerprint scanners for authentication. The scanners work well, but they have their own unique strengths and weaknesses.

Microsoft Urges Partners to Court Public-Sector Customers

At its annual Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft outlines a vision of a cloud-first company, touts the opportunities in government, education and healthcare, and aims to reassure partners that it's keeping customer data safe.

How to Set Up a New Business Using Only Cloud Services

Starting your own business? Thanks to the wide availability of cloud services, you can have your business up and running with little more than the device you're using to read this article.

Gloves Come Off as BlackBerry Fires Back at Good Technology (UPDATED)

Gloves Come Off as BlackBerry Fires Back at Good Technology (UPDATED)

BlackBerry's latest "Fact Check" blog post claims Good Technology painted a misleading picture of the company in a recent white paper, and things are getting ugly between the two EMM providers.

Are Digital Retailers Focusing Their Security in the Wrong Place?

Digital retailers spend the lion's share of their IT security budget on network security, but most experts say they'd be better off focusing elsewhere.

The Danger of Google’s Development Cadence

Instead of updating products every six weeks, as Google promised at the I/O developer conference, the company might want to slow down and make sure its products and services actually represent what its customers want.

Amazon Web Services Sharpens Focus on Public Sector

Hardly content to rest on its laurels, Amazon is adding clients in the government, education and nonprofit sectors, vying for public-sector contracts and looking to build its apps marketplace into a research and development hub.

CIA Off and Running With Amazon Web Services

The CIA intends to have its AWS deployment near completion this summer, it said at an AWS conference in Washington. The spy agency is working through security challenges while looking ahead to significant operating efficiencies and cost savings.

CIOs vs. Consumer Tech: How to Win Over Your Users

CIO's Publisher Adam Dennison makes the case for CIOs to take advantage of user enthusiasm for new technologies while shoring up security and compliance controls.