The Ashes

Customers will create a VPN to bridge Amazon to their existing IT infrastructures and use their existing security systems to protect data.

In a measure of the continuing acceptance of cloud computing among businesses of all sizes, the question is slowly shifting from why move to cloud computing to why not? Forrester Research offers answers to that and other good questions about cloud computing, plus specific advice on what to do first.

The PCI Council’s new best practices are aimed at helping small and midsize retailers — but security experts warn that they can’t address deeper skimming risks.

The company’s Wi-Fi footprint has grown by 30% this year to more than 125,000 hotspots in the United States, Europe, and China.

The server version of Apple’s new operating system will debut alongside its client-side cousin.

The infamous excanvas has had a Silverlight bridge for some time. It is faster, yet has some artifacts and most people stick with good ole VML. David Anson has put his hat in the ring by creating a new prototype canvas implementation in Silverlight. Thanks to Silverlight’s HTML Bridge, I had no trouble creating a [...]

Facebook has agreed to make worldwide changes to its privacy policy as a result of negotiations with Canada’s privacy commissioner. Last month the social network was found to breach Canadian law by holding on to users’ personal data indefinitely. Facebook has now agreed to make changes to the way it handles this information and be [...]

Versata Software has won a patent case against SAP.  A jury has awarded Versata $138.64 million in damages on SAP’s tab.  The jury found that SAP violated 5 of Versata’s patents.  The patents awarded to Versata took place between 1998-2006. The patents were related to system configuration and pricing products.  Versata filed the complaint around [...]

The astronomer Claudius Ptolemy lived from approximately 100-170 CE. Very little is known of him, including where he was born. Claudius means citizen of Rome, while Ptolemy means resident of Egypt. Some sources indicate that he was a citizen of Rome, others that he lived in Alexandria, Egypt. He was also a mathematician, geographer and [...]

The Google U.K. headquarters building caught on fire earlier today.  A few hours ago, Jon Swaine of The Telegraph sent a TwitPic to his followers of the building on fire too.  The Google U.K. office is based on Buckingham Palace Rd. The building was evacuated and no one was hurt.  The fire is out now.  [...]