VMware have announced that their NSX 6.3 software defined network platform has gained the EAL2+ certification against the Common Criteria (ISO/IEC-15408). This Evaluation Assurance Level ensures that the system has…
Equinix buys Verizon data centers
Equinix has completed a transaction to buy 29 Verizon data centers announced in December 2016. The $3.6bn transaction brings the datacenters, 250 staff and 1000 customers to Equinix's portfolio. These…
The Motley Fool: CenturyLink and Level3 shareholders approve merger
The upcoming merger of CenturyLink and Level3 has gained shareholder approval, stock and investment site The Motley Fool reports. Having also gained approval from various state authorities, it now only…
Why encryption with a master-key is no security at all..
The FBI wants an 'adult conversation' about encryption, according to Director James Comey, reports AP. Whilst the conversation is a good idea, and we should all be able to agree…
Microsoft adds Blackberry to phone stable?
AMicrosoft having recently acquired the Nokia phone stable as platforms for Windows Phone are still rumoured to be looking at adding the Blackberry platform as well. In January of Samsung…
The Great British Internet Filter – how to protect children from the “bad” parts of the Internet
Yesterday David Cameron, Prime Minister, made a speech about making the internet safer for children by cracking down on online pornography. Let's look at what he said about an Internet…
STD to become mandatory in the UK?
In the UK for a long time we used to think of STDs not as something untoward in our health, but as a way of communicating over longer distances. Changes…
IBM adds SoftLayer to Cloud Services
IBM has finalised its deal with SoftLayer, announced last month. This grows IBM's capability to deliver cloud-based solutions considerably. SoftLayer adds new datacenters, an existing portfolio of customers, and a…