HP has filed a lawsuit against its ex-CEO Mark Hurd, who was recently named the new President at Oracle. HP claims that Hurd puts “HP’s most valuable trade secrets and confidential information in peril,” by accepting the position at Oracle. HP’s blog also says, “Mark Hurd agreed to and signed agreements designed to... 

According to a study released on Wednesday, close to two-thirds of global internet users and nearly three-quarters of american internet users have fallen victim to online crime. The “Norton Cybercrime Report: The Human Impact” used more than 7,000 people in 14 countries to conduct the study. The study also found that while... 

Oracle today announced that Mark V. Hurd has joined Oracle as President and has been named to Oracle’s Board of Directors.  Mr. Hurd will report to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. “Mark did a brilliant job at HP and I expect he’ll do even better at Oracle,” said Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. “There is no executive in the IT... 

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), the world’s largest wholesale datacenter provider, has begun a first-of-its-kind program in the datacenter industry that guarantees its Turn-Key Datacenters, Build-to-Suit Datacenters, and POD Architecture Services projects will be completed on time and on budget. This program makes... 

Linxter, Inc., provider of the Linxter cloud messaging platform, today announces the beta release of its Software Development Kit (SDK) for the Java programming language and its SDK for Google’s mobile operating system, Android. Already supported on Microsoft’s .NET platform, Linxter is a cloud middleware platform that enables... 

Blue Soda Promo announces the launch of their new interactive e-commerce website. Blue Soda Promo, a leading organization in the promotional product industry, aimed to create a cutting edge website that is user-friendly, engaging, and aesthetically pleasing, without congesting each page with product and information overload. The... 

SoftLayer, the innovative on-demand data center services provider, today announced its inclusion in the 2010 Inc. 500|5000 list. The company was ranked 155th overall, and 12th in the IT Services industry, based on revenue growth from 2006 to 2009. Issued annually, the Inc. 500|5000 list ranks the fastest growing companies in... 

SingleHop, Inc. announced today that it has been ranked #58 in the 2010 Inc. 500 list, an annual listing of America’s fastest-growing private companies compiled by Inc. Magazine. Chicago-based SingleHop, which provides dedicated servers and complex web hosting, is the top-ranked company in the Web hosting industry, third fastest... 

Intel today announced that it has agreed to buy McAfee Inc. for $48 per share in cash, a deal worth $7.68 billion. The deal has been approved by both companies board of directors and will close following shareholder approval. Intel president and CEO Paul Otellini stated,“With the rapid expansion of growth across a vast array... 

In 2005, 10 of The Planet’s management staff departed to form SoftLayer. Five years later, SoftLayer and The Planet are looking at a potential merger. In a move that Doug Erwin, CEO of The Planet, jokingly referred to as, “what goes around comes around; life is an endless circle,” The Planet and SoftLayer’s proposed...