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Microsoft announced layoffs today as expected.

As expected, the axe fell today at Microsoft, but the depth of the cut is surprisingly brutal: 18,000 Microsoft employees will find themselves without jobs over the next year, and the company is "moving now" to eliminate the first 13,000 positions. The job cuts are by far Microsoft's largest ever.

After years of bitter feuds between free software and open source advocates, open source won. But it was a temporary victory.

After years of bitter feuds between free software and open source advocates, open source won. But it was a temporary victory.

After years of bitter feuds between free software and open source advocates, open source won. But it was a temporary victory.

Mozilla has its hands in many projects aimed at advancing the Web. Here's our take on the 10 most promising Dek:  Mozilla has its hands in many projects aimed at advancing the Web. Here's our take on the 10 most promising External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/157858

Mozilla has its hands in many projects aimed at advancing the Web. Here's our take on the 10 most promising Dek:  Mozilla has its hands in many projects aimed at advancing the Web. Here's our take on the 10 most promising External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/157858

Sorry, Apple fanboys and Android fanatics: The PC is back, whether you like it or not.

Yes, you can haz big data. However, you can haz it the right way or the wrong way. Here are the top 10 worst practices to avoid.

Few security executives at global enterprises -- or even at smaller organizations -- have not had to deal with issues related to social media, mobile technology, big data/analytics, or cloud computing.

Now, a growing number of businesses are looking at leveraging all of these technologies as part of a SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud) platform that would involve creating a new foundational infrastructure that supports these different areas.

Mozilla has its hands in many projects aimed at advancing the Web. Here's our take on the 10 most promising Dek:  Mozilla has its hands in many projects aimed at advancing the Web. Here's our take on the 10 most promising External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/157858

Sorry, Apple fanboys and Android fanatics: The PC is back, whether you like it or not.

Yes, you can haz big data. However, you can haz it the right way or the wrong way. Here are the top 10 worst practices to avoid.

Few security executives at global enterprises -- or even at smaller organizations -- have not had to deal with issues related to social media, mobile technology, big data/analytics, or cloud computing.

Now, a growing number of businesses are looking at leveraging all of these technologies as part of a SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud) platform that would involve creating a new foundational infrastructure that supports these different areas.

With Apple and IBM's partnership to bring the former's devices and the latter's software and services to

With Apple and IBM's partnership to bring the former's devices and the latter's software and services to

Mobile developers with knowledge of Objective-C and Apple's fledgling Swift language could be the big winners in the company's newly announced partnership with IBM.

The deal announced yesterday between Apple and IBM set the industry on its ear.

The deal announced yesterday between Apple and IBM set the industry on its ear.

Year after year, organizations cite business intelligence and analytics as top investment priorities, but they're seldom satisfied with the results. In part that's because traditional solutions require a handoff to experts who know how to query warehouses full of data -- and dutifully return static reports that reveal somewhat less than anticipated.