Get your ass to Mars: The red planet in fiction

Ancient canals, dying civilizations, thoats, scantily-clad princesses, cartoon bad guys, Schwarzenegger and killer tripods. We got them all.










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IBM launches Bluemix Local, aims to bridge public, private clouds with data center

Bluemix Local enables developers to write apps once and run across multiple platforms.










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Nunis officially appointed as WA's first government CIO

The newly formed Western Australia Office of the Government Chief Information Officer has officially appointed Giles Nunis as its first CIO.










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​Google and Microsoft make patent peace

After years of intellectual property lawsuit battles, the two tech giants are declaring a ceasefire in the courtroom.










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Google buys Jibe to bring Rich Communications Services to Android

After watching the mobile industry try to implement and adopt RCS, Google bought a company that was largely focused on advanced messaging features and will bring it to Android.










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Don't panic: Microsoft mistakenly posted a 'test' Windows update patch

Some believed Windows Update has been hacked or compromised.










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BoxWorks 2015: Box sheds more light on ties to IBM, AWS and AT&T

Following up on a new alliance announced three months ago, the two tech brands introduced a quartet of new products for enterprise content management and collaboration.










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Totvs and IBM target cash-strapped Brazilian IT buyers

The Big Blue's financing arm has partnered with the ERP vendor to facilitate software purchasing by companies feeling the recession's impact.










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BoxWorks 2015: Cisco chairman warns of perils from ignoring digital transitions

Cisco's chairman also lamented the United States is woefully behind -- in both the private and public sectors -- in upgrading digital infrastructures.










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