Facebook buys mobile app builder Parse

Facebook said it was buying a startup specializing in powering mobile applications as part of its drive to make the social network friendlier to smartphones and tablet computers.

New technology reduces storage needs and costs for genomic data

A new computer data compression technique called Genomic SQueeZ (G-SQZ), developed by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), will allow genetic researchers and others to store, analyze and share massive volumes ...

The cloud within us

The first tentative steps towards a peer-to-peer approach to cloud computing that enables users and removes the risks and costs of relying on industry giants to offer services are being taken by an international team of researchers.

HP boosts bid for 3Par to $1.88B, topping Dell

(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. boosted its bid for 3Par Inc. to $1.88 billion Friday, topping Dell Inc.'s offer by 11 percent and again raising the stakes in the bidding contest for the data-storage company.

3Par accepts new bid from Dell worth $1.8 billion

(AP) -- 3Par Inc. said Friday it has accepted computer maker Dell Inc.'s new offer of $1.8 billion which matches a bid for the data storage provider from Hewlett-Packard Co.

EMC raises offer for Data Domain

Computer storage giant EMC raised its offer to purchase data storage firm Data Domain on Monday in a bid to top a rival offer for the company by data management firm NetApp.

Cisco to acquire Meraki for $1.2 billion

American information technology firm Cisco said it will acquire Meraki Inc., a leader in cloud networking, in a deal worth $1.2 billion.

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