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The recent high-profile hacking of Google's Gmail service and Sony's Playstation gaming network is threatening to slow the take-off of the next big thing in the computing space - the cloud.

International Business Machines said on Thursday it expects Africa to be a strong growth area for the information technology business over the next five years, thanks to growth in banking and telecoms.

U.S. videoconferencing company Polycom Inc will buy Hewlett Packard Co's videoconferencing business for $89 million in cash, as it arms itself in its fight for market share against Cisco Systems .

China's Lenovo is buying Germany's Medion in a deal valuing the consumer electronics retailer at around $900 million as the world's No.4 PC brand expands its market share in developed economies.

Lenovo, the world's No.4 PC brand, is launching a takeover offer worth more than $800 million for Germany's Medion, the first public takeover of a German company by a Chinese firm.

International Business Machines (IBM) has edged past old rival Microsoft Corp in market value for the first time since April 1996.

International Business Machines edged past old rival Microsoft Corp in market value for the first time since April 1996, marking the latest twist in the fluctuating fortunes of two of the world's most storied technology companies.

International Business Machines surged past old rival Microsoft Corp in market value for the first time since April 1996, marking the latest twist in the fluctuating fortunes of two of the world's most important technology companies.

San Francisco chooses Microsoft to host its cloud-based email client.

Research in Motion issued a partial recall on its much-hyped Playbook tablet, but unfortunately this disappointing news isn't an isolated misstep.

On Monday Research in Motion announced a recall on its just recently minted and extremely hyped-up Playbook tablet computer. Unfortunately this disappointing news doesn't come in a vacuum for the company, but instead follows a series of misstep

Louis Vuitton Maintains Position as Top Luxury Brand

Apple is the number one brand in the world according to a report; Facebook is in the top 100 for the first time.

IBM increased its stock buyback plan by $8 billion and raised its dividend by 15 percent.

Greenpeace says a number of tech giants have dirty data centers, which consume large amounts of energy from non-renewable sources.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Wednesday are: Williams Companies, Freeport-McMoRan, Advanced Micro Devices, salesforce.com, Sandisk Corp, Applied Materials, Textron, Intuitive Surgical, International Business machines and Wells Fargo.

Intel Corp forecast revenues well above Wall Street's targets, sending its shares higher in after hours trade.

Hewlett-Packard Co had considered buying business software company Tibco Software Inc until two weeks ago when talks fizzled, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

It is important that the United States begin to live within its means and address the federal deficit. But the American Physical Society (APS) believes that as a nation we need to be smart about how we do it. Cutting spending across the board without a clear understanding of what it means for America's future jeopardizes the very future we want to secure for our children.

Cisco is acknowledging that it's made some missteps and is working to move forward and address its organizational complexity, lack of competitive products, focus, and time to market.

Following is the full text of an internal memo sent by John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) to the employees, where he talked about the company's execution issues, loss of credibility and making bold changes.

Students, scientists come together to figure out the next step for Watson.

US stocks rallied on Friday on positive economic data and another good earnings report from the technology sector.

Shares of Oracle Corp rose 5 percent on Friday, a day after the world's third-largest software maker forecast solid sales of new business software, signaling strength against Hewlett-Packard and IBM in data center and cloud computing businesses.

New financial regulatory reforms should help reduce the edge that large banks have over smaller ones because of their implicit support from government, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday.

IBM has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a complaint its employees tried to bribe South Korean and Chinese officials with cash, gifts and entertainment in return for business for more than a decade.

Credit Suisse has outlined three moves the Leo Apotheker-- new Chief Executive of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) -- should consider.

U.S. stocks declined to 2011 lows on Wednesday as worsening crisis at Japan nuclear reactor and weaker-than-expected housing data weighed on the sentiment.

U.S. stocks declined to 2011 lows on Wednesday as worsening crisis at Japan nuclear reactor and weaker-than-expected housing data weighed on the sentiment.