Joab Jackson
U.S. Correspondent
Joab Jackson covers enterprise software and general technology breaking news for the IDG News Service, and is based in New York.
ACLU urges court to block NSA's continued phone records collection
The intelligence agency continues to collect phone records under a 180-day transition period, which the ACLU is contesting
Microsoft bulks up Azure virtual machines
The new GS-series line of Azure virtual machines offers up to 64 terabytes of storage and can deliver 2,000 MBs of throughput to the backend storage
VMware pitches network virtualization for better security
Virtualization, including network virtualization, is the missing piece of the puzzle for securing an enterprise, the VMware CEO said at VMworld
Developers can now use Embarcadero's RAD Studio for Windows 10 apps
Embarcadero released RAD Studio 10 Seattle, a big upgrade of its rapid application development platform
VMware rounds out data center virtualization stack
VMware has added more components to its software-defined data center, updating vCloud, NSX and its OpenStack distribution
Intel reveals big data's dirty little secret
To get value from big data, enterprises need systems that require less assembly and expertise to run, an Intel exec said
Yahoo woos mobile developers with help on ads, reporting
Yahoo has updated its mobile development suite to give programmers more tools to build out their apps, including the introduction of real-time analytics, a way to embed advertisements, and connectivity to Tumblr
Google's container management service exits beta, gets uptime guarantee
Google is now offering the Google Container Service, allowing customers to run full micro-services architecture on the Google Cloud
IBM extends Spectrum storage line into the cloud
IBM augments its software-defined Spectrum line of storage offerings with integrated cloud capabilities
Salesforce platform gets a new look and feel
Salesforce is updating its user interface, offering customers a modern cross-platform design with greater flexibility.
Mozilla offers app to create Web pages on smartphones
It's for Android devices and available currently in four languages: Bengali, Brazilian Portuguese, English, and Indonesian