AlienVault platform closes a financing round 18.2 million

The unified management platform for security AlienVault has closed a third round of funding worth $ 22.4 million (18.21 million euros), as reported by the company Monday.

AlienVault use the new funding to expand the capabilities of sales, marketing and customer service company and to increase investment in research and development (R & D).

The financing round also participated at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Sigma existing investors Trident Capital and Adara Venture Partners.

To the Chairman and CEO of AlienVault, Barmak Meftah, is a "honor" to working with Kleiner Perkins and Sigma.

"We are extremely fortunate to have ongoing support and involvement of Trident Capital and Adara Venture Partners. Currently we have one of the best teams of managers and investors in information security at the forefront of AlienVault" added Meftah.

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Samsung beats Apple a patent case because the 'tablets' are not as "cool"

Samsung Electronics has beaten Apple in the last battle in its patent war as a British judge has ruled that the 'tablets' Galaxy designs did not infringe iPad U.S. technology firm because they are so "cool".

In the decision of the British Supreme Court, the judge Colin stated that the 'tablets' Samsung Galaxy belong to the same family as the Apple design when viewed from the front, but Samsung's products are "very thin, almost insubstantial members of that family, unusual details on the back. "

"They have the same extreme sobriety and simplicity that has Apple's design. They are so cool," said the magistrate. "The general impression is different," he added.

Victory for Samsung comes days after a U.S. appeals court lifted a freeze on sales of its smartphones Galaxy Nexus, whilst maintaining a lower court decision to temporarily suspend sales of its tablet Galaxy 10.1.

Both companies are pursuing legal battles in some 10 countries, accusing each other of violating patents, while seeking supremacy in the mobile device market.

Samsung has welcomed the decision of the British Supreme Court, which in its opinion confirms their own intellectual property rights while respecting those of other companies.

"If Apple continues to make excessive legal claims in other countries based on this type of generic designs, innovation in the industry could be damaged and consumer choice, too limited," Samsung said in a statement.

Apple has said that no comments to make on the court decision on Monday, but reiterated its outlook on South Korea's signature designs.

"It is no coincidence that Samsung's latest products look very similar to iPhone and iPad, from the way of hardware to the user interface and even the packaging," stated Apple.

"This kind of blatant copying is wrong and, as we have said many times before, we need to protect Apple's intellectual property when companies steal our ideas," he added.

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A British judge rules that the Samsung tablets "are not as cool" as Apple

 

Briss Colin Judge, Patent Court of the Superior Court of Justice in London, rejected the complaint filed by Apple against Samsung Electronics in finding that the tablets of the South Korean company "are not as cool" as the U.S. multinational, therefore not be infringed the design right.
As stated in the judgment, which includes Europe Press, although Samsung Galaxy tablets "are very, very similar" in design to the Apple iPad "are not identical", so "do not infringe the registered design "by the company on the block.
Briss notes that Samsung devices are characterized by a "general simplicity," although "not so extreme" like Apple's designs, so that "an informed user is not merely that the Galaxy tablets look like a version finest (the iPhone) but she looks like a different product. "
"The overall impression of an informed user is that the front part of a family that includes the design of Apple and Samsung are the products of very fine, almost insubstantial members of the same family with unusual details in the back. They have the same extreme simplicity of the design of Apple, not so cool. The overall impression is different, "argued the judge.
For this reason, the judge rejected the claims Briss Apple to declare that the tablets Galaxy 10.1, 8.9 and 7.7 of Samsung infringed her right to the design.

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The CMT cancels the premium rate number and DataTalk OVsms and add 12 cancellations since 2009

 

The Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT) has canceled the service numbering short text messages and multimedia messages Vitual Operator SMS (OVsms) and DataTalk twelve numbers and addition and Premium SMS canceled since 2009, when it adopted the code of conduct premium rate services.
In the latter case, the Commission for Supervision of Premium Rate Services (CSSTA) has accredited the breach of code of conduct for the services provided through the number 797007 and 795600, whose owners are OVsms and DataTalk, respectively.
For this reason, the telecoms regulator has decided to cancel the allocation of these numbers, which will become free in the public register of numbering, but can not be assigned to any company until after one year.
Under current rules, companies that provide services based on SMS Premium must comply with the code of conduct approved in 2009 that regulates, among other methods to unsubscribe, prices, content and advertising.
Thus, when the CSSTA considers that a company is in breach of the Code of Conduct, asked the CMT to cancel that number and the telecommunications regulatory body, as well as remove the numbering from the operator that fails, prevents any company can reuse that number during the period of one year.

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Intel buys a stake in ASML

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp will invest over 4,000 billion (3,250 million) in the purchase of a stake in ASML and inject resources to research firm Holland, aiming at developing the next generation technology expensive .
Shares of ASML, the world's largest producer of machines that record circuit wafer and a barometer for the chip industry, were up 6 percent.
Intel said Monday it had agreed to buy an initial stake of 10 percent of the European company and plans to acquire another 5 percent depending on the approval of shareholders, spending a total of about 3,100 million dollars.
The global chip production will also help fund 1,000 million dollars in research in sheets of 450 mm Flake chips and extreme ultraviolet lithography, two technologies that were expected to emerge in the second half of the decade.
Intel said its assistance could accelerate the development and adoption of these technologies by up to two years.
"The faster we do this, the sooner we can get the benefit of the best in productivity," said Brian Krzanich chief operating officer in a statement.
Intel is the largest producer of chips and under the program "Investing in clients' hopes to enlist partners to fund expensive research in film technology of 450 mm, a chip manufacturing process more economical.
Under the agreement, Intel will pay 1,700 million euros for an initial stake of 10 percent of ASML, and a preliminary figure of 553 million euros for research. The remaining to complete the total of 4,100 million in expenses is conditional on shareholder approval.
ASML is the world leader in semiconductor lithography, and compete with the Japanese group Canon and Nikon. His clients include Intel and Samsung Electronics.
(Reporting by Edwin Chan; additional information Tarmo Virki in Helsinki and Alexei Oreskovic in San Francisco, editing by the Bureau of Santiago de Chile; Editing Emma Pinedo)

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Microsoft buy the maker of screens Perceptive Pixel

 

TORONTO (Reuters) - Microsoft will acquire Perceptive Pixel, a company that develops large touch screens and whose clients include the cable television channel CNN said Monday its chief executive, Steve Ballmer.
Microsoft also said it plans to launch the latest version of its flagship operating system Windows in October, launch Ballmer painted as the most important for the company based in Redmond (Washington) since the release of Windows 95 nearly two decades.
"This is a year epic" Ballmer said more than 16,000 business partners at a conference in Toronto. "It is a year of unprecedented opportunities," remarked the executive.
The next 12 months are critical to the software giant, which has prepared a multi-pronged attack against the dominance of Apple and Google in the crucial segment of mobile computing.
The company is making several bets important in this period: its new operating system Windows 8, aiming for launch in late October, the first tablet "Surface", a new version of Office, and a new and improved software for telephony.
"The main products not only enter into a new wave, but for years to know if Microsoft's bid for Windows 8, which links to the tablets and PCs will be a success or a failure for the company," said IDC analyst Al Hilwa.
Microsoft said that Windows 8 will send its hardware partners in the first week of August, and will be available more widely to late October.
"This will be the biggest year in the launch of products and services in the history of our company, creating huge opportunities for our partners grow their business," Ballmer said in a statement released simultaneously in annual Worldwide Partner Conference.
Microsoft, which recently agreed to buy the online social network Yammer by 1,200 million dollars in cash (about 975 million euros), did not disclose the value of what you plan to pay for the acquisition of Perceptive Pixel.
Perceptive Pixel was founded in 2006 and launched its first workstations and large wall screens in 2007, according to its website, where presumed to "transform the way CNN covered the historic U.S. presidential election of 2008 ".

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55% of users feel "uncomfortable" if you can not access Facebook

 

A new study says that 55 percent of users feel "uncomfortably or upset" if you can not access their Facebook profile during the day, and more than 60 percent of users surveyed feel compelled to shut down the computer and other mobile devices to have a break.
Social networks have managed to occupy much of the time users spend online. In addition, because mobile devices connection times increase as users can access social networks anytime, anywhere. However, too much time users spend on Facebook or Twitter can bring a number of problems.
A new study by the School of Business at the University of Salford in Manchester (UK)-picked up by the British newspaper The Telegraph, says that 53 percent of respondents who use social networks have changed their behavior and 50 percent believe that change for the worse.
Generally, those who suffered a negative impact of social media say their confidence fell after comparing their achievements with their friends online.
Two thirds of users surveyed say they have found it difficult to sleep after spending time on these sites and a quarter said it has had difficulties in their relationships or their place of work after having had discussions online through social networks.
The study also reveals the addictive power of the Internet, and that 55 percent of users say they feel "uncomfortable or upset" when they can access their Facebook profiles or your email account.
More than 60 percent of people said they felt compelled to put their devices in order to have a break and a third of respondents said even those devices on and off several times a day.
To perform the study, researchers at the University of Salford has made 298 surveys of Internet users.
Related links:
- The Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/9383609/Facebook-and-Twitter-feed-anxiety-study-finds.html).

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Amazon claim to an employee for stealing 729 HP iPod and 49

 

An Amazon employee has been accused of stealing 729 HP iPod and 49 stores of the company. The alleged thief falsified records unloaded trucks to keep the material. In total it is estimated that the iPod and add stolen equipment worth $ 160,000 (130,367 euros).
Amazon is a company that popularized online commerce due to its effectiveness, its large catalog and commitment to customers. The Internet retailer has earned recognition from users, for which it has had to develop a complex and effective system of shipments and inventory of materials. Despite their best practices, failures sometimes occur outside the organization.
The last problem with Amazon's warehouse system has been due to an employee who allegedly stole a large quantity of products. Specifically, the employee had developed a system of falsifying shipping documents which would have been appropriate of 729 HP iPod and 49, reports the Lexington Patch Portal.
The employee in question has been identified as Todd Anthony Cofield and faces charges of grand theft in America. The incident occurred in the store in Cayce South Carolina, where Cofield would have proceeded to steal all the equipment in less than a month.
Authorities continue to investigate the system used to get to steal a huge amount of equipment. At the moment it is not known whether he had accomplices and how it took the HP iPods and computers. What does seem clear is that for theft notifications are distorted trucks unloading in the company. The alleged robber signed documents that stated that I downloaded did not subsequently stored materials.
The total materials stolen amounted to $ 160,000 (130,367 euros), Anthony Cofield that Todd will face charges of grand theft.

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