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Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered an underground market of hacked servers, which can sell for as little as $6 per compromised server.

Global smartphone sales look to have reached its peak, with new reports forecasting sales will no longer grow in double digits.

The global wireless LAN market grew by 4.5% YoY in Q1 2016, with the enterprise segment experiencing its best growth in over a year.

Salesforce leads as the CRM market expands by 12.3%, hitting $26.3bn in 2015 amid a surge of M&A activity, per Gartner.

Unisys expands its APAC team with the appointment of Corrine Murphy as director of planning and operations for the region.

Global revenues for big data and business analytics are set to explode, with IDC forecasting a growth to over $187 billion in 2019.

Charis is gearing up to launch his third startup, the iKON Tracker, which has already been recognised as one of the top 30 startups at DEMO Africa.

Recent research has found security and value justification remain the biggest obstacles to IoT project deployment by enterprises.

Unleashed Software has raised $3 million in new capital and is reportedly planning to expand business both locally and on an international level.

Dimension Data and Blue Coat's managed cloud security service, designed to extend web security controls to the cloud, is rolling out first in Aussie.

Minimal growth this quarter is primarily attributed to strong smartphone saturation in developed markets, as well as a decline from Apple and Samsung.

In the slowing smartphone market, Apple has reported its first every year-on-year decline, while Samsung has held its ground.

Australia is falling behind in cloud computing policies, ranking 6th out of 24 leading IT economies, according to a study by the BSA.

If this realm truly embodies the seedy underbelly of the Internet, then why do 29% of respondents think it should not be taken down?.

New research reveals that over 90% of malicious domains are hosted in the US and Germany, according to Infoblox.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been ranked as the best university for Computer Science, according to a global survey.

The data center blade server market is expected to see CAGR of 8.7% out to 2021, on the back of increasing adoption of virtualisation solutions.

Mobile payments are proving to be a success, with forecasts predicting transactions from online, mobile & contactless payments to reach $3.6 trillion.

Rugby fans will be excited to know that the official release date for All Black Rugby Challenge 3 has now been revealed.

A new letter from Ingram Micro provides assurances about its sale to Tianjin Tianhai - and address previous comments about Synnex and WestconGroup.