Microsoft launched Windows 8.1, the free upgrade to Windows 8, with CEO Steve Ballmer calling it "a refined blend" of what many critics had called a jarring disconnect between its two radically different user interfaces.    

The IBM AS/400 server platform is still seen as "future-proof" by IT decision makers despite originally being launched 25 years ago today.

EMC is giving enterprises greater control over how corporate data gets distributed and to whom, plus more mobile capabilities, with the latest update to its Syncplicity service.    

Oracle and NetSuite are to jointly offer cloud services to mid-size business customers.

The improbable story of the data center saved by a fuel bucket brigade is not told with fondness, even if there is a sense of pride and humor in its retelling.