Apollo Global Management acquires Tech Data for $5.4 billion

Lifeboat Distribution is making a name for itself in the virtualization space

Judge Alsup, in a feisty mood, picked holes in both Oracle’s and Google’s arguments

Oracle may depose Page on negotiations between Sun and Google for a Java license

Microsoft’s business software sales and service eclipses sales of Windows for the first time

Plus, Microsoft’s cloud exec moves over to EMC and a timeline of OpenStack

Identity management is the bane of many an IT administrator’s existence

Employees are driving adoption of new applications and devices, three mobile CEOs said

In Episode 18 of The High Tech Countdown show is on location at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in LA

The chip maker’s revenue and profit grew despite a weak PC market

More than a dozen Foxconn workers attempted suicide last year leading to a controversy over working conditions

Acer plans to acquire iGware which builds cloud software for Nintendo’s Wii

Plus, Lync as the new killer platform in the channel and Nokia’s disappointing financials

While the Status might not have the most advanced specs, the software and hardware integration with Facebook is very cool