Apollo Global Management acquires Tech Data for $5.4 billion

Plus, cell phone popularity and if robots ruled your household

You can still safely transmit files of many sizes, chat on your favorite IM client, and use unapproved but legal and harmless software

The competition is moving more to features, although aggressive pricing will continue in low end desktop space

Confusion over Larry Ellison’s comments at OpenWorld leads to clarifications from Oracle and VMware

Growth fueled by dual-mode phones and draft 802.11n standard

Plus, Vista security and IT automation practicesrnrn

Organizations that try to save money by buying consumer PCs actually increase their total cost of ownership.

Plus, certification preparation and Microsoft’s WMO 6.1 upgrade

Action accuses Intel of misrepresenting the speed of Pentium 4 processor

The application reports user activity to advertisers even when logged off and opted-out, says researcher