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• HP creates a new way to sell datacentres

  Hewlett-Packard is selling its datacentre services in a new way, via a program it calls "facilities as a service" (FaaS).

• HP security service lets IT hop on more perilous threats quickly

  HP is introducing a service that correlates security events to their likely impact on business goals with the objective of helping IT security pros jump on the most dangerous threats sooner.

• Thank XP: Desktop PC sales take off again in Western Europe

  PC sales in Western Europe have risen after 13 consecutive quarters of decline, according to market research company Gartner. The market research company said government spending and the replacement of machines running Windows XP contributed to the growth.

• How Story Mapping Complements Agile Development

  Story mapping offers a visualization of the steps, or stories, which make up a software development project. This conversation with several experts on the topic discusses how story mapping works, how maps are created and how stakeholders benefit from seeing the lay of the land.

• Interop 2014: Mobile is here, Cloud is next, SDN is coming

  Interop, one of the premier shows for networking each year, kicked off its general session on Wednesday proclaiming that a new era of IT is upon the world, led by a mobile revolution and supported by cloud computing. And more change is on the way as software-defined networking quickly matures into a platform for enterprises to seriously consider.

• Cisco reveals OpenFlow SDN killer

  At Interop this week, Cisco is unveiling an alternative to OpenFlow for software-defined networking and proposing it as a standard, while adding it as a vital component of the company's new programmable architecture.

• Alcatel-Lucent ups the ante in unified access

  At Interop this week, Alcatel-Lucent updated its wired/wireless unified access portfolio with a new access switch, and SDN and application analytics extensions.

• HP says never mind about June 3D printer announcement

  At its annual stockholder meeting last week, Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman delivered a delicious critique of 3D printing speeds. "[It's] like watching ice melt," she said.

• Mozilla patches 20 Firefox flaws, plugs Pwn2Own holes

  Mozilla on Tuesday patched five vulnerabilities exploited by researchers last week at the Pwn2Own hacking contest, where they were awarded $200,000 for their collective efforts.

• Researchers pocket record $400K at Pwn2Own hacking contest's first day

  Researchers cracked Microsoft's Internet Explorer 11, Mozilla's Firefox and Adobe's Flash and Reader at the Pwn2Own hacking contest, earning $400,000 in prizes, a one-day record for the challenge.

• HP Sets Standard for 2014 IT Analyst Presentations

  HP was the first IT vendor out of the gate with its analyst-only event. CIO.com columnist Rob Enderle was there to grade HP on five metrics and see how the company stacks up to IBM, EMC and Dell -- all of which know a thing or two about successful industry analyst events.

• Bug bounty operator presses vendors to pick up patching pace

  Citing the need to prod software vendors to patch vulnerabilities even faster, Hewlett-Packard's bug bounty program said it was shortening its patch-or-go-public policy to 120 days.

• Linux snapshot: Pay rates and employers with the most job ads

  If paychecks are any kind of a measure, then people with Linux skills are doing better than most.

• Mobile platforms with 8GB memory may be on the way

  Vendors who have been calling tablets 'the new PCs' can now prove it. The development of 64-bit mobile processors opens the door for more addressable memory and PC-like performance on tablets and smartphones.

• Still more protection needed from patent trolls in the EU, tech vendors say

  Leading tech vendors again urged European officials to protect them from patent trolls while creating a new pan-European patent system.