A programming language’s versatility and its price (free) makes it a favorite of data analysts.

A programming language’s versatility and its price (free) makes it a favorite of data analysts.

The search for the next big thing in technology gets a reality check.

Hewlett-Packard has a tiny presence in the data warehousing business dominated by Teradata, I.B.M., Oracle and Microsoft, but is hoping to change the equation.

Hewlett-Packard has a tiny presence in the data warehousing business dominated by Teradata, I.B.M., Oracle and Microsoft, but is hoping to change the equation.

Government and technology experts urge a move away from passwords and toward more secure devices.

The printing and document management services company forecast 2009 profit in line with analysts’ expectations, setting off a 17.9 percent gain in its share price.

The government of Abu Dhabi is betting billions of dollars that it can conquer one of the world’s toughest businesses.

With its announcement, Advanced Micro Devices joined other giants like Texas Instruments and Sony in bailing out of the high-cost, high-risk business of manufacturing microprocessors.

These days, Cisco is peddling e-mail software, video conferencing systems, cable TV boxes, and other products known as unified communications.