Developing new technology to alleviate the coming bandwidth bottleneck

It is only a matter of time before the data pipes that connect us to our social networks, work e-mail, and the Internet's vast repository of useful and useless information fill up. It could be five years, it could be 15, but our boundless appetite for bandwidth-consuming apps, streaming video, and other data will soon clog up current fiber optic...  ( Globe 06/27/2013 2:04 PM )

SimpliVity announced new customer for data management tools

There's real money to be made in virtual computing--the use of software to dramatically multiply the workload that can be handled by a single computer. Westborough-based SimpliVity Inc. is taking the idea further. It aims to save customers money and time by virtualizing not just server computers, but entire data centers. ( Globe 07/01/2013 12:00 AM )

Bank of England's new governor starts work

LONDON (AP) -- Canadian Mark Carney, the first non-Brit to run the Bank of England in its 319-year history, has started work amid hopes that he can help revive the economy.(   07/01/2013 8:31 AM )

Hachette Book Group to acquire Disney's Hyperion

PARIS (AP) -- Hachette Book Group, a division of French publishing giant Hachette Livre, says it's buying Disney's Hyperion, in a deal that will significantly expand HBG's backlist with about 1,000 books and a list of forthcoming titles from authors including actor Ethan Hawke.(   07/01/2013 8:02 AM )

US stock futures up ahead of manufacturing data

NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stock futures are rising ahead of new data on manufacturing and construction.(   07/01/2013 7:42 AM )