Copyright 2005, Network World, Inc. agaffin@nww.com http://www.networkworld.com/news/netflash.html Daily breaking news about networking products, technologies and services en-us http://www.networkworld.com/redesign2/logorss.gif http://www.networkworld.com/news/netflash.html 125 23 Daily breaking news about networking products, technologies and services. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/052013-yahoo-on-tumblr-we-won39t-269940.html?fsrc=netflash-rss Yahoo has confirmed widespread reports that it will acquire the popular blogging service Tumblr, and also promised not to "screw it up." The deal is worth about $1.1 billion, nearly all in cash. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/052013-vmware-public-cloud-269947.html?fsrc=netflash-rss There have been rumors and speculation. There have been whispers and rumblings. But this week VMware is expected to release details about its plans to launch a public cloud offering, the central part of its new hybrid cloud strategy. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/052013-appin-269948.html?fsrc=netflash-rss Security firm Norman, investigating cyber-espionage-related to a Norwegian telecom company, the Pakastani government and others, says a lot of its findings lead to the word "Appin," which happens to be the name of a security outfit in India whose website indicates it does work for the Indian military. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/052013-reddit-metcalfe-269945.html?fsrc=netflash-rss Bob Metcalfe, co-inventor of Ethernet 40 years ago this week, will get his turn to play social media rock star as the subject of a Reddit IAmA on Tuesday, May 21, at noon EDT. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/052013-us-defense-department-approves-apple39s-269915.html?fsrc=netflash-rss Devices built around Apple's iOS operating system have been approved by the U.S. Department of Defense for use on its networks, as the department moves to support multivendor mobile devices and operating systems. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/052013-canadian-tire-forgoes-byod-issues-269920.html?fsrc=netflash-rss Canadian Tire began issuing thousands of BlackBerry Q10 smartphones to corporate employees in Toronto after rolling out Z10 models weeks earlier. http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2013/052013-smartphones-two-factor-authentication-test-269504.html?fsrc=netflash-rss We all know that relying on a simple user ID and password combination is fraught with peril. One alternative is to use one of the single sign-on solutions we reviewed last year, but there are less expensive options that could also be easier to install. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/051713-researchers-uncover-new-global-cyberespionage-269895.html?fsrc=netflash-rss Security researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered an active cyberespionage operation that so far has compromised computers belonging to government ministries, technology companies, media outlets, academic research institutions and nongovernmental organizations from over 100 countries. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/051713-iphone6-rumors-269900.html?fsrc=netflash-rss There's nothing like exclusive, high resolution, leaked photographs of arcane internal iPhone components to trigger the gaga reflex in the iOSphere. It takes skill, honed by long experience with rumoring, to read into them far, far more than is actually there. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/051713-newvem-azure-269892.html?fsrc=netflash-rss Newvem, which sells a tool that allows users to track and optimize their use of cloud computing resources, has expanded its software's functionality to monitor not just Amazon Web Services, but now Microsoft Azure now as well. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/051713-windows8-desktop-269886.html?fsrc=netflash-rss Windows 8 faces an uphill battle to become a standard corporate operating system because many businesses are in the midst of or have recently completed the move from Windows XP to Windows 7 and don't have the stomach for another transition anytime soon. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/051613-ipad5-rumors-269869.html?fsrc=netflash-rss Even before summer, the iOSphere languishes in the iPad rumor doldrums, apparently having exhausted itself with hopes for a Retina display iPad mini 2, and the A7 chip for the iPad 5. But there is hope: The Rollup uncovered the radical iPadiGlasses, in an exclusive report. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/051713-amazon-reddit-269890.html?fsrc=netflash-rss Usually Amazon Web Services, which many consider to be the leader in the infrastructure as a service (IaaS) cloud computing market, is pretty hush-hush about the internal workings of its massive cloud. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/051613-jive-software-adds-integration-tool-269871.html?fsrc=netflash-rss Jive Software has released an add-on to its enterprise social networking (ESN) software that automates and simplifies the process of integrating Jive's suite with third-party systems. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/051613-lawmakers-press-google-on-glass-269877.html?fsrc=netflash-rss Members of a U.S. congressional group on privacy wrote Thursday to Google CEO Larry Page requesting information on how the futuristic device handles privacy issues. http://www.networkworld.com/research/2013/051613-ebays-cio-succeeds-by-innovating-269872.html?fsrc=netflash-rss eBay CIO Scott Seese says he and his team are using technology and innovation to drive the company's mission of connected commerce. He explains how the e-commerce giant taps into the power of social and mobile to help customers find and purchase exactly what they seek from among millions of sellers. Seese also discusses his strategy for success and why it's important to connect the dots. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/051613-intels-krzanich-pledges-stronger-mobile-269857.html?fsrc=netflash-rss Intel CEO Brian Krzanich admitted Thursday in his first speech in that role that the company has been weak in smartphones and tablets, but aims to improve by advancing chip and manufacturing technologies. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/051713-google-io-afterhours-269888.html?fsrc=netflash-rss Despite being generally great people with scintillating social skills and lots of interesting things to say, technology reporters unaccountably don't get invited to a lot of parties. I can't understand why. http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/techexec/2013/051713bestpractices.html?fsrc=netflash-rss Phishing attacks victimize the email recipient who opens the message AND the company whose domain name has been spoofed in the attack. If enough people get malicious emails that appear to come from legitimate companies, people simply begin to ignore email from them. Now the DMARC email specifications help prevent that kind of brand abuse. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/051613-how-to-keep-the-feds-269830.html?fsrc=netflash-rss A growing number of SaaS providers offer secure encryption log-in to Dropbox and other cloud storage vendors, meaning even they can't access the data you store. And neither can the government. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/051613-google-io-apx-labs-269837.html?fsrc=netflash-rss While the big news in wearable computers is obviously centered on Google Glass, one company at Google’s own developer conference in San Francisco this week is showcasing the beginnings of a different but potentially very important addition to the world of headware.  http://www.networkworld.com/index.html