http://www.networkworld.com This is it: The uber-feed. Every last blessed article published in Network World or posted on NetworkWorld.com. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2012 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/techexec/2012/021012bestpractices.html?source=nww_rss The researchers at M86 Security Labs have just released their semiannual report about security trends and malware, spam and phishing activities they observed in the latter half of 2011. Use the 20/20 hindsight of this report to plan ahead for your security measures in 2012. Brian Musthaler 2012-02-10T12:40:22-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/021012-google-expands-the-scope-of-255988.html?source=nww_rss Encouraged by the success of its Web and Chromium vulnerability reward programs, Google has decided to expand their scope in order to cover security issues in Chromium OS as well. Lucian Constantin 2012-02-10T12:16:11-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/021012-forget-public-cloud-or-private-255987.html?source=nww_rss Cloud computing has gone from being a promising technology to a reality that brings a unique set of challenges along with benefits. To fully leverage the disruptive potential of cloud without getting trapped in a web of integration complexity, CIOs and their IT organizations need to focus on what it means to rethink their business as a collection of services. Thor Olavsrud 2012-02-10T12:11:43-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/021012-motorola-mobility-fails-to-make-255986.html?source=nww_rss A German court has thrown out a Motorola Mobility patent lawsuit against Apple, breaking a recent run of courtroom successes for the company. Peter Sayer 2012-02-10T11:31:39-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/021012-irs-fraud-255983.html?source=nww_rss A former Internal Revenue Service employee this week got 105 months in prison for pleading guilty to theft of government property and aggravated identity theft in a case where the guy tried to get away with nearly $8 million in fraudulent tax returns. Michael Cooney 2012-02-10T11:16:32-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/021012-google-wallet-flaw-255981.html?source=nww_rss If you took one look at Google Wallet and said to yourself, "There's no way that's completely secure," it turns out you were right. Brad Reed 2012-02-10T10:21:22-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2012/021012-election-fever-6-mobile-apps-255980.html?source=nww_rss The big game is on -- and by that, we don't mean football, basketball, baseball or Angry Birds. We're talking about the biggest pastime in the U.S.: Watching (and taking part in) the current Republican primaries and the upcoming presidential elections. Johanna Ambrosio, Barbara Krasnoff, Tracy Mayor, Valerie Potter 2012-02-10T10:00:27-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/021012-bettercloud-255979.html?source=nww_rss A new security tool lets enterprise IT groups set access and share policies for employees, including mobile users, who are working with the online Google Apps suite. John Cox 2012-02-10T09:18:59-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/021012-japans-largest-carrier-to-launch-255975.html?source=nww_rss Japan's largest mobile operator is prepping an elaborate testing center, with hundreds of handsets monitored by streaming web cameras, to help software developers debug their apps on the growing morass of Android devices and software versions. Jay Alabaster 2012-02-10T07:59:11-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/021012-chinese-expected-to-brush-off-255974.html?source=nww_rss By March 16, users of China's Twitter-like microblogging sites will be required to register with their real names in a government effort to stop harmful information from spreading on social media sites. But to Beijing resident Cao Hong, it's clear what authorities' real intentions are. Michael Kan 2012-02-10T07:17:55-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/021012-java-compiler-would-enable-high-quality-255973.html?source=nww_rss Advocates of Graal project, including Oracle reps, seek dynamic compiler to be used with multiple JVMs Paul Krill 2012-02-10T06:13:23-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/021012-alcatel-lucent-reports-rising-profit-on-255972.html?source=nww_rss Telecommunication equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent reported a profit for the fourth quarter, but revenue fell 12.9 percent year-on-year as the company continues to face a challenging market, it said on Friday. Mikael Rickna$?s 2012-02-10T05:21:21-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/021012-eolas-loses-in-web-patents-255971.html?source=nww_rss A jury in Texas gave the verdict that two patents of Eolas Technologies that enable Internet browsers to host embedded interactive applications were invalid, in a protracted legal battle which involved top Internet companies like Google and Amazon.com. John Ribeiro 2012-02-10T12:49:36-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2012/021312-edit.html?source=nww_rss Ten years ago Apple posted revenue of $5.3 billion, a mere gnat compared to the IBM elephant which topped all tech companies with sales of $85.8 billion. John Dix 2012-02-10T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/021012-stoke-gateway-could-ramp-up-255970.html?source=nww_rss Mobile operators will be able to plug in an appliance to easily roll Wi-Fi hotspots into their networks if infrastructure vendor Stoke delivers the product it is promising in the third quarter. Stephen Lawson 2012-02-09T08:49:48-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/021012-microsoft-details-windows-8-for-255951.html?source=nww_rss Microsoft has released technical design details about the new version of Windows for devices that use ARM chips, outlining in a lengthy blog post different ways in which this OS, called WOA and still in the works, will be alike and different from existing versions of Windows. Juan Carlos Perez 2012-02-09T08:42:15-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/021012-windows-8-on-arm-dubbed-255969.html?source=nww_rss Windows 8 on ARM, dubbed WOA by Microsoft, could offer a big 'Whoa!' moment for workers wanting to run Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and other Office apps on a touchscreen tablet. Matt Hamblen 2012-02-09T08:23:25-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/021012-activists-target-apple-deliver-petitions-255968.html?source=nww_rss Outraged by reports of harsh working conditions in overseas factories that produce iPhones, iPads and other popular Apple products, supporters of labor protections for supply chain partners deliver petitions to Apple stores around the world. Kenneth Corbin 2012-02-09T07:45:40-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/021012-report-google-building-home-entertainment-255955.html?source=nww_rss Google is planning to enter the home entertainment market with a Google-branded wireless device that streams music within a house, according to the Wall Street Journal. Cameron Scott 2012-02-09T07:40:55-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/021012-cray-courts-the-big-data-255965.html?source=nww_rss Supercomputer company Cray has created a new division that will sell big-data systems, the company has announced. The division will market its offerings to large enterprises, which will be a new kind of client for the company. Joab Jackson 2012-02-09T07:16:54-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-cloudscaling-to-offer-openstack-private-255964.html?source=nww_rss Cloudscaling plans to introduce on Monday an OpenStack-based platform that enterprises can use to build private clouds. Nancy Gohring 2012-02-09T06:51:12-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-microsoft-windows-arm-255959.html?source=nww_rss Microsoft is fencing off a piece of Windows 8 called Windows on ARM (WOA) that is designed specifically for deployment on devices with low-power ARM processors - such as tablets and that has capabilities customized to that environment. Tim Greene 2012-02-09T05:59:01-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-new-york-attorney-general-settles-255954.html?source=nww_rss The New York Attorney General settled an antitrust case it brought against Intel in 2009, the chip maker announced on Thursday. Nancy Gohring 2012-02-09T05:43:22-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-microsoft-to-issue-more-critical-255957.html?source=nww_rss Microsoft today said it would deliver nine security updates next week, four of them critical, to patch 21 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office, .Net and Silverlight. Gregg Keizer 2012-02-09T05:40:23-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-nextadvisor-picks-its-top-cloud-255958.html?source=nww_rss Consumer and small business product review site NextAdvisor.com launched a new category, with reviews and comparisons of the best cloud storage services. Lucas Mearian 2012-02-09T05:29:23-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-mobile-world-congress-preview-255952.html?source=nww_rss It might be hard to imagine there will be that much more for makers of smartphones, tablets and other wireless offerings to reveal at Mobile World Congress at the end of this month after the deluge of products that debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show to kick off 2012. But Sony, HTC and others have gotten wireless watchers in a frenzy already by issuing MWC event invitations and stirring speculation about Android 4.0, Windows Phone and quad-core devices. Bob Brown 2012-02-09T05:09:42-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-google-microsoft-and-apple-letters-255953.html?source=nww_rss As patent infringement lawsuits continue to pile up in the mobile industry, Google, Apple and Microsoft appear to be trying individually to reassure regulators and standards bodies that they won't use their patents to build a monopoly, experts said. Nancy Gohring 2012-02-09T05:03:15-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-patch-tuesday-255948.html?source=nww_rss Microsoft Thursday said that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical. Colin Neagle 2012-02-09T04:20:15-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-business-owner-sentenced-for-e-rate-255949.html?source=nww_rss The former owner of two Illinois technology companies was sentenced Thursday to serve 30 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to defraud a U.S. Federal Communications Commission program to help schools and libraries in poor areas connect to the Internet, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Grant Gross 2012-02-09T04:18:37-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-march-debut-of-ipad-3-255950.html?source=nww_rss Apple will introduce a new iPad the first full week of March, and will start selling it the following week, according to reports and industry analyst expectations. Gregg Keizer 2012-02-09T04:13:34-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-website-operator-pleads-guilty-to-255946.html?source=nww_rss The founder of several Muslim jihad websites has pleaded guilty to three charges related to making online threats, including threatening the writers of the television show "South Park," the U.S. Department of Justice said. Grant Gross 2012-02-09T03:37:38-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-amazon-kindlefire-apple-ipad2-255945.html?source=nww_rss Amazon has released a new advertisement that takes a shot at the price of Apple’s iPad, emphasizing the lower cost of the Kindle e-reader and Android-based Kindle Fire tablet computer. Bob Brown 2012-02-09T02:53:23-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-obama-spotify-255941.html?source=nww_rss Depending on your taste in music and tolerance for others’ tastes, President Barack Obama’s latest social media move – sharing his 2012 campaign playlist via streaming music website Spotify – might be a case of over-sharing: Ricky Martin, REO Speedwagon and James Taylor all made the cut. Bob Brown 2012-02-09T01:35:44-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-fbi-reveals-1991-probe-of-255938.html?source=nww_rss The FBI today made public a background probe of Steve Jobs conducted in 1991, when he was being considered by the George H. W. Bush administration for a spot on the President's Export Council. Gregg Keizer 2012-02-09T01:12:24-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-incoming-sony-ceo-hot-gadgets-255936.html?source=nww_rss Sony's new CEO says the company needs to move on from its hardware roots. Jay Alabaster 2012-02-09T12:49:08-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-apple-and-google-disagree-over-255937.html?source=nww_rss Google is at odds with Apple, Microsoft and Cisco over the licensing and litigation of patents. While Google wants to make the most of patents it will receive if its acquisition of Motorola is approved, the others want to change the way so-called essential patents are licensed. Mikael Rickna$?s 2012-02-09T12:45:57-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-lte-boosts-mobile-gear-by-255934.html?source=nww_rss Thanks to 4G LTE technology, the global market for mobile communications gear will grow 17% in 2012, according to IHS, formerly iSuppli. Matt Hamblen 2012-02-09T12:07:24-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-hitachi-releases-first-25nm-slc-255935.html?source=nww_rss Hitachi GST announced the Ultrastar SSD400S.B, which uses high-endurance SLC NAND flash memory to create an enterprise-class drive that also comes with native encryption. Lucas Mearian 2012-02-09T11:56:24-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-jobs-fbi-foia-255931.html?source=nww_rss The FBI today released a background check it did on Apple's founder Steve Jobs when he was being considered for a position on the President's Export Council under George H.W. Bush in 1991. Michael Cooney 2012-02-09T11:41:58-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-buyers-lining-up-for-raspberry-255929.html?source=nww_rss Raspberry Pi Foundation's US$25 PC will become available by the end of this month, and buyers hope it could fill in as a low-power desktop, while being an alternative to the more expensive open-source hardware. Agam Shah 2012-02-09T10:54:38-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-citadel-banking-malware-is-evolving-255930.html?source=nww_rss A computer Trojan that targets online banking users is evolving and spreading rapidly because its creators have adopted an open-source development model, according to researchers from cyberthreat management firm Seculert. Lucian Constantin 2012-02-09T10:42:36-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-chrome-upgrade-255928.html?source=nww_rss You're familiar with autocomplete. Now get ready for auto-page rendering. Brad Reed 2012-02-09T10:36:22-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-oracle-buying-taleo-for-us19-255923.html?source=nww_rss Oracle is buying cloud-based talent management and employee recruitment software vendor Taleo for roughly US$1.9 billion, the company announced Thursday. The move comes shortly after SAP's move to acquire SuccessFactors, a close competitor of Taleo, for US$3.4 billion in a deal that has yet to close. Chris Kanaracus 2012-02-09T10:33:35-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2012/020912-hands-on-hps-enterprise-database-255927.html?source=nww_rss If you're like most enterprises, you have data everywhere. It's in line-of-business applications. It's in directories. It's in various departmental servers. It's in your e-commerce platform. To manage all this, most shops use databases of all sizes running on a variety of operating systems and database applications, often from different vendors and editions. Chances are, they're not consistent. Jonathan Hassell 2012-02-09T10:23:34-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-microsoft-mobile-crm-255926.html?source=nww_rss The productivity of salespeople could jump with the upcoming release of native Microsoft Dynamics CRM applications for specific mobile platforms and put the software vendor ahead of some of its competitors, an expert says. Tim Greene 2012-02-09T09:54:26-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-security-experts-ask-house-for-255925.html?source=nww_rss Technology industry representatives -- looking to prevent an additional set of compliance requirements -- urge House subcommittee to avoid new cybersecurity regulations to shore up the nation's digital defenses. Kenneth Corbin 2012-02-09T09:39:49-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-dassault-systã¨mes-buys-personal-analytics-255922.html?source=nww_rss 3D design software company Dassault SystA"mes has acquired Netvibes, a website that allows the creation of personalized dashboards combining social network updates, news alerts and RSS feeds, the companies announced Thursday. Peter Sayer 2012-02-09T07:29:38-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-google-solvex-255914.html?source=nww_rss Google promised radical technology proposals would be a part of its Solve for X project and its initial offerings so far haven't disappointed. Brad Reed 2012-02-09T07:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-growth-in-indian-it-services-255921.html?source=nww_rss Growth in India's exports of IT services, business process outsourcing and related services is forecast to drop to 11 to 14 percent in the Indian fiscal year to March 31, 2013 from an estimated 16.3 percent in the current fiscal year, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) said. John Ribeiro 2012-02-09T06:57:11-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020912-samsung-wins-against-apple-galaxy-255919.html?source=nww_rss The changes Samsung Electronics has made to the Galaxy Tab 10.1N are enough to no longer infringe on Apple's intellectual property rights, a judge at the district court in DA1/4sseldorf, Germany, decided on Thursday. Mikael Rickna$?s 2012-02-09T06:49:44-04:00