Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Judge dismisses year-old case that claimed Microsoft profited from Vista-to-XP downgrades
A Twitter phishing attack has hit several prominent British Twitter users
Cloud computing providers are teaming with security vendors to shore up hosted environments
'Small' 10G switches and hot power usage top concerns
MSI is expected to launch a laptop with 3D support and SAP will make an effort to appeal to the show's IT executive attendees
The system, DNSSEC, prevents hackers from redirecting people from legitimate domains to fraudulent ones
Survey of small and midsize businesses shows many SMBs intend to adopt Microsoft's Windows 7 release sooner rather than later
Survey taken this month finds that most Chinese scientists depend on Google search
Can't find a new job? That's probably because you're looking for old jobs. This dynamic field doesn't stand still
Corporate espionage isn't a Cold War leftover; China-Google and "Climategate" are your reality today
EPIC, Nader call for halt to deployments, seek review of scanners
The company has not yet notified victims, however. That will happen by the end of March.
Assistant principal, high school sophomore trade statements about laptop surveillance
IT efficiency has become paramount to companies during recent lean times
Patent could affect social networking powerhouses like Twitter, Google Buzz and Yahoo
U.S. Department of Justice has filed subpoenas against Samsung
Studies at Florida State University could also lead to smaller storage devices with Exabyte capacity
The programming language aims to combine the speed of Python with the robustness of C++
The Technology Policy Institute says unused government spectrum should be sold to broadband providers
But Palm also needs to strike deals with AT&T, T-Mobile
The companies have taken their battle over the search market to dueling blog posts
Says new Lenovo X201 laptop can run more than 12 hours between recharges
Hackers are treated pretty well by movie-makers, a researcher says
Register.com agreed to change Baidu's e-mail on file to 'antiwahabi2008@gmail.com', Baidu alleges
The algorithm could help to more quickly predict weather and financial risks
IBM's latest X-Force report says there are fewer software bugs overall, but many in document and multimedia applications
Different pricing plans for smartphone users might be part of the answer, says analyst firm
Global chip sales will reach $276 billion this year after falling 9.6% last year
Microsoft says Verisign's .com registry had 277 command-and-control domains, now disabled
He called a Comcast employee after taking control of the company's domain.
Critic says Windows 7 users should block KB971033, now arriving via Windows Update (see what to look for, below)
Ivan Seidenberg’s total compensation declined 13% compared to his $20.2 million package in 2008
Palm cuts revenue forecasts in light of slow sales of webOS phones
Four days after the assault started, the botnet has nearly been killed off, researchers said
Cost of high-speed Ethernet optics must come down
It's doubling drive capacity to 2TB
Intel has some 16-bit programs that won't work with Win 7, and is also delaying the deployment of IE7 and IE8
Never meant to knock Crytome.org offline, says Microsoft; whistleblower wants his day in court
What 4G fans can expect to see from Verizon in the coming months
The FCC plan would also require carriers to share 700MHz spectrum with public safety agencies
Weak sales of its smartphones raise questions about Palm's future, possible sale
No change in spam volume after Microsoft claims it crippled Waledac
Deal signals growing integration between EMC, VMware
