Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
New Cortex M4 minicomputers could connect smart meters to household appliances to cut electricity bills
Offshore firms seek permanent residency for few H-1Bs; U.S. firms have mixed plans
City tech workers use virtual operations and social media to maintain IT services.
Analysts say Microsoft faces the toughest challenge in the fast-changing market.
The layoffs are expected in April
The SAP subsidiary is launching a full-blown data management suite
Citizens' rights to privacy shouldn't be sacrificed to protect copyright, says European Data Protection Supervisor
Report, improved financials help data warehousing firm start 2010 on a bright note
Lower costs and less work will result in cooler applications, according to Alcatel-Lucent
The device ensures that a man-in-the-middle attack isn't under way during a transaction
Alliance with Brussels public transport office aims beef up Maps offering
Browser and operating system market share stats show that Microsoft's Internet Explorer loses ground, Firefox maintains and Google Desktop and Chrome inch upward
Free Software Foundation urges Google to open source the video codec acquired with On2
Temporary networks are interfering with local networks and taking away potential business
A chain of status updates, SMS messages and e-mails ended up saving lives after the earthquake
E-waste could jump by 500 percent in India by 2020, and by up to 400 percent in South Africa and China from 2007 levels
Enterasys bolsters Wi-Fi controller software
Apple leads Asus, Lenovo, Toshiba and HP in support firm's annual ranking
Ray Ozzie’s ambitious plan to revitalize Microsoft’s software, beef up its services, and kick the crap out of Google
Google, eBay are trying out the new energy device that will be unveiled Wednesday
Businesses are taking the plunge into budget-friendly software-as-a-service offerings for recruitment to central ERP.
Ethernet switch market grew 20% sequentially; Cisco share loss accelerated in 2009
Three out of four people think the Internet makes us smarter, study shows
But $10 limit could be risky, since some donors would be willing to give more
Carnegie Mellon researcher predicts a revolution in psychology & neuroscience. What's on his mind is learning what's on yours
With Version 4.5 of nCluster, Aster hopes to alleviate any concerns
FBI investigates, federal prosecutors subpoena documents in MacBook spying case, say reports
Devil Mountain CTO was actually Infoworld writer
The rivals won't force users to choose and may offer good deals to switch over, analysts said
New botnet infects Linux-based routers and DSL modems
Subscribers automatically get 2GB of capacity and can buy as much as 200GB
The company says it wants easier access to renewable energy to power its operations
New York circuit court delays final ruling on Google Books settlement
Outsourcing both to Eastern Europe and offshore to India has not grown as a result
'Everyone thinks they're a performance expert,' rebuts Devil Mountain CTO
Claims it only remotely activated cameras to locate lost or stolen Apple laptops
