Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Tech recovery expected in 2010 by Forrester; spending on software, hardware and communications could rebound
After more than a year of starts and stops, data rolls out of the Big Bang machine
Flash Player bundled with Windows XP is buggy, admits company
Social networking giant looking to help open source group thrive
Warren East says Intel has no advantage in smartphone chip development and manufacturing
Google called unprepared to handle consumer problems
Two more security deals come on heels of Cisco’s Rohati acquisition
Combined with carrier TMobile's ETF fees, early return costs could reach $550
Following attacks targeting Gmail accounts of human rights activists, Google will stop censorship of Google.cn
The company has posted four jobs with the word "monetization" in the title
CA acquires Oblicore to augment its cloud vendor management and cloud service assurance capabilities
Tweet makes Word of the Year, while Google beats blog for top word of the '00s
Since the site is still open, founders have to pay, according to record companies
Bad actors said to vie for a cut of Google's AdWords, defrauding advertisers
The cloud service uses encryption, deduplication and compression to increase performance
No longer just about integration, SOA is spreading through the enterprise for business-process alignment, among other things
On injunction deadline, Microsoft yanks all but one edition; Other online retailers have suite to sell
The state's officials have released a plan to build cybersecurity expertise and research
The company plans a big push for sustainability products for the upcoming year
Artificial intelligence should enable robot to speak, carry on conversations
Some firms have been unable to activate, use apps for a month
The move comes after not enough employees participated in a program to walk away voluntarily in December
Dubious apps appear, then disappear, from Google's Android Market
Body imaging technologies can store, transmit images of airline passengers, EPIC says
One privacy advocate contends Facebook is pushing users to expect less privacy
Adult movie makers are excited about 3D technologies but say it is expensive to produce and the glasses have to go
An online survey by the company found that consumers want to engage more closely with retailers
NASA Mars Odyssey to listen for frozen Phoenix lander signals
Budget, lack of qualified applicants challenge IT shops
A group in China has demanded compensation for writers whose books Google scanned without permission
Also strips custom XML tech from Windows' Word 2003 over the weekend
The Green Touch consortium is setting out to reinvent networks to use 1,000 times less power
The system can also be used for gaming, where it resembles Microsoft's Project Natal
Chip giant looks to unseat Arm
The miCoach Pacer is designed to help people achieve 2010 fitness goals
There are broader implications to state court's order against national hosting providers, says EFF
But starting Monday, sales of Word won't have the feature at the heart of the dispute
Aspire laptops sold between June and October 2009 are affected
Pixel Qi will also release a DIY kit soon for people to mod their own netbooks
Service expected to be popular addition to existing wireless offer
Intel official sees smartphones as the PCs of Intel's fame
FCC chief also touches on net neutrality, Fairness Doctrine at CES
