Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Global Verge, a multilevel marketing company, says Zer01 owes it $170,500
The chip maker announced a cell-phone chip with 1080p video at its annual financial analyst day
i/o Data Centers in Phoenix building out 4.5-megawatt solar farm
Tech mergers and acquisitions showing signs of life with billion-dollar deals
Lawsuit claims fraud and deceit used in bid to take over CrunchPad project
Following new promises made by Oracle over the weekend regarding MySQL, the EU seems set to approve the deal
Yahoo appears to be targeting large developing countries in Asia and elsewhere with Meme
Indian IT firms cut back, but some U.S. companies used more than in '08
Oracle's ten promises to the European Commission will expire five years after the deal is completed, the company said
Growth in Android platform cited as reason for adding IT support
NASA’s WISE infrared technology should pick up hard-to-see asteroids, stars
Widenius urges action as Oracle-Sun hearings near a climax
Auction lets cloud computing customers bid on unused virtual server capacity
The applications, timed to coincide with the Copenhagen negotiations, focus on mapping as well as computational analysis
Unlocked phones haven't done well in the U.S., just ask Nokia
Some customers will bite, but widespread desktop virtualization adoption is still years off
Ethernet switch market has been around for a while, but it might only be getting started with 10G, 40G and 100G products rolling out to power data centers and more
UC system relies heavily on IP phones
These cons can lead to identity theft or infection of your computer and make the most wonderful time of the year woeful
Nexedi says Oracle shouldn't be allowed to acquire the open-source database
The struggling economy turned out to be favorable for Linux and open source in 2009
Google Nexus One phone could be breakthrough if it runs on any carrier network; could set Android phone standard
Says MSN Juku is 'overly inspired' by Plurk micro-blogging service
AVG's Roger Thompson discusses brush identity-theft prevention measures
WISE will circle the Earth's poles, creating an infrared roadmap of the entire sky
Best Buy, Samsung and 12 others violate GPLv2, an open source law firm charges
The smartphone is a prototype, it won't reach stores
'Advanced Format' technology also expected to improve error correction
ComScore reports online holiday spending at nearly $20 billion so far, up 3% over 2008
New equipment on its Paris-to-Frankfurt link multiplies the amount of data the fiber can carry
Appeal as unhacked e-book reader also strong judging by faithful user raves
It will combine standards-based blade servers and storage components with software to shift functions within
The move stirs up rumors again of a forthcoming Google phone
Shipments of 27-in. model delayed after users complain of flickering screens, other problems
House Homeland Security Committee members want DHS head to examine legal options
Supporters of two different approaches said they have demonstrated VoIP calls
Chinese users already pay for virtual clothes, background music and video game power-ups
Russian company Sistema is already a majority holder in the Indian joint venture
Plurk is the top microblogging site in several Asian countries due to its local languages
In a rare move, declines to fix multiple flaws in Windows 2000, XP
TSA woes serve as reminder to companies that still make basic mistakes, analysts say
NASA’s Mars Spirit rover, down two wheels, faces Martian winter
Tools will bring automation features to virtual environments
