Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Not everyone agrees on the need to do a full-boat practice run -- but it can't hurt anything except your short-term expenses
Aims for a release candidate this week
Several groups suggest conflicting revamps of the broadband grants
NASA’s role, FAA challenges combine to challenge commercial space development, GAO says
Zbot attack remains biggest e-mail threat, says researcher
Research chip said to be 10x to 20x more powerful than chips in multicore Core family
Law enforcement 'pinged' networks over 8M times in 13 months, company admits
Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft among those issuing public apologies
Data could enable more targeted phishing, corporate surveillance
The Android app, SweetDreams, earned its developers US$250,000
Sharp's Sakai plant is helping make big-screen TVs cheaper
MSN Juku lets users post 140-character messages on a scrolling timeline
Record declines in XP, Vista offset by Windows 7 growth
Mac clone maker to pay Apple unspecified damages, but may be able to keep selling systems
Microsoft licenses technology to Lockheed Martin for solider prep tools based on Microsoft simulation technology
The government contractor will fund cybersecurity research by three universities
Libraries in five states will share about $3.4 million in grants
Constellation is a 'virtual war room' set for release next year
Named after a fruit, the Suma uses a system of actuators to record pressure and movement
IE's share falls to new low; Firefox, Chrome and Opera post solid gains
Changes made to Exchange support, but in-place server upgrades not one of them
The move will boost Gartner's hand in supply-chain expertise
Michael Jackson tops all 3 lists; Facebook, Twitter, Windows 7 score high on Google
Cloud identity provider Symplified improves access controls
The NCTA would provide discounts for broadband service under the proposal
Deck the halls, but watch the data logs, say security experts
Not connected to November's updates, not a support issue, says firm
Data growth will hit 650% over next half-decade, Gartner says
IT organizations migrated away from having branch offices that are IT-heavy
Cloud computing, SaaS, virtualization, open source software are among focus areas for IT management newcomers
But former XP users less thrilled than those who upgraded from Vista
Accuses Mac clone maker of court shopping, stalling
The addition of 3D hardware to TVs won't add a lot to the manufacturng cost
Amazon, Walmart, Apple, Target and Best Buy were most visited retail properties on Black Friday
The education ministry distributed e-chalkboards to schools throughout the island this year
A treaty requiring that filesharers be disconnected from the Internet is heavy handed, according to the ISP trade group
Hospital computer systems are often built for administrators, not doctors
