Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Atlantis is set to dock with the space station Wednesday
Here's an inside look at the 'Net's equivalent of storm chasers and the battle against cybercrime's weapons of mass infection
A DOJ representative tells senators that current laws aren't adequate, but he doesn't offer suggestions
Battle over encryption technology could leave thousands with questionable support
New software offers faster file retrieval, Diskeeper claims
After-sale warranty firm says 17% of Apple's laptops fail within three years
Smartphone users using unencrypted Wi-Fi hotspots vulnerable to man-in-the-middle security attackers
Web advances will fuel insatiable demand for HPC capacity
While Microsoft Bing and Google inch up, Yahoo looks like lame duck
Cybersecurity threats from government insiders, foreign countries, terrorists all pose grave threats, GAO reports.
Rockefeller calls for Congress to pass laws to regulate affiliate programs
Officials are holding up funds due to the financial crisis
Why the consumerization of IT will be the biggest change of the decade and 2010 "the year of the virtual desktop."
Vivido Labs and CumulusIQ are betting customers will see the advantages of cloud-based help desks
Largest registry on track to offer new DNS security mechanisms by Q1 2011
Gartner raised its 2009 and 2010 chip revenue forecasts due to stronger than expected sales
Its Wireless Broadband Access technology lowers costs while boosting reliability, Ruckus says
The two leading systems swapped places in the latest Top 500 Supercomputers list
Says free flow of information is one of the United States' strengths
The appeal came during Barack Obama's first visit to China
At US$6.2B, Innolux Display's acquisition of Chi Mei Optoelectronics is Taiwan's biggest merger to date
Terry Kline lays out his Windows 7 upgrade plans and his hopes for cloud computing.
The settlement could spur the rivals to jointly upgrade the x86 platform. By Sharon Gaudin and Patrick Thibodeau
The push is on to build exascale systems that can solve the planet's biggest problems
Agencies doubt they can adequately track recovery act funds without new software, survey says
Settled lawsuits remove the barrier to using the inexpensive IP service, company says
Four people have been sentenced to jail in a sophisticated banking fraud scheme to steal thousands of pounds
Space shuttle set to deliver critical spare parts to International Space Station
Microsoft FUSE Labs' first fruit is Bing/Twitter integration
Gartner predicts semiconductor industry rebound in 2010
NetApp's new CEO predicts that the coming technology refresh will be a new game, with users demanding different architectures
Software lets pirates thwart Microsoft's antipiracy technology in new OS
NASA space shuttle Atlantis astronauts will eat well
Speaking at a conference, investors say that the environment for new mobile companies is looking brighter
But after five months of delay is this just another rumor?
New incarnation of Intel's 80-core research chip designed for data center, cloud
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