Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
IT venture investments at 12-year low, but outpace healthcare industry
Rod Adkins will take Robert Moffat's place as the head of the company's Systems and Technology Group
Microsoft rebuffs criticism that its widely-quoted momentum figures mask a less-rosy reality
Phony press release fools major news organizations
The data warehousing vendor is also prepping a new appliance that uses solid-state technology
Unix vendor still pursuing copyright case against Novell
As many as 4.75 million servers globally are doing nothing useful, 1E reports
Second component to be unblocked within 48 hours, Mozilla's top engineer says
American registry reports 'significant' growth for IPv6; slowdown for IPv4
Droid could be Apple's most serious challenger yet. Here's why.
Tech blog Engadget reports retrieving several indexed voicemails using Google search
An inquisitive nature helps these security pros investigate data breaches
Ad targets iPhones shortcomings, touts upcoming Android phone from Verizon
Adds iPhone, Windows, Palm support
Boxtone will allow JLL to move beyond managing BlackBerries
Falcon Heene's bogus balloon flight consumed the Net. When we focus on a single story, though, we miss what really matters
The continuing race between IT and users is fundamentally changing technology
Microsoft’s CEO Ballmer says online services won’t repeat Sidekick error
Following a year of freezing, research indicates hiring managers could be looking to fill positions in the coming months
Android, Symbian to rule mobile OS market; Microsoft, T-Mobile Sidekick drama settles down
Also: It looks like most existing PCs and laptops will support Microsoft's Windows 7
Also: Facebook has application issues and Ford technology finds its way to China
Researchers will explore galaxies, climate with the Cray XT5's 16,000 six-core, 2.6-GHz chips
Triggers rarely-used blocking feature to protect users from attack
At least four Facebook applications were somehow modified to attack users' PCs
Missed SMB 2 vulnerability in Vista, but found it in time to fix Windows 7
Android will be the winner, according to analysts
Suspect allegedly stole trade secrets after accepting job with a competing Chinese company
Stanford team combines nanotech, microchips to improve fight against elusive cancers
An analyst group says that Comes With Music has 107,000 subscribers around the world
Psystar won't fight Leopard injunction now that it's using Snow Leopard
Market reacts cautiously as uncertainty about demand persists
Weakness in password reset function may have been problem
Mark Bramfitt's departure from PG&E could be a set-back for utilities' IT energy-efficiency programs
Executives said company plans to ship a new mainframe and the Power7 chip
IBM and Intel executive allegedly provided insider information to cause security trades
