Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Capturing and sharing all daily minutiae will soon get automated. Very soon.
We're dependent on tech. When it screws up, more important things than data can be lost
A group of 72 Democrats has broken with Obama and the FCC chairman on new regulations
Illinois politician seeking identity of individual she claims defamed her son in online post
Despite the approval of key components at the ITU, the planned universal standard may face an uphill battle
Benefits of social networking recognized but so are concerns about security
A mobile site is launched just for Japan as the micro blogging service attempts to expand
WiMax operator sees expanded network coverage as key to subscriber growth
E-readers will get cheaper and appear in more sizes, while their e-paper displays will be used in more products
Patches critical bug, exploitable because of add-on silently slipped into Firefox last February
The company wants to make robotics a big business and has previewed its latest research
Chinese vendors of Internet TVs face copyright lawsuits and a round of government regulation
Verizon doesn't have to pay public performance royalties on ringtones it sells
Security, legal issues and portability of data are potential roadblocks cited by customers
Alleged scam involved using fake companies to obtain replacement parts from Cisco
With only 3% of North American PCs on Vista, they may be ripe for upgrade, says Softchoice
$30 will buy a one-day DDoS attack now
A global survey of broadband sought by the FCC suggests open access to wired networks has led to successes
Google says group being paid to target Apps
The service is offered by India's Bharti Airtel
Bing has not caught on in China and Microsoft has done little to promote it so far
Company parent Alibaba Group has increasingly eyed expansion overseas
Apple's sales up 7% to 12% last quarter, handily beat industry average, say IDC, Gartner
They want more money or a bid from another company, according to broker SEB Enskilda
Liquid sports a 3.5-inch touchscreen, has a 5-megapixel camera and a 3.5mm audio jack
IT managers should consider security, legal issues before signing up for hosted storage services
UBS decides to outsource IT and back office work rather than run its own subsidiary
Twitter co-founder says the micro-blogging service isn't up for sale
University of Utah becoming hotbed of high-definition iPhone image apps
Microsoft apologizes to T-Mobile Sidekick customers for service disruption, threatened data loss
The dangers aren't proven, says Afsset, but we should take precautions nonetheless
Survey shows corporate computers capable of handling new OS
Plans to open new plug-in checker to users running other browsers
Exciting, innovative notebooks and netbooks are being built around Microsoft's latest operating system. Here's a preview.
Watch out, Amazon! Google to sell e-books that can be read on multiple devices
A group of 44 companies says net neutrality rules would hurt the Internet
GAO says NASA has been successfully hit by cyber attacks 1,120 times in the past two years and significant holes still remain
But cloud services will continue to grow, even as they pose risks, analysts agree
Apple didn't need the help of netbooks, like HP or Acer did, to increase shipments
Edwin Pena faces 20 federal charges related to hacking and wire fraud in VoIP theft scam
