Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Deal lets Russians exchange Vista Home Basic or Home Premium for XP Home
The proposed settlement does not contain enough privacy protections, the authors say
Facebook members eager to find out security information about the application are being led to virus-filled sites
Cheaper 13-in. white MacBook would 'close the gap' with netbooks
Overage alerts, disabling of automated instructions may be added
Advanced wireless technologies will allow large data to be transferred directly from patient to service provider
Government study shows a declining number of technology workers in the valley
Dean Nelson is the latest in a series of top data-center executives to switch companies
The agency will examine billing practices and seek ways to boost innovation and competition.
Tech entrepreneurs bring bright ideas and the will to succeed. TechStars supplies a little cash and a lot of mentoring.
NASA options include: Robots and deeper space exploration
Shuttle will circle space station for heat shield inspection before flying home
Miltiary's Trans Regional Web Initiative calls for network of native content providers.
Minitowers under $1,000 feature Intel's new Core i5 and i7 chips
Skips fix for critical flaw disclosed today in older, but still-supported, OS
The Open Invention Network, whose members include IBM and Red Hat, will purchase patents formerly held by Microsoft
Do not pass Go. Go directly to new global, online game to become empire-building mogul
From bad building designs to management that ignores badge rules, Tim Giles runs through the top building security mistakes.
Growth could be stunted by Microsoft's limitations for Windows 7
The controversial FanCheck app will not harm your computer, says Janakan Arulkumarasan
Some experts say the company may have to rush out other patches later this month
Forecasters say duplicate system needed to ensure continuous uptime
10 tips on taking initiative now to avoid a future trip to the unemployment office.
Here are five surefire ways to become a target during job cuts
Google's row over pornographic search results with the Chinese government ended in July
The move follows an earlier investment in GlobalFoundries, a joint venture with AMD
The Chinese and Spanish companies will buy stakes in one another worth US$1 billion each
A Verizon Wireless tester scours the region for bad reception, interference to improve service
The fund has backing from major IT players including Lenovo's parent company and Foxconn
Over 24 percent of online transactions made there could be fraudulent, a security analyst said
A de facto standard for gestures on mobile phones will emerge, expert says
The European Commission says private sector help is needed to digitize European books, but copyright issues persist
Unless there's better security in cash-machine infrastructure, banks and consumers will be dogged by e-criminals
Mozilla kicks off scheme Tuesday; Firefox 3.6 will check for old Apple, Microsoft plug-ins, too
The company had to handle two major security problems in July instead of readying its second-ever quarterly patch release
Stays injunction that was to take effect Oct. 10 while appeal moves forward
All three major U.S. stock indices are down so far this week
One year after its debut, Chrome pre-install deal with Sony is a milestone, say analysts
Sony-developed technology offers high-speed data transfer between gadgets
Applications built on the App Engine platform will now be able to communicate with IM networks based on XMPP
