Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Scientists at national lab combine lipids with nanowires to boost electronics
The volume of applications this week caused server problems, the agencies say
Dell is researching smartbooks, and will upgrade Ubuntu Linux OS on netbooks to version 9.04
Frameworks pitted against the Web paradigm by panelists at open source conference
Its customers are being rewarded for using technologies that draw less power from the grid
The company has severed ties with its service marketing partner
Such a move would represent a major strategic shift for Microsoft
Frederick Wood was sentenced to more than three years in prison
A judge said the software giant can't sell Word if it allows custom XML tagging
Top Sites flaw lets criminals insert malicious sites into thumbnail view
The court extended a ban on RealNetworks from selling software that lets people copy DVD movies to their hard drives
The EDS subsidiary says the acquisition will increase its range of services to the insurance market
A serious cable fault temporarily disrupted Internet traffic on the APCN2 undersea cable network
Push the bleeding edge of academic tech with these (mostly) inexpensive gadgets
The success of the iPhone continues as other devices struggle to gain market share
The companies will jointly market the applications to business customers and carriers
Injunction bars Word sales, affects Office 2003, 2007, 2010 and Mac 2008
Arbor Networks says simultaneous attack against Asian ISP last week dwarfed attack on Twitter
RAD Studio 2010 suite covers C++, Delphi development
An application sandbox may limit the impact of malware
Social network discloses that its building a simplified, quick-loading version of Facebook
Promises to keep tr.im alive, will 'give it away' if a qualified buyer doesn't step up
Wireless LAN leaders consistently enforce security policies, prioritize traffic
Users of the iGoogle home page can now share content and play games online
Unclear if latest attack is related to last week's assault that knocked Twitter offline for 2 hours
Windows Mobile hasn't done well enough for Microsoft; Office products used to branch out to other devices
Flaw that hackers have exploited for weeks reached Microsoft in March 2007
Office 2010, System Center at heart of effort
Obama's open government push is providing data display vendors with new content
Both companies' mobile efforts have stalled recently in the face of tough new entrants
Researchers use a new return-oriented programming attack to change results
Sites like Facebook are attracting lots of attention, making search engine optimization more difficult
The deal is likely to involve delivery of Office applications to Nokia mobile devices, an analyst said
Quieter option added for z400, z800
Buy may also help VMware leapfrog Sun and reach Java developers eyeing the cloud
The move could put more control of Lenovo's parent company in private investors' hands
Analysis: Microsoft's licensing makes VDI unaffordable, to keep its stranglehold on desktop Windows licenses intact
NAND flash tech used only in USB drives at first
The pirated software advertised a Web site infested with malware
Users can still be tracked even if they delete their HTTP cookies since Adobe's Flash plug-in stores data
The Web site will use an existing network for farmers
Investigators are chasing IP addresses and collecting human intelligence to nab perpetrators
