Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
A Microsoft official at the OSCON conference cites company projects intended to help scientists
The company later will allow open-source developers to write code for using WiMax modems on Linux systems
Available Aug. 6 to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, OEMS get gold code in two days
Open Source for America, a new industry organization, to be unveiled Wednesday at OSCON
Revenue for key Indian outsourcers have dipped as customers delay orders
Already under pressure, IT pros face new competition for their jobs from cloud services. Which jobs go, and which become more valuable?
Operators in India are looking to cut capital costs in an increasingly competitive market
With Air Cursor, a user can control their computer cursor by making hand gestures at their Web cam
LG expects LCD TV sales to be even higher in the third quarter
A small decline from May in the number of H-1B petitions gives rise to theories on cause
The couple says their debit card was always locked up in a safe, but Abbey National bank disagrees
A young engineer allegedly killed himself after being pressured to hand over a missing 4G iPhone prototype
IBM still to offer Brocade, Cisco switches via OEM deals
The school's Electric Vehicle team hopes to build an electric car that can recharge in 11 minutes
Commentary: We need a national Child Registration And Safe Highways Test
Open Source For America will bring voice to Washington
In-memory data grids could play a key role in the next generation of cloud services
University of Washington prototype designed to safeguard communications in a cloud computing world
Three robots on space station, Endeavour 'walking' and moving equipment, astronauts
Standards body to tackle Internet’s toughest problems, including DNS security, IPv6 adoption and network neutrality
PreEmptive's tool allows applications to be monitored for usage behavior as well as resource consumption on the platform
Fewer outsourcing contracts garner less revenue for IT service providers
Support clock's ticking; security updates for Firefox 3 to continue until January
Survey finds 77% of Facebookers use the social networking site while on the job
Hackers exploiting flaw already in the wild, says iDefense
Windows XP still holds 86%, as grandchild Windows 7 goes RTM
Venture funding rebounds slightly, but industry still suffers
The shoe and clothing retailer had more than $1 billion in sales in 2008
Freezes code, signs off on build, hands over to OEMs
New details have also emerged that appears to connect the two main executives in the past
Linux vendor urges Microsoft to disavow patent fights
Overall revenue was flat, the first time sales haven't increased at VMware since it became a public company two years ago
Newly found vacuum leaks will keep Large Hadron Collider offline until November
Efforts needed to curb illegal immigrants from taking U.S. jobs, lawmakers say
It depends on who and how you ask
Fiscal 2009 revenue and profit will remain under 2008 levels but be better than expected, it says
The tool counts down the days until all IPv4 addresses have been assigned
Hackers trawling for clues in Bugzilla tracker, say some Firefox developers
