Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Economic woes and deployment problems are holding back WiMax, a survey shows
The hosted platform will aggregate anonymous data from multiple media companies' sites
Canonical says building an OS is 'harder than putting a new feature on a search engine'
Could spur adoption of federal Trusted Internet Connections program
The virus has been programmed to turn on its host PCs and destroy data on Friday
Lengthy time gap 'not acceptable,' says analyst; workaround update set for Tuesday
The Nasdaq needs to rally 2.5 percent to avoid its second weekly decline
Intel says it's known about the Chrome OS project for some time
Many of the partners Google named have made no commitment yet to make devices running its planned new operating system
Idea Cellular and other operators aim to cut costs by sharing infrastructure
Its achievement has led to similar stores by its rivals
However, China remains a top botnet host and source of spam
The site is fighting back against the Koobface virus, which is hijacking user accounts to ensnare new victims
The attorney general alleges that a registration drive constituted spam and invaded the privacy of users
Google's big OS surprise, Web sites keep their eyes on the prize
This week's Chrome OS announcement takes multiple shots at Windows
GNGWC2009 Europe final will be held in Leipzig, Germany and World Finals winner take $5,000
Cringeville residents have a lot to say about forced upgrades, file swapping & how the Feds spend money, among other issues.
Partners using the rich Internet application technology include NBC Sports and Continental Airlines
Six experts close to Linux weigh in
Uptick in purchasing plans comes at just the right time for Microsoft, say surveys
The chain's new IT strategy proves green IT isn’t all about the data centre, says a green IT consultant
A Washington, D.C., man pleads guilty to unauthorized computer access
Research reports disagree on whether Bing is trailing or leading Yahoo
Customers lost service on June 29 and July 7
User attachment to the Microsoft e-mail client forced Google to build an Outlook sync tool for Apps
Merchants can use remote-key injection if the service is PCI-compliant, company says
Android has features unique to running mobile devices, and one doesn't replace the other, a Google mobile executive says
The search giant's brand and reputation could spell trouble for other suppliers of the open-source OS
Chip partners include Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and Freescale
$150 for three-license pack will save buyers $210
Once a research projecct, company has promoted effort to a development platform
IBM MAGEN system is designed to prevent data leakage and allow safer data sharing.
Small wireless providers could benefit from end of exclusivity deals for iPhones and other devices
Green IT, virtualization, data center resiliency will be top of mind at Network World's IT Roadmap Philadelphia
Security analysts see no evidence of what is alleged to be a zero-day vulnerability in OpenSSH
Researches plan to demonstrate security weaknesses of keyboards at Black Hat.
Its responsibilities will include protecting the nation's infrastructure from cyberattacks
They say Google's entry won't interfere with growth
Carrier still retains ownership and control of networks
Botnet-directed attacks are increasing
Revolution or evolution: How Chrome OS can change the game in battle with Windows