Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Heartland to use end-to-end encryption to ward off cyber-crooks
The software maker releases a list of prohibited kinds of applications
U.S. authorities accuse him of stealing IOS source code and of intrusion at NASA facilities
The move follows years of piracy concerns and Google's expansion of its music search in China
Assembly refused to sanction curbs on citizens' right of access to the Internet
User interface automatically tailored for home and office
IT worries about adding iPhone to the many wireless devices it is already managing
Scott Hogg says when it comes to preparing for IPv6, what you can't see can still hurt you
One content management player is buying another in a deal worth $310 million
Technology that puts Silverlight on Linux includes support for both Silverlight 2.0 and 3.0 features
Device lists for US$489 and should make reading magazines and newspapers easier for users
The FTP publishing functionality has been erratic in recent months
Spammers resurrect tactic to pitch pills this time, not shady stocks
Making a TV appearance today, Twitter co-founder tries to dispel buyout rumors
The group, with Intel and Microsoft's backing, wants to use unlicensed 60GHz spectrum for in-room applications
Wyden wants FCC to pass a stronger, enforceable policy
The vendor adds new modules for tracking project costs and customer loyalty
Atlantis crew trained to film spacewalks for Hubble 3D, which is slated for release in 2010
Users must buy the OS by March 1, 2010 or face no-warning reboots
Analysts wonder if the new e-book reader will be too expensive for consumers and students
Storage sprawl is unsustainable, and keeping it all is risky. Data-retention policies let users delete data with less risk
Current economic conditions might discourage it but advanced technology can improve productivity, lower costs.
Super Micro and HP are building Atom chips into servers
Improving technology prompts agency to create more stringent requirements
Storage, security concerns still tripping up virtualization deployments, IT Roadmap speakers say
Hoax or the real thing? Virginia health agency Web site shut down but investigators mum
Microsoft working on similar technology, but no ship date set
SC AG wants sexy ads removed by Friday; another says to shut down 'online brothel'
USTR continues to withhold 1,000 pages of information on an antipiracy agreement
Another snipe in the feud between the two vendors over document format standards
Combining the units could bring operational efficiencies to AMD
Parliament's defense of citizens' rights to access the Internet throws the reforms into question
Server virtualization upgrades help close gap with VMware
Experts say no, because the real draw is the low cost of skilled labor in places like India
Developers can now use it to build applications that send e-mail and other content in the background
U.S. technology stocks are surging but some analyst warn that it may be just an inventory rebuild
China will use the servers based on its Godson chips to build a petaflop computer
Company will collect data on Windows 7 and make changes before final version is released
The mobile aggregator has released an enterprise iPhone client while planning to deliver third-party applications
Report also says Russian banks and government networks compromised
Nasscom says US companies will lose out as Japan and Europe plan to tax only profits earned within their borders
New laws may be needed to crack down on spam, the European Commission said
IT professionals set to speak at Network World's IT Roadmap Boston argue some technologies demand even scarce budget dollars.
Company still undecided whether to respond in person, sources say
