Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
IDC says netbook shipments for 2009 should reach 22 million
Microsoft's chief software architect discussed the roots of his interest in collaborative software
The company feels the boost from low-end server sales outweighs the risk of cannibalizing other sales
Asustek sees the first quarter of 2010 as a better opportunity for non-Windows OSs, such as Android, in netbooks
It has hired two former CTOs of graphics products from AMD, and has almost 20 lower-level chip design jobs open
The privacy tools are there, but the challenge is getting enthusiastic Facebookers to use them.
But it's not saying when it will make the same changes in XP and Vista
Desktop service, based on same underlying technology as Windows Update, includes host of basic capabilities
CPUs in even recent PCs, especially netbooks, lack needed hardware virtualization support
The RSA show last week induced some rather interesting observations – not all having to do with security.
SAP may not heavily push its midmarket SaaS ERP application until late this year or 2010
A Halifax bank defends chip-and-PIN, while the plaintiff argues his cash card could have been cloned
National Research Council says current rules on attacks are 'undeveloped and highly uncertain'
The HD 4770 offers a powerful performance at a lower price
LG beats the competition with cheap touch and QWERTY phones
PharmaSat satellite, shaped like a loaf of bread, begins spacecraft revolution
Company confirms June 1, 2010 expiration date for Windows 7 RC
Software-as-a-service major driver of cloud in government
Business continuity plans could be key to corporate survival
Website morphing, sleep talking PCs, undetectable phishing attacks and unfreezing software among IT researchers' coolest projects
An inventor and an executive at a small technology company testify against patent overhaul legislation
The handset maker 'is investing as much as anybody' in Android, executive says
A French hacker posts 13 screenshots of a Twitter product manager's admin interface to prove the claim
16 new submarine cables projected to come online in 2009
The new feature is likely to appeal to enterprise IT staffers
Government security pros focused on external threats
Decades before VMware, mainframe virtualization changed computing forever
Social network site relies heavily on users to notify it of security threats
Western Union works with billing company, VeriSign for new services
Standards body launching encryption initiative with breached payment processor Heartland Payment Systems playing a big role
"Lost," "Grey's Anatomy," other ABC shows will be available on demand to fans on Hulu
Expecting the supply to dry up soon, ARIN will seek to verify that applications are legitimate.
Tells Senate subcommittee quota too small, would protect workers from global competition
Services had previously been available for enterprise servers
Legislation follows report that said cyberspies gained access to U.S. electrical infrastructure
