Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Co-founder Biz Stone says Twitter can appeal to many different communities
Cisco engineers, UCSC students bond via Network Management and Operations
Company emerges from stealth mode to air business analytics and transportation management offering
After outraged users slammed the social networking site, Facebook gives them the vote
'Any publicity is good publicity,' says exqSoft's CEO about hiring 'Mikeyy'
Affordability and simplicity are also keys to success, according to KumoTek's founder
U.S. Department of Defense believed SGI was still 'financially responsive'
Claims some configurations will cost as much as a third of what competitors charge
Netbook sales, down economy continue to plague Apple, says IDC
ComScore says mounting media coverage may be behind 131% growth in U.S. Twitter traffic
Users would navigate their contacts and content related to them in a cloud-based "social graph" usable on any phone
The company's first laser projector throws a big image over a short distance.
EBay offer aims to strengthen its position in South Korea's e-commerce market.
Beijing pledged new IT jobs and support for homegrown technologies to be used abroad
Beta won't be offered to the public; final will offer first-ever 64-bit edition
Government nominees on Satyam board to continue till further notice
Attacker would need a working exploit first, but then could remotely read text messages and other data
Financial services firm does heavy testing of cloud services
China's mobile operators are vying for profitable high-end users
Boston College police confiscate his computer, other digital media; Lawyers claim warrant unsubstantiated
Conference organizers say it's too soon to reveal information on a software problem
If schedule mimics Office 2007's, open beta could show in November
The successful use of health care robots typically involves a medical provider playing a role as well
Bankruptcy filing, $25M deal with Rackable leave longtime Silicon Graphics users in limbo
Info-Tech recommends 18 tactics to help IT managers cut server and storage costs using a methodology called Cost-to-Serve
A statement from the department follows a Wednesday New York Times report on the issue
But many companies aren't satisfied with their implementations, according to a Forrester report
Combo of identity, data/access protection at heart of Microsoft plan
Spacecraft takes images of Milky Way in its hunt for Earth-like planets
Comcast pays $900,000, while DirecTV, in its second Do Not Call violation, pays $2.3 million
IBM allies with partners to design more power-efficient chips for devices like smartphones and MIDs
Microsoft Geneva slated to ship by end of year
New Nokia phone goes on sale just in time to compete with the Palm Pre
Nokia, Intel and Google announce earnings as IDC and Gartner give PC market reports
Economic downturn results in fewer H-1B petitions filed for 2010
CD, due out next month, aims to garner attention for UFO hacker McKinnon's case
60-day review ordered by Obama due to end this week; release date for report uncertain
The U.K. company has opened a Silicon Valley office and plans a RIM application this quarter
285 million electronic records breached in 2008
The carbon footprint of spam?
HP Software released updated versions of its application-scanning products HP assessment Management Platform 8.0 and WebInspect 8.0
