Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
For Black Friday 2014, Best Buy knocking down prices on iPhone 6, various iPads; Target bundling its gift cards with Apple smartphones, tablets
Despite—or maybe even because of—the President’s strong statement on net neutrality, the controversy just isn’t going away.
User questions if Route 53 is good enough for Amazon
Retired Major in the United States Air Force inspires IT audience with stories of survival, perseverance, and flying the world’s fastest jet.
Lync customers will get to use the client interface familiar from the consumer version of Skype
Sells another 20M shares, but his reduced holdings are worth more now than three months ago
Removed by board after review of customer negotiation; Rahim takes over; Kriens cites industry doubt about leadership in internal memo obtained by Network World
Privacy focus seems at odds with Mozilla's biggest revenue source, Google, but contract expires in December
re:Invent kicks off Wednesday in Las Vegas
New systems could improve range, survivability of smaller drones
The president also calls on the FCC to stop broadband providers from charging content companies to prioritize their traffic
Data breach affects names, Social Security numbers and other information of 800,000 employees, USPS says
The mere perception that WireLurker poses a credible threat to Macintosh and iOS systems would be a huge blow to Apple.
Computer scientist and son plot ultimate trick-or-treat route using big data analysis
As the SDN market shakes out, the companies that can help companies bridge the gap with traditional networks will be in a good position.
Microsoft's strategy to kill Chromebooks could come back to haunt it in 2015, says analyst
Big Data, analytics, open platform, the Internet of Things, and CARS! Time to geek out ...
Law enforcement agencies were able to track down the locations of servers and the individuals that ran them
Speculation that they might offer bare metal OSes a la Cumulus
Users disconcerted by Calc’s sort function changes
The peer-to-peer market could fill Silk Road's shoes, and it could be much more difficult to bring down.
No one was sure how Michael Dell's risky move would work out. Turns out, it's working out pretty well.
NASA wants high-flying airships for astronomy, Earth Science applications
All supported versions of Windows are affected including Windows 10 technical preview
WireLurker attacks have more possible variations than have been discovered in the wild, says Tielei Wang
History repeats itself in the world of law enforcement, especially for those who ask for it.
'Whopping … overwhelming' slate is the biggest in more than three years
More granular filters can cut some of the bad stuff off at the pass
A response to readers’ passionate defense of Apple Pay, which is advanced in comparison to the credit card industry’s glacial innovation.
If you fly, why pack a gun? When “I forgot” doesn’t seem to cut it
Bug, now fixed in a Lollipop developer build, had sapped battery power
More platforms, more functionality for free promise to boost mobile productivity
The company is also letting non-Office 365 subscribers do more with the Office apps on iOS and Android devices
With a virtual offering of its flagship product, Juniper takes a huge step forward in network functions virtualization.
Former Homeland Security secretary tells Advanced Cyber Security Center audience in Boston that relying on prevention only spells ‘doom.’
XProtect isn't protecting against everything
Wearable tech for monitoring health and fitness primarily remains a tool of those who are already active, but a recent PwC report suggests that the general public is beginning to understand the benefits.
