Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Windows XP users will receive the patch, even though Microsoft ended support for the OS about 3 weeks ago
Nvidia's Jetson TK1 computer, shipping now, delivers 300 gigaflops of performance
The data that wearables can provide excites doctors, although the health care system isn't ready for the technology
Calls news coverage of IE vulnerability 'overblown,' but patches IE6, IE7 and IE8 on XP anyway
Oregon has since scrapped its site, Cover Oregon, and will use the federal Obamacare site
Swarm will provide mobile messaging based on the locations of friends
Big-data collection has several benefits but raises other privacy concerns, a presidential panel says
The companies will market a suite that includes WebEx Meetings, Jabber and Jive enterprise social networking software
Out-of-band fix for a zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer will include XP, Microsoft says
Study finds that 73% of IT execs worldwide fear that cloud providers are hiding problems
The proposed settlement would bar eBay from entering into no-hire agreements with other tech firms
The move follows a similar one by rival SAP
The Data Incubator program is designed to make science and engineering PhDs better data scientists and quants
Windows 8/8.1 reaps the biggest benefit in April
But tablet shipments during the first quarter of this year rose just 3.9 percent, lower than IDC's expectations
Conversations will be deleted when users leave the instant messaging screen, Snapchat said
Analysts view PayPal as a strong mobile payment contendor as accounts grow, though most note that Apple could spoil things
Coders push new Bitcoin app to keep users' identities private
AMAG shut down its data center, moved everything to the cloud, went wireless everywhere, made BYOD standard practice, and did away with desktop phones. The head of IT shares the lessons learned.
Facebook's new tools raise questions for some developers at F8
As smartphone and tablet growth slows, watches and other devices have room to grow, an analyst says
Users think they will get access to their friends' accounts, but their account is hacked instead
Jason Chen is moving the company into wearables and other non-PC segments
The company's platform offers new tools to help developers gain exposure
And first-release movies will only get a three-week window in theaters before they're available via streaming
The Audience Network, now in beta, will support iOS and Android apps
The jury asks what Jobs said when he decided to go after Samsung, and did he care about Google?
Tip of the Hat to The Register's Andrew Orlowski for his early look at the Android Silver plan and the challenges it poses to Samsung, Sony and HTC.
Net neutrality advocates call on the FCC to reclassify broadband as a regulated, common-carrier service
The company wants to overcome the fear of pushing "the big blue button"
Google's practice of serving ads based on the content of Gmail messages has long been controversial
Mobile device management and data security tools help IT teams stay on top of mobile challenges.
The goal is to integrate desktops and mobile devices for users and IT administrators
Competition heats up as users flock to new services
VMware's AirWatch acquisition providing mobile technology to combine with VMware products
Ceph will remain an open, multiplatform storage project, Inktank said
PaperDude VR combines modern technology to immerse gamers in Paperboy
Cybercriminals used a combination of SMS and voice phishing techniques to obtain debit card details from bank customers
