Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Efforts to launch the digital currency Coinye appear to be abandoned
The forecast for this year follows a strong 2013 in which external IT spending grew at the highest rate since 2008
Users have privacy options to turn the feature off, the social network said
Members of a review panel say their recommendations would not hurt legitimate terrorism investigations
Security analysts advise applying critical Oracle and Adobe patches before the Microsoft ones
The FCC has several options, but many of them aren't likely to prevail
Recent Network Time Protocol Amplification attack seen as dangerous proof of a new DDoS attack technique.
Public posts from Facebook users overseas will start appearing within Yandex's search results
Focus is shifting from 'the next big thing' to improving on everyday products like smoke alarms and thermostats
Good idea to push past tainted 8, say analysts, who caution against too-high expectations for change
Juniper should review strategic options after mis-executing strategy
The court says the agency doesn't have the authority to regulate broadband
A settlement with a notorious patent troll should serve as a warning to other companies, said the New York State Attorney General
The US Federal Trade Commission also reported scams offering refunds for bad tech support service
The matter is urgent because the current draft regulation is on a tight timeline, the groups said
Google stays ahead of Apple in patent awards
Software today is capable of simulating the impact of road changes on traffic flows, without messing up commutes
The smartphone will ship in France, the U.K. and Germany
Domestic retailers will no longer be at a disadvantage from fiscal year 2015 for e-books and other online content.
The move by Target comes after a breach of its customers' data
Those who stole the data appear to be keeping a low profile on underground forums
A new SDK lets Android developers easily accept Bitcoin payments in their apps
The deal gives Google a stronger footing in the emerging world of the connected home
Decision means federal agents will need reasonable cause to search electronic devices at U.S. borders
Massive domain registrar inks deal with Microsoft to sell Office subscriptions
Nginx Plus offers more ways to route traffic among multiple Java components
IaaS and SaaS companies putting the squeeze on PaaS vendors
"OK Glass, keep me awake," users can say
Robotic arm grabs spacecraft as commercial mission reaches International Space Station
The exclusive offerings cost from US$3.99 for email and storage
The company's CEO confirmed that attackers used malware to steal credit and debit card data from PoS systems
An Oracle sales director allegedly said a lower salary offer was "good money for an Indian," according to a new lawsuit
The company is updating unsecure default settings that left files accessible over the Internet
The service will blow competing comparison sites out of the water, he said
Elliott Management's 6.2% buy calls for cost cuts, dividend payouts
Google, Amazon investments in robotics have software robot firm Blue Prism pumped
The EU could make better use of spectrum in the UHF band, said a European Commissioner
Saturday's hack follows hijack of Skype's social media channels two weeks ago
Just a small fraction of consumer mobile apps will bring financial success to their developers by 2018
The company plans to release firmware updates to remove the undocumented feature by the end of the month
So says the head of VMware's network virtualization business unit
Managing Gen Y employees requires flexibility and patience
FortiGate gear can identify MAC address on shoppers' smartphones, help with store marketing
Wozniak was invited on a speaking engagement to help inspire the company's engineers
