Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
In planning its emergency response system, Eastman Chemical decided cloud too risky
Growth will pick up even more in 2015, particularly for software, according to a new report
Violin is still searching for new leadership
After a two-month pause, Microsoft's newest and oldest operating systems return to trend form
Lenovo's Vibe Z is the company's first LTE handset, but it will not be available in the U.S.
What do vendors mean when they talk about next-generation wireless5
Enterprise WLAN vendors are introducing aggressively priced 802.11ac access points
A rise in operational spending bodes well for hiring, which remains a bright spot in the tech industry
Microsoft needs to make Nokia work, get Office on iOS, and find Ballmer's successor in 2014
Just public or just private clouds aren't good enough. Hybrid will be the future
Opportunities abound for the enterprise, both inside and out
A look at what 2014 could hold for application delivery controllers
More development, more deployments, more products, more applications, more deals, more money
Knowing it's impossible to stop every attack, some companies are shifting their security mindset to quickly detect and respond to threats
A security firm had pointed to a vulnerability that could help attackers find the phone numbers of many users
Snowden leaks aren't driving companies away from the cloud; but the disclosures have made them a lot more careful
The searches are rare and don't require reasonable suspicion, a federal judge said
Microsoft transmits a wealth of information from Windows PCs to its servers in the clear, claims security research
The software being developed in 2008 would let the agency locate phones and remotely turn on cameras and mics, Der Spiegel reported
Germany's Der Spiegel reports that the NSA has compromised a wide range of hardware for years to enable its spying
Revelations about mass surveillance will fuel encryption adoption in the next year, but implementing it will take care, security experts say
The laptop 13Z940 Ultra PC laptop also has a reader mode to reduce eye-strain
Facebook remains universal favorite, but use of LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter and Instagram growing
Archos also announced a 7-inch Android tablet for home automation
The U.S., Japan and other countries have only set a timeframe for delivering a next generation exascale system
But compared to Microsoft's Ballmer and Google's Schmidt, Cook has one foot in the poorhouse
The upgrade will result in faster and more responsive applications on smartphones and tablets
Germany's Der Spiegel, citing secret documents, also reported the NSA has backdoors in Juniper, Cisco, Huawei and Dell products
Spain's arrests follows actions in the U.S. and Germany after a spectacular series of synchronized thefts
First example of company's new stock vesting policy that Cook asked for in June
A robbery suspect is killed and another is taken into custody in San Francisco
JavaScript, APIs, and PaaS advance; Samsung tries to stand out; and Java and .Net become legacy platforms
Board urges vote against trader's proposal for a 9-month, $50B stock repurchasing plan
Some urge patience, but many have long lost it
The metadata collection represents "the natural tension between protecting the nation and preserving civil liberty," judge says
But the PINs were encrypted and therefore should be inaccessible to hackers, according to the retailer
A legitimate feature for finding friends on Snapchat lacks rate limiting and can be abused, a security research group claims
An oversight committee also vetted over 200,000 requests for communications data
Smartwatch developers must focus on cutting prices, adding more apps, and improving the look to attract broad consumer interest
The e-commerce giant's subsidiary has been awarded a MVNO license by the Chinese government
The company blames delivery companies for the delays
'What else can he say?' asks analyst
U.S. desktop users spend $42.8 billioin between Nov. 1 and Dec. 22
Commissioner Almunia wants a deal before he leaves office next year, says expert
Increasing government surveillance is leaving us with less freedom to determine who we are and who we want to be, Snowden told UK TV viewers
Rockstar has sued Google and seven other companies including Samsung in a court in Texas
SoftBank make a bid in the next few months, Nikkei reported
