Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Dell's first Chromebook is targeted at the education market, with consumer models coming later
Nokia is reportedly working on its own version of Android, but it faces an uncertain future when Microsoft takes over
Q&A with Juniper's product development execs on the security strategy behind its software defined network Contrail controller
European data protection supervisors call the proposed law into question
A flaw in Nvidia Mental Ray software can be exploited to compromise server clusters used for 3D rendering, researchers from ReVuln said
Hewlett Packard announces at HP Discover that its CloudSystem software for managing hybrid clouds has gotten a makeover
Leaves networking company shortly after new CEO is named
Wraps up 2-year 'MemShrink' project that reduced memory consumption and boosted browser performance
Browser cookies used to serve targeted ads are a rich source of material for NSA, report says
Plans for a third Asian data center, in Hong Kong, were reportedly dropped
Microsoft and Skype have enough competition in Europe, the court ruled
An exploit targets one of the vulnerabilities by using Flash content embedded in Microsoft Word documents, Adobe warns
Dell Software offers 'secure workspace' to address BYOD
Acquisitions will be leading cause of cloud vendor reduction, says Gartner
The U.S. claimed "substantial progress" amid reports of disputes among countries
The company's API leaked information that allowed a tabloid to link offensive forum comments to email addresses
Some advocates urge the FCC to limit AT&T and Verizon in the upcoming incentive auction
The new Eterna hardware platform works in a way similar to a Wi-Fi router
Microsoft has issued five critical security bulletins in December's round of Patch Tuesday
Attackers could force apps using the HomeBase SDK to download and execute rogue code, researchers from Bitdefender said
Head of News Vivian Schiller reveals some of the thinking behind Twitter's news ambitions
Says notice last week was 'in error;' falls back on 'TBD'
Enterprises are having a challenging time getting ahead of security risks, but experts say a handful of long-term improvements could help
Two employee laptops stolen in November from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
The company also revamped its app for iPads and iPhones to take advantage of improvements in iOS 7
But will a transactions-per-kWh metric work for everyone?
Oracle says it knows customers don't want to be locked into proprietary cloud management tools
But purchase tension between tablets and notebooks hints at 2-in-1 devices' chances
BMC Marketplace will allow organizations to set up their own public-facing app stores
No longer offers 5GB of free capacity; Online backup site plans to release new features next year
New chipsets will result in cheaper LTE tablets and smartphones next year
HP has made the EliteBook Folio 1040 G1 thinner, but retained serviceability for in-house repairs
Internet Storm Center collects info on scam for research
Petition urges Obama administration to support updated digital privacy and transparency standards
Syria-themed rogue emails were used to infect computers of foreign affairs ministers in five European countries, FireEye researchers said
The Senate passed a law banning 3D-printed guns, but may have left a loophole open.
The Healthcare.gov rollout leads a pack of painful projects
Connect's new version, due in 2014's first quarter, also lets people register for webinars using their Google and Facebook credentials
The Shanghai factory builds the iPhone 5C handset, according to China Labor Watch
The AllSeen Alliance is working on an open source framework that it says can be used to connect almost anything to the Internet
Rambus will get $280 million from a broad cross-licensing agreement
Congressional action to rein in NSA activity formally requested by leading tech companies
Those supplying services to cybercriminals are looking for places where they won't be shut down, a security company says
The new systems share common infrastructure components so they can be managed together more easily
Security and flexibility are among several big challenges, experts said
