Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
The system forced managers to give a set proportion of employees a poor review, regardless of their qualities
Royal Caribbean sees three-fold throughput gain via Meru's newest WLAN
Houston, we have an IT problem! Glitch hits during software upgrade
The groups are suing Baidu for about US$50 million
Fuel cells may be a strong alternative for powering data centers, Microsoft report concludes
These start-ups are focusing on security in cloud services and mobile devices
The companies were provided only a redacted version of the government's Sept. 30 response
Email provider Lavabit shut down after having to give its encryption keys to the U.S. government
Connected devices, homes and cars need a lot of work, a panel of mobile experts said
Oracle, which has already been working with HSA Foundation on projects, finally becomes a member
Airbnb's CEO said a lack of laws covering the site's hosts is a fundamental problem
However, AMD continues to struggle in the market for PC chips
Since Google Maps was booted off iOS, the former first-party app shed 22 million monthly users and its reach declined three percentage points
Cull your favorite tweets about an event to keep others up to date
Viktor Polic walks through the most effective ways for organizations to evaluate risk levels and assess vulnerabilities
Edward Snowden leaks have fueled calls for change by lawmakers, industry, U.S. allies
Google adds music features to computerized eyewear
With IDC predicting PaaS to be a $14B market, vendors are jumping in
The site's mobile app got a major redesign geared toward hosts who use Airbnb to book their rooms and apartments
Also shoves stricter malware blocker into browser beta
Microsoft researchers say fuel cell-based data centers could go where no data centers have gone before
Android, Windows phones have strong Q3 IDC says
Carriers line up text-to-donate plans for Typhoon Haiyan relief
Chitika finds Motorola and HTC nearly tied in October, prior to Moto G's release
Lack of large-screen phablet hurts Apple share, IDC says
For over a year the company has been working on an integrated 2D physics engine
Users whose Adobe online log-in credentials were exposed and used the same passwords on Facebook will need to change them
NFC Forum and Bluetooth SIG agree to jointly work on interoperability between the two technologies
Google is charging $85 for a set of earbuds
The smartphone will announced at events in London, Mexico City, SAPSo Paulo and Toronto.
Starts selling the 7.9-in. tablet with 2048 x 1536 display, but shipping delays stretch as long as 10 days
Vodafone's service revenue in Europe is dropping, but the company expects a return to economic growth there
The venture capital-backed CRM vendor turned a profit in its third quarter, according to CEO Larry Augustin
Defendants claimed that searching for files on their computers violated Fourth Amendment rights
Companies are increasing IT spending, yet economic uncertainty remains a concern, SIM reports.
The app translation service aims to help developers offer apps in various languages
Adallom service watches for anomalies in cloud usage, attacks on users across enterprise nets
Goal is mitigation of high-speed DDoS attacks against the enterprise network
AMD has delayed the release of Kaveri
The group targets 50 allegedly unlicensed lyrics websites over copyright concerns
Annual SIM IT Trends survey points to good news on jobs, pay fronts
Site set up to help find loved ones in aftermath of devastation
Patent application says the electronic throat tattoo could also be used as a lie detector
Olympic torch returns after being taken on a historic spacewalk outside space station
