Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
The U.S. Department of the Interior plans to close or consolidate 400 data centers in its move to the cloud
Conflicting statements by company reps cause confusion, and Microsoft won't clarify
NASA scientists analyze space telescope's data, seek new scientific missions
From rotary telephones to PlayStation Vita – the challenges of educational IT
A new state senate report stirs up controversy over who is responsible for problems with the stalled, $373 million project
The latest in a series of wearable computing patent applications eyes Google Glass without the clunky display arm
Also, a lawsuit says Microsoft execs lied about how well Surface RT was doing, bulk-buy Surface tablets in Europe
The Blaster worm was one in a string of attacks that prompted Microsoft to get serious about security
Dueling dates, mimicking the mini, fabulizing Foxconn
The new entry in the market will compete with the MinnowBoard
But Druva's CEO also sees room for improvement with OpenStack
How, and why, Apple may price an “iPhone 5C”
Big data is used to help Democrat Senate candidate Cory Booker in New Jersey
Even though 'rapid release' is the new war cry, there are good reasons for waiting two months, say analysts
IT workers more optimistic in Q2, job hunters feeling confident
The kit will help developers create apps for the Asha 501 phone
The flip-phone runs Android, but likely comes with a high price tag
Canada, France, Germany and the U.K. are some of the countries included in the program
Lenovo's net profit was up 23 percent in its fiscal first quarter
A tool for exploiting known Struts vulnerabilities is available on Chinese hacker forums, Trend Micro researchers said
The cuts will thin out middle management and shift resources to key businesses
For the second month in a row, Microsoft has released, then withdrew, buggy software patches
Inexpensive DDoS-as-a-service can stress-test your network or attack someone else’s, researchers say
Google ranks higher at No. 47, but Microsoft doesn't even make the list
Google adds voice recognition tools from Google Now to Google Search
Powering Facebook Open Graph, Apache Giraph was built from Yahoo and Google technologies
New York Post latest victim of the Syrian Electronic Army after the hackers manage to social engineer Social Flow
VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger comments are the latest in the friend/enemy relationship between VMware and OpenStack
Windows Phone platform gaining wider acceptance from makers, carriers and customers
Google Hangouts works just fine as a replacement to Messenger, the company said
Intel is proposing MXC as the new optical interconnect
Big data is currently the fastest growing category on jobs board Dice.com
The problems began at around 10 a.m. US Eastern Time
Media outlets site goes down a little before noon ET
Some still see no advantage for Apple to include NFC as merchant acceptance is slow in the U.S.
Kaspersky Lab researchers identified Android malware threats that receive commands from attackers through the Google Cloud Messaging service
The OS update will show up on the Windows Store on Oct. 17 and in retail stores the next day
At the helm for a year now, Pat Gelsinger says his company is well positioned
Software seeks and blocks bot calls to command-and-control servers
Free update to restart Windows after a slow first year
The EU and the US should also accelerate data protection agreement talks, Chancellor Merkel said
Analysts peg unsubsidized price between $340 and $400 for Apple's expected new lower-priced iPhone
