Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Crypton is a framework that lets applications encrypt data in the browser before it is sent to a remote server
The South Korean electronics firm said its April to June net profit was up 50 percent from a year ago
Researchers with IOActive say they can shut down a plant from up to 40 miles away by attacking industrial sensors
More volatility is expected over the next year, CEO Don Mattrick said
Privacy rights groups, others see 12-vote margin in U.S. House vote as a sign of growing opposition to domestic spy program
Hurricane model forecasting improvements will come immediately, thanks to the new 213 teraflop Linux-based systems
A big week for Android hardware, plus Google getting bullish on the tablet market, Sony promising a lot of Android 4.3, Play Games, security news and Samsung still talking about some imaginary friend called "Tizen."
The Cray XC30 could be on the next Top500 list of supercomputers
Another example: Five charged today with using SQL injection attacks to breach corporate networks to steal some $300 million from U.S. businesses
Cites family health issues; will remain on board of directors
$999 price may spur TV price wars
FoxWeave provides a way to move and copy data across different Internet services
The lawsuit is the latest move by Oracle against third-party support providers
Learns lesson after bitter complaints last year about IE10's late appearance on Windows 7
Companies reported $300 million in losses from the five-year series of attacks
New database and partnership with Microsoft, Salesforce mean Oracle's ready to play in cloud industry
The exchange should stop because of NSA spying, privacy advocates said
Those under 18 years old can collect bug bounty rewards through their parent's PayPal account
Researchers from ESET discovered two new malware threats that use control servers within the Tor anonymity network
Sharp says sales of a simple monotone tablet for scribbling hand-written notes have beat forecasts and launches an new model
Autonomous, bomb-sensing vehicles and personal robotic assistants could transform teams of soldiers
The company's new chip allows it to run all eight cores simultaneously
Although average revenue per mobile subscriber fell 12 percent in Orange's home market, a price war may be drawing to a close
The U.S. Government Accountability Office sustained in June a protest by IBM against the award of the contract to AWS
Still, the free app will generate profits in time, the company says
Mobile is the new endpoint in IT. But organizations are still struggling with mobile security.
Lawmakers defeat an amendment that would have narrowed the collection program
Baidu's profits were down as it invested more in research and development and marketing
Third-party app builders for Chromecast will need to get Google's approval before distributing their wares, however
The company surpassed 1 million active advertisers during the quarter
The HDMI stick is available at online stores
Google also confirms Nexus 7 tablet models, two for Wi-Fi and one for LTE networks of three U.S. carriers; Wi-Fi models ships next week, LTE devices to ship soon
The device will be available starting next week via Google's Play Store
Carl Icahn's proxy battle likely forced Michael Dell and Silver Lake to improve its offer to $13.75 per share to take over Dell
NTSB promotes tech that could let cars know the velocity of nearby vehicles and react to sudden changes
Users must upgrade to SP2 in 12 months to keep receiving bug fixes
IBM saddles up with VMware/EMC’s new Pivotal initiative to develop PaaS
IBM's SoftLayer, Europe's OVH top Cloudmark list of hosters with most hacked domains
