Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
34 patches from Cupertino for the aged -- but still alive -- Java 6
Process ensures 802.11ac devices work well with older Wi-Fi products
Microsoft signed a similar agreement with Lenovo in March
Alcatel-Lucent CEO Michel Combes announced major strategy and management changes under the company's new 'Shift Plan'
The special committee of the board will continue to support founder Michael Dell's proposal to take the company private
Social site suffers service disruption for several hours Tuesday night
The satellite service provider had until Tuesday to submit a new offer
The company is introducing a platform for collecting and analyzing data from industrial gear
Dynamics NAV and GP can be deployed to the cloud service through Microsoft partners
Modest gains in IT hiring, but it's still flat at user firms
The company has asked the US surveillance court to rule that it has free speech rights to publish data about requests
The DOJ presents a wealth of documentation, although observers wonder if such evidence is sufficient to prove collusion
Flip-flop from larger to smaller screen sizes will pick up speed as everyone jumps into Apple's 8-in. market, hoping for larger profit margins
Space agency issues Grand Challenge to find asteroids that could threaten Earth
NSA, FBI, DOJ officials tell Congress secret programs are vital to U.S. security; outline ways to keep sysadmins from leaking classified data
Version 5.5 of the CUDA tools for the first time support ARM CPUs, which are broadly used in smartphones and tablets
Attorneys General from multiple states want the search engine giant to engage in dialog to deal with illegal activity
The federal law limits state attorneys general seeking to prosecute online violations of their criminal laws
Hello. Hello. Earth calling. Lone Signal takes social network to whole new level
Entry-level 32GB Surface RT costs $199, less than cost of goods
Four stations will expand to 26 by the end of summer
'Baby Bills' would have been more agile, experts argue
Goal is to eradicate child pornography from the Internet
The NSA surveillance programs are subject to rigorous oversight by courts and Congress, officials say
Study finds familiar cloud players Amazon, Microsoft, Salesforce.com lead emerging PaaS market
This will likely result in other banking Trojan programs being created, researchers from Group-IB said
Like Samsung, Huawei has chosen to put its own proprietary user interface layer on top of Android
Officials asked Larry Page if they can test the frames and for details on how Google will use the data the device collects
HP's Todd Bradley steps down from job as PC and printing division chief into a new role to focus on growth markets
The decision to extradite the Pirate Bay co-founder can be appealed
Adds switches, software and management tools for automation and centralized control
Analysts say tight-lipped Facebook's announcement on Thursday will likely involve mobile and video, and it needs to be a blockbuster
Google's low-cost, Web-centric laptops also to be sold at Staples
7 steps to taking on a leadership role in your company's innovation efforts
CrowdStrike's Falcon allows for range of responses to enterprise network attackers
Microsoft, Facebook, and Apple have also provided similar data
AMD shares details about its first ARM server chips code-named Seattle
ODCA is a customer-led group that shares tips about building clouds and aims to influence how vendors build products
Social Sites has been upgraded to better tailor its content and capabilities for its users
Dish's proposal would violate Clearwire's shareholder agreement, Sprint says
Data deduplication, storage virtualization and other techniques ease the amount of new capacity companies need
A Manhattan court is due to decide whether Apple helped fix the prices of electronic books
Four women, four men chosen out of 6,100 applicants to go to asteroid, space station
The 46-year old Amdahl's law will be challenged during a presentation at the International Supercomputing Conference this week
Software revenue growth, Fusion apps uptake and the travails of Oracle's business may get some scrutiny
Scientists build stable, agile cat-like robots that could be used in search-and-rescue missions
