Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Senators question the FBI's collection of U.S. phone records
The companies will share details about the new Unix server processors at the Hot Chips conference in August
The Cassini spacecraft, now near Saturn, will take a photo of Earth later today
Foiling Samsung, mini shipping, name that iPad prototype
The company aims to fill the gaps in the vulnerability market and strengthen exploit defenses in Windows
Security guru Bruce Schneier makes call to "stop the madness" of NSA "cyberwar" efforts
Facebook blames four-hour service disruption on internal Web infrastructure problem
Megaupload did not ask for the data, hosting provider LeaseWeb said
But the research organization will remain faithful to tape storage
GE aims to create Industrial Internet cloud, with baked in big data analytics from Hadoop
Apple won't provide experts with details of encryption architecture, so what it means by 'cannot decrypt' data is unclear, expert says
Cumulus' network OS fits with trend by Google, Facebook to build software-defined data centers based on commodity switches
Some of the fixed vulnerabilities also affect sever deployments of Java
The archive default options bring its own set of risks
The company's gaming arm said it is investigating and will update users as soon as it pinpoints the issue
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
