Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
No good news from April's usage share numbers for Microsoft as Windows 8 continues to underwhelm and XP resists retirement
'A Boy and His Atom' gets IBM into Guinness Book as 'world's smallest movie'
After trying to solve a problem he had while running another business, an MIT computer science student found himself launching a startup.
IE9 peaks as IE10 replaces it on Windows 7
So what will the mobile market actually look like five years from now?
But most IT executives surveyed believe they haven't yet made a strong business case for BYOD
Solutions architects are the first to get certified
New 7500E programmable switch features triple speed 10/40/100G ports
Company boasts of concentrating more capability into smaller units
Making app updates available only via the store will improve security on Google's mobile platform, but experts are not sure how much
Finding of heavy password sharing across more sensitive sites like banks worrying because odds of criminals gaining access improve
The research project on show in Paris delivers a small current to make the muscle contract
Printers, routers and many other Internet-connected devices can be used in an attack
An engineer reveals during an industry conference how the site is working to make its backend data processing more efficient
Small cells in homes could become a usable, secure network for public use in the area, Qualcomm says
Apple taps into the debt market to return cash to shareholders
Report reveals tech companies that actively protect user information from government scrutiny
10gen offers to keep backup copies of MongoDB deployments
Apple's support resolves 34% more of the queries that come its way than does Dell, the best of the Windows PC bunch
Georgetown paper makes the case that Verizon and AT&T should be allowed to bid in upcoming auctions
Filr is designed to let employees to access their work files from mobile devices
Budweiser's Buddy Cup creates Facebook friends with a simple clink
Previously only available on an invite basis, the site is letting any U.S. business sign up for its ads platform
Expert: The project in Washington state looks 'very complicated'
New tablets are generally smaller than 8 inches, so what gives? Analysts say the bigger tablets could prove popular for some
The chips also boast a 20% reduction on power use
Turns to cloud-based Smartsheet app to keep projects on track
Sonatype's annual survey of 3,500 software developers and shows struggle in setting corporate policy on open source and enforcing it
Intel hopes to create an alternate market of low-cost PCs and tablets with Atom chips based on Silvermont
Cisco, Microsoft, HP, Oracle and others team with government to get service members IT training
Microsoft Research will publicly demonstrate the technology in July
OpenFlow-infused 12900 and 11900 designed for high-density 40G, fabric enablement
New and enhanced hardware and software designed to tightly couple the physical with the virtual
Softbank CEO slams Dish offer as based on 'imaginary' numbers, says Softbank deal would bring more buying power and synergy
Novel's Filr, NTP's Universal File Access both use a company's existing active directories for access rights
While such backdoors would help U.S. law enforcement, it would also provide a new vector for state-sponsored hackers
Researchers at Sucuri and Eset say the attacks, which delivers the Blackhole malware kit to site visitors, leaves no trace on servers
The Paper Tab project lets users transfer content between displays by tapping them together
Core Security researchers found hard-coded credentials and other flaws in firmware used in a variety of IP video cameras
Intel's CEO Paul Otellini said in a letter to the FCC that the deal will promote competition
HSA Foundation, which is led by AMD, has released an open specification that opens up all addressable memory to multiple processing units
Alibaba is investing US$586 million for an 18 percent stake in Weibo
Maker Berkeley Varitronics says the device detects a phone's components
Noted Norwegian developer accused of sharing Opera's secrets with rival Mozilla
The former manager of the company's desktop display unit is sentenced to two years in prison
