Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
IDC adjusts tablet sales estimates sharply upward
Avaya follows moves by Cisco, Siemens and other communication providers in opening its system up to be virtualized as businesses look to virtualize their UC apps
HP rolled out a series of advancements to its converged cloud today, including bringing its public cloud into general availability, adding a PaaS layer and enhancing multi-hypervisor support
Unemployment for IT is well below national rates, but wages are barely moving
New 620 smartphone initially available in China; unclear if it will come to United States
Plexxi unveils controller and switch for network 'affinity'
New cloud-based services secure WLAN access for guests, visitors
Some are even faster than using the touchscreen
Nokia Siemens will sell its Business Support Systems unit to Redknee, the second business unit it has sold this week
The EliteBook Revolve hybrid is HP's first Windows 8 touchscreen laptop.
Cybercrime operation compromised mobile device transaction authentication number via SMS
The company plans to ship an all-flash storage array next year
IBM plans to boost its enterprise social collaboration offerings with Kenexa's human resources applications and services
A comprehensive doctrine could define how the U.S. government will respond to cyberattacks, book authors say
Judge Koh admonishes both companies for trying to step around her rules
Most Twitter SMS users are protected from spoofing attacks by default, but others need to set PIN
But others say the company will 'draw a line in the sand' and stop serving the aged OS with patches
Amazon Web Services brings Windows Server-based programs from Parallels, MicroStrategy and Quest into its fold
The FCC has the authority to require mobile carriers to enter into data roaming agreements, the court says
At Amazon's user conference last week, Google and Microsoft employees were on hand
HP wants to recover damages it claims it suffered from as a result of price fixing conspiracy between LCD panel makers
Whitman is trying to right HP's ship following the revelation about accounting improprieties
Former VMware CEO Paul Maritz to run division that will focus on big data and PaaS services
Amazon is making a push to gain traction in the enterprise market
In comparison, Microsoft struggles to get users to adopt the newest Windows
iPhones would use sleeves to read smart cards and microSD cards
Hardware struggles as chips and PCs continue slide
As CEO of First Information Security, Elgamal consults on IT and security for business and government
AMD's Opteron 4300 chip delivers 15 percent better performance than predecessor
Only the pricing and royalty terms of the agreement were allowed to be sealed
The basic trojan has been found on a website dedicated to the Dalai Lama, according to security vendor Intego
Yahoo's YQL console is open to cross-site abuse, a security researcher says
The Verizon Video service delivered streaming video for money, while Viewdini just helps customers find content
Senators in favor of an online sales tax may try to move it forward in other ways
Tumblr called out by malicious hacking group GNAA for not properly securing its site
Android app, GetCharitable, directs ad money to international anti-famine group Hunger Relief International
Google's new Ingress augmented reality game is rough around the edges, but still highly absorbing
Robocaller busted using FTC's number and website to scam consumers
The Pope will answer questions about faith and belief using Twitter, the Vatican said
