Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Windows 8 mastermind is out
Now says 'we may not' have Windows 7 drivers for consumers' new PCs that come with Windows 8 pre-installed
CEO Steve Ballmer wants better integrated and faster development
Managing large file transfers is a growing problem given the amount of data enterprises handle
Big names in tech compete with upstarts to help enterprises manage data sharing
Sinofsky was the public face for Windows 8 and its new user interface
At customer conference, Palo Alto breaks into virtualized firewalls, expands hardware appliances
Big Switch Networks unveils products, customers, partnerships for SDNs
A U.S. judge will decide on a fair royalty rate for Motorola's patents, which could have implications for other cases
The third-quarter drop in SMS use was the first ever in the U.S., showing the effects of IP-based messaging systems, a report says
The company presented a road map for meshing Yammer and SharePoint
He's alleged to have killed a U.S. man in San Pedro town
AT&T looks to capitalize on small business client base with Microsoft Office 365 offering
Many of the scams listed in the cybersecurity vendor's '12 scams of Christmas' list are new twists on old scams
Chinese blog, citing meeting with Microsoft exec, pegs launch of long-awaited sneak peek
iPad, iPad mini, Samsung Galaxy Tab are eligible
The report from Constellation Research lays out what the ground rules for SaaS vendors should be
Recent malware attack against the Israeli police are part of a larger campaign, Norman researchers say
Today's fastest supercomputers continue to push deeper into petaflop performance levels
Nvidia's K20 and K20X, and AMD's FirePro SM10000 GPUs deliver more than a teraflop of double-precision performance
Will it be enough to reverse RIM's decline?
Despite being detained since September, Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg has not been officially charged
Same four patents allegedly infringed, same U.S. judge, only the hardware's changed
The company has launched a new Chinese-language site called eBay Style
Key goal, say experts, will be to offer mobile apps without reducing revenue
Users will receive some call and message notifications even when the app is closed
The patent cross-licensing deal HTC reached with Apple over the weekend will not be enough to get the company back on track, analysts say
Intel's first Phi chip is released more than two years after it was announced
The International Civil Aviation Organization says a task force is merited given new technologies in air traffic control systems
Remotely controlling the robot showed off the capabilities of Disruption Tolerant Networking
An IBM worker allegedly called the project the worst SAP implementation they'd ever seen
Tech companies look for smaller IP deals as they position themselves for the next wave of computing
The blocking occurs as China prepares to change its government leadership
Cray agrees to acquire Appro for $25 million and plans a Cluster Solutions division to make high-end industry-standard servers
Winners of the annual contest will be able to get their technologies in front of finance executives
Thoma Bravo promises a 'buy and build' strategy to grow Crossbeam
'It really puts the screws to you,' says Symantec director of spike in PC extortion racket
Attackers could gain control of IronPort appliances because of flaws in Sophos Anti-Virus, Cisco said
SEC has regulations, but there is plenty of room for interpretation
Hacking could mark a censorship crackdown, expected as China's Communist Party begins meetings to set in motion a leadership change
Samsung has alleged that the jury foreman was untruthful and biased in a patent trial pitting the company against Apple
Reza Taghipour is held responsible for ordering the jamming of satellite television broadcasts and restricting Internet connectivity
The Justice Department said he sold counterfeit software bought from China and Singapore
The new OS faces threats of remote code execution
The carrier will allow Apple's videoconferencing app on data plans other than Mobile Share
