Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
It's the first step in creating an enterprise version of the Google+ service for Google Apps customers
Report highlights security vendors' built-in conflict of interest
Businesses that need to run Java advised to use a white list that prevents employees from visiting anything but trusted sites
Computing advances since Katrina have helped the city plan better on the storm surge, for one
OpenStack distro market is getting crowded, quickly
IBM and Hewlett-Packard tied for the top position by revenue
The hearing on vacacting an injunction against Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be next month
Also, VMware’s suggestion on how to migrate from Windows XP to Windows 7
Security researchers proposed several methods to protect computers from being compromised via a new Java vulnerability
AMD CTO Mark Papermaster said chip design needs to be flexible so devices get more features such as voice, touch and gesture recognition
VMworld news: Changes come to vShield security approach
UC Irvine Medical Center ER doctors, medical students get crash course in iPad apps, management
UMass - Dartmouth turns to sophisticated network management tools for help
IBM says new mainframe, zEnterprise EC12 is 25% faster; has 50% more capacity than current high-end model
The company's survey finds that a majority of U.S. residents want video calling services to work with each other
'Disruptive the second you turn it on,' but the move can be smoothed
In a statement Tuesday, Samsung says it will 'take all necessary measures' to fight the ban
Former SAP, Oracle execs make company's product generally available
Pricing for virtualization software is linked to CPUs on physical machines, period
Facebook has to change its practices within a week, German consumer organizations are demanding
Tracking infrastructure of malnets gives the security industry 'the big picture,' says company researcher
zEnterprise EC12 aims to deliver on analytics, hybrid cloud demands with fastest commercially available processor, Flash Express
The company's Sony Optiarc optical drive subsidiary, which has about 420 employees worldwide, will be dissolved by March 2013
Companies expand partnership at VMworld just as everyone was looking for a split
EMC VFCache delivers in-line deduplication of cached data
The Manhattan district attorney wants to examine Twitter records in a disorderly conduct case
Volume up 2,500% over last year's pre-iPhone 4S announcement activity
Jury's $1 billion award to Apple shouldn't blunt Android innovation, Google says in statement
AMD's FirePro S9000 graphics cards offer up to 4 teraflops of performance and support 6GB of memory
Lawn/garden equipment maker relying on IBM WebSphere
Is Apple losing its role as the top smartphone trendsetter?
Virtual desktop vendors HP, Dell, Cisco look to make a splash at VMworld
A Java vulnerability that has yet to be patched is being actively exploited by cybercriminals
However, Google is confident it will retain these customers as its transitions them to Google Apps
Samsung wants Apple to pay it damages because it has been unable to sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the U.S.
Windows 8 will have to compete with the new Galaxy Note and 4k TV for the spotlight at the IFA trade show
Delay in pricing new OS due to desktop vs. tablet conundrum, analysts argue
NetBackup Accelerator to provide vastly faster backups and restores of VMs
Can the new iPhone begin to undercut Android's smartphone market share?
The fourth patent was referred for reconsideration by the administrative law judge
