Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
'If your ships aren't in the water halfway across the ocean already, you're going to have a hard time catching up' to us, Oracle president claims
The company says the problem will be fixed in an imminent update
Nvidia investigates whether a successful hacker attack against several of its websites also affected its online stores
Five resource areas to help you master the technical, legal and security ramifications of BYOD
Sprint 4G LTE wireless network turned on in Georgia, Texas, Kansas, Missouri
Mozilla calls criticism 'outdated,' rejects idea it takes users for granted
Last year, Huawei announced it would acquire a joint venture it had with Symantec to sell storage products
A competitor suddenly seems to know a lot about the company's customers. Is a former employee involved?
Data center fabrics reduce complexity and yield economies of scale, but setting them up takes a bit of work. Here's how two organizations got payback.
Users can be restricted from some social networking tasks and running some apps while on the company network
Research In Motion said it does not believe that the patent claimed by Mformation is valid
So says CEO Chris Crowell
The ubiquitous productivity suite must get stronger in tablets and smartphones, and embrace the BYOD trend
Bob Mansfield hints the return to EPEAT was in answer to customer complaints
Cloud spending predicted to grow at 19% clip, compared to 3% rise in overall IT spending
GameStop, Adorama and Staples are among the retailers saying the tablet has sold out
Google tablet pre-orders of Nexus 7 slow going, some buyers say
In the first half of this year, mayhem prevailed, from hacker exploits to bad corporate behavior
Acer will refund the small fee Microsoft is charging consumers to upgrade Windows 7 PCs to Windows 8 Pro
Chinese orders and engineering samples, NFC reborn, The Date
Users have been advised to change their passwords since Tuesday
Bug, which could expose private photos, 'raises question about the process by which Instagram rolls out its code,' says security pro
The first mobile privacy meeting hosted by the agency starts off with questions about the process
Also, Microsoft to open more stores, lowers Windows 8 OEM licenses
The settlement agreeement with LCD makers has now ballooned to $1.1 billion
Even though the bill was adopted, protest initiator Wikipedia is mildly positive problems can be resolved
Mobile Web apps now can be tailored for tablets
Federal report says before national security and emergency response workloads can be placed in commercial clouds, the government needs assurance resources will be available during emergencies
Latest release blends roles, rules, and IT work processes
The Wi-Fi Alliance is refining the specification to help devices and apps connect to each other
Worldwide PC shipments declined by 0.1 percent during the second quarter, according to research firms Gartner and IDC
CA Technologies has updated its z/OS management products to handle DB2 10 upgrades
A draft bill would expand an intellectual-property attachA(c) program, but Public Knowledge questions the legislative process
Microsoft security change could cause problems for legacy systems, applications accessing Web sites and email platforms
Zimbra Collaboration Server 8.0 has been designed to be easier to install
U.S. government watchdog group finds common challenges across agencies looking to implement cloud computing but most issues translate into private companies as well
Higgs researchers undertake two-year pilot to experiment replacing grid infrastructure with the cloud, but funding and logistical concerns pose challenges
NIST emphasizes employee-owned BYOD devices as riskier than organization-issued products
Mark Hamill, Stan Lee and costumes, costumes, costumes invade San Diego
A Paris-based researcher has come up with a way for computers to learn how to play simple board games
More than 2,000 victims believed to have lost $2.7 million to Web-based crime ring
Reacts to upcoming revelations of gadget vulnerabilities at Black Hat by offering tool that kills feature in Vista, Windows 7
