Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
IT staff can now use CloudFormation templates to create isolated cloud resources
The processor has four cores but still uses less power than its dual-core predecessor
Shutterfly had placed a "stalking horse" bid of US$23.8 million
Glenn Mangham of York, England, said he meant no harm and hoped Facebook would let him off the hook
Potter Voice is suing most mobile device makers over a patent on voice control of devices
The U.S. patent office issued a ruling in Oracle's favor, but too late for it to make any difference, a judge has ruled
Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act bill fails to provide adequate privacy protections, Executive Office says
The guidelines would advise technology companies on data collection, data sharing and written privacy policies
But Google says its policies are no more onerous than rival service providers
VMware says it was one file of old code
AMD gained a slight market share as mobile shipments grew and hard drive shipments stabilized
CTIA CEO Largent says carriers will continue to make their pleas for more spectrum heard
Report shows security, lack of standards in government IT orgs is hindering cloud adoption
The Mac's contribution to Apple's bottom line fell to an all-time low in Q1
Initial public offering may be pushed back till June, reports say
Apps for medication reminders, TV-centric social networks among the most popular
The DATA Act aims to help lawmakers and the public better track federal spending online
IBM is offering a combination of the Linux OS and Power7 processors in new servers
GAO report: FAA has put in place data quality controls, weaknesses remain
The carrier sold 1.5 million iPhones in the first quarter and says the Apple device pulled in new subscribers
CEO's comments seem to go further than company's official stance
Analysts dial back expectations for Windows Phone, citing BYOD trend as contributing factor.
Microsoft Security Intelligence Report: Enterprise security operations let Conficker thrive
Microsoft will also support ODF 1.2 in its cloud office suite Office 365.
Latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report report says HTML, Java Script exploits on the rise
Apple faithful wonder whether new iPhone or software will be sprung at always sold-out event
Researcher finds serious remote denial-of-service vulnerability in Samsung TV firmware
When data goes into the cloud, customers may want to know exactly where that is, but providers don't always say
The company has given muted guidance for the next quarter
Taiwanese vendor set to unveil more high-end tablets, and is said to be Google's choice for low-cost device
Huawei unveiled its own in-house quad-core processor chip earlier this year
Convenience is apparently winning out over the complexity of deploying the next-generation software on-premises
Intel's acquisition of Cray's interconnect assets will help build the high-performance-computing product portfolio
Changes in the search algorithm shift will go into effect this week
Google built a 'clean room' version of Java and did not use Sun's intellectual property, Eric Schmidt said in court Tuesday
A proposed amendment would limit what U.S. agencies can do with shared information
Sales of iPhones increase 88 percent year-over-year
Google's cloud storage service garners positive reviews but fails to break major new ground
Patches 14 security bugs in the desktop browser, 19 in the mobile version
DNSChanger malware is often linked to the tenacious rootkit TDSS
A quick look at the basics of the threats to every IT system
Democrats and other critics continue to point out privacy concerns
Exadata delivers the processing speed Oracle has touted, but at high expense and with sizable technical requirements, users say
Targets infrastructure, software cloud services for small and large enterprises by offering a variety of OS platforms
Google Docs integration, improved document search capabilities highlight new cloud storage service
