Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
AT&T, eBay, Fidelity Investments, NTT and Rackspace using startup's network virtualization tool
'Project Thunder' to follow in Q2 as an all-flash appliance
VFCache, code-named Lightning, will provide flash storage as cache on PCIe cards inside servers
AMD's CTO said the company will employ other chip architectures if they meet the needs of its customers
A link to malware purporting to be CNN coverage of a US attack on Iran is reaching hundreds of thousands of Facebook users
Texas couple hears from many after unemployed engineer's wife questions president on visa program
Hacker demanded a $150K job, free hotel room and the right to work whenever he wanted
'Natural evolution' of protests to social networks spurs opposition to 'villain of the moment'
'We had some fun this week,' says Microsoft's chief marketing exec
Hungarian citizen hacked Marriott Corp., then threatened to release company secrets unless he was hired
Hacking collective says it has collected 3GB worth of detailed records, transcripts related to case
The capability 'is on the road map,' according to a Microsoft official
Analysts expect Dell to focus on the midmarket and infrastructure with its new software division
Motorola claims only small number of refurbished Xooms affected, but acknowledges data left on tablets could be sensitive
Federal security agency touts sandbox, silent update as features that keep citizens safer online
487M smartphone figure trumps all laptops, tablets, desktop and netbooks combined
Activist groups work behind the scenes to motivate the Internet masses against SOPA and PIPA
Digital rights groups say the memo reveals a hidden agenda
The country's Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled all 122 licenses issued in 2008
SEC filing offers more on what happened and when
Europe's data protection watchdog wants more time to investigte the Internet giant's policy change
Claims 40% reduction in malicious app downloads in second half of 2011
FDA whistleblowers say agency violated their rights by extensively monitoring personal communications
Workers on H-1B visas are 10 years younger, earn 10% more than U.S. workers
A new Android Trojan employs server-side polymorphism to generate unique variants
Romney, Obama are tied in one area -- both fail to link mobile users to a full desktop website, tests find
The former FCC chair outlines his objections to House spectrum auction proposals
AVG Technologies' IPO Thursday may be a warning about high-priced offerings, however
Social network eyes expansion into China, hopes to boost mobile experience
Sprint and a partner have introduced a tracking device with both CDMA and GSM capability for international shipping
Machines will be cut off from the Web next month, say experts
AMD halts at 16 cores for next year's server chips code-named Abu Dhabi
Other dot-coms have received hype, but most haven't paid off so far
Claims its DNS network wasn't breached, but mum on whether SSL certificates were compromised
Successful VOLTE test points toward seamless voice/data interoperability
Gingrich site is the fastest, Romney, Santorum and Paul bring up rear - and don't even talk about mobile, according to Web-optimizing provider Strangeloop study
AMD hopes to blur the lines between CPUs and GPUs in future chips, and integrate third-party intellectual property
FBI says man copied and sold millions of dollars worth of Microsoft, Apple iLife Adobe, Veritas, Quicken software
IT pros in Austin, Tex. and Portland, Ore. saw the biggest salary gains, according to Dice.com
Seemingly innocuous Web log data can identify individual machines
The petition asks Apple to take steps to protect workers at factories that make iPhones and iPads
Harbinger's Falcone, who started the carrier, took advice from a software executive but kept his distance
Clandestine forwarding of stolen cookies could help session-hijacking operators
TMNG Global has devised a program that would let operators lease phones to users
