Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Caution remains, but it's not stopping enterprises from investing in mobility, social networking, cloud computing and business analytics initiatives.
A new law restricting citizens and residents from access and commerce on foreign websites comes into effect on Jan. 6
Exodus accelerates over last four months as users move to Windows 7
Microsoft's browser ends 2011 at record low, set to slip below 50% by March
Despite strong sales, and Apple's rise as most valued compay on planet, economic concern dampens confidence for IT
Delaware Supreme Court unseals letter outlining sexual harassment complaint
Consumerization of IT is the consensus choice of the new year's major technology force, one that will manifest itself in several forms
The tools can be used to figure out the access code for many brands of wireless routers
Microsoft rushes out emergency update for ASP .Net, first 'out-of-band' in 2011
Although 2011 was the year that user-driven mobile device usage became the norm, its fallout -- and opportunities -- are just starting
Some helped build an industry, while others helped save lives through technology. But all 13 of these tech pioneers shaped the future
The way many web app frameworks handle hashes makes them vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack, researchers revealed
As old addresses disappear, most enterprises can spend the year preparing for the new protocol
The seven companies have settled for over US$550 million with eight U.S. states
But the county can still file an amended complaint in a bid to keep the allegations alive
Google says 3.7 million Android devices activated last weekend
China is building data centers at a rapid pace, but it may struggle to become a hub for international business
If they changed their ways, IT managers could have enormous impact on their organizations
Everyone knows about the success of Linux and Apache, but here are other open source technologies on the rise
New operating system security features will force attackers to seek weaknesses elsewhere
In an SEC filing Tuesday the company warned that it might have to write off the value of the deal
Commercial mobile payment services will become more common next year, but mass market acceptance will take longer
New York state said it is unable to proceed with its claim for damages in a Delaware court after some recent adverse orders
One year later: The good, the bad and the ugly truth about Google's ChromeOS-based notebook.
Analysts expect big moves after Google and Bing maintain leadership positions in 2011
The Indian government had recently complained about objectionable content on the Web
Google told a judge that groups representing copyright holders can't seek relief for them
A group of researchers has built a SpamAssassin that detects spam by TCP usage
Tech shares close up Friday, after Tibco, Red Hat report strong results
Feedback from customers prompts GoDaddy to backtrack on the copyright legislation
Physicians could get advice from Watson in seconds
Picture passwords, rumors of tablets & more regarding Microsoft Windows 8 software
Like Europe and China, Russia is developing an exascale plan that aims to be less dependent on U.S. technology
Remembering Steve with iPhone 5; higher sales; LTE jitters
IPCom says HTC has not licensed a patent for UMTS technology
Wireless is 'unstoppable and inevitable,' says Xirrus CEO
BYODs and their mobile apps need to be managed because they're the single biggest source for malware and security breaches
As IT hiring rises, CIOs will find it harder to replace retiring Baby Boomers and retain 20-somethings
Harry Fox Agency's IT chief discusses how hard it is to retain younger IT professionals, especially Java programmers
Some websites have threatened to move their domains from the registrar
After blocking AT&T's T-Mobile acquisition, the agency quickly approved the smaller agreement
Mozilla likely leveraged competition between Google and Microsoft to strike it rich
The spectrum database will be available first in the Wilmington, North Carolina, area
Oracle moves closer to gaining a range of "customer experience management" software to battle Salesforce.com
Macs crash most, says Mozilla, but problem also affected Linux and Windows editions
Real world implementations driven by 10G servers, 40G networks, will emerge
The social networking company has released software it acquired with the IndexTank purchase earlier this year
