Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
With a download count larger than Windows 7 beta's, Microsoft's Windows 8 preview is being used by just a fourth as many people
Study finds biggest differences are in video and battery performance, mostly due to device
Key areas include asset management, security monitoring, cloud service brokering and service stacks
Dense servers with ARM processors could be an alternative to x86-based technology
What will be hot in the Big Data, analytics world in 2011?
A hung jury did not come to a decision last week in the Microsoft-Novell antitrust lawsuit
The deal recently got approval from China, Australia, and the European Commission
Dell's Streak Pro uses Baidu's mobile platform which is localized for Chinese users
The 2011 Women of Influence Awards, co-presented by Alta Associates and CSO Magazine, recognize outstanding women in infosec careers
The U.S. International Trade Commission will block some products in the patent fight starting next April
It ends its quest after strong government resistance, will pay T-Mobile a $4 billion breakup fee, and sets a roaming arrangement instead
Juniper claims rivals used tech that Palo Alto's founders developed but that's patented by Juniper
Workers are willing to pay some or even all of the costs for tablets, smartphones
MacBook Air's near-monopoly will end in 2012 after Windows PC makers unveil dozens of thin-and-light notebooks at CES
US corporations, nonprofits decry costs, but experts see January start proceeding
ZDI's six-month disclosure deadline results in 21 'zero-day' advisories for those firms' software
Collaborative expects to begin licensing new security technology early next year
Eric Schmidt tells Italian paper of coming tablet 'of the highest quality'
Verizon's blocking of Google Wallet violates FCC conditions on 700MHz spectrum, van Schewick says
The company is targetting companies that launched on public clouds but are transitioning to private clouds
Who gets what, how to block the upgrade, and more,
Unlike others, this latest effort may have a chance
Technology viewed as helpful in limiting or preventing disease outbreaks in animals
Research and technology parks affiliated with universities can play an important role in job creation
The iSec is a videogame console similar to the Xbox Kinect with controller-free gaming
Debate on the controversial copyright bill will continue on Wednesday, not wait until January
The jury was unable to agree on whether Microsoft acted to deliberately impede Novell's WordPerfect software
Wireless carrier says it will no longer collect data from controversial software
Resurrecting Flash, reigning in search, advancing Siri
Seagate cuts warranties from five years to one for certain desktop and laptop drives
Cox is following other cable companies in lining up with Verizon Wireless
Practical strategies CIOs are using to give staff broader IT and business experience without increasing headcount
Also: Ubiquitous surveillance from Big Brother and Microsoft's automatic IE updates coming soon, whether you want them or not
From the PlayBook to a massive outage, RIM couldn't catch a break in 2011
Europol warns that the Internet is making it easier for offenders to distribute child porn
