Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
The app pops up an authentication button on a user's iPad or iPhone to help secure logins on PCs
The move may indicate that Google and the plaintiffs, including the Authors Guild, are giving up on a settlement
Photos of the Galaxy Nexus smartphone spark more speculation
It's the third lawsuit to be filed since privacy controversy started last week
Exploit targeted Windows XP machines that didn't have DEP switched on
The developers behind PHP 6 have scaled back their plan to migrate their code base to Unicode
In interviews, SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott and SuccessFactors CEO Lars Dalgaard discuss next steps
Senator puts 'hold' on bill to eliminate green card per country caps
Reports claim the EU is to hit Google hard with objections in the new year
The Novo7 has a 7-inch screen and high-definition video capabilities, but is only available in China
Sniffs out controversial software on Android smartphones, but doesn't delete it
The DOE's exascale program is stalled, and its prospects appear bleak at a time of budget-cutting fever.
Users need to be told about how their data is used, according to European Consumers' Organisation BEUC.
Contract expired last month; search generated 98% of 2010 revenue
Chipita America CIO defend food makers use of cloud-based apps, and criticizes many IT managers' reasons for eschewing it
Smart Sentry device shuts down during flights to avoid GSM wireless disruption
Microsoft had planned to launch the operating system in China in late 2011
SAP wants the acquisition to bolster its cloud strategy
The cable operator will bundle Verizon Wireless service after selling spectrum to the carrier
Independent platform-as-a-service providers brace for increasing competition from traditional IT vendors
Enterprises are no longer catching up from limited recessionary budgets, the research company said
A long 2012, a longer iPhone, invisible ink, LTE, stupid teardrops
U.S. report says tech industry added 7,100 jobs in November; tech wages may be rising as well
Facebook expands its engineering team to New York City
Eleven lawmakers call for the U.S. International Trade Commission to investigate copyright infringement complaints
An Intel executive says Intel-inside smartphones and tablets with the new Android 4.0 OS could come next year
Meanwhile, Carrier IQ offers more details about what its software does
The software maker has turned mobile phones into spy phones, the consumer group says
Video 'proof' is less than convincing, or flat wrong, to some
Biggest security SNAFUs of the year; more Duqu for you
Fire has 14% market share, while iPad has 65%, IHS says
Company's marketing info suggests tools can do more than diagnose operational issues
Analytics, service orchestration and mobility are just a few of the new facets of on-demand software
The bill would give the NSA access to private information held by U.S. companies, a critic says
IT departments need to adapt now or be swept aside, Gartner warns
EBay's ql.io can simplify the process of querying a Web service for data, an eBay developer said
Surveys outline a strong quarter for enterprise hardware
Facebook and Twitter-like functionality, like microblogging, profiles and activity streams adapted for workplaces will become widely adopted
The convention is the only international treaty laying down principles for data protection
IDC said it expects a M&A frenzy in cloud, Big Data areas; mobile apps to generate more money than mainframe business
