Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
The proposed $39 billion deal now goes to a hearing before an administrative law judge at the FCC
Friend Connect, Knol and Search Timeline are among the services being retired
Administrative hearing could spell death knell of proposed $39 billion merger
HP is developing Superdome and other Integrity servers that can use Xeon as well as Itanium processors
A Senate vote on the controversial copyright enforcement bill could come by early December
It's the latest turn in a long-running dispute between Wellogix and SAP
5-inch Android tablet, Red Droid model also rumored
HTC-made Facebook smartphone would run an Android derivative, report says
An all-SSD infrastructure can approach the cost of hard drive arrays
New email privacy project relies on people's respect for social norms rather than enforcing them with technology
Small PC makers are raising PC prices by up to 20 percent
Twenty-seven Republicans in the U.S. Congress who opposed net neutrality rules are cosponsors of SOPA or Protect IP
Cisco CIO Jacoby to oversee new cloud and systems management group
It also will offer a $200 Xoom tablet with LTE (with contract)
Helped by the availability of more phones the technology is taking off
Analysts and Google suggest PIN or password alternate for smartphone
Claims the OS will install in as little as one-tenth the time as Windows 7
Adobe commits to one more version of Flash for mobile browsing on Ice Cream Sandwich-based devices
SCADA systems are notoriously vulnerable, but no one is forcing any changes, experts say
New EFF proposal provides an additional layer of security for the CA system
Supporters of the Stop Online Piracy Act are looking increasingly isolated
Storage newcomers specializing in flash, virtualization and cloud computing
Nanya claims Elpida violated four of its patents
Fueled by GoDaddy, IPv6 support soared 1,900 percent in 12 months by one measure
HP earnings plummet as a new CEO takes the helm
No accounts breached; investigation underway
What's known so far about SCADA cyberattack in Illinois
Verizon will be U.S. carrier; smartphone to run on its LTE network
Lawson loses a number of veteran product-development and support executives
iFixit pokes fun at tablet design that's not intended for rock climbing
Security companies hype malware explosion; Google and analysts say 'No big deal'
Malware researchers disagree with Google's open-source programs manager on the Android malware problem
Internet Crime Complaint Center wishes you a safe shopping season
Version 12c, with the 'C' standing for cloud, will be announced Dec. 1
ChangeWave survey finds 65% plan to buy an iPad and 22% a Kindle fire; the others lag far behind
Popularity of Google Android platform, apps may be the reason
German company releases OpenPGP Chrome extension to facilitate webmail encryption
As the Budapest Convention hits 10 years old this week, proponents say it is crucial in fighting cybercrime
Barnes & Noble e-reader boosts CPU power, RAM for streaming media
Apple's global PC market share was 15% in Q3, Canalys says
The country's telecommunications regulator has instructed local operators to install filtering equipment
