Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Agency says it's turned a corner, but 'not declaring victory' yet
No sign it will rush emergency update for kernel flaw exploited by Duqu malware
Although Microsoft won't have a Duqu patch ready for Patch Tuesday, security experts expect a manual "Fix It" sometime this week.
Change designed to provide Google search users with more timely, 'fresher' search results
Cisco, RIM, Nokia among top tech companies that thinned their ranks in 2011 to boost financials, refocus
iPhone still largest smartphone brand, IDC says
As startup Bromium nears the end of stealth mode, its founder describes the security benefits of virtualization
The 28-year-old faces up to five years in prison on a conspiracy to commit copyright infringement charge
In honor of the 10th anniversary of Eclipse, IBM has launched an initiative to standardize the proverbial 'Internet of Things'
After learning the value of job stability during the recession, more tech workers want to keep their current jobs
The FCC and Congress should make unlicensed spectrum available as they move toward auctions, a group says
Xen expert Simon Crosby says virtual machines can boost cloud security
Intel remains dominant chip maker, while AMD grows in worldwide mobile chip market, IDC reports
Google continues its aggressive push to link Google+ with its other products
Mozilla recently posted images of the user interface for its Boot to Gecko mobile operating system and a development timeline
iPhone remains single biggest brand, at 28%, Nielsen says
AMD gains market share in Q3 as its Fusion chip gains strength and Intel's Atom processor hurts
Among 500 IT pros surveyed, 89% said they're happy with their jobs
Interest in Amazon's Kindle Fire shows that content and a low price is key when competing with Apple's iPad, according to analysts
The first joint EU-US cyber security simulation tackles real-life threats
Hacker wanted a shorter suspended sentence, while prosecutor wanted to link the case to organized crime
Espionage attempts are expected to increase as more sensitive information moves online
Almost half of IT members in ISACA survey say bring-your-own-device trend is worrisome
Viadeo's Chinese site Tianji.com wants to grab 35 million users by 2013
MIT server used by hackers to compromise other websites
Hamburg's Data Protection Authority wants answers from Facebook by Monday
Building a trusted virtual IT environment for itself and its customers requires continual tweaking
With the first 'Ice Cream Sandwich' smartphones due in mid-November, the real app testing can soon begin
The U.S. Department of Justice and some state attorneys general have opposed the deal in the same court
Hewlett-Packard's Slate 2 is the company's first tablet after it announcing it would not spin off or sell its PC unit
The shuttering of AOL's LISTSERV could mark an end of an era, or not
Companies are learning, through trial and error, the best way to engage with customers using social networking
Microsoft shuns its own technologies with new mobile Bing app built on HTML5
The service allows you to choose which files are restored first.
Ruling will determine whether warrants are needed to use GPS technology to track criminal suspects
EFI's application mimics missing print feature in most mobile devices
SAP HANA will be available later this year
Teaching hospitals have a greater likelihood of meeting Stage 1 meaningful use criteria
TI says current tablets and smartphones are not yet ready for quad-core chip for a variety of reasons
The data-integration vendor is one of a growing field hoping to capitalize on the open-source programming framework
It's now available for the iPad on the Apple App Store
