Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Facebook and Twitter continue their momentum, while LinkedIn and Google Plus show there is plenty of social networking to go around
Increasingly powerful smartphones and tablets putting the squeeze on laptops, netbooks
Even Adobe acknowledges usefulness of HTML5, but don't think Flash is going away anytime soon
Lines blur as big proprietary software vendors find angles in open source software, too
Cook has huge shoes to fill as Apple CEO, so expect a good deal of "What Would Steve Do?"
Which you choose will depend on regulatory requirements, need for speed and more
Latest Amazon ereaders, new exclusive content keep momentum going for ebooks
Cloud computing flavors designed to meet almost any need
Cisco invades the data center server market and former partners respond by acquiring rival networking companies
Will the open source API replace those already in network processors?
There continues to be "virtual stall," though same apps really should stay on dedicated hardware, experts say
To Tweet or not to Tweet? It's a complicated question.
Shorter distances to base stations key in 5G networks
Oncoming applications, communications technology and security make this a once-sided argument
Facebook and Google+ at forefront of debate over the use of pseudonyms
Outsourcing trends point to less demand for pure techies in-house
Lots of lawsuits against developers symptomatic of larger problem
Android tablets expected to gain ground over time, but for now Apple's iPad rules, even in the enterprise
It's clear CAs have their problems, but nothing is ready yet to replace them
Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome are battling for the No. 2 position; could No. 1 player Microsoft eventually be unseated?
Concerns raised over iOSification of the Mac OS, but benefits seem to outweigh drawbacks with latest Apple software
iPad, smartphone influx pushing more organizations to boost wireless coverage
It's VMware's market to lose, and lose it could with Microsoft, Red Hat and Citrix making big strides
Lenovo reported revenue for the quarter of $7.78 billion, up 35 percent
The electronics manufacturer said it has also been hurt by the strong yen, and predicts a net loss for the fiscal year.
E-commerce giant Alibaba launched its own search engine eTao last year
Carnegie Mellon University researchers found "serious usability flaws" in several popular privacy tools
Up to 350 million products will have 802.11ac by 2015, but 802.11n will still dominate, the research group said
WebSocket is faster than the veritable HTTP protocol, Kaazing's CTO asserts
AMD gains share from strong growth in mobile chip shipments
Homeland Security is working on guidelines to protect U.S. citizens' rights while looking at social media sites
MowToGoMobile.com gives free advice on improving mobile websites
Expect a security advisory today on Windows zero-day, but no patch Nov. 8, says expert
Researchers identify installer for Stuxnet-like Trojan discovered this month
Chrome projected to take No. 2 spot from Firefox by April 2012
Forrester Research finds organizations understand the importance of spending on business continuity and disaster recovery, but put it off
Data as a service, or DaaS, can help businesses anticipate trends and act smarter through analytics -- if you follow these best practices
The new Calxeda chip will provide an entry point for ARM to battle Intel in the server market
Security researchers have located the first Duqu installer
Cleaner message strings, customizable navigation and advanced search added to Gmail
Problems and delays have military officials considering a number of fixes for the multi-billion-dollar project
Canalys researchers say HTC jumped early and often on Android bandwagon
IARPA plan says circuit manufacturing would be split, with security and Intellectual Property technology built only in US
DOE's new 100G backbone is one of the world's fastest edge networks; backbone will monitor its own energy usage
Expansion to 15 more countries on Nov. 11 will 'fire up Apple fever' in world's biggest market, says analyst
Businesses are being hit by cybercriminals, driving investment away, the U.K. Foreign Secretary said
