Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Engineer accidentally posts Google+ rant publicly, getting Internet abuzz
BlackBerry Messenger and Web browsing still down on most continents
Joint Microsoft-Hortonworks effort aims to deliver a Hadoop distribution for Windows Server and Windows Azure
Ohio State researcher says forced slowdown can aid communication
FX family of chips, lower prices, Bulldozer architecture give AMD a needed boost
How Google's tablet 'Honeycomb' and smartphone 'Gingerbread' OSes fare in the battle with iOS 5 on the iPad and iPhone
The son of the company founder presided over sales of the world's first commercial cell phones
Nokia's head of North America said the company is finally poised to do what it takes to gain share in the US market
Follows past practice, starts serving downloads at 1 p.m. ET
Models coming soon will be available with natural-language software for easy chatting with the car
iOS or OS X upgrades necessary to access the new free service
Tech vendors, online companies and nonprofits pledge to offer digital training programs for U.S. residents
RIM pledging to work "night and day" to solve problem that has lasted three days
A rash of attacks following missile sales to Taiwan prompted a major cybersecurity review
The biggest number of computers infected with this new Zeus variant are located in India, Italy and the US
Moxie Marlinspike has just the plan to revolutionize SSL certificate security
It will also roll out single management interface across storage line
Cisco unveils thin clients, WAN optimization enhancements to support media
Service slowdown reaches North America for first time
The Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor wants the U.S. Commerce Department to explain its exclusion from the project
The Indian outsourcer expressed concern about the global economic environment
RealPresence Mobile allows HD videoconferencing on iPad, Xoom and Galaxy Tab
U.S. is making some changes to visa processes, but reform requires congressional help
The enterprise mobile management vendor is introducing a 'wrapper' for apps
The company said 'Mafia Wars 2' is its edgiest game yet
Microsoft's Bing holds steady as Google moves back over 65% market share
Gives predictive analytics to IT with the help of agents
Backup system also didn't work, RIM explains
Enterprises should take business-centric view when deploying technology, Forrester cautions
Sites that run own DNS systems experience more downtime, total outages
In its latest security findings, Microsoft says old holes with patches available are the cause of most Windows infections
When it comes to security, mobile phones are the new thumb drive
Fixes 23 flaws, including one that also affects Mac users running Silverlight plug-in
An FCC plan to overhaul telephone subsidies could give incumbent carriers the right to keep the money, the ACA says
Sprint, Verizon and AT&T keynote speeches ignored intense competition and legal strife
Gartner predicts ads will push social media revenue to $29.1B by 2015
Patches nearly 80 bugs in the Windows version
The ultrabook is meant to be competition for Apple's MacBook Air and the tablet market
Websites are sharing usernames and other personal information with advertising partners, a Stanford study says
Airline's call center is run by employees working from home through a VDI environment
'Plugged-in' blogger Eldar Murtazin cites legal concerns with mobile OS update
FairSearch.org, a coalition of Google critics that includes Microsoft, wants attorneys general to probe Google business practices
