Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Oracle's much anticipated entry into the NoSQL fray may be fueled by Memecached
The carrier asks an appeals court to throw out the 'unneeded' regulations
The latest version of the Open Document specification also adds RDF metadata
'One way to win the browser war,' says security expert
The U.S. has plenty of spectrum for mobile broadband, it's just in the wrong hands, analysts say
The nonprofit ISP says the same rules should apply for mobile broadband as for wireline
Also: Cisco issued a number of security warnings this week
Even after appeals court ruling this week, 'this is far from over,' promises Psystar's attorney
College students pick Google for third straight year; IBM, Intel, Microsoft and Apple also make list of most attractive employers
Retailers are hiring as e-commerce traffic picks up
Percona's enhanced MySQL MEMORY storage engine can accept any data type, paving the way for use of more efficient data types
Honeycomb based tablet outdoes new Amazon Kindle Fire with two cameras
Smartphones based on Windows Phone won't be cheap enough, according to an analyst
A European group has filed 22 complaints against Facebook with Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner
Billy Beane's success with the Oakland A's offers a BI analytics lesson to IT execs, analysts say
Dell's XPS 14z is slated to arrive in other regions later this year
Intel described the move as a step towards expanding its mobile software services capabilities
Ig Nobel prize also awarded for possible breakthrough in understanding impact of texting/phoning while driving
As mobile popularity grows, so will the problem, study says
HealthMEDX boots Cisco switches to eliminate backup errors
A regulatory filing shows what HP will pay its outgoing and incoming CEOs
Avos, the company that owns the social bookmarking site, is scrambling to fix the problems
But demand for H-1B visa remains sluggish
LPDDR3 will succeed LPDDR2 and ramp up performance in tablets and smartphones while consuming less power
The Kindle Fire browser's connection to Amazon's servers prompts concerns from experts
Lawmakers say Facebook user tracking 'raises serious privacy concerns'
Rebuts analyst who said RIM planned to abandon the tablet business
Two government employees steered a $3.2 billion computing contract to SAIC and a subcontractor, a lawsuit alleged
Kaspersky Lab security experts are telling their side of the story on company blogs
If Apple hews to past practice, the most likely release dates are Oct. 11 or Oct. 12
RIM denies report, reaffirms its commitments to tablets
Sometimes security can find surprising places to connect and engage with others in an organization.
Two defendants face prison time and three more face a jury trial in February
Study says Romance scams have hit 200,00 in UK, US no better
Backup disk containing unencrypted personal data is missing
Cornell University social scientists use Twitter and Hadoop to study human behavior
The Life of George game represents a new venture into the app business
Fusion Applications, Exadata and cloud computing will be among the hottest topics at Oracle's annual party
Prediction comes just two weeks after RIM promised that PlayBook upgrades would come in October
DoD, FBI, DHS all very interested in rapid DNA systems
The new rule would compel online publishers to make corrections within 48 hours or face steep fines
Spotify adds Private Listening feature to let you hide guilty music pleasures
StatCounter's data points to a December 2011 take-over by Google's browser
University uses NAC for selectively educating students using peer-to-peer file sharing software
