Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Says big brouhaha two weeks ago was 'miscommunication'
Some enterprises find rapid browser change disconcerting, said Mozilla chair
A spear phishing email that has surfaced in a security database looks like it may have been the one to hit RSA
IBM is running a test in Dubuque, Iowa, to get residents engaged with their smart meter data
User case studies at the NoSQL Now conference show NoSQL being used for a variety of reasons
For the stock exchange, the flatter the network, the better
But analysts remain bullish on Apple and its stock
AMD's new CEO Rory Read will have to make the company competitive versus Intel and ARM
Steve Jobs as Apple's chairman could be trouble, or a big win for company
Users turn to Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to post well-wishes and worries
More business bank accounts are being hijacked, however banks are more successful at blocking fake funds transfers, study finds
61% of e-reader owners are now women, up from 47% in 2010
Tech site's creator steps down after 14 years, says it's time for someone else to take charge
Salient Federal reports seeing a rise in exploits of four known IPv6 vulnerabilities
IP consultant touches on Google's patent options and how patent suits are impacting the tech industry as a whole
But for most the real XP was 2004's Service Pack 2, says analyst
CloudSwitch software will be added to Verizon's Terremark IT services subsidiary to help users move apps to the cloud
A mosaic of Apple leader Steve Jobs' on-the-record opinions and musings
The UK government does not appear to support shutting down social networks in times of crisis
Apple's product pipeline and management will likely make the company successful in the short term
One day after Steve Jobs resigns CEO job, founder of popular tech news site Slashdot moves on
AMD hopes Read will take the company into new markets
But product pipeline stocked for at least two, maybe three years, say analysts
As tech issues are overcome, big data has becomes a vital business asset, says TDWI report
A combination of the Zeus and SpyEye banking malware programs is taking shape, researchers say
The €25 Nokia 101 supports up to five SIM cards and has a music player with an integrated speaker
Users get more features, better privacy as social rivals duke it out
A high-availability version of the open-source database will be available on Amazon EC2
Groupon's venture in China is laying off hundreds of employees across more than 10 cities
The service will allows users to cache songs on their phones for offline listening
Industry watchers high on successor Cook, but wonder how Apple will change without Jobs in charge
Citrix XenDesktop 5.5 features desktop personalization and wide area network access
The COO will get to test his mettle running one of the world's most successful technology companies
American Red Cross says social sites 'integral' to disaster response
The surprise announcement came Wednesday afternoon
The upcoming changes are long overdue, they say
Protocol can detect message tampering essential to these exploits
Tech companies looking to sell consumer IT products need to build off current technologies instead of creating devices
A database pioneer argues the best of SQL and NoSQL could be combined in database systems
'Apache Killer' circulates in the wild, say project devs, who promise a patch in 48 hours
eBay sellers price the popular notebook as much as $335 above list
Industry group says telecom industry doing its part to boost employment
Proof-of-concept shows how to exploit Microsoft vulnerability, Qualys says
Fully configured new StorCenter array with 36TB of capacity is priced at around $10,500