Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
The Software Package Data Exchange version 1.0 has arrived with support from industry heavyweights
The operators expect low-cost tablets to drive demand for data plans
No one system is effective in detecting increasingly complex malicious software, the company said
Available in Sweden now, the application and associated chip card reader may come to other European countries later this year
Lenovo became the third largest PC maker in the quarter ended June 30
IBM makes chips based on the structure and operation of the human brain
Hack of 102 officers' data in apparent retaliation for last weeks mobile phone service service cut-off
The man who said he had fixed a bomb around a girl's neck handed his name to police ... on a flash drive
Some Office 365 customers said they were unable to use the service for several hours
Intel is also replacing drives that have crashed because of the bug
Wolverine State is latest to join cable operator's ongoing trial of next-gen Internet services
Will drop identifying label from 'About Firefox' dialog box
Data could be stolen, hidden in the Dropbox cloud, SBA researchers say
Analysts debate whether addition of popular Droid smartphone, other Android devices are more than consumer moves
Free bot program undermines criminals and provides information to security firms, but will mean more attacks.
Our survey shows organizations wrestling with operational risk and managing it. Mixed results indicate there's work ahead.
"Cancer" or not, Linux is still here and thriving
The problem comes about one year after a three-day outage
Google asked the judge for permission to file requests for summary judgment on four issues
Analyst firm warns of 'less choice, higher prices'
A New York City hackathon this week will explore new ideas for photo-based software and services
"National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace" draws industry throng; also raises worries
ITC rejects Google effort to block expert testimony in Microsoft-Motorola patent battle
M86 Labs says malicious spam is nearly a quarter of the volume
Indian consumers do not consider PCs to be a priority purchase
Fixes handful of bugs with small-sized 10.7.1 update (See image below)
The new Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization beta can support up to 64 virtual CPUs across 2 terabytes of memory
China's state-run TV network reported Baidu's ad platform can be abused
The company said early results of Windows 8 on its tablets have been promising
However, Dell reports strong profit growth in the second quarter
Court documents contend N.Y. man isn't owed part of the social network
New Samsung PM830 solid state drives should cut laptop boot times to 10 seconds
Analysts noticed that Google paid, to the penny, the same amount per patent for Motorola as Microsoft paid for Novell patents
And it fixes flaws in still-supported Firefox 3.6
Google scoops up Motorola despite a hefty price tag and possibly unhappy partners
Intel says its software-based chip upgrade program is not an effort to provide crippled chips
Twitter only used by 15% of smartphone users
HTC seeks a ban on importation and sale of a range of Apple products including Macs, iPhones and iPads
FBI says online car-buying scams have cost consumers $44.5 million since 2008
But Microsoft's IE9 stymies seven times more dangerous URLs
Hosting provider Genesis deploying programmable switching technology in Illinois data centers
Still no word on official AT&T LTE network launch
$69 installer costs over twice the upgrade's Mac App Store price
A review found that Google has improved privacy protections in its products but more work is needed
The court wasn't sure if it could ban the sale in other countries than Germany
Survey says Google ranks high in worker satisfaction; Motorola not so much
