Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
The search giant asks the court to throw out the damages estimate from an expert witness
VMware no longer a no-brainer for virtualization customers
More than half of the PCs once infected with spamming malware now clean
Obama to take questions on economy, jobs Wednesday
Google, Twitter won't divulge possible negotiations to renew contract
US Army looking at smartphones, apps and advanced wireless technology
Deloitte Consulting says Marin County agreed to have a retired judge handle any disputes over an SAP project
ACLU, EEF, others say Legal Workforce Act would result in large, government-controlled 'error-prone' database of highly sensitive information
The end of a deal with Twitter caused the shutdown
Four new Verizon Wireless monthly data plans, starting at $10 for 75MB, will be launched Thursday
Partners will be able to rent Business One licenses on a monthly basis and in turn offer customers subscription pricing
The new MacBook Air is expected this month
Microsoft has revealed four Android patent deals since last week
European Parliamentarians demand a solution to the Data Protection Directive-Patriot Act clash
The International Cyber Security Protection Alliance will help train law enforcement
Slates plug-pulling for July 12; Vista users must upgrade to SP2
And three formerly hot sites that are hoping for a re-birth
Switzerland's Anti-PowerPoint Party wants a referendum on banning the use of presentation software
WikiLeaks' payment processor says it will file a complaint with the European Commission if services aren't restored
The account was apparently taken by a group calling itself The Script Kiddies
Start of PlayStation Store services in Japan on Wednesday will end an outage that began in April
One group, Anonymous, said that Apple could be its target, but it was now busy elsewhere
With download-only distribution, OS X Lion's release may be just days away
HP's TouchPad tablet may stand out simply by not being an iPad lookalike
Denies motion to dismiss federal complaints that Google's mapping cars snatched passwords, emails from home wireless networks
Microsoft is piloting BPOS-to-Office 365 migrations before offering the service more broadly in September
Tests show up to doubling of battery life for mobile devices
Nortel's patents go for slightly more than the sum of other sold assets.
webOS will be blended with HP enterprise software
Google, rolls out tweaks over next few months, going for consistent look
Cisco's new Cius is more an enticement for Cisco collaboration suite than an iPad competitor, experts say
IT company share prices rise as economic concerns ease
Chrome attracts power users, StatCounter says
Vodafone ends a fractious relationship with Essar Group
A lack of tracking raises questions about an effort to close hundreds of data centers, a vendor says
Personal Office Energy Monitor, an application still in development, will give office workers a way to save energy
Congressional hearing outlines challenges cybercrime fighters face
Chrome on pace to crack 15% usage share by October, Safari continues gains
None of the involved expected GSM to become such a big success
How different WiMax products are being used to monitor oil pipelines, run smart grids and keep people from parking outside the provost's house
Firmware, UI win praise; hardware seen as uninspired
Metulji botnet may be the world's largest
