Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
In a letter to Cisco CEO John Chambers, Ralph Nader calls for 'shareholder revolt'
Optimized Skype for iPad app to surface Tuesday; could make Apple a part of Windows Live, analysts say
Takes same approach as Chrome, Firefox and IE9 in move to make browser seem faster
Google claims '365 reasons' to use Gmail and Google Docs
Plaintiffs charge that Sony spent 'lavishly' on protecting its own IP while skimping on securing customer data
Mobile carriers and applications should adopt a do-not-track tool for customers, the FTC member says
Students aren't ready to handle the world's 'big data' challenges
New malware hides in the PC's Master Boot Record, fools cleaning attempts
Sprint says corporate remote and branch corporate locations can cut costs and save time using fixed wireless systems
Sought-after healthcare IT skills include experience with electronic health record systems from Epic, Cerner, Meditech and other vendors
Government research lab is home to IBM Roadrunner, first system to break petaflop barrier
Oracle has posted an initial price list for its long-awaited Fusion Applications, and the news is mixed
BPOS administrators must upgrade to the new suite within the next 12 months
The company is targeting mobile banking rollouts in the country
Cheaper chips have made it possible for Tilgin to offer home gateways running at 1G bps for the price of 100M bps models
Microsoft server combines with Aruba to provide eight-school system with wireless voice, video and workplace collaboration
Web calendar and contacts in, iDisk and password sync out, says Apple
Mobile employees are leaving the traditional desktop in the dust
Sending your IT business to the cloud comes with risk, as those affected by these 10 colossal cloud outages can attest
6 reasons why Nook Color may just be the best Android tablet you can buy today....and three features that could make it even better
Intel hopes to make it easier for developers to make money
The online magazine is produced by a new group that appears to be aimed at supporting the company's public sector efforts
Investigation could prove to be good news for Microsoft -- FTC could push Google to be less aggressive
The larger TouchPad arrives July 1, smaller tablet in August
Tech shares are down despite good news from Oracle, Red Hat, Tibco and Adobe
Will deliver at least one more security update, set for mid-August
The Chrome OS-based laptops may fit into city's cloud strategy
Guidance can help merchants, tool vendors move on; no ruling yet on apps that run on popular consumer devices
July's release of Lion means security support for Leopard will end soon
Radical, a summer bloom, dual flash, quality cheapness
But critics aren't buying the spectrum shift, and lower radio power
Aerohive release adds mobile device management, spectrum analysis
Gartner says MDM software gives IT departments a wide array of policies to enforce across multiple platforms
Company exec pleads IE's case to enterprise in open letter to IBMer
A House spending bill amendment would block the FCC from spending money granting a waiver
NimbusDB, Xeround, ParAccel and Cloudant all aim to provide greater scale and elasticity
Microsoft's Craig Mundie discussed how machine learning and the Kinect sensor can be used in health care
Critics say the bill's first-to-file provision would hurt small inventors
