Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Cloud storage providers should bill by disk usage, not I/O, a group of Usenix researchers contend
National Cyber Range comes online next year
Claims HTML5-JavaScript viewer safer than Chrome's PDF plug-in
Despite all the talk, only 21% want a smartphone with an NFC chip to make mobile payments, survey finds
HexCoder claims to have broken into HP FTP server and accessed 9GB of data; HP says its probing the claim
With Connecticut AG voicing concerns, will more states join the fracas?
Product delays ensue as RIM scrambles to upgrade hardware
Social network's first dedicated app for Apple's iPad will arrive more than a year after the tablet was unveiled
If RIM can solve touchscreen with coming QNX, it could resurface
Three days after Microsoft fixed flaw, Symantec spots active attacks
Melio 3.5 works with VMware, Xen, KVM and Microsoft's HyperV
NASA, DARPA looking to form 100 Year Starship Study
Returning to the profession after being forced out by the recession? Here are some reentry tips.
Apple iPhone 5 coming in September! New LED flash! No 8 megapixels! Tech specs!
Pay $200 for the privilege of having kangaroo leather cover your iPad
And should developers build websites or applications?
Pilot programs designed to protect military technology being developed by private firms
Mac OS X 10.7 isn't for everyone; some will be left behind
While it may be 3 years before NFC is widely adopted in the U.S., the tech will offer a huge boost to smartphones
The chip maker said it is gearing for new investments, faster technology delivery, and agility
Dell has partnered with Netuitive to build out its VIS infrastructure management tools
Passwords stolen from Writerspace.com are used to take over Amazon, Paypal and other accounts
Microsoft needs to answer image and voice search -- and soon, analysts say
Social computing will be the "defining concept" for the industry, according to Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff
Vivek Kundra sought to create a Web 2.0-type government with a heavy dose of cloud
U.S. Defense Department and space agency hope humans will be traveling to the stars in 100 years
Not a new scam, but Microsoft claims 22% of people polled have gotten calls from phony support technicians
Publishers of blogs, online stores and other sites can earn commissions for sending buyers to the Google eBookstore
Cloud-based storage services can save money but bandwidth limitations, latencies can hurt
But newly revised plans limit scope, add greater transparency
The infrared palm scanner thwarts ID theft
T-Mobile upgrade puts theoretical peak speeds at 42Mbps
Researcher teams with Microsoft on power distribution for virtual servers
The company is showing off apps that developers built after getting access to the SDK yesterday
The project intends to create ATMs that are more resistant to fraud and safer for customers
Placing MapReduce on the Web server could minimize the need for separate analysis clusters, a Usenix researcher argues
Deep Shot uses camera technology to zip app info between PCs, smartphones
Switch from iPod rebates to $100 iTunes gift card shows Apple's confidence in market position, says analyst
Growth in smartphones, tablets prompts ad spurt
New HSPA+42 network offers speeds of up to 10Mbps, double that of T-Mobile's older HSPA+21 network
Second 'good enough' network webcast promotes two customers using Cisco-only networks
Researcher looks to Google for clues in building a data center OS
One of the emblematic global companies of the 20th century celebrates its centennial
Will IBM's last 100 years be remembered as its best?
