Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
The bill would provide more legal protections for data stored in the cloud
The businessman's companies promised free trials but charged customers, the agency says
The IT leader who can't explain where the IT function is and where it should be won't be around for long
CEO Paul Otellini says the changes will be as significant as Intel's launch of the first Pentium chip
Some urge Apple to step in to help developers
Panel also wants to hear from Facebook
In second day in orbit, shuttle Endeavour gets critical heat shield check
SAP is almost done porting its ERP software to the Sybase ASE database, meaning potential savings for customers
Legislation would force social networks to tighten their privacy policies
But figuring out how define consent may prove challenging to companies since EU guidance is unclear
New applications, an SDK and a partnership with Accenture were announced Tuesday
A University of Indiana PhD has filed a complaint with the FTC alleging Dropbox misrepresents its encryption claims
Increase in data revenue increase exceeded voice revenue decline for the first time
IP Office 7.0 pushes new video, conferencing features to smaller companies.
VMware Horizon App Manager will provide a single sign on for all of an organization's cloud applications
Microsoft deepens its social search results as it teams with Facebook against common rival
But high ratings can't solve slumping sales
Prototypes test space worthiness before fleet of satellites head to Saturn
Will officially support apps running from SharePoint in SP1, which launches in June
NetApp has published a reference architecture for using its storage equipment for internal, Microsoft-based clouds
The cable operator's service is aimed at midsized businesses and runs up to 10-Gigabit Ethernet
The company provisioned a huge cluster of servers in Virginia to simulate its new Oregon data center
The new policy pushes privacy, security and reliability as goals for the Internet
Developers say there are challenges with using HTML5, although some will be overcome
Sony Online Entertainment network customers get a 30-day bonus for sticking with the company
A jury has ordered SAP to pay Versata Software $345 million; SAP is exploring all options, a spokesman says
New features boost Bing's social search capabilities, adding to competition with Google on social search
Bay Cove Human Services' CIO used caution, and a third-party add-on, to secure the cost-saving switch to Google Apps
Small businesses should train employees about threats and develop disaster recovery plans
The drive offers up to 500GB of capacity
An Android app and mobile ordering are coming soon
'Erases' files, icons as lead up to pitch for $80 to buy worthless utility
System Center will tie together private, public clouds, said Microsoft executive Robert Wahbe at the Tech Ed conference
Flash memory vendor looks for Pliant to give it a leg-up into the enterprise
UC Berkeley graduating senior crosses stage with robotic help to receive diploma
HP says Thunderbolt has a limited value proposition
A volunteer group is using Twitter messages to build infographs on electricity cuts in the country
Shuttle heads out on 16-day mission to deliver equipment, experiment to ISS
EPM 10.0 gives companies a slew of ways to crunch financial data
SAP's applications will ride on Dell's cloud platform, and Dell plans to roll out appliances powered by SAP's HANA database
Says software on some tablet won't load at set-up
First-ever step will auto-update unsupported browser with newer version next month
Instead, the company will brand services such as maps simply 'Nokia'
Hardware may exceed iOS capabilities for the first time, argues expert
The Moorestown device will come out in June or July
Space shuttle set to liftoff on its last mission Monday morning
