Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Microsoft snares big cloud win in rival Google's backyard
HP faces Wall Street's music this week over its earnings, but the song has many verses
The PROTECT IP Act would lead to 'thousands' of legal actions against Web firms, NetCoalition says
A Web programming glitch could lead to account takeover
RIM tablet edges out Xoom's early reported sales
The seven-year plan will save Clearwire money and follows a similar deal with Sprint
It's used WWDC to launch new notebooks before
SSD use is on the rise, but mainly for portable video systems
Government endorses the report though software vendors are not happy
Cisco chief John Chambers, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer share words of wisdom in commencement addresses
The X2, at $200, has double the processor power of the Droid X
Partners will build applications that use SAP's HANA in-memory compute engine
PopCap is releasing a Plants vs. Zombies game for Chinese social networking website Renren
Anything that can be done to save space on smartphones is a good thing, according to Gartner
Initially, SAP's BusinessObjects and Rapid Deployment products will be available on AWS
Chip maker wants to delve into elusive smartphone, tablet market
ARM will reach out to virtualization software, OS companies to write apps for its processors
WindSpring aims its compression and search engine at mainstream storage vendors
The microprocessor giant is tapping Asian contractors to make laptops with longer battery life
Pyramid analyst on Microsoft's coming success in the global market
In an era of safer browsers, social-engineering attacks are taking off
PCs will become like consumer electronics devices in the next two years, Intel's CEO said
Magic mark reached for first time since 2008; do Cisco, HP woes indicate trouble ahead?
The chip maker is still trying to break into a market where ARM processors dominate
Vendors will test chip sets using the ITU G.hn standard for interoperability
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
