Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
The updates may keep IBM ahead of HP and Oracle as the Unix market recovers from the recession
NSS Labs tested Cisco, Check Point, Fortinet, Juniper, the Palo Alto Networks, and SonicWall firewalls
But experts note that there are worries about how the world perceives U.S. data security laws
Experts urge everyone to patch SMB bug pronto before hackers release another Conficker-style worm
HP says GPUs are the next "inflection point" for workstation design
Privacy advocates say the bill would allow business as usual for data collection online
Space agency gives nod to Smithsonian, California Science Center & Kennedy Space Center
FuseSource has released a new developer environment for Apache's open-source messaging software
The service is designed to improve reliability, performance and security of applications hosted in the public cloud
New legislation would require the U.S. OMB and CIOs to regularly report on the status of IT projects
Microsoft's app store expected to replace Ovi, but not for some time
Secure Cloud Access adjusts application services to computing power available on an end user's laptop
Customers and partners aren't sure what to think just yet about Microsoft's intentions for Azure-based ERP deployments
Analysts call for more bold changes to Cisco consumer business
Ads on device lower price by $25 over the same $139 Kindle
NASA and space enthusiasts worldwide are celebrating two major anniversaries Tuesday
Analyst takes Microsoft's side in dustup, says Google 'has things to learn' about working with the feds
In an amended complaint, Paul Ceglia says he owns 50 percent of Facebook and provides e-mails between him and Mark Zuckerberg
But increasing compute power will mean 'smart' products for everyone, MIT prof says
Also launches first GoPhone smartphone, the LG Thrive
Umi home telepresence shifts into business unit as part of consumer reforms at the networking giant
Gigabyte will sell its Windows 7 tablet outside Taiwan from next month
Cisco's consumer business shake-up to cost 550 jobs, $300 million in charges
McAfee, Sourcefire both working on IPS for VMware environment
The smartphone maker also hopes to lure consumers with Watch, a new streaming video service
A security researcher warns there is lax oversight of law enforcement requests for electronic communications
Long a provider of business process outsourcing services, India is increasingly a buyer
And the Internet Explorer update will close at least one hole hackers are already using
But it may be many years, if at all, before enrollments reach the dot-com boom's highs
Nokia has updated its Symbian OS with a new version, Symbian Anna, and launched two phones running it, the X7 and E6
Nokia has closed the source code of the OS, but that won't affect users in rich countries much
Second flaw in four weeks exploited using Word attachments
Adobe argues it's no big deal, says Flex, Flash Builder improve Flash inside of iOS apps -- without calling on Flash Player
IBM is letting its cloud-service-provider customers pay for software as they use it
Deal should slash carriers' costs and expand reach, but analysts cite wireless and other issues
The attack on the e-mail service provider is part of a long-running campaign
ShoreTel implementation costs 25% or $22,000 less per year
Lawmakers and the NSA director focus on ways to improve U.S. cyberdefense
Startup ready to take on cloud computing world with OpenStack-based products
Think you're clever and great at search? Google, NYT want you to test yourself
But F-Secure sniffed out unlock code to stymie extortion scheme
Are you reacting to incidents in your security career? Or are you responding? And what is the difference?
After making its mark with pre-recorded videos, YouTube takes business live
Google says it hasn't misled anyone
