Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Secretive YGN Ethical Hacker Group says its going to the "dark side" benefits IT security shops
The agency requires Google to implement a comprehensive privacy program but did not issue a fine
Radian6 technology is used to monitor conversations on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks
Spacecraft snaps first photos from Mercury's orbit as it begins science phase
Use of graphic processing units slashes costs, delivers similar performance
Developers can finally sell photos and virtual content such as game levels from within games
Salesforce.com will pay more than $300 million for the company
A large section of the population does not have access to information and communications technology
Linux shows largest jump in data center management improvements, study finds
Its earthquake stricken Miho factory was an important base for DLP and chip manufacturing
10G Nexus 3000 Ethernet switch debuts; no sign of “Jawbreaker” data center fabric line yet
Names, social security numbers, addresses other personal data potentially compromised
The state's attorney general will look into whether the acquisition is anti-competitive
Jawa tries to poke holes in Verizon's case, arguing against a proposed injunction
With $2.4B deal, eBay preps for fight with e-commerce giant
Google reportedly testing Google Music, which could be part of a broader social platform
WWDC interest soars because devs heeded Steve Jobs' 'post-PC' pitch, says tools maker
Dedupe software is targeted at low-end NAS vendors
Microsoft offers light version of Windows for thin clients
Network is used to run Space Shuttle, International Space Station and Hubble Telescope missions
The Multicore Association is trying to push APIs to reduce the complexity involved in writing software for multicore chips
Mass. AG says 2009 breach exposing credit, debit card data of The Briar Group customers was caused by negligence
Hadoop and Java get enhanced job-scheduling support from Platform Computing and Terracotta, respectively
A congressional spending bill would cut most of the funding for transparency websites
But some users complain of slow speed, lack of Flash
Android will solidify top spot in smartphone wars, analyst firm says
Cisco buys newScale offers for self-provisioning dashboard
Businessman admits submitting H-1B applications with counterfeit job offer letters from Gap, Wells Fargo and Genentech
The plugin allows administrators to blank out features within Salesforce.com and Google Apps
Expect to pay much more than Apple's $1,600 price for a scalped WWDC ticket on e-commerce sites
Android will be No. 1 mobile OS in 2011 and stay there through 2015
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference to focus on iOS, Mac OS X software; no word on new iPad, iPhone
However, European residents and owners of Apple's iPad and iPhone need not apply
Hi3G wants the dual mode network because TDD spectrum costs less than FDD spectrum
Dual disasters gave news, infrastructure and social media sites much bigger audiences
Time runs out to get James Cameron-backed camera on Curiosity for 2011 launch
The third-largest U.S. carrier formally urged the U.S. to block the $39 billion deal
Internal fraud controls aren't fire-and-forget. Smart collaboration and ongoing improvement will help keep fraud in check.
The small acquisition is aimed at better troubleshooting unified communications
Williams, who had given up his CEO role in October, will remain on the board
