Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Blackouts could spread if east Japan doesn't save more electricity
Bloggers and others have pilloried Google for delaying open source access to Honeycomb
Japanese companies are beginning to turn factories back on, but some key component suppliers will be down for months
The Taiwanese PC maker cites workforce overlaps with Chinese partner Founder as the main reason
Deal to buy the addresses from Nortel a sign of the increasing value of IPv4 as they run out, some say
The new version will deliver better resource management
Using Splunk, NPR has found a faster way to build user data statistics
New optional 'app players' will let users download Android and BlackBerry Java applications
CIO says customer-focus is basis of IT innovations
Internet privacy project that helped Iranians and Egyptians wins award from Free Software Foundation.
New software license sales and a more profitable hardware business help Oracle post strong numbers
Attempt to calm angry users with update status page backfires as users take Microsoft to the woodshed
Brandon Gregg challenges current thinking about organized shoplifting rings. Forget the hype and get back to basics.
The challenge is that many organizations aren't sure of what an Advanced Persistent Threat is.
Hacked security company disputes charge
Twitter is blocked in China now but may eventually have to craft a strategy for the country, he said
Non-profit mGive Foundation may also move to increase texting donations to $25 from $10
Analysis of huge quantities of data will enable companies to learn our habits, activities
Rugged cell sites in Haiti fared better than those in New Zealand, a carrier executive says
Due to time pressure, the European Commission makes moves to upgrade to Windows 7
CTIA news: A "very complementary" relationship with Microsoft will drive sales, Nokia says.
Rare earth materials are used in everything from cell phones to wind turbines
Group responsible for the HBGary email thefts plays outing games with dissidents within, encourages overthrow of South African government
The traffic went through China Telecom and SK Broadband, perhaps due to an error, but it is still a mystery
Dell plans to integrate products and technologies from its acquisitions in storage
AT&T's move to buy T-Mobile doesn't keep third-place Sprint from showing off products, plans at CTIA wireless show
Hundreds of base stations remain offline after the massive earthquake and tsunami
Microsoft wants to give users a better sense of when to expect updates
With rainfall at 30 percent of average this year, authorities may re-route water from neighboring areas
Oracle's decision to pull support on its products running Itanium draws angry reaction from HP execs
Human rights group say China's the blocking of Gmail and VPNs has disrupted their communications
Oracle is now bundling McAfee's scanner with Java, with the option checked on by default
The first issue is all about data and finding useful nuggets among a mass of information
Samsung's apps market now has over 13,000 applications
The Android-based handset will work with an optional voice service on business aircraft only
Fujitsu, NEC, Panasonic, Toshiba and others slowly begin to resume chip, high-tech production after devastation
'Not an app for that,' says Sen. Schumer after RIM removes PhantomALERT from App World
The apps targeted by senators may actually help law enforcement efforts, defenders say
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The report tested phones from T-Mobile and Sprint
Microsoft expands management of competitors' products, up to a point
With IPO upcoming, social networking site reaches a major growth milestone
