Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
New releases of Drizzle and MongoDB show a maturing market for alternative Internet-savvy databases
U.S. Central Command has social-media software to counter enemy propaganda
At some tech companies, CEOs are accustomed to working without personal perks
With high-tech plants damaged and shuttered in Japan, tech could be in for big hit
A joint EU-US review does little to allay fears
Club memberships are on their way out, but personal use of company aircraft proves hard to curb
The company will however offer the software only from its own cloud
Google's alleged license violation could put revenue model at risk
Blaze Software finds Android's Chrome 52% faster than iPhone's Safari, study says
Today, most operators will only save data for a very limited time, if at all, according to the Swedish police
B-1 'visitor' visa may be playing an increasing role in the IT industry, according to the suit
Microsoft boasts 2.35 million downloads for IE9 in first 24 hours
Opinions on Android tablet's price range from 'perfect' to 'suicidal'
Rustock, one of the most prolific spamming botnets, appears to have gone offline
Dell's Vostro series of laptops include Intel's new Core i3, i5 and i7 chips
Blaze Software tests also show Android loading 84% of Fortune 1000 Web sites faster
Wraps up year-plus cycle, calls current RC suitable as final code
Production costs will go up, says Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs
Chinese writers are criticizing Baidu for offering illegal copies of copyright works on the library site.
About 30 percent of mobile connections are inactive
IHS iSuppli cites competition between Intel, AMD amid growing demand from common users
Richard Stallman's cell phone surveillance theory inspires privacy debate.
The service, which will compete with PayPal, will become available in the second half of the year
The Japanese earthquake may trigger shorter days, spurring changes in computer time-keeping
HP's real game plan is to win the hearts and minds of consumers to boost IT business. The cloud is mere necessity.
Takes advantage of deal with Adobe to push zero-day fix a week before others get protection
Shortages in flash memory supply could hit about the time Apple starts making the next iPhone
iDEN to be phased out by 2013
Data privacy bill of rights needed to fend off online data collection
Older Windows Phones still waiting for copy/paste updates
Voice recognition, never a big hit on the desktop, has finally taken off on smartphones.
Microsoft quietly adds support for HTTP header concept to IE9
By simplifying the use of secure, encrypted connections, Twitter hopes to reduce the number of hacked user accounts
Storage Foundation 6.0 to offer global name space file repository
The Galaxy Player will come in different screen sizes and will allow users to watch video on the go
Best Buy lowers its price for ThunderBolt to $249.99 for three days only
Linux kernel 2.6.38 has been released, bringing performance improvements
Web service works with BlackBerry, Windows Mobile phones, regardless of carrier; Android, Windows Phone 7 on the way.
Flash Player will need to be downloaded from Android Market, Motorola says
RIM was alerted to vulnerability by Pwn2Own 2011 Contest
Sixnet simplifies links to remote monitoring/control networks
The CEOs of Motorola Solutions and Motorola Mobility each received more than $13 million
Boyd Bros. adds Avaya system to retain more employees, cutting the cost of training new one.
