Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Progressive Medical was so pleased with the agile process, it hired more IT staff
Space shuttle Discovery touches down this morning after completing its final space flight
Plans to kick off downloads at 9 a.m. PT
Ingres is announcing managed services for cloud application building, analytics and archiving
Firm files with SEC in effort to raise $150 million; Fusion-io has raised $115 million as private firm
Mobile app developers fail to comply with Apache, GPL requirements, survey finds.
The bill would allow more challenges to patents and would change the way patents are awarded
IPv6, cloud computing and security changing the IT career landscape
Europol accused of rubberstamping with no thought for data protection
The company expects services under its Smart+Connected Communities program to be delivered by partners
'Nobel Prize in Computing' recognizes Valiant's contributions to artificial intelligence, machine learning, parallel computing
VMware virtualizes the iPad, but no word on Android
The drop comes as a result better fraud detection systems, say industry trade groups
Continues to fix Java flaws in Leopard, Snow Leopard even though Lion won't include the Oracle software
Malware that is blocked one time may be allowed through via another route
A conference badge was the giveaway as a former L-3 Communications employee was arrested returning from China
The acquisition is aimed at making it easier for non-developers to build Web apps
Virtualization drove up revenue in 2010 and helped fuel big gains for NetApp
Day before hacking contest starts, fixes 25 flaws and pays out $16K in bounties
Apple's upgraded iOS offers better browsing, more Wi-Fi, and media streams
At TechFest, Microsoft promises new voice- and gesture-recognition products
But leaves IE vulnerable at Pwn2Own, says unexpected update would be disruptive
Marketplace offer 9,000 apps; new policy allows more free app certifications
Incentives, not government mandates, will help drive cybersecurity forward in the U.S., a new paper says
European researchers say botnet-size estimates are often exaggerated and do little to assess the real scope of the threat
Cisco predicts more hackers will set their sights on Voice over IP. Three reasons why the technology is ripe for abuse
After the Google DroidDream debacle, some ideas for security changes
SAS has announced a new partnership with mobile BI vendor Mellmo
From smartphones and tablets to desktops, cameras, cars and beyond
FBI system lays groundwork for future biometrics such as latent palm prints and facial recognition
New RainStor 4.5 structured data repository adds 'intra column' deduplication capabilities
Reported an Android Market flaw that would have won him top-dollar at Pwn2Own
Consumers also reported $1.7 billion in fraud losses to the FTC and its partners
In an effort to get investors to focus on long-term results, retailers are no longer issuing monthly sales figures
The private sector and governments need to have a more coordinated response
French National IT Systems Security Agency says e-mail messages with malware attachments targeted Finance Ministry staff
Researchers says clues from accelerometers, gyroscopes tune how data is sent wirelessly
Dell to contribute its first OpenStack open source code to automate server configuration.
The virtualization vendor is working to give users a more centralized view of performance
Nathan Myhrvold explores the art and science of cooking in his new cookbook set.
