Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Malware-infected Google Android apps spark community response
The new pilot program funded by a U.S. agency and private money targets small manufacturers in the U.S. Midwest
Business not entitled to "personal privacy" protection
But it retains edge in tablet sales experience, iOS and App Store
Agency has signed contracts to broadly expand its use of tools to scan pedestrians, rail and bus passengers
Apple retains its place atop the tablet market with iPad 2
Apple iPad 2 tablet computer boasts iOS 4.3, front and rear facing cameras
Part two of Alex Hutton and Douglas Hubbard's talk covers likelihood statements, the placebo effect on risk perception & more
Some users still without Gmail after software update disrupts service
No price changes, but new tablet is faster, thinner, lighter; ships March 11
Telehealth efforts gain ground, reducing hospital deaths, costs
A yearlong sweep targets several companies, including one that promised it could help customers make money online
The company is stepping up efforts to link Snapdragon chips with the upcoming Windows OS
Could trigger remote removal to delete malicious apps from users' phones
RIM PlayBook tablet looks to beat out Apple iPad and other tablets in the enterprise
The addition of third-party developer tools aims to make it easier to optimize games
DEMO start-ups bring app development to the masses.
Saint Barnabas Health Care System to set up data-loss prevention system to enforce content-control restrictions on over 10,000 laptops, tablets and desktop PCs
Security experts at the Cebit trade show see informing users as the top priority when it comes to improving IT security
Cisco surprised by product transition's impact on profits, but COO appointment coincidental, not a reaction.
More than 50 applications have been found to contain code that steals personal data from Android smartphones
But its Tivoli tool is still missing capabilities for accomplishing that goal
The number of available PCI controllers constrains the number of USB ports on Buffalo Technology's high-end NAS models
Quashes 11 bugs, including CSRF flaw that worried Adobe
Projects such as Southern California Edison's expected to create more than $4B in demand for data analytics products by 2015
The order on Tuesday follows more than a year of environmental disputes
Nokia's initial investment will be followed by 'further, sizeable investments' in the future
Computex expects its MOU with CeBIT to help pair manufacturers in Eastern Europe with greater China
Chinese company Sina says it will start experimenting with ways to make money from the microblog service
The IETF says having two standards for troubleshooting tools might threaten the Internet's health
Xoom tablet estimated at $360, $40 above Apple's iPad, mainly because of Motorola's dual-core chip and two cameras
Trojan dialers took millions from unwitting victims
Online backup service provider also plans beta program that lets users test new Mozy file-sharing service
HTC Thunderbolt launch will offer insight on prices
Users hope the device will include a camera and modular storage
PayPal CISO Michael Barrett also urges other security pros to advise Congress on Internet security legislation
Time to get aggressive is now, before competition heats up this year, says retail expert
Growth of market will also create multiple new positions for IT professionals, execs say
Motorola’s tablet 'urgently needs' patch to improve browser, says Sencha engineer
Astronauts use robotic arm to permanently attach a fully loaded module to the station
But the budget-priced Arnova tablets are no match for the iPad, the company acknowledges
Google startup-hunter Don Dodge sheds Microsoft roots, 'kisses a lot of frogs' in quest for cool technology
Some buyers didn't wait for LTE version, which may not arrive until the iPhone 6 in 2012
New CIA data results in a one-time pop for Microsoft browser, big drop for Firefox
