Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
At Cisco, switching, routing, revenue and profit targets are taking a back seat to new products, markets and pressures
New NFC smartphones, growing payment ecosystem and industry partnerships should offer big boost to the emerging technology
Treasury secretary says he agrees with Hatch on need to increase H-1B visa program
Skype reached an agreement with Qtel to promote its service in Jordan and the Philippines
Lessons to learn from how Anonymous had its way with HBGary Federal
IBM Watson technology licensed to Nuance to build commercial health care applications
Attacks hit Canada's Finance Department and Treasury Board
Waiting for a catastrophic event to happen is misguided, they say
Microsoft's "FlashStore" boosts efficiency of tiered storage
'Dr. Watson' could act as a physician's assistant, sorting electronic medical histories and even diagnosing patients
'Exascale' arrives for first time in federal budget
About 80% of browsers and their plug-ins need updating, says researcher
Down economy triggers rise in cheating; exam vendors re-double efforts to catch fraudsters
Disgruntled IT pros are blowing the whistle on companies with out-of-compliance licenses
IT professionals surveyed by Network World say buying unauthorized gear less of a problem
At Mobile World Congress, operators and vendors showed what these connected machines are doing on their networks
The government was criticized for agreeing to lease spectrum without an auction
Lenovo's net profit rose 25 percent year-on-year in the third quarter.
Deal seen easing supply shortage for the South Korean giant's smartphones
Dell had taken the lead for the first time over HP in the second quarter of 2010
The block follows U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's speech on Internet freedoms
IBM's Watson computer has finished a three-night run against human contestants on the 'Jeopardy!' game show
IBM's supercomputer crushes human opponents on third night of the TV game show challenge
Emails released by 'hacktivist' group Anonymous show federal security firm to be dangerously arrogant and hopelessly inept
The FCC chairman defends the rules as good for investment and U.S. job creation
Seagate has resolved some of the problems and is working on others
SAP adds support for the OpenSocial standard, and partners are following up
White House budget plan would keep federal IT spending close to fiscal 2010 levels
But music service's chief says he could live with Google's 10% cut on Android apps
$600 for Wi-Fi only version of Xoom in Apple iPad ballpark
Leahy promises new legislation aimed at websites selling pirated or counterfeit goods
They're seen as 'serial interrupters' that demand attention
Some analysts warn that quad-core for tablets could be overkill and drain battery life
A peek at five tech start-ups shows the types of tools your IT department might be using soon. (Think 'cloud.')
With faster gear and better management, hotspots may grow even as 4G arrives
RSA Conference news: McAfee technology being used to harden security of Wind River operating system software used in industrial systems
Ruckus gateway will let mobile users move more easily between cellular
Regulatory pressure is more likely, says antitrust attorney
In a sea of Android-based smartphones, making a product stand out is getting more important
Mozilla and Microsoft spar over HTML5 capabilities
But the release's usability, not scalability, may prove to be Microsoft's trump card
Inquiry focuses on changing AdWords prices and minimum bids and outcomes of AdWords auctions
The company distributed the idea to a consultancy that caters to the U.S. government
New technology can make cellular networks more efficient, too.
Integrated Mobile Broadcast will allow operators to offload their networks
