Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Pending effort by Silicon Valley's Rep. Zoe Lofgren seeks visa reform (see chart of approved H-1Bs, below)
SuccessFactors says Halogen Software set up a fake company, posing as a potential customer to gain competitive information
A national tool to allow consumers to opt out of online tracking and information sharing is needed, Speier says
12.3 exabytes of NAND flash expected to ship by 2014
Nokia and Microsoft could slow down Intel's efforts to ship Atom chips to smartphones in the short term
Still time for Windows Phone 7 to make mark in smartphone market
New motion alleges Matt Miszewski took cloud computing strategic plans when hired by CRM rival Salesforce.com
Less sophisticated than Aurora or Stuxnet, attacks snared oil- and gas-company info, including SCADA data
PlayBook may have Android apps available, reports Bloomberg
The just-released Internet Explorer release candidate 9 offers tools to protect users from tracking
Early success seems elusive for both, analysts say
Nokia has decided which OS will succeed its Symbian: now mobile app developers must place their bets too
As Nokia adopts Windows Phone 7, corporate users have about two years to change platforms
A British judge has set a date of Feb. 24 for Julian Assange's extradition proceedings
The two network operators will work together to choose and develop the technology used to build and operate new services
Proposed debit card regulations have created too much uncertainty, Visa says
Start-up NetBlazr applies crowdsourcing to network architecture
The Taiwanese manufacturer looks to tablets and emerging markets for growth in 2011
Nokia will make Windows Phone 7 its primary smartphone OS and partner with Microsoft on mobile ads and mapping
New Exynos name replaces Hummingbird, made famous by its association with Apple A4 chips
Both companies have developed multiple-antenna chips to boost performance and capacity
May have trouble squeezing all the parts for an AT&T iPhone 5 into the same design, says iSuppli
Members of a House subcommittee ask about government money funding overlapping projects
SkySQL, OpenLogic and Monty Program are encroaching on Oracle's turf
Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 almost ready to go.
But Windows XP users need not apply
Start-up firm's backup software offers deduplication
Borrowing a technique from Eiffel, Google is adding Design-By-Contract functionality to Java
The president calls for new spectrum auctions to pay for mobile broadband and a public safety network
F5 CEO McAdam on battling Cisco, becoming arms dealer for public cloud
VMware users were unable to connect to virtual desktops after Windows security update.
IE9's opt-out tool to debut later today when RC ships
Sprint adds postpaid subscribers for first time since 2007
It's called Livestand and will be available in the first half of this year
Free software lobby groups urge caution on the EU patent proposal
The iPad faces more criticism over its newspaper subscriptions policy
Lack of mobile technologies, collaboration tools and telecommuting options stymie government workers
As if there aren’t enough Apple iPad 2 tablet computer rumors swirling, now talk of an iPad 3 emerges
During its massive product launch event, Dell said the PC, not other mobile devices, will remain the epicenter of the business environment.
McAfee said the intrusions targeted intellectual property and have been going on for as long as four years
