Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Baidu Talk, launched in September, requires users to identify with their real names
The two companies will integrate video-on-demand platform and digital programming guides
Suggests using blocking tool, but does not plan to issue emergency patch
From wind and new fuel efficient cars to biofuels and storage systems, energy research project saw million of dollars in 2010
Could SAP be planning an appeal?
High-resolution Santa Cam images available on mobile phones for the first time this year
Looks for better ways to make sure supercomputers 'address our current national priorities'
Researchers have found a parallel computing algorithm that could offer quantum computer-speed performance
Terabyte-sized memory chips using new technique could be two-to-five years away, IBM researcher says
Discussing allegations, Theo de Raadt says that government contractor Netsec 'was probably contracted to write backdoors.'
The South Korean government wants to block Pyongyang's propaganda activity on social media networks.
The company is likely to be merged with parent company Tech Mahindra
Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity furthers Sony's goal of linking consumer products via the Internet
Lawmakers have a new addiction: H-1B fees to fund border security, and now the 9/11 bill
The iPad is emerging as a tool for many enterprise users
Microsoft investigates unpatched IE vulnerability, exploit that bypasses ASLR and DEP on Windows 7
FCC releases basic outline, final draft still being hammered out
Frantz sentenced to six years in jail for embezzling from a third employer, Auto Warehousing Co.
Next -gen Ethernet fabrics could both leverage and loosen Fibre Channel hold
Comments for the week of Dec. 20
Attacks hammer human rights and dissident media sites, which often don't have the resources to fend off take-downs
InSite expands Dell's reach into the medical IT services market
Network management industry vet focused on optimizing data center resources
Judge will decide on jail time, and can fine company up to $500,000 on mail fraud charges
A Minnesota man hacked a Wi-Fi network to e-mail child pornography to his neighbor's co-workers
Beta 8 renders JavaScript about 5% faster than predecessor
Analysts say large IT operations will boost hiring next year, mostly for those with both technology and business skills
Internet enterprise made millions of dollars by charging customers for memberships they didn't order, the agency says
When Mac App Store launches Jan. 6, company will stop serving Web downloads
Change may be permanent for employees, users
Size, power consumption and durability helped to make tablets and smartphones possible
The unified platform helps working students around the world collaborate
Microsoft gives glimpse into Windows Phone 7 sales to carriers, retailers
While the expert predictions may have yet to fully come true, vendors are preparing for the worst
Net neutrality supporters criticize the new regulations as weak and full of loopholes
