Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Will backport suspicious file sniffer from Office 2010 in Q1 of 2011
Unauthorized employee use of cloud services is big business for providers but can cause security problems for enterprises
The major update affects SAP Business Suite and NetWeaver
Google toolkit helps IT manage Chrome on Windows, Mac and Linux
STEC nabs first OEM to use its enterprise MLC technology in high-end storage systems
What many IT admins may have once thought impossible has happened--the iPhone is now second place in terms of security
Microsoft's Bing also gets new local, image and map search features
Microsoft-funded study shows IE9 blocks most malicious sites, dangerous downloads, credits Application Reputation feature
VKernel measures usage across 550,000 virtual machines
Oracle's subscription pricing undercuts Google Apps for Business
WAN cost reduction? Cut bandwidth or find cheaper service
Apple set to cash in, with nearly 8-in-10 businesses opting for iPads
Oracle has released version 5.5 of its open-source MySQL database
Nearly half of all US Internet connections don't meet the FCC's minimum definition for broadband, the report says
FBI says Andrew Auernheimer pitched his story to News Corp. and Reuters after discovering the iPad Web flaw
Advanced learning capability said to ease data classification chore
Expects to compete against Cisco and Juniper as well as security vendors Check Point and Fortinet
The Android version of Traveler will ship Tuesday, but Android owners on AT&T's network will have to wait until next year
Former Auto Warehousing Company CIO gained fame for switching to Apple after Microsoft dispute
Peri Software says increased use of U.S. workers leads to a 'marked improvement in client satisfaction'
Brute-force work by Michigan firm decrypts 200,000 Gawker account passwords in under an hour
Smartphones with faster processors and more graphics memory are also planned for next year
The company has introduced a fourth service level from its Mission Critical Services division
The horizontal technology can be configured for a variety of applications
Microsoft will show off tablets at CES, including some running Windows 8, the New York Times reports
Assange will be released on £200,000 bond, which several celebrities have committed to providing
Oracle and Swiss mobile platform vendor Myriad Group are exchanging accusations, but is Google involved?
Acronym for Hit Me Up a hot topic along with World Cup, Haitian earthquake, Chilean miners
Also debuts two new enterprise-class hard disk drive lines
Frantz, a three-time thief, had it all; now he's going to jail
Six in 10 survey respondents expect to hire more in the first half of the new year, compared to the prior six months
Some fear acrimony could hurt sites using both vendors' software; analysts predict problems for third-party support industry
As more people adopt smartphones, criminals will find new ways to use them for no good
Millennial Media says iOS, Android each make up 38% of "ad impressions"
Domain name restored less than two weeks after EveryDNS terminated wikileaks.org citing reliability concerns.
Dozens of groups calling for rules say that the proposal up for a vote Dec. 21 is too weak
Ships record number of updates, patches critical IE bugs, flaws exploitable through rivals' browsers
The Illinois woman pleads guilty to one count of unauthorized computer access
