Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
So far this season, online spending is up 12% over 2009
Customers in the dark about the future of Novell's products following company's sale to Attachmate, Microsoft-led consortium
'Bet on it,' says security expert, as hackers exploit password re-use
Like other enterprises, Cisco worked through mobile-employee challenges
Grassroots WikiLeaks hacktivisim aims to take down fax machines at MasterCard, Amazon and others
Gadgets, teen stars, sports and spills were all trending at various times
All crooks want for Christmas is to steal your money and sensitive information. Security experts give tips on avoiding scams
Doubleclick and Hotmail sites caught serving malicious ads
Telcom says fix under way for LTE connection problem, which also crops up when simply reconnecting to the 4G wireless network
Chatterlytics, a measurement tool for the enterprise social platform, identifies strong contributors
The flexible employment model brings in nearly $1 billion per year of income, an executive says
The WikiLeaks case raises complex questions about human rights for both governments and WikiLeaks, she said
A momentary voltage drop halted production, but it shouldn't keep chip prices from dropping in 2011, analysts say
CIO Kundra looks for data center consolidation, cloud computing to improve federal IT productivity
Report from Congressional Research Service says prosecution would be unprecedented
New Openleaks site set to open Monday as a trusted intermediary for info sharing, Swedish paper says
Re-patches March bug fix, updates to Firefox 3.6.13
WikiLeaks said it neither supports nor condemns the cyber attacks that have crippled websites
Oracle is hoping to salvage the relationship after fallout
Assange likely to be hit with spying charges under U.S Espionage Act
Success with WP7 would hurt Android, help iPhone
Version 4.2 disables a query to discover compromised OS
Anonymous called DDoS attacks on Web sites of WikiLeaks foes a symbolic protest, not an effort to disrupt business
The site is making ample use of social media to raise visibility of the site's mission and the nonprofits it serves
CFO hiring plans and an uptick in employed workers searching for new jobs indicates the start of economic recovery
Microsoft exec details company's failed bid to buy Facebook in 2007
The attacks may have caused more disruptions than earlier thought
HP's newly acquired 3Com portfolio is raising its networking profile
PayPal is the latest target as WikiLeaks hacktivists continue their attacks
The company is trying various revival strategies including a merger with parent company
The downturn's impact varied sharply by region; Silicon Valley pay fell 10%
Told U.S. diplomats that it had enough circumstantial evidence to link Russia to first cyberwar campaign
Social network mavens Zuckerberg, Moskowitz follow in footsteps of Bill and Melinda Gates and other tycoons
Microsoft expects to make even more progress next year with Office 365
Network World bloggers love to dish about their favorite free or low-cost network tools.
Google engineering VP Rubin delivers figures over Twitter
Fixes four bugs a month after it disclosed them and patched Office 2011
Shocker: Most people tweet about themselves
