Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Regulatory compliance pushes more than two thirds of organizations to encrypt
The next-generation InfiniBand FDR standard will compete with Ethernet for conveying high-throughput, low-latency traffic
UNM says Intel is using patented invention for advanced chip manufacturing without a license
Robin Li chalked up Google's problems in China to a lack of understanding of the market dynamics
Youku's IPO comes less than a week after rival Tudou filed for a $120 million IPO on Nasdaq
It can use its own data deduplication algorithm or third-party tools
The Ultrastar SSD line, built jointly with Intel, can achieve throughput of up to 535MB/sec
Allows use of enterprise apps across many devices
Despite aggressive marketing and improved technology, Bing faces a daunting challenge in search
The new social messaging system could draw users from Gmail
Endorsed by Super Bowl hero Drew Brees, Intel targets football safety
Getting the necessary readers into stores will be a daunting task, analysts say
The loss to the country could be to the tune of US$40 billion
Members of the European Parliament are concerned that taking down such sites will be difficult to implement and ineffective
Trend Micro said it is still getting calls from customers concerned about the Stuxnet malware
Target of 2012 puts router maker two years behind arch rival Cisco
Microsoft bolts Windows HPC Server onto cloud network
Flat-rate plans also a key cause of wireless network data deluge
Fab Four tracks sell for $1.29 each as one of the last digital holdouts goes online
A beta of Yahoo Messenger has been more tightly integrated with third-party social networking services
Deal had been expected; gets Juniper into new enterprise market
AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile announce the Isis e-commerce network
Can Oracle pull it off without another fiasco?
AMD's first Bulldozer chips to ship will be 16-core Interlagos processors
Commerce Department report also expected on consumer data-privacy protections
New vCACHE array said to boost NAS system throughput up to 5GB/sec
New hardware and software can make carrier networks more efficient, generate more revenue
Ships emergency update to plug a hole hackers have exploited for weeks using rigged PDFs
Beset with privacy problems in the past, the focus is on Facebook's new messaging system
Research report says long-expected move to mobile health care apps set to begin
Addition of e-mail to inbox, Koobface-hijacked accounts lead concerns by security pros
The carrier continues to upgrade 3G, with 80 percent of its network set for HSPA+
Anobit Technology has so far raised $70 in first round funding; company plans to ship MLC flash-based SSD early next year
Brocade VDX line of 10G switches optimized for virtualized data centers
Security tools such as anti-virus software, online scanners, vulnerability assessment tools, packet analyzers can all be had for free
At 4Tbps per half rack, Juniper claims new T4000 is 2X Cisco's CRS-3
System designed for policy control over virtual, physical resources
A. Raja is alleged to have sold 2G spectrum cheap to some operators
The VDX family of switches offers Fibre Channel over Ethernet or iSCSI connectivity
Also upgrades videoconferencing endpoints and capabilities
Apple will release its MacBook Air in China just a month after its U.S. Launch, as the brand gains recognition in China
Symantec says Stuxnet worm monkeys with electrical motor controls, like those used by gas centrifuges to enrich uranium
The combination will provide a low-cost platform for managing Big Data
