Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Microsoft set to launch Lync unified communications and collaboration platform
Gives enterprises 12-month grace period before SP1 automatically reaches PCs
Price is $21 higher than iPad, and is seen as not undercutting iPad sales
Facebook users can view -- but not edit -- Word, Excel and PowerPoint files using Office Web Apps
Lawmakers could address a handful of tech issues during a lame-duck session this month, TechAmerica says
Verizon tweets that it is now 'excited' about selling WP7 devices after getting over some initial qualms
The copyright agreement is ready for approval, the trade representative's office said
Top executives from Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter and Adobe will speak at the conference
Two 20-petaflop systems planned for 2012, but China's Tianhe-1A expected to rank No.1 on Top500 list this year
Criminals behind the botnet made more than $2 million in one year
Amazon, VMware and even Microsoft partners threatened by Windows Azure move
Mark Hurd said he wasn't motivated by other job offers after he left HP
The company doesnt deny layoffs outright but calls reported figure 'misleading'
AT&T customers between 2005 and 2010 might benefit from the suit over alleged improper charges
Executives from Google and VMware criticized Oracle and other vendors for hindering cloud adoption
A panel of TV executives puzzles over why the most talked-about shows aren't always the most widely watched ones
The European Union is funding the smart cloud initiative
IBM Research in Haifa, Israel, will lead the project, which looks into security and data portability
Mid-size oursourcers will have to differentiate by industry vertical, services or geography, says Everest Group
But a U.S. seller unloaded one on eBay two months ago for 'just' $22,766
iFixit teardown finds lots to like in Android-based Galaxy Tab
But questions remain about whether Java apps will be allowed in the Mac app store
Complex, real-time analyses fuel demand for specialized analytics platforms, report says
Watchdog planned for online privacy, WSJ report says
A gov't spending dip hits Cisco, but PC sales appear stable, mobile and e-commerce sectors are poised for a strong season
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David Kernell hacked Sarah Palin's Yahoo account during the 2008 presidential election
SkyTerra-1 will go into orbit on Sunday as part of a combined satellite-LTE service coming next year
Some observers applaud Obama administration for focusing on privacy, others question the need
SAP's attorney tried to undermine Oracle's damages expert but was frustrated by his responses
Single admin interface, identity and location support added by Novell
Google's Refine 2.0, formerly Freebase Gridworks, cleans up messy data sources, links them together
Customers are getting far more for their money than under Sun, Oracle says
But availability expected to improve in coming weeks
Not many CISOs report to their CIO now, and the two often don't see eye to eye. According to some, that's how it should be
Angry customers take to Twitter, Facebook to call for boycott
Beta 7's new JagerMonkey compiler puts Mozilla browser in No. 2 speed spot
