Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
It's added an additional encryption layer to cloud storage
Sprint now has a machine-to-machine development center and is readying a management portal
P2P software maker had been accused by music industry of enabling massive piracy
Experts suggest defensive measures to ward off Firefox add-on's hijacking of Facebook, Twitter sessions
How storage, VM sprawl and security concerns impact the virtual data center
Enterprise concerns about Android security not fully addressed
Innovative tech startups for the virtualization and cloud computing age
NuCaptcha says its combines strong security with a brand engagement tool
The same group that defaced TechCrunch's website appears to be running a botnet
All three mobile operators in China have launched app stores for their users
Adobe's InMarket will allow developers to sell applications for notebooks, netbooks, tablets, phones and TVs
IT investments rise slightly in 2010, Dow Jones says
Google asks judge to dismiss "scattershot" suit, Apple and others follow suit
Products now being certified to use 'groundbreaking' technology
The future of the computer... circa 1986.
Chile hopes rescue sends message of engineering expertise
The majority of mainframe users polled by BMC expect to see growing or steady MIPS usage
The service will however address only a niche market, say analysts
Facilities managers and maintenance workers can now access IBM-Maximio workflow items from their mobile devices
The company says it no longer passes a unique identifier back to advertising networks
Seagate now offers a 1.5TB HDD, Iomega, a 256GB SSD
Samsung tablet is priced at $400 with two-year Sprint contract, and at $600 without a contract
The next version of Canonical Ubuntu will use Unity as a desktop shell, rather than Gnome
Sprint’s price undercuts a rival, but forces users into a two-year contract
The global hotelier, ranked No. 12, also saves thousands of gallons of water with closed-loop chillers in the data center.
Its computing capacity soars, yet this railway, ranked No. 9, draws down its power consumption.
The energy company, ranked No. 10, also runs a high-performance computing program that keeps servers humming in nonpeak hours
This aerospace powerhouse, ranked No. 11, finds huge energy savings in IT equipment both big and small.
Servers are virtualized, and desktops are next, at this No. 7 ranked D.C.-area university.
At this utility, ranked No. 8, printers, and even servers, are resource-conserving by default.
Ranked No. 4, this nonprofit's virtualized data center and geothermal plant fit with its environmental mission.
Ranked No. 5, this state government slashed its desk-side visits by using remote support, reaping six-figure savings.
From virtual servers to teleconferences, this insurer, ranked No. 6, finds ways to save in every corner.
A new report recommends that independent auditors watch all major IT projects
Ranked No. 3, the investment giant also takes control of its PC power for annual savings of over $1 million.
Ranked No. 2, this longtime green leader pushes the limits with a data center floor design to reduce copper and power use.
iPhone support and collaboration tools are among the new features
