Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
CBInsights names the up and coming start-ups, called ‘Cyber Defenders'
The quarterly Oracle patch update fixes almost 300 vulnerabilities
I’m a perennial commentator on the horrendous state of enterprise software. Sapho is one of the hero companies trying to resolve the myriad issues.
An executive order was shelved without explanation, and a promised cybersecurity report hasn't materialized
'Not realistic' that patching work ground to a halt because six bugs had to be quashed, counters patch expert
Your smartphone may soon be able to recognize objects in images without accessing the cloud
A Russian-speaking user has been advertising the ransomware-as-a-service, according to Recorded Future
The company’s new Spaces app for Oculus Rift launches Tuesday
Simonyi and the Intentional Software Team will help Microsoft expand Office 365's team productivity capabilities
Drones can send images to iOS devices in the field using edge computing
Microsoft and Rambus say standard DRAM won't cut it for the superfast quantum computers of the future
IT pros in education rave about MDM, security, network monitoring wares
The Bay Club Company and Autodesk are improving service quality and availability while reducing WAN costs
Wavefront's software is designed to help CIOs monitor cloud systems at a time when most IT departments are speeding up application deployment with DevOps.
Uber Central lets companies call rides for their customers
Qualcomm awards its Tricorder XPrize for a non-invasive medical device that diagnoses 13 medical conditions, while Apple works on a device to monitor glucose levels
Petitions fall well short of last year’s record level
Cloud-based HR systems improving data collection, analytics
Not analyzing your apps, your business and your costs can be major mistakes
A Disney-type displacement will ‘be impossible’ with these visa reforms, administration officials believe.
Akeneo, Heptio, SnapRoute among open source-oriented startups that have attracted venture funds over the past year or so.
Don't book your tickets or hotel for this year's Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco
The Hajime malware is competing with the Mirai malware to enslave some IoT devices
The company says Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 Creators Update uses up to 31% less power than Chrome, 44% less than Firefox
Taylor was instrumental in development of the Internet, Ethernet and other networking tools
The company will also pay $7.8 million to settle the Android-related complaint
Citizen developers may help enterprises to develop apps more quickly, but what is this new breed of developer going to do to enterprise security?
Possible Apple moves in power management and memory chips could bring about big changes for future iPhones
The patches -- one of which was issued last month -- address the exploits found in the Shadow Brokers leak
A hacking group leaked spying tools on Friday that can target older versions of Windows
But the no-support-on-new-silicon dragnet sweeps up innocent PCs, too, as false-positive reports mount
If true, the CloudBook would be the company’s answer to Google Chromebooks
The Shadow Brokers latest leak may be its most damaging one to date, according to security researchers
It's still too early to predict the impact on the price of PCs and mobile devices
Small and medium-size businesses in the US could get hit with price increases of up to 25 percent, some critics say
The plan cuts the company’s pre-filing debt and is part of negotiations with creditors. Day-to-day operations should not be affected.
An upcoming paper proposes the auto industry consider 'open cars' -- cars open to third-party tech upgrades and security researchers
Avaya's pre-filing debt will be reduced by more than $4 billion
The sensors and nodes used widely in smart city infrastructure are pushing growth, says IHS Markit
Version 1507, the mid-2015 debut release, disappears from the patching list; next up, 1511, will likely follow in early October
For more than 40 years, Silicon Valley has been as much about a state of mind as about geography. Is that about to change?
The government scheme based on biometrics is controversial
Some observers expected the auction to raise $30 billion or more
