Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
A Mozilla developer figures out how to watch the $395 talks for free
Sales of fixed-line network equipment and terrestrial optical networks slowed
The social engineering contest will target as many as 30 companies
Wages, job prospects down for techies who keep servers, networks running
Nokia retains worldwide lead, followed by Samsung and LG; Apple misses Top 5, IDC reports
XenDesktop first VDI product to meet all enterprise requirements, analysts say
Insider threats could compromise the privacy of Internet traffic
While retail banking has improved security, business bankers aren't as secure yet, says IronKey executive
A "publicity stunt?" Major threat? Or easily contained?
Android update adds enterprise features
AMD also gained on record product shipments in Q2
Radiology lab ousts IBM, Dell servers for consolidation project, Cisco UCS
The longtime IT consultant and industry observer talks about his new book
Millions have downloaded 'suspicious' wallpaper apps, says mobile security firm
GPS, social media and mobile applications are also being incorporated into health-care providers' wireless plans
Defense chief Gates said changes already underway in war zones, where security is loosened to get data to soldiers more quickly
As exploits of shortcut bug climb, company commits to 'out-of-band' update
In a note, he urges the Indian government to make its planned device an educational tool
Changing demographics, social networks and emerging technologies have changed the game, analysts say
We debunk six assumptions that can get between you and your next great hire
SAP catches up with rival Oracle on the open-source software front
It plans to present evidence to Japanese competition officials that the deal is anticompetitive
The FCC expressed concerns to a conference presenter, but it's unclear what authority it has to stop his talk
Strong sales of key products helped Sony report a profit in the second quarter
The company will spend US$5.8 billion on new chip tools this year, up $1 billion from its previous plan
Sales of the handheld game console are down by almost half
With Carnegie Mellon University, IBM will develop monitoring systems for buildings, water lines and other infrastructure
The company launched its third Optimus Series smartphone, also with Android
Developers sell subscription programs, upgrade services for hacking
55% of the flaws Microsoft reported to other vendors in the last 12 months go unfixed
The Chinese company is already a key supplier of phones to Indian service providers
In 2009, Verizon didn't detect a single data breach that was caused by exploitatioin of a software vulnerability
The Kindle is due to become the cheapest e-reader out there, further shaking up the market
Black Hat demo shows how to do it for $2,500
Google struggling to satisfy enterprise security concerns with cloud services
Analyst calls on Dell to finally set a sale date or lose credibility
They're faster, offer more storage, sell for $139 and $189
Black Hat told that applications can steal data and – worse – take over the Android phones completely
J.D. Power study relied on input from some 10,000 wireless users that recently contacted customer service departments
