Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Managing ever-evolving technologies and increasingly demanding users could prove to be a Herculean task for many IT managers.
Analysts speculate that SAP will continue upgrading and selling most of Sybase's products -- while increasing license fees.
Smartcards may be the future, but legacy payment cards still need support
MSI plans to launch its Slatebook tablet next week with Windows 7
Alureon rootkit accounts for 18% of malware-infected Windows PCs in May
The deal will give Big Blue even more data-integration middleware
Eircom is implementing the plan after settling with the music industry over copyright conerns
IBM is paying $1.4 billion in cash to acquire Sterling Commerce from AT&T
Windows Phone 7 to get WVGA, 1.3GHz CPU, multithreading apps
Yahoo will power Nokia's chat and mail services and Nokia will provide Yahoo's mapping offering
Phone described as good hardware on dying Windows Mobile OS
IBM has $20 billion earmarked for acquisitions, beginning with $1.4 billion for Sterling Commerce
The new chips are in the Core, Pentium and Celeron families
More up CEO's sleeve than next-gen iPhone
Mark Zuckerberg column pledges that new, simple Facebook privacy settings are on the way
New "risk factors" list finds security worries about data leakage are not top of mind, at least as expressed in SEC filings
Ira Winkler on e-discovery, corporate counsel and the security pro's real role in risk mitigation
Homage to 1980 video game swamps Mozilla's support site, triggers malware fears
Purchase of Sterling Commerce will push IBM further toward becoming one-stop for everything
Red Hat touts open source cloud, virtualization offerings
Comcast's new social networking service allows users to let others know what they are watching
After 'overwhelming' user response to Pac-Man doodle last week, Google makes it a permanent feature
But resists more data demands by class-action lawsuit lawyers
Four chairmen say they will start soliciting ideas for new legislation in June
Vertex 2 and Agility 2 come with Windows 7 TRIM support
New images from Mars orbiter show 'severe' ice damage to robot's solar panels
A scared moderator is said to have removed the page after his e-mail and Skype account were hacked
Second weekend in a row Facebook users have had to fend off major malware attacks
Wi-Fi snooping by Google takes some shine off active week
Netbooks not a replacement for more powerful laptops, Dell executive said
Retail giant's reported move to chip-and-PIN transactions could finally nudge others into doing same in the U.S.
The first services will arrive before the end of the year, according to auction winner Vodafone
Mass use of social networking comes as surprise in a country with an outdated mobile phone network
Other experts see different reasons for Apple's gains
Privacy concerns have already pushed 16% of survey respondents to abandon Facebook
