Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
The highest year-over-year growth number in eight years, according to the market research company
The EC's vice president urges action as the World Congress on Information Technology opens
Suwon, South Korea recognized by Intelligent Community Forum for 1Gbps broadband network
Both companies have updated their analytics products with better unstructured data querying
BoxTone's mobility management software offers end-to-end, common view of mobility metrics
Yet questions remain about Global Verge, which brought the suit
Despite its declining popularity, IE is hanging on longer in corporate networks
After user anger over privacy issues, social network preps new tools
PlainsCapital Bank sued Hillary Machinery after the latter's account was depleted by online thieves
Google's AdSense and AdWords products have a huge effect on state economies, the company says
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announces major changes in the company's entertainment and mobile device businesses
Mozilla outlines how hackers can trick users by silently changing open browser tabs
New York, San Francisco have been identified as AT&T problem zones
Crew prepares for return to Earth on Wednesday, when Atlantis is slated to begin retirement
The brainchild of database luminary Michael Stonebraker is an open-source option for large-scale transaction processing
The DOJ also alleges EMC made false statements about pricing
Also shifts Chrome 5 out of beta on Windows and Linux
The trade agreement doesn't go beyond existing US law, the copyright policy counsel says
Gives refunds up to $199 when people buy iPod with Mac
Dell will first go to Europe with its Streak smartphone
Collected results from the online broadband test show South Korea leading out of 152 countries
Facebook is already banned in Pakistan because of the page which has invited cartoons of Prophet Mohammed
Some IT departments are waiting for the end of XP support to move to Windows 7. For others, the obstacle is financial.
This little-known IT maturity model provides another tool for boosting IT effectiveness.
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
