Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
A group of 12 counties apply for a broadband deployment grant from the NTIA
Juniper Networks, UNH Lab are early customers
Dupe Windows users into downloading backdoor Trojan; Mac owners not at risk
Sen. Schumer says Facebook, Twitter need guidelines about user privacy
New net neutrality rules could hurt broadband innovation, some opponents argue
Police task force grabs Gizmodo editor's computers, hard drives, cameras in search for evidence of possible felony
Cloud computing can help customers save but Microsoft stands to make more money, business division head says
A hacker named Kirllos is offering to sell the accounts in an underground forum for 2.5 cents per account
Emerging device-based and cloud software isn't universal but is aimed at common conversations
Microsoft's Online Services Division reports bigger loss as expenses outpace revenue
Intel is ramping up production to catch up with demand
Aggressive cost cutting means extending virtualization to desktop
Blames changes in testing for letting buggy update get loose; users want to hear CEO say 'sorry'
The infection of the Qakbot hit at least 1,100 NHS computers
FBI says variety of software and limited memory pose challenges
Inside Contactless and NXP Semiconductors hope to become part of Android
Senior staffers among 31 who accessed sites with work computers
After 20 years in space, NASA says Hubble Space Telescope 'is still cutting edge'
Retracts fix for Windows 2000 bug after finding 'quality issues;' to reissue patch next week
Pramana's BotBlock service can detect and block bot-related actions, as an alternative to CAPTCHA
Brisk Windows 7 sales show Microsoft has 'put Vista behind it,' still rules OS roost
The broadband industry would lose 340,000 jobs over the next 10 years, the study says
'No case submitted' yet, says San Mateo chief deputy district attorney
Samarth Agrawal, formerly with Societe Generale, is charged with stealing code related to a high-speed trading system
The launch event will be streamed on the Web from an HP conference in Germany
McAfee says that less than 0.5 percent of customers were affected by a buggy antivirus update
Cloud computing may be leading to a federation-like worldview on data management, but national laws will be a major obstacle
The iPad has gone global despite Apple's U.S.-only sales
A black market for satellite TV is booming in China as a middle class grows there
If customers who use its services to migrate don't save at least $1 million annually, it will make up the difference
The company hopes upcoming high-end models will improve its smartphone fortunes
But the company points to growth in its wireless and Fios businesses
Announcement timed for Earth Day, with iFixit doing its part to cut e-waste
The software checks if a person's mobile phone is in the same country as a transaction so the card isn't blocked by the bank
Poison search results to put links that lead to scareware in front of frustrated users
Trend in Asia heightens need for carriers, enterprises to adopt IPv6
