Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
U.S. Patent and Trade Office is planning a major IT migration
Users will be able to compare sales performance for certain brands and see some demographic trends
University of Maryland sees nearly a 50% jump in undergrad enrollments
Wireless communications leapfrogging wired throughout the Third World
New versions of Bluetooth, smartphone app stores, cellular broadband to play key roles
Open source 'whitelist' would aid transition to next-gen Internet services, proponents say
A phone hacker says that some mobile Web proxies send phone numbers to Web sites, comprising security
Top innovative firms, products include W PhoneWatch (see video, page 2), Zero Charger, Connectify, Aava Mobile, Appel, Line2
Plans to lean more heavily on resellers to lift sagging Ethernet fortunes
Pitches DNS change so it can support IPv6 without cutting off hundreds of thousands of visitors
Apple's iWork suite for the tablet might not be enough for the workplace
Aims to keep confidential corporate data from cyberspace; can also track personal posts
Feel the love with videos by Palm users
Combined router/host client allows for ad hoc mobile network
IG report says final NASA shuttle flight now likely to come early next year
They're needed to accommodate new services coming in the future, the company says
By hacking networking cards, researchers can break into networks and PCs
The company's products and road map are more important than price, a U.S. executive said
But GTX 480 cards are 'hot' in more ways than one, testers say
The server is thought to have extended Chinese filtering technology to Chile and the US
While the two 4G wireless technologies can interoperate, AT&T, for one, is not interested
'Technically impressive' exploit of IE8 bypasses DEP, ASLR on Windows 7 at hacking contest
The market researcher predicts the global recession will continue to impact chips
An e-mail with a malicious attachment was sent to at least three foreign journalists in China
Dutch researcher bypasses DEP, ASLR to bring down Microsoft's browser
Enforcers met in France this week discuss criminal law and the Internet
Smartphone survey shows interest in iPad, other tablets
Android-based smartphone is priced at $150 with two-year contract
Overheated servers in Europe and a flawed failover process caused a worldwide crash of its servers
Drivers are among the virtualization vendors' problems
Ad review board says a Sprint footnote didn't reflect most recent network tests
The handset maker has high hopes for its first Symbian phones
Waxman promises to introduce legislation to implement the FCC broadband plan's recommendations
The delivery company is putting sensors in its delivery trucks to cut fuel consumption and is greening its data centers
Filmmaker James Cameron and Twitter founder Biz Stone talked technology at CTIA
