Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Google Books will digitize at least 1 million books that are not covered by copyright
The first will be a 32GB model
IT professionals looking to boost their income could consider getting one or more of the top 10 IT certifications commanding higher salaries.
Problems affected unknown number of Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerry devices
Barracuda Networks finds most Twitter users not committed, but numbers are improving
Kevin Martin encouraged offloading traffic to Wi-Fi networks in order to make more efficient use of cellular networks
The Apps Marketplace aims to create a virtual, integrated suite of heterogeneous business applications
Researchers expect attacks to explode once exploit code goes public
RealNetworks' founder said that wireless represents the next major opportunity for startups
90 of 249 Zeus command-and-control servers were knocked offline overnight
US lawmakers are calling for new policies for dealing with the Chinese government
Unidesk desktop virtualization management software reduces storage costs and gives users more personalized desktops.
Last month's Adobe Reader vulnerability now under attack, says F-Secure and Microsoft
Speeds of 230Mbit/sec. reported
Microsoft hopes to gain steam with regulator approval of Yahoo deal
CA spending $350 million to add Nimsoft's technology targeting managed service providers
New York becomes the fourth state to provide virtual physician visits
Users say explanation is wrong, and data service works only using Wi-Fi, however
Jonathan Schwartz is starting to share stories about his days at Sun, possibly in preparation for a book
Growing 3G construction is expected to offset 2G slowdown in developing countries this year
Twitter will shorten some links sent through the service to twt.tl
Google Apps Marketplace continues push into the enterprise with help from third-party vendors
Companies are trying different tacks to keep employees happy
Police in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu are investigating how he got access to account details
A number of companies plan to ride Apple's coattails with tablet devices of their own
But online banking fraud continues to rise, according to figures from financial institutions
Publishes iPhone developer license, blasts Apple for 'troubling' clauses
Government, business groups urge banks to upgrade security controls as attacks grow
Cisco claims CRS-3 Carrier Routing System has 12 times the traffic capacity of the nearest competing systems
Complaints include lack of instructions, information on alternatives, privacy group says
A U.S. stimulus grant could help build a fast network across a remote part of the Southwest
New plug-ins are free with current maintenance agreements
The PlayStation 3D upgrade is due at about the same time
HP's MultiSeat Computing Solution allows up to 10 students to use one computer
People in Taipei will be able to use the Net, watch Web TV, play games and more in taxis
The new 802.16m WiMax standard offers 170M bps download, 90M bps upload speeds
'Whiz-bang' technology brings user adoption and business productivity, IT director says
Some are waiting for the end of XP support; for others, it's financial
Working on patch for Windows vulnerability
The bug could allow arbitrary code to run on a computer, although two Windows security features can reduce the danger
At least two of the companies have billed their tablets as imitation Apple devices
It is collaborating for the research with academic institutions in India and Japan
Younger generation doesn't appreciate the risks, security expert says
The phone had three different types of malicious software programs on its internal memory