Networking - Infoworld

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:46:53 +0000

One of the most anticipated debuts of a startup company happens today when Nicira, a maker of network virtualization software, comes out of stealth mode.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Premium pay for those hard-earned IT certifications continues to decline, despite an overall surge in high-tech employment. The latest quarterly survey by Foote Partners found that pay premiums (not overall pay) declined by 1.2 percent in the last three months of 2011. Although that doesn't sound like much, the loss is part of a long-term trend, as it was the sixth straight quarter in which premium pay declined.

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:57:36 +0000

Cisco Systems developed its latest enterprise access point with corporate bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies in mind, aiming to give tablets and smartphones as well as traditional workplace devices strong and consistent performance.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Last week, I talked a bit about the history of the Internet and its original goal of enabling the free flow of information. I also talked about the fact that moneyed interests the world over are scrambling to turn the Internet into something closer to cable TV than the open network we currently enjoy.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:57:40 +0000

The European Union signed up to the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) on Thursday despite widespread opposition, particularly in Poland, where people took to the streets in protest.

The agreement was officially signed in Tokyo by 22 European member states. Cyprus, Estonia, Slovakia, Germany, and the Netherlands did not sign, but committed to do so in the near future, according to the European Parliament's Green party.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:18:10 +0000

The Layer 2-3 Ethernet switch market is forecast to approach $28 billion in 2016, with future growth driven primarily by sales of Ethernet switches optimized for larger data center deployments.  

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:30:00 +0000

The 4G network standards approved last week by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) stadards body may improve the mobile data experience soon, even if consumers don't actually see the 100Mbps mobile speed for which they were designed.

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Google technicians want an overhaul of the Web's TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) transport layer and are suggesting ways to reduce latency and make the Web faster.

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

The Internet's rapid rise and impending fall has been amazing to witness. Sure, technically it's been around for 30-plus years, but for most of humanity, the Internet showed up in 1997. In those brief 15 years, the baboons of ignorance and greed have been doing their damnedest to destroy it, as this SOPA and PIPA nonsense clearly exhibits.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:17:55 +0000

New Mac-based security threats jumped in 2011, but still remain far below that of Windows PCs, according to a posting by F-Secure Labs.

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:53:55 +0000

Several major Internet companies and thousands of concerned users are successfully lighting up social networks to spread opposition to controversial anti-piracy bills now under debate in the U.S. Congress.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:54:16 +0000

Two activist groups, one liberal and one conservative, have joined together in a campaign to defeat U.S. lawmakers supporting two controversial copyright enforcement bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:22:26 +0000

The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act are getting more negative attention, as major websites such as Wikipedia protest the bills with blackouts on Wednesday. Even Google joined the action, with a link on its homepage explaining why the company opposes the legislation.

But what are SOPA and PIPA, exactly, and why are tech luminaries lambasting legislation aimed at stamping out copyright infringement? Read on for a full explanation.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:39:49 +0000

A hearing to amend and debate the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act should resume in February, its chief sponsor said, even in the face of new opposition to the copyright enforcement bill.

The House Judiciary Committee held three days of so-called markup hearings on SOPA in December, but opponents of the bill flooded the committee with more than 20 amendments. In a markup hearing, a committee votes on amendments to a bill and votes on whether to approve the bill and send it to the full House for action.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:41:18 +0000

Mozilla, the open source organization responsible for Firefox, joined other major technology companies today to protest antipiracy legislation by blackening the browser's home page.

From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, Firefox's default home page -- essentially a search field for Google -- will change from its usual white background with the Firefox logo to a blacked-out version displaying a modified graphic emblazoned with "Stop Censorship."

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:28:13 +0000

The nice thing about standards is there are so many of them to choose from.

That old chestnut, attributed to any number of different parties, has been in circulation since long before there was an Internet, but it still speaks volumes to the curious situation developing today:

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:32:22 +0000

The uptake of wireless networks based on 802.11ac is expected to be high when the first products arrive later this year, according to a report from IMS Research.

Over 3 million products with 802.11ac, including access points and notebooks, will be shipped in the first year of availability alone, IMS expects.

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:32:45 +0000

Wikipedia has decided to black out the English version of the online encyclopedia for 24 hours on Wednesday to protest against controversial legislation in the United States, following a cue given by some other Internet sites, including social news site Reddit, which will black out its site for 12 hours on the same day.

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:17:41 +0000

A key federal agency involved in testing the proposed LightSquared LTE 4G network has concluded that there is no practical way to solve interference between that network and GPS, possibly dealing a crippling blow to the startup carrier's hopes for a terrestrial mobile network.

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:29:23 +0000

A Delhi court sent a summons to the headquarters of foreign Internet companies including Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Yahoo on Friday, in a private case against objectionable content online.

The Indian operations of some of these companies had earlier said that they were not responsible for the content, as their parent companies run the websites.