News

• 

  Walmart to expand disc-to-cloud movie service to 30 countries

  Leveraging the power of 5,000 stores, Walmart plans to expand it's Vudu cloud video service from U.S. shores to as many as 30 countries beginning in June, including Eurpoean, Asian and Central and South American nations, according to reports.

  By Lucas Mearian | 28 April, 2012 04:25

  Tags: Apple, e-business, e-commerce, IHS, internet, iSuppli, Microsoft, netflix, sony, WalMart, Web 2.0 and Web Apps

• 

  Is 'carrier bill shock' IT's problem? Absolutely

  This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter's approach.

  By Custie Crampton, VP of product management at Tangoe | 17 April, 2012 05:35

  Tags: 3G & 4G, Aberdeen Group, bill shock, bring your own device, byod, carrier bill shock, consumer electronics, corporate mobile policy, data plans, hardware systems, infrastructure management, iPad, management, mobile application management, mobile app management, mobile apps, mobile bill shock, Mobile device management, mobile policy, mobile policy management, netflix, networking, New iPad, smartphones, tablets, WiMAX & LTE, wireless

• 

  Netflix uses lots of cloud services -- but don't call it 'NoOps'

  Netflix's streaming-video entertainment via the Internet has become so popular it now represents almost a third of peak downstream traffic in North America. It also represents an IT support challenge for Netflix, which is trying to balance use of cloud services with traditional internal IT and data centers.

  By Ellen Messmer | 28 March, 2012 08:22

  Tags: cloud computing, cloud security, Google, internet, netflix, NoOps, security, single sign-on, SSO, workday

• 

  'NoOps' debate grows heated

  The dust-up over the term "NoOps" escalated this week, with high-profile IT executives from Netflix and Etsy issuing dueling blog posts about the evolution of IT organizations.

  By Nancy Gohring | 21 March, 2012 11:35

  Tags: careers, cloud computing, Etsy, internet, it management, it strategy, netflix

• 

  Personal clouds will be on 90 per cent of devices by 2015

  Within three years the personal cloud will be ubiquitous on consumer devices, Gartner predicts in a research report released Tuesday.

  By Brandon Butler | 07 March, 2012 05:48

  Tags: Apple, cloud computing, cloud services, Gartner, Google, internet, Microsoft, netflix, personal cloud

• AT&T DSL: Getting What I Pay For?

  So, here in Gearhead last week I discussed the problems AT&T has been having in providing me with a reliable DSL service and it seems a significant number of you feel my pain.

  By Mark Gibbs | 01 March, 2012 08:30

  Tags: at&t, broadband, cable, curl, data rate, DNS, Downton Abbey, DSL, IP address, LAN & WAN, line speed, modem, netflix, networking, Ping, Telecommunication, verizon, wireless

• 

  Proposed encrypted media support in HTML5 sparks DRM debate on W3C mailing list

  A proposal drafted by Microsoft, Google and Netflix to add support for encrypted media playback in HTML5, has sparked a debate on the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) HTML public mailing list.

  By Lucian Constantin | 25 February, 2012 04:40

  Tags: application development, Google, internet, Internet-based applications and services, Microsoft, netflix, software

• 

  Netflix settles privacy-violations lawsuit for $9 million

  Video service Netflix has disclosed it paid out $9 million last year to settle a class-action lawsuit that it violated privacy by keeping records on what subscribers watched two years after customers had canceled their plans.

  By Ellen Messmer | 15 February, 2012 06:31

  Tags: Google, netflix, privacy, SEC, security, security violations, Video Privacy Protection Act

• 

  Lawmakers question proposed change to video privacy law

  Let's say you like to watch heady documentaries over Netflix's streaming service and would like to share recommendations with your friends on Facebook. Netflix would like to offer that service, but the company says a 24-year-old U.S. law is in the way.

  By Grant Gross | 01 February, 2012 06:27

  Tags: Christopher Wolf, David Hyman, Facebook, government, Hogan Lovells, internet, Internet-based applications and services, legislation, netflix, privacy, security, social media, Tom Coburn, University of Minnesota Law School, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, video, William McGeveran

• 

  With Thompson in CEO seat, Yahoo may go after Netflix

  Just one day after Yahoo announced that it has found a new CEO, speculation began swirling that the Internet company may be looking to scoop up Netflix.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 06 January, 2012 07:58

  Tags: business issues, internet, mergers and acquisitions, netflix, Yahoo

• 

  Goodbye 2011 ... What a year!

  Well, as we are just a hop, skip and an eggnog away from putting on silly hats, drinking champagne, and kissing random people as we bid goodbye to the year, it behooves me to look into the digital rearview mirror and ponder what we can see rushing away from us.

  By Mark Gibbs | 19 December, 2011 17:27

  Tags: 2011, CarrierIQ, Federal Communications Commission, Google, HP, internet explorer, Microsoft, netflix, Net Neutrality Rules, networking, Nokia, PROTECT IP Act, research in motion, retrospective, security, SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, WiFi, Windows Phone 7, wireless, WLANs / Wi-Fi, year in review

• 

  Sourcefire shipping its first two app-aware, next-gen firewalls

  Sourcefire Monday said it expects to begin shipping its first two next-generation firewall appliances later this month, entering an increasingly crowded market.

  By Ellen Messmer | 06 December, 2011 05:42

  Tags: Facebook, Firewall & UTM, netflix, security, sourcefire

• 

  Netflix opens door to leaving Amazon Web Services

  Netflix designed its cloud architecture so that it has the option to move to an Amazon Web Services competitor, but doesn't expect a real competitor to emerge for a few years, a Netflix executive said on Wednesday.

  By Nancy Gohring | 01 December, 2011 08:39

  Tags: Amazon Web Services, cloud computing, Infrastructure services, internet, netflix

• 

  HP Concludes That Bigger Is Better

  Hewlett-Packard's decision to retain its vast PC division likely offers some insight into the type of company new CEO Meg Whitman and her team want to lead.

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 08 November, 2011 02:35

  Tags: desktop pcs, freemium, hardware, hardware systems, hewlett-packard, IBM, IT industry, netflix, PCs

• 

  HP decides that being bigger is better

  In rejecting the idea of getting rid of its PC division, Hewlett-Packard Co. and its new CEO Meg Whitman, also made some decisions about the type of company they want.

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 28 October, 2011 11:35

  Tags: Autonomy, desktop pcs, hardware, hardware systems, hewlett-packard, IBM, IT industry, netflix, PCs