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LinuxWorld Shares Stage With Data Centers
This week, in San Francisco, LinuxWorld and the Next Generation Data Center conference shared the same space. Here is a collection of announcements and presentations from both.
8/7/2008 4:13PM EST

Microsoft's Midori to Sandbox Apps for Increased Security
The Midori project, Microsoft's effort to design a post-Windows, next-generation operating system, is projected to offer memory access control, to protect against privilege elevation attacks and to enforce least-privilege computing.
8/5/2008 11:00AM EST

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008
Microsoft today announced the release to manufacturing of SQL Server 2008, which includes new features such as support for policy-based management, auditing, and advanced reporting and analysis services.
8/6/2008 3:12PM EST

StackSafe Steps Into Virtualized Environments
StackSafe has made it easier to import virtualized infrastructure components, using the upgraded version of its Test Center IT operations testing product. The product can also measure the performance of virtual machines using VMware ESX Server.
8/6/2008 3:00PM EST

IBM Focuses on Big Linux Systems
Multiple announcements from IBM and other companies favored large systems and making Linux work within IBM-based enterprises. IBM also open-sourced clustering code and updated virtualization software for its System z computers.
8/6/2008 8:00AM EST

IPBrick Lays Unified Communications Foundation
The new version of the company's unified communications Linux distribution brings voice communication, text messages and faxes into a single server. Faxes can be sent and received via e-mail.
8/5/2008 6:00PM EST

Computing Becomes a Matter of State
Jeffrey Birnbaum's keynote at LinuxWorld offered a glimpse into the future of grid computing, with a road map to successfully moving state off of servers and into a central repository.
8/5/2008 3:00PM EST

nSuite Buy Secures Symantec Virtual Workspaces
Symantec will build out its portfolio of virtualization security and management technologies with its acquisition of nSuite. nSuite's technology will provide Symantec presentation virtual technology.
8/5/2008 1:42PM EST

Microsoft Maps Out Migration From Windows
Internal documents reveal that Microsoft is carefully mapping out migration strategies to move customers from Windows to a new legacy-free environment. Virtualization and a composite application model that permits applications to be hosted by both OSes are keys to the strategy.
7/31/2008 12:45PM EST

HP, Intel and Yahoo Work Together on the Cloud
The announced Cloud Computing Test Bed is a research effort combining the efforts of industry and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The test bed will allow users to build and launch their applications on a hosted platform.
8/1/2008 4:00PM EST

A New Spin on Old Job Schedulers
OpsWise, a California-based startup, is readying an enterprise-ready job scheduler that is multi-platform and has modern features built in, not cobbled on. Features include a Web-based interface and integrated reporting capabilities.
8/1/2008 8:30AM EST

Microsoft's Plans for Post-Windows OS Revealed
A componentized non-Windows operating system is in the works at Microsoft, one that could eventually phase out Windows. The OS features asynchronous-only architecture built for task concurrency.
7/29/2008 1:15PM EST

Compuware Helps Handle Mainframe Developer Shuffle
Abend-AID 11 comes with a new Web interface that adds more modern and agile technologies to the traditional green screen of mainframes. The new version also has improved root-cause analysis for COBOL programs.
7/29/2008 5:00PM EST

Avocent Updates IT Business Management Suite
Avocent yesterday released Version 7.2.5 of Touchpaper IT Business Management suite, which the company claims will reduce the time required to manage new releases, boosting productivity gains.
7/29/2008 11:00AM EST

Sophos to Acquire Utimaco
The endpoint security and control provider will add Utimaco's enterprise data security offerings after the acquisition passes German financial regulations. Sophos executives said the company's goal is to make security more manageable.
7/29/2008 8:00AM EST

Is Vista the "New Coke" of Operating Systems?
A newly released Forrester report suggests that Vista has become New Coke, an embarrassing marketing disaster that ended with customers demanding the return of their original product.
7/28/2008 3:18PM EST

Nimsoft Brings Real User Monitoring
Nimsoft's new monitoring product collects performance metrics for applications, Web services, Web site transactions and other infrastructure pieces. It then puts the data onto software for analysis and reports.
7/28/2008 8:30AM EST

Microsoft to Buy DATAllegro
The deal between DATAllegro and Microsoft will result in an appliance-based SQL Server solution for data warehousing and business intelligence. Microsoft wants to merge SQL Server with DATAllegro's technology.
7/25/2008 7:00PM EST

Microsoft Leaders Talk Competition
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer, Bob Muglia and Ray Ozzie opened up to analysts yesterday on how the company sees competition from Amazon, Apple, Google and VMware.
7/25/2008 3:00PM EST

Kaminsky Details DNS Hack
Security researcher Dan Kaminsky succumbs to pressure and reveals the details of his DNS cache poisoning attack ahead of Black Hat. He recommends source port randomization as the key to thwarting this vulnerability.
7/25/2008 11:02AM EST

More Outages in Forecast for Cloud Computing
Analysts say that cloud providers will undergo growing pains over the next few years, so companies using cloud services should have additional cloud storage or other backups in place.
7/25/2008 8:30AM EST

F5 Expands BIG-IP Platforms
Two new boxes offer faster access to custom applications, caching, SSL offload and increased speed without changing power consumption or size. Security features, such as an optional firewall and new handlers for passwords, are also included.
7/24/2008 7:00PM EST

Intel Rolls Out System-on-a-Chip Design
Intel today announced its SOC processors, which include QuickAssist Technology and are based on the x86 core found in Intel's Atom chip. The new processors are designed for Internet connected devices and systems.
7/24/2008 4:10PM EST

EMC Boasts Double-Digit Revenue Growth
Total revenue for the second quarter of 2008 was US$3.67 billion, an increase of 18 percent the same period a year earlier. Non-U.S. earnings accounted for nearly half of EMC's total revenue.
7/23/2008 7:00PM EST

EMC Puts Content on Center Stage
EMC has announced version 6.5 of its Documentum Enterprise Content Management Suite, adding to it products like the CenterStage Essentials client and the Media WorkSpace rich media interface.
7/23/2008 4:56PM EST

Surveys Spotlight Lingering Fear of Open Source
Two new surveys show that implementation of open-source technology is not that widespread, and one of the major perceived hang-ups of implementing it is the fear of a lack of expert support for products.
7/23/2008 4:00PM EST

SnapLogic Launches Solution Pack
SnapLogic's new SugarCRM Solution Pack helps companies integrate SugarCRM with other SaaS applications, behind-the-firewall enterprise applications, Web sites and other data sources. It will be available as a free download in August.
7/23/2008 1:01PM EST

VMware to Offer ESXI for Free
New VMware CEO Paul Maritz said he is confident his company can keep ahead of Microsoft, and a first step is offering the ESXI server, which is similar to Hyper-V, free of charge.
7/23/2008 10:21AM EST

Brocade Acquires Foundry
Data center networking company Brocade has acquired network switching and routing company Foundry, a deal that Brocade says gives it a piece of the Ethernet/IP networking market.
7/22/2008 5:00PM EST

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