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Microsoft's Windows XP Mode Needs No Virtualization HardwareFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 4:06PMMicrosoft's Windows XP Mode, designed to provide SMBs that upgraded to Windows 7 with "last ditch" compatibility for proprietary applications that need Windows XP, no longer requires hardware virtualization technology to run.

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 With Minor Tweaks OnlyFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 3:43PMThe launch date of Windows 7, Microsoft’s latest operating system was October 22, 2009 and some 5 months later, there is now talk about Windows 7 service pack 1 (SP1). Though a service pack can introduce new desktop functionality, it is usually released to address security and bug fixes that have surfaced. It appears that [...]

Starting a Career in Storage NetworkingFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 3:35PMIs this a good time to embark upon a storage networking career? Naysayers might point to the tough job market, or a future where storage, networking and systems converge to such a degree that there will no longer be much demand for data storage specialists.

Microsoft dishes out Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 detailsFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 3:34PMBoth still seem to be a quite a ways from a release, but Microsoft has now announced a few details for its forthcoming Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 updates. The latter of the two actually seems to be the more significant, as it adds a so-called RemoteFX feature that Microsoft describes as the "special sauce" in its Remote Desktop Services. The short of it is that RemoteFX uses ...

RightScale UpgradesFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 3:28PMRightScale says it’s got new enterprise features in its cloud management platform. It’s talking better authorization and permissioning control, cost-tracking, and overall management of running virtual servers in the cloud across large organizations with multiple users, departments and projects They support the creation of IT self-service and corporate governance strategies in the cloud that are ...

Microsoft gives first whiffs of Windows 7 SP1Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 3:26PMThe first service packs for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 won't have much in the way of meat, Microsoft has said, but we know it will deliver a few key virtualization updates.

In China, A Rise Of 'Passive Subversive' LanguageFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 3:21PMIt's become fashionable in China to use the passive voice when authorities have done something to you don't like. Being "harmonized" is now a common expression that means you've been censored.

Comcast Rolls Out Open Source Tech for IPv6Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 3:06PMNew technology jointly developed with ISC could be the key to enabling broad IPv6 adoption in the U.S.

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Cardinals continue road trip on East CoastThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 10:37PMCardinal outside attacker Lee Meyer gets the kill over the Scarlet Raider defender in Saturday's 3-2 victory. Who will win Friday's road men's volleyball game?