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  • The iPad Just Ate 11% Of The PC Market Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:30AMNow, it's at 11%. The iPad went on sale a little more than a year ago. This quarter, Apple sold 9.25 million of them . That's up 142% from last year. According to IDC's latest estimates , worldwide personal computer sales -- not including tablets -- were 84.4 million during the quarter.
  • Will Project Harmony Bring Harmony to Linux? Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:15AMSome ideas and debates on the Linux Planet and open source sphere just don't seem to ever die or go away. One such debate is around contributor license agreements for open source projects, including Linux distributions.
  • Despite Microsoft gains, VMware still dominates virtualisation market Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:20PMVMware is the primary hypervisor for 58 per cent of organizations that use x86 virtualisation software, with Citrix and Microsoft's Hyper-V splitting the rest of the market, a new survey finds.
  • Microsoft struggles to get Hyper-V drivers in Linux kernel Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:35PMMicrosoft isn't exactly dumping Windows for Linux, but it has become one of the busiest contributors to the Linux kernel.
  • Windows 8 to Fuel ARM Surge vs. Intel, AMD in PC Market: IHS iSuppli Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:27PMThanks to Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8, ARM will make significant inroads against Intel and AMD in the PC space, according to market research firm IHS iSuppli.
  • Survey: Consumers Favoring iPhones, iOS Over Android Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:55PMConsumer preference has swung back in the direction of Apple's iOS, away from Android and RIM's BlackBerry, according a Monday survey.
  • VMware still dominates virtualization market; Micorsoft, Citrix fight for second Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:52PMVMware is the primary hypervisor for 58% of organizations that use x86 virtualization software, with Citrix and Microsoft's Hyper-V splitting the rest of the market. read more
  • Selecting the best distributor for your consultancy Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:56PMA good distributor can help you obtain competitive pricing for clients and expand your consultancy's software and hardware catalog. Here are three tips on selecting a distributor.
  • Microsoft rolls out 'Daytona' MapReduce runtime for Windows Azure Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:44PMMicrosoft is making available for download the first release a new piece of cloud analytics technology developed by its eXtreme Computing Group that is known as Project Daytona.
  • Get rupee symbol on computers for free Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:04PMLike the US dollar and British pound sterling, the new symbol of Indian rupee will also be available in the computers by merely downloading a software provided free by the government.
  • Cloud Services: Who Offers, What Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:17AMWhether a small business is looking for e-mail, computing power or storage on the cloud, there are a host of companies ready and waiting to serve. So which is right for your company?
  • Get Rupee symbol on computers for free Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:42AMLike the American dollar and British pound sterling, the new symbol of Indian rupee will also be available in the computers by merely downloading a software provided free by the government.
  • Tandberg Data AccuVault RDX Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:31AMThe AccuVault offers the SMB market a surprisingly robust backup drive and a path away from tape backups.
  • Windows & .NET Watch: How will Microsoft fill the gap? Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:48AMSpeculation abounds as to what will be included with C/C++ and HTML5 in Microsoft's technologies going forward Visit website for full story...
  • Windows 8 hardware requirements same as Windows 7 or lower: Microsoft Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:01AMMicrosoft's annual partner conference last week featured previews of the Windows 8 server and desktop operating systems, talk of integration between Skype and Lync , and a barrage of insults aimed at the company's competitors.
  • Cinemacraft appoints VP of engineering Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:22PMCinemacraft , a Singapore-based technology startup in media and entertainment, has hired Ashok Srinath as vice president of engineering.
  • Microsoft BizTalk's future is cloudy (no pun intended) Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:44PMBizTalk, Microsoft's enterprise integration and messaging server, used to be on a fairly well-defined path. But that roadmap has gotten a lot more vague since Microsoft shipped BizTalk Server 2010...
  • IDC: Modest IT growth this year Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:16PMThe technology industry will start to revive around the middle of 2002, driven in part by growth in China and a continued push for security software and services.
  • Monster laptop has dual screens Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:39PMAn Alaskan company is now taking orders for a laptop computer that sports dual 17-inch displays, each with 1920 x 1080 pixels. gScreen's "SpaceBook" comes with a Nvidia GTS 250M discrete graphics processing unit, a 500MB hard disk drive, a DVD drive, and a choice of Intel Core i5 or i7 processors.
  • GearHost Cloud Hosting Renews With SmarterTools Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:43PMGearHost a leader in Windows Cloud Hosting Solutions to offer the SmarterTools suite of products to scalable CloudServer clients at no additional charge.
  • Photofly Brings 3-D Models to the Masses Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:41PMPhotofly, a service from Autodesk that builds 3-D models from photographs, has spawned a mini-genre of YouTube videos showing what can be done with the service.
  • One big Windows world. It's coming, but when and how? Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:14PMDoes an HTML5 browser running on all Microsoft platforms go far enough in terms of enabling the Redmondians to create their promised unified ecosystem?
  • Public gets first peek at 'Windows Server 8' Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:14AMMicrosoft gave the public its first glimpse of "Windows Server 8," the code name for the company's next-generation server that's still under wraps, July 12 at its Worldwide Partner Conference.
  • Windows Server 8 to get hypervisor boost Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:48AMMicrosoft plans to at least quadruple the processing power available to virtual machines in the forthcoming update to its server OS, and to provide better VM replication ( ZDNet UK - Server OS )
  • Microsoft investiert 5,8 Milliarden USD in Channel-Vertrieb Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:26AMMaßgeschneiderte Incentives und Leistungen für Kundenprojekte
  • 4 Ideas To Improve IIS & .NET For Technical SEO Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:40AMIn June 2011, I spoke at SMX Advanced about SEO issues that I commonly run in to during technical SEO site evaluations.
  • Critical Links Teams Up With Microsoft to Deliver Innovative Education Solutions for K-12 Schools Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:23AMCritical Links becomes Microsoft OEM partner, continuing its commitment to deliver best‐in‐class solutions for the education market. Fairfield, New Jersey (PRWEB) July 12, 2011 Critical Links , a pioneer in delivering Information & Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure solutions for School 2.0 - the next-generation of schools, announced today that it has entered into a Direct OEM ...
  • Microsoft: Piracy still strong in Asia Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:16PMBy Michelle Tan SINGAPORE--Microsoft announced Monday that law enforcement authorities had seized more than 45,000 copies of counterfeit software in the Asia-Pacific region last month....
  • Will VMware's new licensing scheme open the door for Microsoft? Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:37PMVMware announced vSphere 5 yesterday, which will bring greater scalability and robustness to VMware's virtualization platform. The new version will support larger virtual machines—up to 1TB of RAM and 32 virtual processors each—faster I/O, simpler high-availability, easier deployment, and more. These announcements were somewhat overshadowed, however, by the launch of a new licensing scheme for ...
  • VMware vSphere5 Aims to Streamline Cloud Provisioning Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:27PMAnalysis: With the launch of vSphere 5, VMware is greasing the proverbial skids when it comes to making cloud provisioning "easy." But under the hood, the technology certainly is not simple by any measure.
  • GNU Hurd Quarterly Status Teport Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:44AMThe Hurd is still doing its thing. "Jeremie Koenig started working on his Google Summer of Code project: bringing not only Java to the Hurd, but also fixing or adding missing parts in the Hurd's components along the way. For example, he already contributed a set of signal handling improvements. Samuel Thibault created the first Debian GNU/Hurd CD set with a graphical installer. You can dowload ...
  • myhosting.com Launches Website Restore Service for Business Web Hosting Clients Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:29AMmyhosting.com, a leading global provider of affordable web hosting, Hosted Exchange Email, VPS Hosting and cloud services, has announced the availability of a new add-on service for Business Web Hosting customers, aptly dubbed “Website Restore.” (PRWeb July 13, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/business-web-hosting/website-restore-service/prweb8629879 ...
  • Aunsoft Unveil Video Converter for DLNA Streaming without Compatibility Issue Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:50PMColumbia - Aunsoft Studio today announced Video Converter as the perfect DLNA partner for home video lovers to play home collections without compatibility problem. Aunsoft Video Converter can convert different media files into DLNA supported formats, and provide time-saving batch conversion.
  • Microsoft talks cloud CRM, ERP at partner conference Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 7:16PMIDG News Service - Microsoft is expected on Tuesday to update its strategy for cloud-based ERP (enterprise resource planning) and CRM (customer relationship management) software during the annual Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles.
  • Microsoft Patch Tuesday: four security bulletins Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:07PMMicrosoft has issued just four security bulletins this month, and only one is regarded as critical. A total of 22 vulnerabilities are addressed.
  • IBM heaves new System z minis at mainframe shops Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:13PMHooking fat Xeon blades into 'system of systems' In the hope of continuing the System z upgrade boom that started last summer, Big Blue has rounded out its lineup with a midrange – what IBM calls "Business Class" – mainframe, the System zEnterprise 114.…
  • Wanted: Evidence of MS security push Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:19PMMore than a month after Bill Gates said Microsoft would focus on security, customers are still waiting to see a fundamental shift in its philosophy.
  • Microsoft expands Intune services with enterprise capabilities Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:08PMAnticipating use of Intune by larger organizations, Microsoft is outfitting the managed desktop service with a number of new capabilities that should make its use more appealing in enterprise settings. "The first version of Windows Intune didn't have all the capabilities that all of our on-premise products do, so that slowed down adoption by larger customers," said Alex Heaton, Microsoft ...
  • You can remove TDL4/ Popureb malware from Windows PCs Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:40PM"Indestructible" rootkits, "fatal" trojans, "hellish" viruses -- malware has always been a great topic for generating scary headlines. There's generally no need to worry, though. Almost whatever the threat, if you can just wait for a while then a free (and often simpler) solution will turn up.
  • Parallels Empowers Microsoft Partners with Parallels Automation for Microsoft Services and Parallels Ecosystem ... Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:20AMLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Parallels®, the hosting and cloud services enablement leader, today announced expanded support for Microsoft technologies and tools to help service providers become true full-service cloud service providers. Parallels Automation for Microsoft Services and the enablement tools for ISVs will help Microsoft independent software vendors (ISVs) profit from the cloud ...
  • LG Electronics' U Series Network Monitors Deliver Virtualization Powered by Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:58AMLG Electronics USA today unveils its next-generation U Series Network Monitors at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference . Announced in fall 2010, the U Series is the world's first built-in multi-computing desktop monitor system featuring Windows MultiPoint Server 2011.
  • Polycom unveils videoconferencing system that supports Lync Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:46AMComputerworld - Polycom today unveiled a $10,000 room-size videoconferencing system that integrates with Microsoft's Lync collaboration tools. The CX7000 also comes with a camera, microphone, wireless mouse, keyboard and cables that should be easy for an IT worker to install, he said.
  • 4 Amazing Technology Waves That Will Change Your Life Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:16AMLast week, Facebook launched its video chat. Saying this was going to be an "awesome" announcement and then showcasing basic video chat and group text chat was, and I'm being kind, disappointing. Still, Facebook does have something amazing here -- I just don't think it's worked out yet. But I do think this is the beginning of something big.
  • Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Fasoo.com's Outstanding Innovation in Crafting and Executing Its Competitive Strategy Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:51AMThe Company Is Uniquely Positioned as an Independent Vendor of Pure Enterprise Digital Rights Management Products
  • Storm unleashes 32-core cloud server Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:49AMStorm on Demand has released a 32-core managed cloud server. The rentable hardware, which has 96GB of RAM, 32-cores...
  • Kofax Selected for Microsoft Managed ISV Program Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:12AMIRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kofax plc (LSE:KFX), the leading provider of document driven business process automation solutions, today announced it has been selected by Microsoft to be a managed independent software vendor (ISV) in a program that includes fewer than one percent of all Microsoft ISVs. In support of this program, Kofax will demonstrate document-driven process automation ...
  • MessageSolution Releases Unified eDiscovery Suite, Integrated with Award-Winning Enterprise Email, File and SharePoint ... Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:33AMMessageSolution, the global technology leader in enterprise information archiving, eDiscovery, compliance, storage management and email platform migration, with its profound email platform knowledge of Microsoft technologies built on a decade-long partnership with Microsoft, providing for a complete integration from Exchange 5.5 to 2010, Outlook 2000 to Outlook 2011, and SharePoint 2003 to 2010 ...
  • myhosting.com Launches Private Cloud Services Leveraging Microsoft Dynamic Data Center Toolkit Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:24AMmyhosting.com, a worldwide leader in virtual private server (VPS) hosting, web hosting, Exchange email and hosted services, has announced enhancements to its Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V based offering to provide a highly available virtual server offering on Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and Microsoft System Center. (PRWeb July 11, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb ...
  • Adeptol Announces Document & Image Viewer SDK Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:42AMAdeptol, a leader in document viewing technology, recently announced the release of a SDK based on its document and image viewing platform.
  • Microsoft, ETH Zurich Publish Barrelfish's Source Code Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:59PM"The Microsoft and ETH Zurich research teams have published the source code of Barrelfish, a multikernel operating system for the multicore heterogeneous hardware of the future. Today's operating systems have been adapted to work on multiprocessor and multicore hardware, but they were not initially designed with multicore in mind, and they are not ready for heterogeneous hardware with hundreds ...