Unified communications (UC) has emerged from the Internet cloud thanks to a partnership that brings together LightEdge Solutions, BroadSoft and Microsoft
- By Jim Barthold
- February 11, 2009
EMC and Microsoft formally renewed a partnership on Tuesday, extending their collaborative efforts on virtualization, content management and security solutions for the enterprise market through 2011.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 04, 2009
Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out its "launch experience" of Office Communications Server 2007 (OCS) Release 2, a unified communications (UC) product first unveiled in October.
- By Jim Barthold
- February 03, 2009
Xenocode, the Seattle-based maker of virtualization tools, today released the latest version of its Virtual Application Studio, a developer-focused authoring environment for virtualizing existing Windows-based applications.
- By John K. Waters
- February 02, 2009
Rapid growth in virtual technology means partners with the right business plan can reap serious profits.
- By Keith Ward
- February 01, 2009
One bright spot in the IT economy appears to be virtualization, with leading provider VMware today announcing that its yearly revenue rose 42 percent in 2008 to $1.9 billion. Fourth quarter revenues were a "solid" $515 million -- up 25 percent over last year.
- By Becky Nagel
- January 27, 2009
Citrix Systems has teamed with Intel Corp. to provide virtualization technology for Intel-based desktop computers.
- By Rutrell Yasin
- January 23, 2009
A new report from security consultancy AppRiver confirms what many of us have long expected: Spammers are becoming both savvier and sneakier.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- January 20, 2009
Microsoft released a beta of Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V), which lets users run older OSes and applications on newer Windows systems.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 15, 2009
New global research forecasts a swift rise in development plans for Software as a Service applications in the next 12 months.
- By Kathleen Richards
- January 12, 2009
The beta release of the update to Windows Server 2008 will be of special interest to those who work with virtualization, as it unveils a key technology long-promised by Microsoft.
- By Keith Ward
- January 09, 2009
The beta of Windows Server 2008 R2 is currently available for download by TechNet Plus and Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) subscribers, as well as by technology enthusiasts.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 09, 2009
Application lifecycle management tools maker Borland Software CEO Tod Nielsen has left the company to join VMware as chief operating officer.
- By Michael Desmond
- January 07, 2009
Microsoft has issued a patent application, published on Dec. 25, that specifies the metered use of computers.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 06, 2009
Sun Microsystems recently released the latest version of its desktop virtualization software, xVM VirtualBox.
- By John K. Waters
- January 04, 2009
VMware will expand its strategic relationship with Hewlett-Packard to include the joint development of software that manages datacenter resources.
- By Rutrell Yasin
- December 11, 2008
Microsoft server and tools exec Bob Kelly told an investment banker audience how Microsoft plans to take advantage of opportunities in the enterprise IT market.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 10, 2008
As IT managers develop strategies and deploy technologies to reduce power consumption in their facilities, they recognize virtualization does not only reduce server sprawl, it can also save energy.
- By Rutrell Yasin
- December 08, 2008
Enterprises are starting to appreciate software as a service (SaaS) and plan to maintain or grow their SaaS use, according to a survey conducted by Gartner, tapping 258 respondents.
- By Jim Barthold
- December 04, 2008
Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), also known as desktop virtualization or hosted desktop, is typically used to move Windows desktop environments into a datacenter, where they reside on a server and are "pushed" out to end users.
- By Keith Ward
- December 04, 2008