The idea that a business traveler would someday carry his or her desktop and applications on a small device has …
VMware goes open source
VMware has released open source desktop virtualization software designed to let its business partners optimize thin clients for the delivery …
SonicWall introduces management appliance
SonicWall is putting its Global Management System software onto an appliance to make the platform easier to deploy. Called EM …
Dell could join Acer in unveiling smart phone
When Dell Inc. stopped selling the Axim PDA in 2007, several industry observers predicted that the PC and server maker …
How secure is Firefox?
Mozilla's open source Firefox browser has made a significant dent in Internet Explorer's dominant market share. Much of its popularity …
Double-Take software offers GeoCluster for Microsoft Hyper-V
GeoCluster is a software-based replication solution designed to integrate seamlessly with failover clustering, removing the requirement for shared storage and …
IE8 Focuses on Improved Security and Privacy
Microsoft's updated browser, Internet Explorer 8, promises an assortment of new features designed to help make Web browsing with IE …
Microsoft faces new EC charges; IBM could be next
The European Commission's antitrust agency confirmed on Jan. 17 that it has again charged Microsoft Corp. with breaking competition laws, …
AMD working on extra-low-power chip
Advance Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) is adding a new, low-power Opteron processor to its Shanghai line roadmap and it plans …
Smart steps for corporate mobile devices
If you've ever let a stranger borrow your corporate smartphone, you may have just given him a gift of your …
Conficker hitting hardest in Asia, Latin America
Computer networks in Asia and Latin America are the most susceptible to a fast-spreading computer worm, which has infected between …
Microsoft postpones Iowa data center
A day after reporting flat revenue for its online services business, Microsoft said it is postponing construction on a planned …
How to cut IT costs without hemorrhaging
With no fat left to trim, how can IT managers keep cutting costs without damaging core services? Many industry professionals …
Ballmer provides grim outlook as economy ‘resets’
Speaking to financial analysts on the heels of Microsoft's announcement of layoffs and a disappointing second quarter, CEO Steve Ballmer …
New paint promises high-speed Wi-Fi shielding
IT managers should start familiarising themselves with a new security tool, the paint brush, as Japanese researchers have come up …
Microsoft unveils Mac-to-Exchange sync beta
Microsoft launched a public beta of software designed to tie Mac users more closely to Exchange mail servers, fulfilling a …
Microsoft unveils Mac-to-Exchange sync beta
Microsoft launched a public beta of software designed to tie Mac users more closely to Exchange mail servers, fulfilling a …
Citrix plans ‘bare metal’ desktop hypervisor
Citrix Systems is working with Intel to develop a “bare metal” hypervisor for client PCs, which proponents say could broaden …
IBM could face mainframe antitrust investigation
Florida mainframe manufacturer T3 Technologies has filed a formal complaint against IBM with the European Union's antitrust authority, it said …
Sun brings open source storage applices to the Middle East
Based on industry standard components and Sun's open source software, this new storage family offers Middle Eastern businesses breakthrough analytic …