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VMworld: In the Cloud, It's Storage's Time to Shine
Your infrastructure might be going into the cloud... but it'll still need to be stored somewhere. A storage-centric look of VMworld's happenings.
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Western Digital Dives Into Pure-Play Networking
Longstanding leader in the hard-drive sector continues efforts to diversity portfolio, now launching a networking kit that could port video content to the TV.
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Microsoft Claims Android 'Gotchas' Raise Its Cost
Google makes its Android software freely available, but Microsoft argues there are other costs related to making the open source software available on mobile devices.
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PC Demand Will Cool Off a Bit in Second Half
Gartner's latest forecast predicts continued strong growth for PC makers in the next two quarters -- just not as robust as they enjoyed in the first half of 2010.
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Jobs Shows Off $99 Apple TV, iOS Revamp, iPods and iTunes Social
Apple's CEO highlights new ways Apple plans to build on its dominance in mobile devices with new social, movie rental and performance enhancements.
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Sloppy Data Costs Fortune 1000 Firms Billions
New research from Sybase concludes that a median Fortune 1000 firm would stand to gain more than $2 billion with better, more accurate and more usable data.
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HP Delves Into Cloud's Potential, Uncertainties
HP panelists used the VMworld conference as a platform to posit their expertise in cloud computing as it emerges from its infancy.
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FCC Defers on Net Neutrality Amid Industry Talks
Federal Communications Commission issues a notice asking for comments on two of the most contentious aspects of the net neutrality debate, while industry negotiations advance.
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IBM Talks Up Enterprise Cloud Plans, Benefits
Big Blue drops details on its efforts to build and buy cloud products and services tailored for for uses like compliance, collaboration and communications across an array of industries.
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Microsoft Releases Bing App for Android Device
Acknowledging the power of the platform, software giant begins shipping Bing app on rival Android devices from Verizon, with plans to reach new handsets in the coming months.
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Digg Dinged for Site Redesign
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VMworld: Maritz Outlines VMware's Cloud Future
VMware's chief looks past the hypervisor wars to focus on data center automation and what he sees as the coming of IT as a strategic (cost-saving, security-improving, value-enhancing) service.
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Microsoft Slaps e-Commerce Site With Piracy Suit
Microsoft hits online software reseller Jigantic.com with a lawsuit alleging the outfit traded in pirated copies of SQL Server 2008 and passing off Software Assurance contracts as legitimate licenses.
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VMware Ramps Virtualization Acquisitions
Virtualization giant VMware announced two purchases targeting security and analytics -- TriCipher and Integrien -- as it looks ahead to offering "IT as a service."
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IT Security Pros Fall for 'Friendly' Ruse
A unique study by security software vendor BitDefender discovered that IT professionals, particularly security folks, are the most likely to share secrets on social networks.
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Motorola Brings More Android Phones to China
Handset maker hopes the trio of new releases with Android mobile OS will catapult it back to the top in a market it dominated for years.
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VMware Wants Its vFabric Cloud Tech Everywhere
If you're building an enterprise cloud or managing hybrid or public cloud apps, VMware wants to be there.
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Google Snaps Up SocialDeck
Search giant continues to vacuum up companies dabbling in the social arena as it is seen moving toward the launch of its own social network, dubbed Google Me.
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Microsoft Appeals Patent Case to Supreme Court
Software giant plays out its hand in effort to reverse the USPTO's ruling that upheld the patent of Toronto-based i4i relating to a custom XML technology.
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