As anticipated, Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday night launched the beta of Windows 7, posting the preview of the company's next …
Windows 7 may add spice to CES
Software could overshadow gadgets at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show, with Microsoft Corp. expected to shed light on its upcoming …
Norton 360 enhances its backup & security
Symantec announced Version 3.0 of its Norton 360 desktop software, which is used to back up documents and digital photos …
HP expands client virtualisation software portfolio
Building on the company’s expansive client virtualisation solutions, HP Virtual Client Essentials is an advanced software portfolio that includes multimedia, …
Dell, EMC extend storage partnership
Dell and EMC have agreed to extend their worldwide storage partnership, even though the existing deal — which has generated …
SP2 beta for Windows Server 2008, Vista available
Microsoft gave its MSDN and TechNet subscribers access to the beta of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows …
Virtual action
What kind of key opportunities do you see in the Middle Eastern market? According to IDC, IT expenditure in the …
Windows HPC hits top 10 among supercomputers
Microsoft hit another high-performance computing milestone by placing its server for the first time in the top 10 on the …
Red Hat’s virtualisation road map
Red Hat has been around for a while now and you've been with the company almost eight years. How important …
Virtual World
Thanks to the XenSource acquisition, Citrix has inherited one of the most advanced technologies for open source virtualization: however Xen …
Makeover time for Windows Live
Microsoft is giving Windows Live a serious makeover. The company today announced plans to roll out a wide range of …
The promise of virtualisation
Virtualisation represents the wave of the future for optimising hardware utilisation and datacenter agility. But for companies to reap the …
VMware shares the next generation of virtualization with the Middle East
VMware has recently announced a comprehensive roadmap of groundbreaking new products and technologies that expand its flagship suite of virtual …
HP launches product blitz for virtualisation
The products include a ProLiant blade server “built from the ground up” for virtualisation, four thin-client computers for virtualising desktops, …
Conficker hype may have harmed security efforts, FBI cyber chief says
Media hype leading up to the Conficker worm's April 1 update may have distracted computer users from other dangerous security …
Delta doubles down on Microsoft with Surface 2 tablets for pilots
Microsoft is celebrating another win for its mobile devices. Delta Airlines announced that it is equipping its 11,000 pilots with Surface 2 tablets to replace the traditional paper document flight bags.
Microsoft OS chief: One API to rule them all
Microsoft is pursuing the ideal of OS platforms: a unified code base that runs from smartphones to servers, giving users …
Google, Intel cement ties on Chrome OS, could weaken Wintel
New Chromebooks announced this week signal Intel’s willingness to broaden its horizons and work with companies like Google, at the expense of its long-standing Windows partnership with Microsoft.
Microsoft's Nokia deal could benefit rival mobile device vendors, analysts say
Microsoft’s plan to buy Nokia’s phone business and have a larger presence in hardware devices has so far brought little response from PC and smartphone vendors in Asia. But the deal could end up bringing dividends to Microsoft’s long-time partners in the region by revitalizing the Windows ecosystem, according to analysts.
Perceived missteps may have hit a tipping point for Ballmer
An accumulation of blunders under Steve Ballmer’s leadership may have hit a tipping point this year, leading to Friday’s groundshaking announcement …