Microsoft, Yahoo and several other top vendors are making it easier for small and mid-size companies to hire specialized IT …
Intel ahead of schedule with new Xeon server chips
Intel Corp. is set to start production of its next-generation Xeon quad-core server chips ahead of schedule, which could then …
Dell agrees to buy Perot Systems for $3.9
Dell has agreed to buy Perot Systems for around $3.9 billion in cash and intends to make the company its …
10G Ethernet shakes net design to the core
The emergence of 10 Gigabit Ethernet, virtualization and unified switching fabrics is ushering in a major shift in data center …
Red Hat Launches Catalyst Program to Spark Innovative Solutions By Linking Growing Partner Ecosystem
Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, has announced the North American launch of the Red Hat …
Google Docs 'widely used' at 1-in-5 workplaces, reports survey
The near total dominance of Microsoft Office in the workplace may be getting a serious challenge from Google Docs, according …
VMware completes purchase of Java vendor SpringSource
VMware has completed its acquisition of enterprise Java vendor SpringSource, a $362 million deal designed to help customers build, run …
Google Chrome 3.0 gains zip, style
Google launched Version 3 of its Chrome Web browser, which keeps the pressure on competing tools by boosting JavaScript performance …
Can mainframe use really grow?
Some industry observers still like to kick dents in the mainframe saying it’s not the corporate platform of the future …
Meet Google's 'Data Liberation Front'
You say you want a revolution? Google's hoping you do — at least, when it comes to being able to …
EMC lures away Intel's Gelsinger
EMC has remade its management team by luring a high-ranking executive away from Intel, potentially setting up a succession process …
Google helps users jump ship to rival Web services
In a move that flouts common business logic, Google is making it as easy as possible for people to migrate …
Salesforce.com renews push into customer service
Salesforce.com will make a series of announcements regarding its Service Cloud customer-service applications, which are a major part of the …
Juniper invests in data center switch vendor Blade
The amount Juniper invested in Blade's $10 million B round of funding was not disclosed. Privately held Blade has accumulated …
Symantec adds Quorum antimalware analysis to consumer security software
Symantec this week is taking the wraps off the 2010 editions of its flagship antimalware consumer software, Norton AntiVirus and …
The high cost of wide area networking
Given the combination of the economic malaise and the sensationalism that surrounds topics such as cloud computing and server virtualization, …
The Linux Foundation's grand new ambitions for Linux
Like a fervent preacher appearing before his flock, Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin emphasized benefits and potential for the …
Red Hat releases first KVM support with RHEL 5.4
Red Hat for the first time included KVM hypervisor technology in a release of its Enterprise Linux operating system, kicking …
Cisco UCS, Nexus 1000 virtual switches power VMworld labs but suffer glitches
A year after introducing the Nexus 1000 virtual switch, Cisco is using that switch and its unified computing system servers …
Google to let Apps users try out Wave
Google will let some users of its Apps suite test-drive in the fall its Wave collaboration and communication tool, the …