Microsoft aims to become a dominant player in hosted software and cloud computing in 2009, despite its late entry in …
A bumpy ride ahead
Enterprise IT executives are taking the economy's downturn in stride. This not being their first time at the rodeo, they …
EMC aquires SourceLabs
In an attempt to bolster EMC's cloud computing business, the storage vendor has acquired assets from SourceLabs, a maker of …
Gartner recognizes Check Point’s market leadership
Check Point announced that it has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant in Gartner’s recent Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network …
Nine ‘must read’ websites for 2009
Here's a time-saver for IT executives swamped by last-minute budget cuts and end-of-the-year performance reviews: We've written your 2009 goals …
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 …
What Microsoft has in store for 2009
“Through our evolution from Windows to Works and Office on the desktop and similarly on the server front as well …
HP on a roll, but challenges await in 2009
HP last month reported fourth quarter net revenue of US$33.6 billion, a 19% year-over-year increase, or 16% after adjusting for …
Three deals symbolized storage trends in 2008
Overall demand for storage capacity is growing by about 60 percent per year, according to IDC. Another research company, Enterprise …
VMware wants a bigger role in your data center
VMware is still the top player in the hypervisor market, but the coming year will see the company move far …
Microsoft’s 2009 to-do list
It has been a year of transition for Microsoft in 2008, with the biggest being co-founder and company icon Bill …
Sun takes another swing
Having coined the phrase “the network is the computer” more than a decade ago Sun Microsystems could expect to be …
Struggling Sun faces difficult choices about future
Bad times just keep getting worse at Sun Microsystems, and the vendor may face hard choices about which parts of …
CA, VMware join hands
IT management software company CA and virtualisation solutions provider VMware are expanding their relationship centered around the creation and delivery …
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 …
Upto 18 % job cuts expected from SUN
Sun is laying off 15 percent to 18 percent of its employees as part of a restructuring plan aimed at …
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 …
From data centre to desktop: VMware’s roadmap
Virtualisation tech major VMware is all set its comprehensive roadmap for the Middle East market. The strategy will hinge on …
Salesforce debuts Force.com Sites
On-demand business software vendor Salesforce is expected on Monday to announce Force.com Sites, an offering that lets customers create and …
New CEO makes changes at VMware
The changes include implementing a hiring freeze — or “hiring pause,” as Maritz put it — that started during the …