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Citrix, Dell Partner on Virtualization

Deepening its existing partner relationship with Dell as a new competitive dynamic and pricing model unfolds, Citrix has announced the availability of a Dell-specific embedded version of XenServer for Dell PowerEdge servers.

Hyper-V: Under the Hood

Microsoft's first effort at enterprise-level virtualization is a good start, but lots of rough edges remain.

The Importance of Being Clustered

Sanbolic's chairman Bill Stevenson sees clustered file systems as a key technical piece in the virtualization puzzle.

Hardware Trends: Faster. Smaller. Cooler.

Every type of hardware -- from chips to PCs to wireless LANs -- is evolving to support new enterprise demands for mobilization, virtualization and conservation.

mValent Updates Integrity Product for Virtual Environments

mValent Inc. recently expanded its mValent Integrity product with the addition of the Virtual Automation Module.

Crouching App, Hidden OS

Vizioncore Launches New Enterprise Virt Monitoring Tool

Vizioncore Inc. today announced it has launched vCharter Pro, a monitoring tool designed for enterprise virtualization deployments running on VMware's ESX Server.

IDC: IT Budgets Down in 2008

IT execs are focusing on cutting costs rather than investing in technology this quarter, according to a report by research analysts at IDC.

VM-in-a-VM Is Broken, for Now ...

"Greyhound" comes to a screeching halt in the virtual world.

Virtualization May Help With Windows Bloat

The Microsoft Windows operating system has become unwieldy and is choking on the amount of code that needs to be maintained.

Analysis: Taking Aim at VMware

With the release of Hyper-V, is VMware in danger of becoming the new Netscape?

Gartner: Virtualization 'Highest Impact' Tech Through 2012

When it comes to infrastructure and operations, research firm Gartner says that virtualization will be the most significant trend through the next four years.

Research: Virtualization Market To Grow to $1.35B in Asia by 2010

According to a recent study by Dublin-based Research and Markets released today, virtualization and virtualization-related services spending will reach $1.35 billion (U.S.) by 2010.

Virtualization Costs Offset by Greater Efficiencies

Virtualization technology imposes costs and management stress on datacenter managers in addition to boosting the complexity of installations, according to senior IT managers. But those same executives also have learned that overcoming virtualization headaches ushers in a brave new world of datacenter performance.

AMD Cites Windows Server 2008 Support Efforts

AMD, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based CPU chipmaker, announced its collaboration efforts with Microsoft leading up to Microsoft's big launch yesterday.

Microsoft Launches Key 2008 Products in Los Angeles

Redmond officially rolls out Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 in Los Angeles event.

European Commission Slaps Microsoft With $1.3 Billion Fine

European Union fined Microsoft 899 million Euros for failure to comply with the EU's 2004 finding that Redmond was engaged in monopolistic practices.

Double-Take for VMware Infrastructure 3.0 Tackles Next-Generation Disaster Recovery

Double-Take Software has released Double-Take for VMware Infrastructure 3.0, a software solution that protects virtual machines running on VMware ESX Server, a component of the VMware Infrastructure software suite

VMware Announces Hypervisor Deals for Dell, HP, IBM and Fujitsu-Siemens Servers

Today at VMworld Europe in Cannes, France, VMware announced that within the next 60 days ESX 3i hypervisor will ship embedded in servers from its partners Dell, IBM, HP and Fujitsu-Siemens.

IBM Rolls Out System z10 Mainframe, Plus Dev Tools

IBM today announced the debut of its new System z10 mainframe computer for enterprise data centers.

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