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Microsoft RTMs System Center Essentials, Data Protection Manager

Microsoft on Monday released to manufacturing two new products in its System Center suite -- System Center Essentials 2010 and Data Protection Manager 2010.

Report: Windows Server Becoming a Mainframe Contender

Organizations are moving more toward using x86-based servers running Windows to handle their business-critical workloads.

VMware's SpringSource Adds Lightweight Messaging for the Cloud

VMware's SpringSource division announced today that it will be adding a newly acquired lightweight messaging system, RabbitMQ, to its implementation of the Java-based open source Spring Framework.

Microsoft Delivers Record April Patch

April marks another historic Patch Tuesday with 11 security bulletins being rolled out today by Microsoft.

Microsoft Outsources IT To Infosys

Microsoft is outsourcing its IT help desk, PC, infrastructure and application support to Bangalore, India-based Infosys in a three-year deal that involves 450 Microsoft locations in 104 countries.

Visual Studio 2010 and Silverlight 4 Released

Developers can start building apps with the powerful tooling in Visual Studio 2010, .NET Framework 4 and Silverlight 4.

Windows Security Compliance Manager Released

Microsoft rolled out the Security Compliance Manager tool on Thursday to help IT pros manage baseline security in Windows.

Big Security Patch Expected on Tuesday

Expect a whopper patch next week, as Microsoft is planning to release 11 fixes in its April security update.

Microsoft Dropping Itanium Support

Microsoft plans to end the support it provides on three of its flagship software products for Intel's Itanium processor.

Citrix Takes Virtualization, Conferencing Tools to iPad

Citrix has released versions of its GoToMeeting and Receiver applications for iPad.

SQL Server 2008 R2: April Launch Brings May Release

Even though the product will actually hit the market sometime in May, Microsoft will kick off a "launch tour" of SQL Server 2008 R2 on April 21, 2010.

Hyper-V's Missing Feature

Windows Insider has returned to Redmond -- and it feels good to be home!

Virtualization Takes Wing at Patrick Air Force Base

Base uses IP replication to give terabytes of data a smooth transition.

'Critical' Off-Cycle IE Patch Released

Microsoft today released its second "critical" off-cycle patch for Internet Explorer this year.

Intel Unveils High Powered Processors

Chip is geared for large scale mission critical and virtualized workloads.

AMD Unveils 12-Core Chip

Processors offer more memory, performance and management features than previous AMD chips.

'Best Hypervisors' for VDI Tested by Citrix

Citrix on Thursday described virtual desktop infrastructure performance differences using various hypervisors.

Study: Security Lags in Datacenter Virtualization Projects

Datacenter virtualization projects can open up security issues, according to research from Gartner.

Report: IT Systems Engineer Named Best U.S. Job

San Francisco-based research and analysis group Focus has named systems engineer as the "best job in America."

Novell Rejects Buyout Offer

Novell's board turns down $2 billion bid calling it ‘inadequate.’

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