Although 54 percent of large enterprises around the globe rate management of their virtual server environment as a critical or high IT priority, fewer than half (45 percent) think their companies are doing it effectively, according to CA's global survey about virtualized environments released this week.  
                    
			            - By James E. Powell
- 02/21/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is placing a significant emphasis on standardization and interoperability, saying it will share its APIs and release extensive documentation of its protocols.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey Schwartz  and Ed Scannell
- 02/21/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Company's upcoming Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008 now under Windows Essential Server Solutions umbrella. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Sun Microsystems yesterday announced plans to purchase German software developer innotek, the maker of VirtualBox, a set of open source x86 virtualization tools for home and enterprise users. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The second Alfresco Open Source Barometer survey found a general  trend toward the use of mixed open source and proprietary software in the  enterprise.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A global enterprise virtualization survey released today confirms that virtualization is becoming stronger and stronger in the enterprise, with server virtualization leading the wave. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft reversed an earlier decision that would have forced IT pros to wait until mid-March to get their hands on Windows Vista Service Pack 1. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Late last week, Canonical Ltd. announced that Ubuntu users will now be able to access the Parallels Workstation virtualization software through the Ubuntu Partner Repository.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Citrix today formally announced Citrix XenServer 4.1 and Citrix XenServer Platinum Edition.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Virtualization took center stage again last week, as both IBM and Sun unveiled ambitious new virtual offerings
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- 02/07/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today announced that two of its most important products of the last half-decade are complete and ready to be shipped. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today has made a surprise bid to acquire Yahoo Inc. for a $44.6 billion, a 62 percent premium over the company's closing share price Thursday.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- 02/01/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Virtualization leader's flagship offering now sports improved performance, availability and management capabilities.
                    
			            - By Joanne  Cummings
- 02/01/2008
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    This week Parallels Inc. announced the general release of Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.0, a new version of its server virtualization software for data centers. 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    SWsoft this week began shipping version 3.5 of its Virtuozzo server virtualization software for Windows.
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/15/2005
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
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