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Leostream releases Connection Broker 6.1

Leostream has released another upgrade of its multi-platform connector broker to ease the management of virtual desktops. Connection Broker 6.1, which was released last month, features enhanced policy and reporting capabilities, Wake-on-Lan and power control for physical machines and browser access to Citrix XenApplications. ...

Tags: Administrator, Policy, Leostream, Desktops, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-08-17

XenDesktop, VDI, SolidICE offer benefits but no panacea for IT managers

I am always skeptical about new technologies that "threaten" to transform the traditional PC desktop. In my 20 years following the PC industry, I’ve seen them all â€" server-based models, thin clients, application streaming technologies, hosted ASP and newer software-as-a-service models, even Linux.  I still use a...

Tags: Desktop Management, Benefit, Server, ScriptStart, Leostream, Desktops, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-05-20

Server Consolidation Technologies - A Practical Guide

This paper talks about server consolidation, which describes a variety of ways of reducing capital and operating expenses associated with running servers. Gartner research divides consolidation projects into three categories: logical consolidation means implementing common processes and management across a range of server applications; physical consolidation means collocating servers in...

Tags: Leostream, Consolidation Mean, Server Consolidation, Servers, Hardware

White papers 2002-11-12

Additional Resources

Pano, Sun Ray, and the Wintel gestalt

Distributed Computing is now180 degrees out of sync with the bandwagon. That means that Murph's ideas are being adopted whilst mine are being ignored. I guess this proves that I am not a mirror of Murph.DumbRays are just as expensive as this Pano stuff. And what do you get for...

Tags: Wintel, DumbRay, Pano, Sun Ray, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-12

News to know: MySpace-iLike; Gmail; Twitter; Sony Ericsson; Secure smartphones

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: MySpace to acquire social music service iLike for $20 million Matthew Miller: Push Gmail comes to the...

Tags: Google Gmail, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Dana Blankenhorn, Smart Phone, Andrew Nusca, Matthew Miller, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), E-mail Providers, E-mail, Research & Development, Cloud Computing, Smart Phones, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Online Communications, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Debut of Hyper-V, departure of Gates usher in new era for Microsoft

Given the importance of virtualization to the future of the operating system, it seems fitting that Hyper-V shipped on the the same day Bill Gates exited the Windows company. It is truly a new era for Microsoft.  Who could have envisioned five years ago that a Microsoft platform would openly...

Tags: Hypervisor, Microsoft Corp., XenSource Inc., Hyper-V, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-06-26

Microsoft HyperV RC1 available for testing

Microsoft announced availability of release candidate 1 of its Hyper-V virtualization hypervisor Tuesday. The add-on for Windows Server 2008 is now available for download at http://www.microsoft.com/Hyper-V and it will be available via Windows Update beginning on May 27, Microsoft said. The first release candidate, referred to as...

Tags: Hypervisor, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-05-20

VMware cleans up its Windows

The maker of software that lets Intel-based computers run several OSes simultaneously, reassures users that its new product runs Windows well. VMware, a maker of software that lets Intel-based computers run several operating systems simultaneously, has released a new version of its desktop product, designed to...

Tags: Operating System, Connectix Corp., VMware Inc., Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Management, Stephen Shankland

News items 2002-09-19