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Benefits of a Virtualized Data Center

Server virtualization is one of the hottest trends in the IT industry today. Server virtualization has its roots in the IBM mainframe world of the 60s, had a rebirth in the late 90s, and finally came of age in 2007. Since that coming of age, the market penetration of server...

Tags: Virtual Data Center, Benefit, Spectrum, Peak 10 Software, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware

White papers 2009-04-20

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Apple ranks 3rd in smartphones, nipping at RIMs heels

What's more surprising......is Apple failed to dislodge RIM in the quarter the 3GS was launched whilst RIM launched nothing new of note (a new Curve and... err... hmm).Why don't we see what happens over the year and then form an opinion?RE: Apple ranks 3rd in smartphones, nipping at RIMs heelsI...

Tags: Smart phones, Sales strategy, Handhelds, Cellular phones, smart phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Apple Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Yes, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 will run on Linux

This solidifies my decisionI currently have a cluster of a dozen RHEL 5.3 Cluster Suite servers. They have been a nightmare to use, maintain, and keep working right. Red Hat's clustering software is horrendously buggy. I never have gotten virtualization to work properly with the whole mess.After...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Linux, UEC, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, kvm, cluster, Red Hat Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Ubuntu 9.10 advances Canonical's cloud, enterprise goals

RE: Ubuntu 9.10 advances Canonical's cloud, enterprise goalsSabayon Linux is a better linux and no one ever talks about it. You get up and running right after installing Sabayon Unlike Ubuntu. All of your plugin's are already in place and running from the jump. It's really good for people who...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Desktops, Linux, Ubuntu, desktop, distro, Sabayon Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

RIP Vinyl 4.3 (Windows)

RIP Vinyl is a direct to disk recorder that allows you to record from any audio source on your sound card, and produce WAV or MP3 files, which can then be burned onto a CD-R or iPod for your own personal use while away from home. The software automatically detects...

Tags: Software, Disk, Microsoft Windows, MP3, Wieser Software, Tools & Techniques, Digital Music, Digital Media, Management, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-10-21

News to know: Dell; Xerox, Android, NewEgg, Win7, Windows Mobile,

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: Dell Latitude Z 16" thin-and-light revealed; Lamborghini angles hide boardroom muscle Gallery: Hands on with the Dell...

Tags: Xerox Corp., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Storage, Andrew Nusca, Newegg.com, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Dell Latitude, EC, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-09-29

AT&T prepares for iPhone MMS day tomorrow

Wow...Cool New Feature there Apple. Way to be inventive. Now Picture Mail, along with cut and paste are 2 innovations that keep iPhone hip and cool...even if every other smartphone has had those features since 1999 or so.Prediction: EPIC FAILWatch the network crash.RE: AT&T prepares for iPhone MMS day...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., MMS, iPhone MMS day, iPhone MMS

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

Scientific Conservation technology fights "energy drift"

Scientific Conservation sits at the intersection of green IT and green technology for more energy-efficient building management. Founded in 2007, the company offers a software platform called SCIwatch for what it has dubbed Automated Continuous Commissioning. In laymen's terms, this means the application will keep tabs on...

Tags: Software, HVAC, Monitoring, Conservation Technology Ltd., Construction, Tools & Techniques, Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-10

Windows 7 - Where's the beef? How much?!!? Why, and why risk it?

Windows 7 - Where's the beef? How much?!!? Why, and why risk it?Come Clean from What????Microsoft has let everyone DL Win 7 for FREE so you can make up your own mind about its benefits. THEY ARE ACTUALLY LETTING YOU USE IT FOR NOTHING. How much more clean do...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, beef, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Discussion threads 2009-07-10

Eclipse AVN726E DVD/GPS receiver

The AVN726e, Eclipse's newest double-DIN DVD/navigation receiver, was making a name for itself even before it was released to the public, when it was named Best of Innovations at CES 2009 in the In-Vehicle Navigation/Telematics/ITS product category. We were too busy being wowed by its sibling the Eclipse AVN4430 to...

Tags: Memory, Flash memory, GPS receiver, Bluetooth wireless transmitter, DVD, Street Name, AVN726e, Eclipse, GPS

Product reviews 2009-06-11

SAPPHIRE and The Story of Stuff

Annie Leonard’s Story of Stuff sustainability presentation has been doing the rounds in American classrooms and has stoked up many on both sides of the political divide. On one side, parents tell of angst ridden kids now wondering about the ecological footprint of Lego and on...

Tags: Sustainability, General Motors Corp., Annie Leonard, Sustainability Question, James Farrar

Blog posts 2009-05-19

How to end the Fail Whales? With Blue Whales.

Twitter's "Fail Whale" logo is cute, but solving the popular service's availability and scalability issues will be paramount if the web is to rely on it as a communications medium. So, I've been Twittering for a while. I was skeptical of the service...

Tags: Client-server, Scalability, Twitter, IBM Corp., Storage, Mainframes, Databases, Servers, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-04-10

High tech will radically change the grid

High tech will radically change the gridOther side of the coinsIt sounds like a more advanced version of what we have here in Toronto.From the article link.[i]Imhoff said customers who moved their thermostat toward green-friendliness, setting their dials to respond to prices calibrated every five minutes, saw an average reduction...

Tags: High Tech

Discussion threads 2009-03-10

News to know: Wolfram Alpha; iPhone developers; Windows 7; Cyberwar

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. Larry Dignan: Wolfram Alpha: 'A new paradigm for using computers and the web' Nova Spivak: Wolfram Alpha is Coming â€" and It Could be as...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-09

Music industry blames PirateBay for losses

Music industry blames PirateBay for lossesTruly spoken like an entrepreneur & gentlemen."I want Pirate Bay to close down. I want some compensation and I want it to be clear people cannot steal other people?s property without there being consequences. I don?t think it can be eradicated any more than any...

Tags: PirateBay, music, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-02-25

Interview: Wired’s Chris Anderson on the ‘free’ business model

Interview: Wired’s Chris Anderson on the ‘free’ business modelYou don't compete with the web?I was really surprised to hear this statement, "We do 8,000 word articles with full-page photographs. We don?t really compete with the Web the same way the book doesn?t compete with the Web." I'm sure you don't...

Tags: Channel management, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Strategy, Grievous, Wired Inc., Chris Anderson, Web, Linux, software

Discussion threads 2009-02-10

Does your electric utility let you manage your bills? Wish mine did.

Does your electric utility let you manage your bills? Wish mine did.Hm...I live in a very small, rural town that can hardly be described as progressive either socially or technologically. We don't need to be home for our power meter to be read, and the power company has a decent...

Tags: electric utility

Discussion threads 2009-02-02

Touch-enabled PCs and browsers: Do not want

Touch-enabled PCs and browsers: Do not want"becoming" ??? ntntTrend Setters?I'm sorry, but if you are arguing who that Microsoft is copying the iPhone for multi-touch enabled devices, you might want to take a peak at when they started releasing the Surface to some customers... about 2 months before the iPhone...

Tags: Mice, Tablets, Desktops, Notebooks, mouse, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Corp., PC, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-01-12

Worm surge exploits Microsoft vulnerability

Worm surge exploits Microsoft vulnerabilityEconomic tremors and MSWith Economic tremors abounding us right now, I do not see how a Company could withstand the money lost from an exploit like this plus all of the time spent by staff and lost productivity due to insecure software. I do not see...

Tags: Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., worm

Discussion threads 2009-01-07

The Toybox in 2008: A retrospective

It's been an incredible year. This blog was launched, ZDNet Reviews was overhauled, and a whole lot of news 'n' reviews came through The Toybox pipeline. And through it all, you readers were here with us. Here's a recap of the best stories: January:...

Tags: ASUS, Apple iPhone, Sony Corp., T-Mobile, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Blu-ray, ZDNet Reviews, CES 2008, Josh, Andrew, Firefox 3 Beta 5, Flip Mino Camcorder, MSI, BlackBerry Storm, Barack Obama, CES 2009, Handhelds, Hd Dvd, Hardware, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-19