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Citrix dazzles market -- and Microsoft -- with new Xen products

Citrix is putting some dazzle into its expanding virtualization and application delivery software portfolio -- and its relationship with Microsoft. At its annual conference known as Synergy 2009, the Ft Lauderdale, Fl company launched a series of new products and upgrades of its Xen virtualization software and...

Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Xen, Microsoft Corp., Citrix Receiver Receiver, HDX Technology, Citrix XenServer 5.5 XenServer 5.5, Storage Integration Capability, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-05-05

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Poll: When buying a new PC, what's the most important component?

The option you forgotMotherboard.The motherboard and sometimes specifically the chipset dictates what kind of each of the other components you can use. It also dictates options like onboard graphics.Each situation calls for a different answerAt least that's how it has been in my experience. For myself personally, however, storage...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, motherboard, computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

HP Software CTO: Virtualization and cloud sourcing sprawl likely

HP Software sees a lot of sprawl on the horizon with virtualization and cloud computing. Those are the two primary key takeaways from my conversation with Jamie Erbes, Chief Technology Officer for HP Software & Solutions. Erbes right has an interesting track record. She arrived at HP...

Tags: Software, Sourcing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Electronic Data Systems Corp., HP Software, IT Department, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Purchasing & Procurement, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Hardware, Storage, Business Operations, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-17

Can Zune HD topple the iPod touch?

Similar to, but different FROM ntntCompetition is good for everyone.I am an apple fan and I am in no way interested in having a Zune; however, the fact that MS has a competing product is a good thing. It will put Apple in a position where it will have...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Zune, Zune HD, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Your Thoughts: How mature are cloud computing services?

Enterprise IT infrastructure & operations professionals have many cloud computing technologies to choose from today, and new solutions seem to appear all the time. What are all these technologies? How do you categorize them? Which are mature and which need a lot of work? Forrester is kicking...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Forrester Research Inc., Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, James Staten

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Alpine iXA-W404

Our experiences with Alpine's "mechless" car audio receivers have been mostly positive. So, when we received the iWA-X404, which ups the ante with the inclusion of a larger display and touch sensitivity, we naturally assumed that bigger would be better. True, the W404's larger screen facilitates the playback of video...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Corporate communications, Digital music, Digital media, Alpine iXA-W404, Alpine, W404, touch screen, encoder

Product reviews 2009-06-10

Scott Adams' "home server" would be a massive DRM and vendor lock-in

Scott Adams' "home server" would be a massive DRM and vendor lock-init already existsWindows Home Server?Apple will charge...One dollar less than "crazy expensive". That's the magic of Steve Jobs.Smart Home technologyAbout 20 years ago I worked with a company that installed custom control systems for edifices that controlled lighting,...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Linux, Construction, Bluetooth, TVs, PRODUCTIVITY, Digital media, TV & Home Theater, Apple Inc., Scott Adams, Apple TV, digital-rights management, home server, HVAC, TV

Discussion threads 2009-05-18

2009 Infiniti G37 Coupe AWD

Photo gallery:2009 Infiniti G37 Coupe AWDViewed from just about every angle, the 2009 Infiniti G37 Coupe is quite the looker. Smooth lines and sports car proportions combine with optional 18-inch aluminum alloy wheels to create one of the most attractive cars on the road today. Look beneath the G Coupe's...

Tags: road noise, G37 Coupe, Nissan 370Z

Product reviews 2009-04-09

Motorola debuts Evoke, 2.8-in. touchscreen, QWERTY phone

Motorola today debuted its Evoke touchscreen/QWERTY combo phone that looks an awful lot like the "riverstone" Palm Pre, bridging the gap between smartphone, "dumb" phone and "feature" phone. The Motorola Evoke QA4 is intended for social messaging: turn it on its side for a full touch-screen QWERTY...

Tags: Touch Screen, Phone, Messaging, Motorola Inc., Motorola Evoke QA4, Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Monitors & Displays, Instant Messaging, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Internet, Online Communications, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-30

2009 BMW 335d

Photo gallery:2009 BMW 335dWe know that modern diesel cars no longer spew foul-smelling black smoke from the tailpipe, that the engines don't rattle so much you'll think the sun visors are going to fall off, and that they can accelerate quicker than the time it takes the light to turn...

Tags: car, BMW AG

Product reviews 2009-03-24

Will somebody make a decent low-cost, Android-based Media Player please?

Archos is planning to release a Android-based MID/Media player with up to 500GB of internal storage by Q3 2009. Cool, but knowing what Archos charges for their current units (~$400) I can't imagine it will be cheap. I swore to myself that I...

Tags: Apple iPod, Archos, Consumer Electronics, Digital Media, Digital Music, Jason Perlow, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Zune, Personal Technology, Storage

Blog posts 2009-03-01

Red Hat and Citrix ratchet up open source virtualization relevancy

The open source hypervisor landscape got a lot more interesting today after the latest announcements from Red Hat and Citrix. Both were shots across the bow of VMware’s juggernaut, but Red Hat’s volley may have overshot and struck Xen.org in the stern. Citrix, the flag bearer for...

Tags: Hypervisor, Red Hat Inc., Open Source, Citrix Systems Inc., Xen, KVM, Virtualization, Hardware, James Staten

Blog posts 2009-02-23

SQL Advanced Protection Fast Recovery with Dell EqualLogic Auto Snapshot Manager

Microsoft® SQL Server is the fastest growing RDBMS solution and supports a vast range of business critical applications. Dell EqualLogic™ PS Series iSCSI SANs provide the optimal storage architecture for local and remote protection and high availability of SQL Server environments, offering Smart Copy snapshot and replication capability and automated...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Recovery, Dell EqualLogic, SQL, Databases, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware

White papers 2009-01-01

Egnyte: using and sustaining Enterprise 2.0

Egnyte, in a nutshell, is a software as a service, cloud storage application. But it's a lot more than just that. It feels like your online home of files, storage and where you put your valuables. Egnyte started out because the small business, which is...

Tags: Apple iPhone, On-demand, Server, Enterprise 2.0, Egnyte, Backup Facility, Storage, Backups, Hardware, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-13

T-Mobile G1: Specs, pricing breakdown

T-Mobile G1: Specs, pricing breakdownWhy extra charge for messaging ?If its unlimited data, isn't a message just data ? Why the extra charge ?If someone did a app which avoided this, would it be available via store ?But what of storage?The only unclear specs and not mentioned in the article...

Tags: Pricing, GPS, Marketing research, Street View, T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile, pricing breakdown, pricing strategy, street view, phone

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

2009 Mercedes-Benz SL550

Photo gallery:2009 Mercedes-Benz SL550Maybe we've been driving too many very nice cars lately, but the 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL550 didn't excite us much when it arrived in the garage. It's hard to follow acts like the Maserati GranTurismo and the BMW M6, and we tend to like shorter, more nimble sports...

Tags: Mercedes-Benz SL550, Mercedes-Benz, Nuvi 880

Product reviews 2008-08-29

One Router to Connect Them All

Sunday afternoons are the few times I actually get some peace and don't have to think about major IT problems. I fire up my Weber smoker, throw on a couple of racks of ribs, fire up a bucket of hardwood charcoal and fruit wood chunks, and I chill for a...

Tags: Cable Modem, Router, Linksys Inc., Dad, Modems, Cable, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Networking, Hardware, Components, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-25

Virtual Iron Customer Profile: Goodell DeVries Leech & Dann, LLP

I had the chance to speak with Goodell DeVries Leech & Dann's David Roden, a few questions about their use of Virtual Iron's virtual server environment. Thanks for spending time with me, David! Here are my questions and David's answers: Who are you and what...

Tags: Virtual Iron, Server Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Commercial OpenSolaris ships

After a three-year incubation period, Sun’s long promised OpenSolaris, the third open source variant of Unix, was officially delivered Monday. "It's the first Opensolaris operating system that's fully supported," said Jim McHugh, vice president of Solaris marketing for Sun. OpenSolaris will compete in a...

Tags: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-05-04

2009 Dodge Journey

Photo gallery:2009 Dodge Journey R/T AWDCrossover vehicles are all the rage. There is nary a midsize sedan on the market that isn't in line to be redesigned as a small wagon or SUV loaded with family-friendly options and sold as a minivan substitute. Into this fray comes the 2009...

Tags: MyGIG

Product reviews 2008-04-03