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- Virtualization
- An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used.Hardware VirtualizationPartitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates...
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ZDNet Resources
- Microsoft postpones 'Viridian' virtualization features
- Microsoft has postponed a handful of its "Viridian" hypervisor features in order to maintain its goal of delivering the technology as an add-on to Longhorn Server within 180 days of Longhorn Servers shipment. In a May 10 blog post, General Manager of Virtualization Strategy Mike Neil, acknowledged that Microsoft...
- Tags: Corporate strategy, Virtualization, Windows server, Windows Server Longhorn
- Blog posts 2007-05-10
- Microsoft pushes back delivery dates for virtualization wares
- Microsoft is delaying the public beta of its Windows Server virtualization hypervisor and first Virtual Server 2005 R2 service pack, company officials acknowledged on April 12. Microsoft released the information on the delays via the Windows Server team blog. Mike Neil, Microsofts general manager of virtualization strategy, posted an...
- Tags: Windows server, Virtualization, Windows Server Longhorn
- Blog posts 2007-04-12
- Microsoft has a virtualization white paper, too
- While waiting for an official Microsoft response to VMwares new whitepaper attacking Microsofts virtualization licensing and distribution policies, I stumbled across a couple of Microsoft virtualization whitepapers and tools that might be of interest to customers evaluating products in this space. * Microsoft whitepaper on virtualization licensing,Thirty-two pages of...
- Tags: Virtualization, Windows server, Windows Server Longhorn
- Blog posts 2007-02-26
- VMware attacks Microsoft virtualization strategy
- Microsoft is "trying to restrict customers flexibility and freedom to choose virtualization software by limiting who can run their software and how they can run it." Those are the charges levied by Microsoft virtualization competitor VMware, which over the past few days, has come out swinging against Microsoft. ...
- Tags: Corporate strategy, Legal, Virtualization, Vista, Windows server, Windows Server Longhorn
- Blog posts 2007-02-26
- Microsoft back ports license-management system to Windows Server 2003
- As Microsoft promised late last year, the company has ported some of its volume-activation technology to Windows Server 2003. Microsoft has made available for download 32- and 64-bit versions of its Key Management Service for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack SP 1 systems, as noted on the Windows...
- Tags: Vista, Windows Server Longhorn, Windows server, Anti-piracy, WGA, Activation, Virtualization
- Blog posts 2007-02-13
Additional Resources
- Mono 2.0...why not Microsoft?
- The release of Mono version 2.0, the open source implementation of .NET that is available for use on Mac, Linux and Windows platforms, is an achievement in itself. I often wonder, however, why Microsoft has no interest in releasing a cross-platform, fully-supported version of the .NET framework themselves. by...
- Tags: Mono, Microsoft Corp., .Net, Development Tools, Open Source, Microsoft Windows, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Blackberry Storm, 'Application Center' info leaked
- Wow, a whole lot of Blackberry-related news surfaced this weekend. First, the user's guide to the highly-anticipated Blackberry Storm was leaked by the ever-intrepid BoyGeniusReport, who posted exclusive images on their website. Second, and more importantly, news of the Blackberry Application Center has emerged....
- Tags: Application, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Carrier, App Center, Handhelds, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- October promises to be hot month for Drupal, Mono, OpenOffice, Ubuntu
- October is promising to be a big month for open source releases. As the page on the calendar turned, Acquia launched of its commercially supported version of the popular Drupal open source social publishing system. And over the weekend, Novell-sponsored Mono project announced the...
- Tags: Mono, Ubuntu, Drupal, October, Linux, OpenOffice, .Net, Open Source, Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Linux laptops see 4x returns compared to Windows
- Do people who pay $299 to $399 for a Linux notebook suffer greater levels of buyer's remorse compared to those buying Windows machines? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Linux Laptop, Operating System, Laptop Computer, Linux, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Welcome to the Data Cloud ?
- ‘The Cloud' is increasingly prevalent in tech conversation these days. Stalwarts of the space such as Amazon and Salesforce go from strength to strength, whilst titans of an earlier model such as Larry Ellison and even Steve Ballmer now seek to appropriate the meme. New blogs like CloudAve play a...
- Tags: Web, Data, UKOLN, Channel Management, Internet, Semantic Web, Cloud Computing, Marketing, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- The top five reasons why Windows Vista failed
- On Friday, Microsoft gave computer makers a six-month extension for offering Windows XP on newly-shipped PCs. While this doesn't impact enterprise IT -- because volume licensing agreements will allow IT to keep installing Windows XP for many years to come -- the move is another symbolic nail in Vista's coffin....
- Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., IT Department, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- The cloud finally comes to education
- Cloud computing is one of those great buzzwords in IT that, so far, has meant very little to the average Ed Tech customer. We all have a pretty good idea what it means: lots of computers somewhere (we don't actually care where) doing lots of processing to deliver services...
- Tags: Education, PC, Thin Client, Computer, Cloud, SIMtone Corp., Desktops, Productivity, Thin Clients, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- News to know: Green PCs, IT; IBM; Nokia; Apple
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: IBM launches beta of 'Bluehouse,' eyes Cisco's WebEx Matthew Miller: First impressions of the Nokia N96. Gallery right. Mary Jo...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., PC, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, IBM Corp., Podcasts, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Why bother with desktop virtualization?
- The proponents of making proper use of desktop virtualization technology including access virtualization, application virtualization and VDI the combination of access virtualization and processing virtualization do their best to make it sound like the best things since pockets. Aren't today's laptops, desktops and handheld devices good enough to get the...
- Tags: Desktop, Worker, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Desktop Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage Management, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Data Processing scores big success! Linux loses, again!
- When Canada's Do Not Call registery came on-line last week it was an instant success - well, it took a bit more than two years to issue the outsourcing contract for it, nine months to get it working on Linux, and perhaps two days to port a highly secure (and...
- Tags: Do-Not-Call, Web, Linux, Phone, Data-processing, Web Site, Site, Bell Canada, Error Message, Web Site Development, Channel Management, Telemarketing, Advertising & Promotion, Web Technology, Public Relations, Telecom & Utilities, Internet, Marketing, Marketing Research, Corporate Communications, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Google releases Chrome 0.3.154
- Google releases Chrome 0.3.154Anyone else tired of version 0.0.0.0.1?I've had it with companies that "release" software with version numbers of less than 1.If you are doing a limited beta of a few thousand users, a version number of less than 1 is maybe understandable.Once you release something to the general...
- Tags: Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome 0.3.154
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Lenovo ThinkPad SL400
- Take the ThinkPad R series, remove the internal roll cage and the TPM chip, add dedicated GeForce graphics, an HDMI port, and a glossy lid, and you get the ThinkPad SL400. This 14-inch laptop is Lenovo's play for small business buyers, trading in enterprise features such as the aforementioned security...
- Tags: Notebooks, Lenovo ThinkPad, IBM ThinkPad, ThinkPad SL400, lid, Lenovo Group Ltd.
- Product reviews 2008-10-03
- Google releases Chrome 0.3.154
- If you are interested in living on the bleeding edge, and always using Google's latest and greatest browser version (the "even more beta" one), you can turn on what is called the "Dev Channel". To use the Dev Channel, download the switcher from here. Run the...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Search, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Velocity 103
- We've seen plenty of Windows Mobile devices in our day, and at times they all start to blur together--same story, just different packaging. However, back at CTIA Spring 2008, a new company called Velocity Mobile caught our eye, impressing us with a fresh approach to the user interface. Recognizing that...
- Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, Cellular phones, Monitors & displays, Handhelds, Velocity, Velocity 103, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Touch
- Product reviews 2008-10-03
- Microsoft extends XP downgrade rights date by six months
- Microsoft extends XP downgrade rights date by six monthsMS extends XP downgrade rights by six monthsI did my share of begging to MS to "let the customer be right" concerning XPs continuing desirability,Thank god they actually listened to mine and probably a half million similar letters.I can now look forward...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
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