Year: 2008

  • Virtualization Vendors Defy Market Plunge

    Kathleen A. Martin

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    Technology stocks took another beating Monday as global markets continued to bend under the pressure of the economic downturn. Over the last week, technology stocks fell into the red. The only exceptions were the virtualization vendors–VMware, Citrix Systems and EMC–which in the past two days have climed where others have fell. The following are closing… Read more

  • MSP Alliance Launches Green IT Certification

    Pedro Pereira

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    The MSP Alliance is making it possible for managed services providers and their customers to wear their Green IT bona fides on their sleeve. The Chico, Calif., organization this week is introducing a Green IT certification that industry insiders are hailing as a good first step toward recognizing companies employing environmentally friendly practices. To achieve… Read more

  • Check Point Beats Q3 Revenue Expectations

    Channel Insider Staff

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    TEL AVIV, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Check Point Software Technologies, one of the world’s largest Internet and network security companies, posted strong quarterly results on Tuesday and provided an upbeat outlook despite the worsening economic climate. The news sent the Israel-based company’s Nasdaq-listed shares surging 7 percent in morning trade. Chairman and Chief Executive Gil… Read more

  • Microsoft Sees Windows Azure Profitable

    Channel Insider Staff

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    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Microsoft expects its new "cloud computing platform, Windows Azure, to be profitable at launch, the company’s top software executive said on Monday. Cloud computing is the trend by Internet powerhouses to array huge numbers of computers in centralized data centers to deliver Web-based applications to far-flung users. Windows Azure will allow… Read more

  • Intel Says Investment Plans on Track

    Channel Insider Staff

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    BEIJING (Reuters) – Chip giant Intel Corp’s chief executive said on Tuesday that its investments around the world are proceeding as originally planned, but that some disruption from the global financial crisis was unavoidable. "I would expect to continue all of our investments we have committed to in China and around the world," Chief Executive… Read more

  • Supermicro Does Super Job with Super Server

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    It may sound a little arrogant, but Supermicro feels that no name better suites their 1U server than “Super Server.” The Super Server 6015C-M3 may not be faster than a speeding bullet, able to leap tall buildings or more powerful than a locomotive, but it sure does make quick work of Windows Server 2008. Some… Read more