Channel Insider Staff

FastUpload, to be announced April 19, is the latest offering from CloudShare designed to let enterprises use the capabilities of cloud computing to quickly share their IT environments with others, according to Kevin Epstein, vice president of marketing at the 3-year-old company. CloudShare aims to do for solution providers and ISVs what Cisco Systems’ WebEx […]

Some of the big technology players that are seeing signs of improved earnings and profit are also seeing an increase in hiring and hiring expectations for 2010. Google, Intel, Cisco Systems and others have increased their headcounts in the first quarter of 2010 and will continue to hire throughout the remainder of the year. Even […]

A combination of strong iPhone, Mac and iPad sales could help Apple post strong quarterly numbers April 20, according to analysts. That follows on the heels of reports that Apple sold more than 500,000 iPads during the tablet computer’s first week of general release. During an April 8 news conference at the company’s Cupertino, Calif., […]

At the Interop show later this month, Extreme Networks will introduce two new products, Extreme XNV and Direct Attach architecture, that are designed to improve the performance and efficiency of virtualized infrastructures, while simplifying the management. Extreme Networks will bring two new pieces of their virtualized data center strategy to the Interop 2010 show in […]

VMware, which makes a hypervisor that is present in most of the world’s largest IT systems and which will reveal its quarterly numbers April 20, is certainly a leading figure in the virtualization software business. However, other market indicators are coming to the fore, and most of them are pointing to one very clear trend: […]

Oracle on April 19 released its first new Java-related virtualization products since closing the acquisition of Sun Microsystems back on Jan. 27. The Redwood City, Calif.-based IT systems provider started shipping Oracle Virtual Assembly Builder and Oracle WebLogic Suite Virtualization Option. Both are expected to become mainstays of Oracle’s new Sun software catalog, which is […]

Although Google has yet to confirm that it’s working on a tablet computer that would compete with the iPad, it’s becoming increasingly likely that the search giant will try to supplant Apple as the leader in that market. The move underscores Google’s willingness to take on Apple anywhere it believes it can turn a profit. […]

The technology spending freeze of late 2009 is showing signs of thawing among small to medium-size businesses, according to a survey by networking management specialist Spiceworks. The vast majority is seeing overall IT budgets and spending rise in the first half of 2010, according to the survey, State of SMB IT April 2010. The survey […]

Hewlett-Packard once again led U.S. and worldwide PC shipments in the first quarter of 2010, but it was the performance of a number of Asian OEMs that called for attention. While HP, Acer and Dell remained the top three market-share holders, Lenovo and Toshiba each posted significant growth, and Asus, for the first time, broke […]

Microsoft ended support for Windows Vista RTM, the original and patch-free version of its much-maligned operating system, on April 13. Those who want to continue using a supported version of Vista will need to update their copies with service packs. “What does ‘End of Support’ mean?” Eric Ligman, global partner experience lead for Microsoft’s Worldwide […]

Cisco Systems is rolling out a host of new networking gear and services designed to make it easier for SMBs to more easily leverage the Internet and grow their communications capabilities. Cisco’s new offerings, announced April 14, include a new family of unmanaged networking switches that offer small businesses Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. […]

Virtualization software maker Parallels is making it easier for hosting companies to offer their clients access to Google services. Parallels officials on April 15 announced that the company is integrating Google Services for Websites into its Plesk Panel 9.5 control panel. The integration will enable small businesses to more easily take advantage of Google Services […]