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VARs Get Fast Way to Virtualization, Disaster Recovery
Marathon Technologies has unveiled everRun VM software, a technology that the company says will help VARs speed the acceptance of virtualization and disaster recovery solutions for midmarket companies running Citrix XenServer virtual infrastructures. Sold 100 percent through the channel, the company’s technology comes from disaster recovery roots, according to Steve Keilen, vice president of marketing.…
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Sun Unveils MySQL Bundle
As Sun Microsystems prepares to close its acquisition of MySQL, the GlassFish and MySQL communities are announcing the availability of an optimized bundled release. The bundle, announced March 25, consists of GlassFish version 2.0 with the MySQL Community Server 5.0 (5.0.51a) and MySQL JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) driver 5.1.6. It is designed to provide developers with…
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Are PC Shipments Subject to Economic Whims?
Worldwide PC shipments are expected to increase almost 11 percent in 2008, but concerns about the sluggish U.S. economy could push that number down into the single digits by year’s end, according to the latest research from Gartner. Even with the U.S. economy slowing down in 2008, Gartner analysts believe that shipments of notebooks and…
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Weakening Economy Good for Open Source, Panel Claims
SAN FRANCISCO—Experience has shown a weakening U.S. economy would be good for open source, as a shortage of cash is usually a major catalyst for innovation, particularly around open-source applications, Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Ubuntu Linux, said at the annual Open Source Business Conference here March 25. Roger Burkhardt, president and CEO of open-source database firm…
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Motorola Spinning Out Handset Division
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Motorola Inc said on Wednesday it would split into two publicly traded entities to separate its loss-making handset division from its other businesses, sending its shares up more than 10 percent. The move, which comes amid an intensifying proxy battle against activist investor Carl Icahn, would take the form of a…
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Dell, HP Confronting Shortage of Laptop Batteries
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)—Dell Inc said on Tuesday the personal-computer industry was experiencing a shortage of laptop batteries partly because of a recent fire at a major supplier, but the company was working with other suppliers to limit any price increases. Dell, the world’s second-largest PC maker after Hewlett-Packard Co., also said prices of its separately sold…