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Oracle Free VM Offering Raises Eyebrows
Oracle is the latest player to jump into the virtualization market, and the news helped cut the price of VMware shares. But VMware did not hesitate to respond to the announcement Oracle made Nov. 12 at its OpenWorld conference in San Francisco regarding its plans to offer free server virtualization software. “Oracle’s introduction of yet…
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HP Snaps Up Data Center Consulting Firm
In a move that will expand its services division, Hewlett-Packard will acquire EYP Mission Critical Facilities, a New York company that offers data center consulting services. Financial details of the acquisition, announced Nov. 12, were not disclosed. HP announced that the deal would close during its first financial quarter. EYP Mission, which has 350 employees…
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After Penryn, Industry Looks Down Intel’s Roadmap
Now that Intel’s Penryn family has arrived, it’s time to ask: What’s next? With all the hype that Intel created around its Penryn line of processors and its switch to 45-nanometer chip manufacturing, the more compelling technology will come in 2008 with a new microarchitecture and an emphasis on mobility, according to several industry analysts.…
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Microsoft Releases Another SQL Server 2008 CTP
BARCELONA, Spain—Microsoft has released the third Community Technology Preview for SQL Server 2008, which includes new functionality and brings compatibility with Windows Vista and the upcoming Windows Server 2008. “SQL Server 2008 running on Windows Server 2008 provides customers with trusted and secure access, high availability through revamped failover clustering, and simplified scripting through Powershell,”…
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The Concealed Promise of Convergence
In August, the Computing Technology Industry Association launched a study that focused on finding the major opportunities within the convergence market for the small and midsize business sector in the United States and Canada.
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Arrow Announces New Storage Executive and Midmarket Play
Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions Nov. 12 appointed Sean Kerins vice president of its North American Storage Group. Before Arrow, Kerins spent 10 years at EMC, where most recently he helped establish EMC’s North American Client Solutions Lead Practice, the company said in a statement. Prior to that, as a vice president in EMC’s Technology Solutions…
