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Microsoft Delays the Release of Viridian, Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1
Microsoft has pushed back the release of the first public beta for Windows Server virtualization, code-named Viridian, from the first half of 2007 until the second half of the year so that it can meet its internal goals for performance and scalability. Viridian is Microsoft’s Windows hypervisor technology that will run beneath the operating system…
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VARs Turn to Peer Networks
VARs, system integrators and other types of channel partners these days are relying more and more on a less commonly discussed source for new business leads and problem-solving information—each other. The trend, which has been building for several years, according to IDC analysts, has accelerated during the last year or two, most recently with the…
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H-1B Answer: Innovation
What technology company executive doesn’t champion innovation? Innovation is held up as the holy grail of high tech. Innovation promises to better the world, raise living standards and provide a good job for everyone. I’m sorry to report that innovation often is better championed in concept than in reality. Innovation gets trumped by calls for…
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NEC LCDs Add Vista Support
NEC Display Solutions of America is looking to Microsoft’s Windows Vista as a way of gaining ground in the LCD market. Currently ranked seventh in the U.S. LCD space, NEC is bringing Windows Vista Premium certification to its latest LCD, the MultiSync LCD2470WNX. Launched March 20, the new display with the certification allows the company…
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HP Launches New Enterprise Printers
Hewlett-Packard announced April 11 that it has added to its color multifunction printer line with its latest offering for business professionals, the CM8060 and CM8050 Color MFPs, which use Edgeline Technology to give users both ink and laser functionalities in a single device. According to HP, Edgeline Technology allows both the CM8060 and CM8050 to…
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OnForce Creates CTO Position, Recruits UPromise Exec
OnForce, the eBay-like online marketplace for buying and selling IT services, has named its first chief technology officer in preparation for scaling its infrastructure. The New York-based company recruited Venkat Gaddipati as senior vice president and CTO—a new position in which he will be responsible for leading technical strategy and implementation at OnForce. The announcement…
