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VMworld: HP VirtualSystem Speeds Private Cloud Creation
HP introduced at VMworld a new VirtualSystem optimized for the upcoming VMware vSphere 5 designed as a turnkey solution to speed virtualized infrastructure implementation and act as a foundation for private clouds. VirtualSystem was introduced at HP Discover in July with Microsoft and Citrix versions, and now HP is releasing a VMware-based version of the…
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VMware to Speed Move to Hybrid Cloud with New vCloud Products
At its annual VMworld conference in Las Vegas, VMware announced new and updated products designed to help companies looking to move to hybrid cloud environments that will bring channel partners opportunities to build attached services revenue. The products announced include a new feature of the vCloud Datacenter Program called Global Connect, vCloud Connector v1.5, Disaster…
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Android Smartphone Market Share Grows: NPD Report
Google’s Android operating system continued to dominate U.S. smartphone market share, accounting for 52 percent of units sold in the second quarter of 2011, according to market research company The NPD Group. Like Android, Apple’s iPhone iOS experienced slight quarterly gain rising to 29 percent in Q2; however, BlackBerry OS share fell to 11 percent,…
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Apache Confirms Web Server DoS Vulnerability, Promises Quick Patch
A denial-of-service tool that exploits a security flaw in the Apache Web server software is available in the wild. The Apache team is working on a fix and is expected to roll it out over the next few days. Called "Apache Killer," the DoS tool appeared Aug. 19 on the "Full Disclosure" security mailing list.…
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Microsoft’s Windows 8 Updates File Management Features
Microsoft’s trickle of official details about Windows 8 continues at a steady pace, with a new corporate blog posting that details the new-and-improved copy experience. Small potatoes, you say? According to Microsoft, that s not the case. “Copying, moving, renaming, and deleting are far and away the most heavily used features within Windows Explorer, representing…
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CharTec Revamps Backup Disaster Recovery Appliance
Hardware as a Service and managed services provider sales training specialist CharTec announced the latest version of its backup and disaster recovery solution featuring improved restore times, reporting functionality and offsite transfers to help enable managed service providers with the ability to deliver more rapid, reliable recovery of clients’ computing environments. Built upon the original…