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  • Citrix, Extreme Partner on Lifecycle Management

    Network solutions specialist Extreme Networks announced that it is collaborating with virtual computing giant Citrix Systems to integrate server virtualization with the network. The company earlier announced its mobility and virtualization lifecycle management solution, XNV, with initial support for Citrix XenServer and VMware. XNV virtualization and cloud architecture is designed to enable network-level virtualization support…

  • California Hospital Gets iPads with VMWare View

    Children’s Hospital Central California plans to deploy the newly released VMware View Client for iPad to allow clinicians and staff to stay connected to their virtual Windows desktops anywhere in the building. Located in Madera, Calif., Children’s Hospital Central California is one of the 10 largest pediatric hospitals in the country. VMware View is the…

  • HP webOS, Cloud Plan Targets Microsoft, Google

    Hewlett-Packard isn’t exactly shying down from a fight. In a March 14 press conference, freshly minted CEO Leo Apotheker has made it clear he intends to take the manufacturer in some new and radical directions, ones that will bring his company in direct and aggressive competition with not only its longtime rivals, but also a…

  • ATandT to Buy T-Mobile in $39 Billion Deal

    AT&T March 20 agreed to purchase T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG, paying $39 billion in cash and stock for the struggling phone carrier to help accelerate its 4G LTE (Long-Term Evolution) network plans. AT&T will pay Deutsche Telekom $25 billion, with the remainder to be paid in AT&T stock for T-Mobile in a deal…

  • iPad 2 Cost Savings Touted in Charleston County

    (Reuters) – The old three-ring binder filled with paper is on its way out of county government meetings in favor of the shiny, new touchscreen Apple iPad 2. Charleston County in South Carolina will start purchasing iPad2s for council members and key staffers next month, a move that will both save money and the effort of…

  • Apple Consultants Question Joint Venture Quality

    Members of the Apple Consultants Network (ACN)have a name for Joint Venture, the $499 SMB service offering Apple unveiled two weeks ago. ACN members call it the J.V. squad, short for junior varsity and a knock on the program’s capabilities. Members describe Apple’s Genius Bar employees, the likely foundation of a Joint Venture staff, as…

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