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IDC: The Time to Embrace Cloud Computing is Now
SAN JOSE, Calif.—IDC’s frontman, Senior Vice President and Chief Analyst Frank Gens, sees a significant fork in the IT road in 2011 similar to one that happened 25 years ago. Back in 1986, PCs and desktop computers were 5 years old and starting to work their way into daily use in dedicated enterprise networks and…
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Apple iPad 2 Lighter Thanks to Thinner Battery: Report
Apple managed to significantly reduce the thickness and weight of the iPad 2 compared to the first edition iPad by trimming the dimensions of several key components, most notably the battery, an IHS iSuppli teardown analysis revealed. The total thickness of the iPad 2 is 8.8 millimeters (0.35 inches), down 34 percent from 13.4 millimeters…
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Amazon Revamps Its Virtual Private Cloud Service
Amazon Web Services, which launched its first product (Simple Storage Service) five years ago this month, revealed March 15 that it has redesigned the access to its Virtual Private Cloud service. Users now can set up their own virtual networks within the Amazon cloud that they can control just as they control their own physical…
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Scheduled Release Tracks Make Google Apps Management Easier
Google March 15 moved to improve its Google Apps upgrade deliveries, adding a rapid release and scheduled release tracks to help IT administrators prepare for application upgrades. Google hosts Google Apps, including Google Docs, Gmail and other collaboration applications on its cloud computing infrastructure. Google’s practice has been to automatically provision upgrades for those apps…
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Cisco’s Acquisition of Inlet Technologies Complete
Communications giant Cisco announced it has completed its acquisition of privately held Inlet Technologies, a provider of Adaptive Bit Rate digital media processing platforms. Based in Raleigh, N.C., Inlet was acquired to help strengthen the capabilities of Cisco’s Videoscape TV platform, allowing service and content providers to deliver video experiences to a variety of devices…
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iPad VMware View Client Brings Windows to Apple Users
VMware View Client for iPad opens broad vistas for enterprise users who want to use an iPad but require access to a Windows desktop. The no-cost View Client for iPad extends VMware’s virtual desktop environment to the popular Apple iPad granting users the ability to run Windows apps without the need to carry a PC.…