Recent Articles
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PC to Thin Client, a Transition Strategy for Desktop Virtualization
Greater energy efficiency, centralized management savings, lower acquisition costs and a longer lifetime. When you put it that way, what’s not to like about desktop virtualization and thin clients? But many companies have balked at the idea of what they see as some trimmed-down terminal model of computing. Users want their familiar PC desktop. Tell…
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Adobe, Cisco, Microsoft Join Level 3 Network Partner Program
Fiber-based communications network provider Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT) is launching a new Content Delivery Partner (CDP) program for direct resellers, VARs and device vendors, with inaugural partners such as Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), aimed at expanding the reach and value of Level 3’s broadcast and content delivery services. Billing itself as a telepresence-ready network provider, Level…
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Cisco, VMware, NetApp Join Forces
Just over a year ago Cisco fired a bold shot across the data center market with its Project California initiative and its intent to enter the server market. Following various product announcements and sweeping realignments by competitors like HP and Brocade, Cisco created a new alliance called the Virtual Computing Environment coalition with VMware and…
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VMware Reports Revenue Growth for Quarter, Year
Virtualization giant VMware’s (NYSE:VMW) focus for 2010 will be to “strengthen and widen” its private cloud value proposition for customers at the same time it invests in strengthening desktop virtualization offerings to help customers get the full value from that private cloud. That was the message from VMware CEO Paul Maritz speaking to analysts during…
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Network Technology Vendor D-Link Appoints President, Plans New Channel Program
Networking technology vendor D-Link announced promotions and an upcoming revision to its channel partner program this week, in addition to plans to migrate the company’s systems to Salesforce.com. D-Link has promoted channel veteran Nick Tidd as its new president. Tidd had been serving as vice president of sales for D-Link Pan America and vice president…