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Shipping Version of Presto Linux Makes Netbook Users Long for the Beta
Xandros has officially launched Presto, a Linux distribution targeted at users who want instant booting, ease of use and speed. Xandros originally envisioned Presto as a secondary operating system that users would install on their systems alongside Windows. The idea was to allow a user to quickly boot their system for a minor task or…
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Government 2.0 and the Channel
With the election of the most technology-savvy president in history, the government sector has quickly become one of the most exciting places to work if you’re a solution provider. Traditionally, the government sector was hampered by conflicting policies that made it a difficult place for a solution provider to thrive. Worse yet, government agencies are…
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Nirvanix and Ocarina Partner to Ease Data Storage in the Cloud
Cloud storage provider Nirvanix has teamed up with Ocarina to help solution providers optimize storage solutions for faster, easier and more secure access to customers’ data in the cloud. Nirvanix’s Storage Delivery Network (SDN) already leverages the power of cloud storage using its CloudNAS software-only NAS solution that provides data transfers to any of Nirvanix’s…
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Microsoft’s Ballmer ‘Very Surprised’ by Oracle-Sun Deal
MOSCOW, April 20 (Reuters) – Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) chief executive said on Monday he was ‘very surprised’ by Oracle Corp’s (ORCL.O) plans to buy Sun Microsystems Inc (JAVA.O). "I just learnt it … I need to think about it. I am very surprised," Steve Ballmer told Reuters in Moscow. Click here to read what Oracle says…