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HP Launches Private Cloud Service Beta Program
Hewlett-Packard is taking the latest steps in its efforts to become a major cloud computing player, launching the private beta for two public cloud services. The infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offerings, announced Sept. 7, are HP Cloud Compute and HP Cloud Object Storage, and offer a combination of HP hardware and software technologies as well as the…
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Plantronics, Cisco Partner on SMB Communications Initiatives
Audio communications specialist Plantronics announced the availability of tools, training events and special product offers as part of an initiative aimed at supporting the communications requirements of small and midsize businesses. Plantronics said it is working with strategic partners, including Cisco, to develop and offer technology solutions for this mobile-focused market segment. The first SMB…
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Faster Boot Times Expected in Microsoft’s Windows 8
Microsoft is working to speed up boot times for Windows 8. “Few operations in Windows are as scrutinized, measured, and picked apart as boot,” Gabe Aul, a director of program management for Windows, wrote in a Sept. 8 posting on Microsoft’s Building Windows 8 blog. The goal with Windows 8, he added, was to create…
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What Microsoft Must Reveal About Windows 8 At BUILD
What Microsoft Must Reveal About Windows 8 At BUILD 1. App Store TalkMuch has been made about the availability of an application store in Windows 8. The hope is that the upcoming operating system will allow users to download software without being required to buy a disk. Currently, Mac OS X Lion offers access to…
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Microsoft Tools Exec Leaves for Partner DevExpress
A longtime Microsoft tools executive has left the software giant for a larger role at a smaller company in the Microsoft ecosystem. Dave Mendlen, who was most recently senior director of the Visual Studio business at Microsoft, has been named chief marketing officer at DevExpress, effective September 10, 2011. DevExpress is a Microsoft partner that…
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Microsoft’s Windows 8 to Support Hyper-V
Microsoft is working to ensure Windows 8 enables Hyper-V, which will give machines the ability to virtually run multiple 32-bit or 64-bit x86 operating systems at the same time. Windows 8–the code name for Microsoft’s next operating system–will reportedly arrive sometime in 2012. This is a useful tool for developers who need to switch between…
