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VMware Has More Of The Market Than IDC Figures Show
VMware isn't letting much moss accumulate under its feet as it continues expanding what it plans to do with its virtualization software portfolio. VMware executives have taken to expressing the expanding horizons of virtualization as a theme. They say they refer customers to "the journey," not one set of limited data center goals.
Borders Announces Kobo eReader Price Cut
In a move that undercuts Amazon's Kindle by $9, the bookseller plans a $20 reduction in the price of its electronic reader, lowering the cost to $130.
Google Voice Problems Limited
Isolated reports of failures do not reflect a widespread collapse of the service, Google says.
VMware's Maritz Predicts Hybrid Cloud Future
Private clouds inside the enterprise will trade workloads with similar, VMware-based public clouds rendering physical data centers "quite fluid," according to CEO Paul Maritz.
Google PowerMeter Promises Social Recognition For Saving Energy
Forget about saving energy to help the planet. Try turning out the lights to win badges and humble your friends.
Google Corrects IBM's Security Math
IBM has fixed a security report it issued last week that misstated Google's security vulnerabilities.
Virginia Still Disrupted By IT Outage
Three of 27 state agencies continue to experience problems from last week's EMC storage area network failure.
Lenovo Spins Off Game Console Business
Beijing Eedoo Technology formed to develop the eBox multimedia device.
Nimbula Unwraps 'Director' Cloud Operating System
Virtualization software from Amazon EC2 designers aims to operate across multiple virtual machine formats and internal and external clouds.
Global CIO: NetApp In Ascendancy: An Exclusive CEO Interview
The CIO surge toward virtualization and NetApp's "50% guarantee" are driving the company's powerful growth, says CEO Tom Georgens.
FalconStor Announces NSS SAN Accelerator For VMware View
VMware VDI environments can improve performance as much as 10x using the FalconStor Network Storage Server, the company claims, and provide integrated multi-tier data protection.
Top 12 PC Games Of All Time
With a click of the mouse, gamers can transport themselves into futuristic worlds, realistic battle scenes and a virtual life of organized crime. Although there they face extensive competition from console-makers such as Nintendo and Sony, PC software games continue to flourish, as each year hundreds of titles vie for consumers' attention, loyalty and dollars. Here's a dozen of the all time best.
Google Buys SocialDeck
The deal promises to strengthen Google's social competency and to address issues of app discoverability.
Nintendo To Cut DSi, DSi XL Prices
Responding to tough competition from Apple and other smartphone makers in the handheld gaming market, Nintendo said it will slash $20 from the price of two systems starting September 12.
Server Technology Hits A Crossroads
Highlights of exclusive InformationWeek Analytics research as it appears in "State Of Server Technology 2010," our report evaluating changes in the server market motivated by the push to consolidate data center systems, get power and cooling costs under control and make the most of the cloud.
Department Of Interior Tackles Two High-Risk IT Projects
As the White House begins heavy scrutiny of its IT projects, the agency is getting a head start on the multi-year $7.6 billion Consolidated Infrastructure, Automation, Telecomm project and the much smaller Incident Management, Analysis, and Reporting System.
Google Planning YouTube On-Demand Video
A deal with Hollywood studios could help Google TV succeed.
Global CIO: Larry Ellison's Acquisition List: Who's #1?
Informatica and Teradata are the favorites of poll respondents, but my votes go to EMC and Netezza.
Top 10 Misconceptions About SMB Technology Needs
Growing companies face constant pressure to do more with less and to improve IT capabilities to keep pace with competitors. With every dollar crucial, IT and business decision makers can't afford any of these missteps.
Veeam Enhances VMWare Virtual Machine Recovery
Third-party tool adds reliability, accuracy, and speed to virtual machine backups and restores.
Google Fights E-mail Overload With Priority Inbox
Gmail has gained an automated, trainable filter that attempts to segregate important e-mail messages.
The Rare Earth Element Crisis
A Congressional Research Service report considers whether U.S. dependency on foreign sources of rare earth elements threatens the defense and technology industries.
Small Businesses, Big Advances In Backup And Recovery
Is your data protection plan being held hostage by complexity? An integrated system could be just the thing to set you free.
Virginia Repairs SAN Failure That Caused Statewide Outage
IT administrators have fixed the storage area network that failed Wednesday, affecting online services and network operations of more than 20 state agencies.
Small Businesses, Big Advances In Backup And Recovery
Is your data protection plan being held hostage by complexity? An integrated system could be just the thing to set you free.
For SMBs, Data Protection Is A Virtual Affair
Think you can't afford BC/DR to rival enterprise-class systems? If you have x86 virtualization installed, you might be surprised.
FTC Settles Fake iTunes Reviews Case
The deal calls for the removal of the fake iTunes app reviews created by Reverb Communications.
Global CIO: Dell Trumps HP For 3Par, Saves Know-Nothing Columnist
Give up, Dell: HP will never let you win the fight for 3Par, I was about to write. Then, proving I'm a fool, Dell won the jackpot. Or did it?
Netflix Launches iPhone, iPod Touch App
Subscribers to the Netflix service can watch movies and TV shows on the Apple devices over Wi-Fi or a 3G wireless connection using the free app.
Government Technologist: A Disconnect In Federal IT Strategy
The White House and OMB are pushing government-wide tech initiatives, but our survey of federal IT pros reveals a gap between policy and implementation.
Video Patent Holders Forswear Fees
MPEG LA says that its H.264 Internet video technology will remain free.
Google Expands Real-Time Search
A new home page for real-time search results underscores Google's focus on timely information.
First Impressions: Making Phone Calls From Gmail
InformationWeek takes Gmail's new calling feature for a spin. Is it worth skipping Skype, or does it still need more time to bake?
Global CIO: The HP CEO Dream Team: Andreessen & IBM's Rometty
Board member Adreessen's tech vision and Rometty's strategic insight and high-level sales savvy could unlock HP's vast potential.
Top 10 Most Hated Tech Mascots Ever
Mascots are marketing personified. When they're good, they're grrreat, as Tony the Tiger, one of the world's more successful mascots might say. When they're lame, uninspired, annoying or perplexing, they might end up on a list like this. Mascots are particularly important in the technology industry, because so many tech products and services are intangible and would benefit from an evocative symbolic representative. It's hard to imagine Linux without thinking about penguins. As for the mascots t
IT Hall Of Shame, Part 2
Welcome back to our rogue's gallery of computer industry flops, frauds and foibles. In this installment, we're pleased to present ten more exhibits, from Y2K to the Pentium Bug, that prove the best laid plans of mice and men don't just go awry -- they lead straight to the IT Hall of Shame.
SSA Readies $2 Billion IT Contract
Multiple vendors will split the award, which will be made by the end of the Social Security Administration's fiscal year.
Gmail Offers Free Phone Calls
With technology from its acquisition of Gizmo5, Google is taking on Skype and the rest of the telecom world.
Cloud: Professional Data Center Group Says Get On With It
Two years ago it would have been impossible for a professional manager's association to produce a position paper, Guiding Data Centers to Cloud Computing. The "cloud" was still being disparaged in too many quarters. Now it's become respectable. I miss the days when the topic was more disputable and, in some quarters, disreputable.
Federal CIOs Issue Cloud Computing Privacy Framework
Poorly planned and executed cloud computing contracts could result in security disaster, warns CIO Council.
Global CIO: IBM Top Product Exec Discusses Strategy, Systems, & Oracle
IBM's head of Software and Systems Steve Mills describes customer priorities, optimized systems, and Oracle's "bait-and-switch" philosophy.
Sony Unveils Quick Focusing DSLR Cameras
Interchangeable-lens cameras add new translucent mirror technology that enables light to be simultaneously received by image and auto-focus sensors.
Akorri Expands Storage Management For Virtual Machines
BalancePoint manages across both VMware and Microsoft virtualized environments and a "Predictor" can foresee storage problems that could lead to application workload outages.
Infortrend Refreshes EonStor DS Storage Systems
The small-form-factor product family of storage subsystems offers capacity for up to a dozen hard drives with a claimed 50% boost to performance and scalability over previous models.
Apple, Google, Nokia Face Mobile Ad Patent Lawsuit
A maker of Internet kiosks claims that it owns the right to deliver personalized ads in public places.
Google's Android Licensing Scheme Cracked
Developers should obfuscate their code and take steps beyond those explained in the Android Market Licensing reference implementation, Google advises.
Social Network Gaming Upending Industry
More Americans are playing social media-based games, but spending on other games has dropped 20%, finds NPD Group.
HP Looks To Deny Dell Access To The Data Center
HP's trumping of Dell's bid for 3PAR is a masterful preemptive strike. HP is certainly not that interested in 3PAR and will most likely not counter offer should Dell choose to pursue the deal. What HP is interested in is making the buy as expensive as possible for Dell in order to throw a wrench into the PC giant's further acquisitions ambitions.
Cloud Computing Roadmap Directs Data Center Managers
AFCOM think tank tells the 85% of its members who haven't adopted cloud computing how to prepare.
Global CIO: Has HP Found Its Next CEO?
Interim CEO Lesjak scored some big points in last week's earnings call but also revealed equally big challenges at the world's biggest IT company.
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