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Lenovo releases new line of servers

To help SMBs manage their server environment

ASG controls virtual sprawl with new toolset

Launches VM systems management suite

Parallels virtualisation boosts BlueCrest

Cost, performance and manageability key

Sun unveils new cross-platform virtualisation software

To support virtual Symmetric Multiple Processing systems with up to 32 virtual CPUs in a single virtual machine

DoJ extends investigation into Oracle-Sun deal

Asks for information related to licensing of Sun's Java software language

Peer 1 to offer global cloud service hosting

Provides hosting infrastructure for cloud applications providers

Rackspace pushes ‘hybrid’ cloud service hosting option

Building out localised data centre and billing options

Surrey Council searches Horizon for new desktop strategy

New virtualised environment for 8,000 workers

Voltaire unveils Open MPI Accelerator software

To enhance performance of Open MPI-based applications

SGI rolls out new Rackable x86 servers

Expected to manage complex workflow and allow applications to attain high performance without the I/O bottlenecks

HP launches new carrier-grade servers and storage systems

To enable customers to scale with low engineering and operating costs

Comments & Opinion

CBR desktop virtualisation podcast: IBM's Virtual Client expert

In this podcast, CBR editor Jason Stamper talks to Chris De Vere, IBM x86 Modular Systems, about the rise of virtual desktop solutions, whether or not the business case stacks up, and why customers should consider IBM in this market segment.

Cloudy skies?

Jason Stamper looks beyond the ‘cloud computing’ hype to ask what it really is, and just as crucially, what it is not.

CBR Thought Leaders Series: The Green Light for Green IT

In the first of a new series of articles written by industry thought leaders, Rockwell C. Bonecutter, Accenture’s North America Green IT lead, runs down five ways of making a winning case for green IT.

VirtualLogix extends virtualization to mobile devices

Virtualization developer VirtualLogix has extended the range of operating systems supported by its VLX hypervisor to Symbian. This platform is the first which can be virtualized using the technology, and makes up the lion's share of the smart phone market. The ability which it provides to run applications on different operating systems may be of particular interest in the m-banking sector.

Is the Enterprise Ready for Cloud Computing?

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the IT waters, yet another beast emerges from nowhere to potentially baffle and confuse -- cloud computing. But is cloud computing a shark or a whale: is it a trend that should strike fear into the hearts of senior IT professionals or one that they should embrace?

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