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VMware shares experimental projects on new Web site

That text actually appears on a site VMware created to share internal engineering projects -- software code that is interesting but not yet ready for VMware's flagship virtualization products.  Network World - This just in ...

From JON BRODKIN, ComputerWorld,  9 Mar 2010
Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  Paul Maritz,  Facebook Inc.,  Oracle

Sun's open source chief leaves following Oracle merger

"Today is my last day of employment at Sun (well, it became Oracle on March 1st in the UK but you know what I mean)," Phipps wrote. "I am a few months short of my 10th anniversary there (I joined at JavaOne in 2000) and my 5th anniversary as Chief Open ...

From JON BRODKIN, NetworkWorld,  9 Mar 2010
Related Topics: Oracle

Data centers tackling cyber terrorism, slowly

The data center is receiving more public scrutiny than ever before, with IT managers facing a range of challenges from making systems run more efficiently to protecting computers from cyber terrorism, says AFCOM chief executive Jill Eckhaus The 30-year- ...

From JON BRODKIN, NetworkWorld,  5 Mar 2010

Juniper helps virtualization security vendor Altor raise $10 million

Altor's virtual firewall prevents attacks on hypervisors, virtual machines Security in virtualized data centers is getting a lot of attention these days from both established names and start-ups in the IT industry. Cisco recently invested in security ...

From JON BRODKIN, NetworkWorld,  4 Mar 2010
Related Topics: Intel,  Gartner, Inc.,  BMC Software, Inc.

Is Novell worth $2 billion?

Novell isn't the IT giant it once was, but the company may be well worth the $2 billion offered in a takeover bid by a New York hedge fund, analysts say. Novell's value is "at least that, and more," says Gartner analyst Earl Perkins. In a letter sent ...

From JON BRODKIN, NetworkWorld,  3 Mar 2010
Related Topics: Novell, Inc.,  Gartner, Inc.,  Charles King,  Microsoft Corporation

IBM brings memory flexibility to x86 servers

IBM is planning to release a new class of x86 servers that treat memory, processors and solid-state disk as interchangeable components, saying a more flexible server is needed to satisfy the requirements of virtualized data centers. IBM's new eX5 ...

From JON BRODKIN, NetworkWorld,  2 Mar 2010
Related Topics: Intel,  Gartner, Inc.

EMC, Intel, VMware team to secure private clouds

The goal is to establish a "hardware root of trust for a cloud environment," creating resource pools within private clouds that share common physical characteristics and the same security policies, says Sam Curry, CTO for global marketing in EMC's RSA ...

From JON BRODKIN, San Francisco Chronicle,  2 Mar 2010
Related Topics: Intel

EMC, Intel, VMware join forces to secure private clouds

The goal is to establish a "hardware root of trust for a cloud environment," creating resource pools within private clouds that share common physical characteristics and the same security policies, says Sam Curry, CTO for global marketing in EMC's ...

From JON BRODKIN, ComputerWorld,  2 Mar 2010
Related Topics: Intel

Start-up creates secure tunnel between data center and Amazon cloud

CloudSwitch, recently out of stealth mode, moves existing applications from internal data centers to the cloud without rewriting the app or requiring changes in management tools. Network World - A start-up that moves ...

From JON BRODKIN, ComputerWorld,  1 Mar 2010

5 things VMware must do to fend off Microsoft

With 170,000 customers, including every member of the Fortune 100, you might think VMware's toughest task is stocking enough paper to print up new customer contracts. But the industry's biggest x86 virtualization vendor is facing a strong challenge ...

From JON BRODKIN, NetworkWorld,  1 Mar 2010
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Paul Maritz

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