Blogs
vCloud Case Study: Medical Image Exchange in the Cloud
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-09-18
When medical information exchange company eMix came online in early 2010, they turned to VMware technology running on infrastructure provided at iland Internet Solutions to provide
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VMware vSphere 5.1 Released Today, Retains Leadership Position
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-09-11
With the release today of the vSphere 5.1 virtualization platform VMware shows that it remains the pacesetter in data center virtualization. One year after the release of
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Silver Peak Agility Expands Virtual WAN Optimization
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-08-20
Silver Peak Systems introduced Aug. 20 an integration with VMware vCenter that will enable virtualization managers to add workload acceleration in a point-and-click operation. The
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Open Data Center Alliance Updates "Noisy Neighbor" Controls
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-08-17
The ODCA (Open Data Center Alliance) updated the Input/Output (IO) Controls usage model to revision 1.1 on March 6. As with the five other usage model updates that were announced on the same day, the main change to the usage model is the addition of RFP language to make it
Xirrus Upgrades Central Management Tool
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-08-16
Enterprise wireless network maker Xirrus released version 6.2 of its management system on August 14 with enhancements that focus on locating and providing additional security.
American Patent Office Reinvents Itself
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-08-15
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), a sweeping revision of existing patent legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama in September 2011 took the final deployment steps Aug. 14.
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There's a (Microsoft) App for That
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-08-09
During a Microsoft Office 2013 technology preview call Aug. 7, Brian Jones, group program manager for the Office Solutions Framework team showed how developers can write apps that integrate with various
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Microsoft Word 2013: The Written Word With Every Bell and Whistle
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-08-06
In the era of lightweight, cloud-provided mobile apps Microsoft Word 2013 is moving in the other direction.
The upcoming version of Word 2013 got the blanching Metro treatment but draining the color out of the tool ribbon can’t hide the fact that Word 2013 is packed with features and popping at
Dell Latitude Is Built for Comfort and Speed
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-08-01
The Dell Latitude E6530 is a good option for desktop managers who are looking to refresh the standard-issue laptop for power users who need a 15.6-inch display and don’t mind carrying a
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Microsoft Outlook 2013 Rearranges to Maintain Relevance
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-07-31
Outlook 2013; the email, calendar, task and contact manager, forms the heart of Microsoft Office 2013 customer preview when it comes to staying on top of business communication. At a
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Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Catches Up With Apple Keynote
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-07-26
Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 customer preview has gained a convenience feature already found in Apple’s Keynote: presenter mode. I was able to present a PowerPoint 2013 slide deck
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There's a Dongle for That--Mobile Devices Get Big Screens
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-07-25
A 4-, 7- or even 10-inch display may seem big on a mobile device. And when just one person is looking at the screen, mobile device displays are usually more than adequate. But when executives or sales people need to show something to a group of people that means connecting
Fujitsu Ultraportable Packs Punch but Not a Knockout
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-07-23
The Fujitsu Lifebook U772 is among the first Ultrabook devices to offer a large HDD with SSD cache in a thin (.69” profile) and weighing in at 3.15 pounds without the power cord, which adds 9.7 (or just about 20%) to the overall weight.
The Lifebook U772, a new addition
Office 365, 2013 Customer Preview SKUs
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-07-20
While Microsoft isn't releasing information on the full range of Office 365 or Office 2013 editions, here is what is available in the customer preview:
⢠Office 365 Home Premium Preview: Install Office on up to five PCs and get 20GB of online storage on SkyDrive so that you can save
Office 365 Excel 2013 Customer Preview Reveals Easter Egg
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-07-19
Microsoft has added a smart “autofill” feature to the customer preview edition of Exel 2013, which was released Monday, July 16.
Excel 2013 is able to parse a table for like types of data and then autofill the values in the remaining columns. In the canned example provided with the preview
