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Novell CEO Looks to the Future

SALT LAKE CITY - When Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian takes to the stage to open the company's BrainShare 2008 conference here March 17, he...

Is Microsoft Secretly Planning for a ‘Reborn Mainframe’ Scenario?

Is Microsoft secretly preparing for a new computing scenario where a reborn mainframe emerges that supports multi-user computing on centralized desktops?Directions on Microsoft analyst...

Microsoft Buys Kidaro and Desktop Virtualization Position

Microsoft is buying enterprise desktop virtualization company Kidaro as it works to meet its ambitous goal of providing virtualization solutons from the desktop to...

VMware’s New Campus Overlooks EMC

There is something missing from VMware's new campus on Hillview Avenue in Palo Alto, Calif.: any mention of the company's corporate parent, storage giant...

Checking Virtual Viability

When considering a virtual-world deployment, it's important to take the following steps:1. Define your objective. Marketing or consumer-facing applications often demand a service, such...

Doing Business in the Virtual World

The battle for the 3-D Internet has begun. And the spoils are nothing less than the online economy of tomorrow.Virtual-world proponents such as IBM...

VMware VI3 Improves the Virtual Environment

The latest iteration of VMware's Virtual Infrastructure, the server virtualization platform comprising ESX Server 3.5 and Virtual-Center 2.5, boasts a set of hardware support...

VMware ESX 3i: Too Little? Too Late?

It's time for another SJVN quiz. How many major companies are making a profit with direct sales of dedicated disk compression programs? How about...

VMware Expands Desktop Virtualization

PALO ALTO, Calif.-VMware is continuing to reinvent its desktop virtualization offerings.While the majority of the virtualization company's efforts to date have focused on servers...

VMware Looking Toward Midmarket

PALO ALTO, Calif.-VMware has midmarket companies in its sights.Following its European showcase in February, VMware now believes it has all the pieces in place...