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    Parallels stakes out tricky spot in the cloud 26 February, 2010 11:05:00

    Parallels, known widely for its Parallels Desktop software that lets Mac users run Windows in a virtual machine, faces a problem that currently plagues many cloud companies: an identity crisis.
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    VMware vSphere: Does It Solve IT's Biggest Worries About Cloud? 22 April, 2009 11:03:00

    For all the hype about cloud computing in the enterprise—hype that Gartner believes is now nearing its peak—IT professionals continue to tell cloud-related vendors that the cloud will not be practical until several serious concerns are addressed. VMware, with its vSphere 4 announcement today, is laying the foundation for what it hopes will be a central role for VMware technology in enterprises making use of both public and private cloud computing systems.
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    Blog: Microsoft Cloud Computing Vision: Self-Serving and See-Through 30 September, 2008 14:15:00

    At MIT's Emerging Tech conference last week, I listened to frighteningly smart people debate the future of this old-is-new technology concept that we call "the cloud." Microsoft showed up too, to share its vision for cloud computing. Memo to Microsoft: From what I've heard, you don’t know cloud.
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    VMworld: Desktop Virtualization Goes Much More Mobile 19 September, 2008 11:03:00

    VMware CTO Stephen Herrod gave the VMworld audience a peek at VMware's near-term technology and product plans Wednesday, and while VMware continues to expand its management offerings on the server side, it's also got big plans for the desktop, with a new set of technologies dubbed VMware View, slated to arrive in 2009.
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    Five Tips for Going From 0 Virtual Machines to 1000 19 September, 2008 11:01:00

    The number of virtual machines you have in your organization doesn't equal maturity, says Andrea Eubanks, senior director, enterprise and technical marketing for VMware. The goal is not necessarily 1000 virtual machines, it's a mature stable growth path for virtualization in your company, she says. Still, making the leap from the initial stages of virtualization to a more standardized virtual environment takes scale and planning.
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    Blog: VMworld: CEO Maritz Outlines Broad Plans for Cloud and Client 19 September, 2008 10:12:00

    Kicking off the highly anticipated VMworld show, still-new CEO Paul Maritz outlined broad plans for VMware's role from the cloud to the client, and had a few laughs at his own expense.
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    Blog: Large Hadron Collider Sends First Beam Around Tunnel 12 September, 2008 12:22:00

    You can almost hear the sighs of relief all the way from deep underground Switzerland and France, where scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) fired up their large hadron collider and successfully sent the first proton beam around what is certainly the world's most amazing tunnel.
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    Blog: Dell Gets Caught in Cloud Computing Storm 08 August, 2008 14:15:17

    Dell, still fighting a tough battle to regain its luster, got caught in a cloud controversy this week. Poor cloud computing: This technology has real appeal for enterprise IT, but now that the tech community has decided that it's the tech term of the year, cloud computing is getting more overexposed than Mylie Cyrus.
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    Blog: Microsoft's Stupid Vista Trick: Windows Mojave 01 August, 2008 14:11:51

    I grimaced when I read that Microsoft has kicked off a marketing campaign where they show a consumer a PC running a new OS, called "Windows Mojave," then reveal that it's really Vista, and show the consumer's happy surprise on camera. See, Vista isn't so bad after all! But it's true. As numerous bloggers have pointed out, Microsoft's effort looks like those old Folgers coffee commercials where restaurant coffee gets secretly switched.
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    Blog: Intel Passes on Vista for Own Employees 30 June, 2008 14:30:27

    Intel just came to the same conclusion about Vista that so many of you enterprise IT leaders have made. From Steve Lohr at the New York Times came the delicious tidbit this week: Intel will pass on upgrading most of its employees' PCs to Microsoft Vista. They're going to stick with Windows XP, having found no compelling reason to upgrade to Vista on a large scale.
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    Blog: What Are The Best Open Source CRM Applications? 03 June, 2008 14:40:43

    If you've already checked out CIO's newest survey on open source use in the enterprise, you know that among enterprise applications that IT leaders are using now, three types of open source applications top the list: ERP, collaboration and CRM.
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    Antivirus software powerless to stop data breach attacks, study finds 10 February, 2012 01:43:00

    Analysis of 300 incidents spots an elephant in the room
    Large numbers of data breaches are being initiated by targeted malware that antivirus software simply can't detect, an analysis of 300 real-world incidents from 2011 has suggested.
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    Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical 10 February, 2012 09:29:00

    Microsoft Thursday said that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical.
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    Security experts ask House for light a regulatory touch 10 February, 2012 01:39:00

    Cybersecurity experts on Wednesday warned members of a House subcommittee against racing to legislation that would establish an overly burdensome regulatory framework for safeguarding digital systems against attacks, instead urging a more limited approach that would clear away legal impediments such as the prohibitions against sharing critical threat information.
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    The six pillars of security operations 10 February, 2012 11:37:00

    Six key points that should be considered when creating and developing a SOC
    As mobilisation and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) becomes increasingly prevalent, business security has been propelled to the forefront of corporate strategy.
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    Google Wallet Security Concerns Raised 10 February, 2012 01:40:00

    Security firm Zvelo has discovered that the Google Wallet PIN can be cracked via an exhaustive numerical search.
    Google's new NFC system that purports to turn your phone into a credit card can be compromised using a brute-force attack -- and that raises questions about its security.
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