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Commodore 64 awakes from slumber with makeover
The vintage Commodore 64 personal computer is getting a makeover, with a new design and some of the latest computing technologies, as the brand gets...
Delphi Capital Management Opts for Cloud Storage
Phil Mentesana, chief technology officer at Delphi Capital Management, knew that backing up critical data to tapes and schlepping them offsite for...
Fujitsu aims new server at cloud compute providers
Fujitsu is rolling out a new server designed specially for cloud computing providers.
Technology Brief: Technologies in HP ProLiant G6 c-Class server blades with Intel Xeon processors WHITE PAPER
An HP ProLiant c-Class server blade is a complete server that slides into an HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosure. Learn about the three different...
Moving to the cloud: Big savings, but plan ahead
Some might say that San Diego-based Amylin Pharmaceuticals was pushed into the cloud. The 23-year-old company's data center had been running at 100%...
Widespread discontent persists with ERP projects
More than half of companies that implement ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems end up garnering no more than 30 percent of the business...
McAfee scans cloud environments for security vulnerabilities
McAfee's new vulnerability-assessment scanning service is aimed at giving cloud-computing service providers a way to provide security assurances to...
Data Protection for Businesses with Remote Offices & Multiple Locations WHITE PAPER
Hardware and software solutions for data backup & restore should be easy to integrate into the existing environment, provide easy-to-manage data...
Virtustream targets midsized businesses with cloud package
Virtustream is unveiling a new cloud computing service aimed at midsize enterprises.
Open-Xchange adds integration with VoIP
Open-source collaboration software vendor Open-Xchange has integrated VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) and social networking sites in the latest...
IBM adding development and test offering to public cloud
IBM will soon offer software development and testing services through its public cloud, adding to a private cloud option launched in June 2009, the...
IDC Research Report: The Business Value of Consolidating on Energy-Efficient Servers WHITE PAPER
Most organizations faced with budget challenges put off capital expenditures (capex) and seek alternatives, such as extending server life cycles and...
Why is cloud computing hard? Top tech execs speak their minds
Everyone's talking about cloud computing and security. But what makes it so hard? Execs at Microsoft, Trend Micro, EMC's RSA division, McAfee and...
Weinman: Biz, ecosystem are keys to cloud evolution
These days, cloud computing may be the hottest topic in IT industry as many firms are planning to unleash cloud service or already starting to deploy...
Inside MS Cloud Model for Productivity Apps
Corporate VP of Microsoft Online Services Ron Markezich discusses the joys and pitfalls of productivity apps in the cloud, how to mix your own data...
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