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March 15, 2010

Blue Coat Introduces Virtual WAN Optimization Appliances

Blue Coat Systems today announced the launch of a new range of Virtual WAN optimization appliances. The ProxySG virtual appliances are designed to help organizations consolidate their IT infrastruc... More >

Winners and Losers of U.S. Broadband Plan

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will unveil the nation's first national broadband plan Tuesday. While several components will make up the legislation, two initiatives art at its heart. The... More >

March 12, 2010

Chrome Netbooks May Cost More than Windows Netbooks

Eric Schmidt, speaking at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit, confirmed that Google's Chrome OS remains on schedule for release in the second half of 2010. While the release date is still somewhat nebulous... More >

Virtualization Strategy for Mid-sized Businesses

This white paper shows how mid-sized businesses can benefit by implementing the right virtualization solution.

IBM Cognos 8 Performance Management Solutions for use with SAP NetWeaver

This white paper outlines how the right performance management software and solutions can capture the hidden value from investments in SAP NetWeaver® Business Warehouse.

Apple iPad Goes on Sale Today

U.S. consumers can begin pre-ordering Apple's iPad today at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time (8:30 a.m. ET), CNET News reports. Folks can order either the 3G or Wi-Fi model, but only the Wi-Fi model will b... More >

March 11, 2010

Salesforce.com Suffers Brief Outage

Salesforce.com was initially quiet about its outage today, but news of the North American outage was all over Twitter this morning, says Network World . The CRM service was eventually restored aft... More >

Google Plans Cloud Fight with Microsoft

Google acquired DocVerse at the beginning of this week in its latest cloud play. Shane O'Neil of CIO.com ponders whether Microsoft should be afraid as a result of the deal. The key to Google's ... More >

March 10, 2010

Optimizing Social Media

BusinessBlogs says the propensity toward social media inactivity is due to a lack of followers, fans, updates, tweets and posts. Creating relevant content takes time and effort and companies look... More >

64-Bit Office 2010 Doesn't Play Nicely with Add-Ins

Microsoft is warning businesses off the 64-bit version of Office 2010 , says seattlepi.com . Microsoft recommended companies use the 32-bit version of Office 2010 in an FAQ about its Office 2010 Te... More >

Xangati Virtual Appliance Protects the Blind Side

Xangati rolled out a suite of virtualization appliances today: Xangati for ESX and the Xangati Management Dashboard. Xangati claims its new offerings provide IT managers with monitoring and troublesh... More >

Spending to Rise Without Data Center Best Practices

The cost of management staff at data centers in Europe is expected to increase by 10 percent over the next year, according to IDC. That's largely because many organizations still manage servers man... More >

Google App Marketplace Open for Business

Google cut the ribbon on its new online store that third-party developers can use to sell their Web applications to administrators and users of both the free and paid versions of Google Apps yesterda... More >

March 9, 2010

Cisco Unveils Ultra-Fast Router

Cisco Systems introduced a new router aimed at telecom carriers that it says can handle Internet traffic 12 times faster than rival products. The CRS-3 , which Cisco boasts could deliver every movie... More >

Avaya Intros Updated UC Tool for Smallest SMBs

Business communications provider Avaya announced the release of IP Office 6.0, a unified communications solution targeted at businesses with fewer than 20 employees. The product offers collaboration ... More >

March 8, 2010

BigFix, Neocleus Partner on Desktop Virtualization

BigFix, a provider of managed services for client systems, has become the first OEM partner of newcomer Neocleus, which offers a client virtualization platform called NeoSphere. The platform ties exi... More >

Microsoft Kicks Essential Business Server to the Curb

Microsoft decided its Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) isn't so essential. The company announced in a blog post today that it is pulling the plug on the EBS software that powers many mid-s... More >