Parallels continues to take on virtualisation giant VMware after it launched Desktop 5 for Mac
November 4, 2009
Perot Reborn as Dell Services
Dell has finalised its multi billion dollar tender offer for Perot Systems, which it will use to take on IT services giants IBM and HP
Cisco EMC Cloud Venture Launched Under Acadia Name
New company still doesn't have a CEO or a headquarters, but this shouldn't worry a virtualisation expert
HD2 Smartphone Hits UK Shores This Week
The sleek HD2 handset from HTC is to arrive in the UK this week, but US customers will have to wait until next year
Toshiba Launches Laptop Trade-In Program
Toshiba has launched a laptop trade-in scheme that could include up to £150 cash back for an old machine
War Torn Burundi Sees Future In IT Outsourcing
One of the world's poorest countries is following offer African nations in looking to IT offshore services and crowd-sourcing
HP Takes On Datacentre Rivals With Converged Infrastructure
Hewlett-Packard is pulling together its network and server strength into a converged infrastructure to take on Cisco and others
IBM: Fossil Fuel Companies Are Climate Change Victims, Not Perpetrators
Skirting carefully around the fact that fossil fuels contribute to climate change, IBM has plenty of advice for how oil and gas companies can respond to the threat from global warming
Red Hat Undercuts Microsoft With Server Virtualisation Tool
Red Hat is rolling out its Enterprise Virtualization for Servers platform, which is aimed at heterogeneous server environments and cloud computing deployment
Microsoft Goes On Cloud Cost Cutting Offensive
Microsoft cuts the prices of its Business Productivity Suite as it seeks to block cloud-based competition from Google, Oracle and other companies
French Regulator Slices Apple iPhone Free Of Orange
After a French regulatory agency votes against the exclusive deal between Orange and Apple to distribute the iPhone in France, both companies agree to comply
Microsoft Invests £60K In Open Source Apache Foundation
Microsoft may have helped its status with the open-source community by reiterating its pledge to deliver $100,000 (£60,700) to the Apache Software Foundation over the next few years.
Nokia Siemens To Axe Nearly 10 Percent Of Staff
Economic pressures force Nokia Siemens to eliminate close to 6,000 jobs from its workforce