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| 18 Nov 2008 |
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VMware, Intel dismiss AMD cross-platform live migration plans
(SearchServerVirtualization.com)
AMD wants users to be able to live-migrate virtual machines across Intel and AMD CPUs. But VMware and Intel argue it creates instability and performance problems. |
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Microsoft aims for unified management console
Microsoft will bring a common look and feel across its System Center management products, and the upcoming Service Manager will help tie it together. |
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Is the time right for Microsoft Online Services?
Where others have fallen short, Microsoft hopes to conquer the online services market with its message of savings and flexibility. |
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| 17 Nov 2008 |
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Next up for Microsoft systems management -- the cloud
Microsoft GM Brad Anderson talks about new management platforms and about seeing more System Center products offered as online services. |
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New worm attacks Windows smartphones
(SearchSecurity.com)
Symantec researchers have discovered a new worm attacking the Windows CE platform on ARM processors. |
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| 13 Nov 2008 |
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Shifting IT business models in time of economic crisis
(SearchCIO.com)
For CIOs who already budget lean, here are four more places to save. You can stop some projects, reduce service levels, increase levels of risk and, yeah, move to the cloud. |
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| 12 Nov 2008 |
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Microsoft aims at midmarket with new server bundle
Microsoft offers IT managers flexible payment options and enterprise-class technology with Windows Essential Business Server 2008. |
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| 11 Nov 2008 |
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Microsoft patches critical XML Core Services flaw
(SearchSecurity.com)
The critical Microsoft flaw could be exploited by an attacker to remotely execute code and gain access to critical data. |
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Citrix rolls out next NetScaler
Citrix's latest version of NetScaler promises to speed up application deployments for IT administrators. |
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| 10 Nov 2008 |
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Critical infrastructure security grim, study finds
(SearchSecurity.com)
A majority of experts surveyed say energy and other critical industries are vulnerable to cyberattacks. |
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| 07 Nov 2008 |
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Revised Service Manager beta expected within weeks
Microsoft System Center Service Manager is roaring back after a false start. The service desk has been rebuilt from scratch and is on track for completion in 2010. |
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WSUS 3.0 SP2 will offer fixes only
A beta for WSUS 3.0 SP2 is due out later this year or early next year, according to one of the technology's developers. It will load on Windows Server 2008 R2. |
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| 06 Nov 2008 |
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Microsoft to patch critical Windows flaw
(SearchSecurity.com)
Microsoft plans to release a security update for a flaw in XML Core Services that affects versions of Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 and 2008. |
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New malware exploits Microsoft RPC flaw
(SearchSecurity.com)
New malware is targeting the Microsoft RPC flaw, Microsoft warns. Companies should deploy the emergency patch immediately to prevent hacker attacks. |
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Microsoft AD connectors aim to ease identity management in the cloud
In a services world, managing identities is a source of anxiety for IT managers. Active Directory connectors to cloud computing platforms could be a first step in easing their conc... |
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| 05 Nov 2008 |
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Windows 7 unlikely to cause driver problems like Vista
By giving partners alpha access to Windows 7 code, Microsoft hopes it will blunt the driver incompatibility problems IT managers faced with Vista. |
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| 04 Nov 2008 |
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Microsoft adds assessment and installation tools
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit, formerly called Business Desktop Deployment, now covers SQL Server and virtual environments. |
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