Operating Systems

Punahou School in Hawaii Turns to Virtualization for Data Center Energy Reduction

11/3/2008

Punahou School, a private K-12 school in Hawaii, is launching a new effort to reduce its overall campus energy consumption by half within the next eight years. As part of the effort, the school is partnering with IBM to overhaul its data center with new servers and virtualization software from VMware. Read More

Virtualization Market Strong but Slowing, Report Says

10/21/2008

An IDC study released on Thursday depicted a slowing worldwide market for virtualized servers. However, Microsoft and interoperability may heat things up again in 2009. Read More

Ballmer Points to Others in 'Vista Capable' Lawsuit

10/6/2008

Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer denied knowing the details of "Vista Capable," a Microsoft hardware certification and Vista marketing campaign. He made the claim in a court deposition with a Sept. 26, 2008 date. The Vista Capable program certifies new PCs as capable of running Microsoft's newest operating system. Read More

Red Hat Makes Strategic Virtualization Buy

9/8/2008

Open source server distributor Red Hat Inc., which is carving out a virtualization path unique in the industry, added another arrow to its quiver Thursday with the acquisition of Qumranet Inc. Read More

Sun Expands Channel Resources, Provides New Incentives

8/27/2008

Sun Microsystems has announced new enhancements to its Partner Advantage Program, including changes to its Partner Growth Fund (PGF) that provide North American channel partners with additional marketing funds, as well as an expanded incentive program. Read More

Small Business Server 2008 Hits Metal

8/26/2008

Microsoft has released Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008) to hardware manufacturers, with an eye toward achieving a full product launch by Nov. 12. The release was slightly ahead of the September RTM date predicted at the July Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston. Read More

Texas District Virtualizes Servers on VMware, Dell

8/26/2008

Tyler Independent School District in Texas said it has recently moved its servers to a virtualized infrastructure, consolidating 114 older servers onto seven new ones. The district is running VMware ESX Server software on Dell PowerEdge 2950 servers. Read More

VMware Announces Advanced Certifications, Online Flexibility

8/11/2008

VMware has announced new education services and certification programs designed for IT professionals implementing the company's virtualization technologies. The new programs are designed for systems administrators, design architects, and managers, among others, and include the VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX), Live Online, and Flex Online courses. Read More

Ingram Micro Becomes Citrix Sole Authorized Distribution Partner

8/1/2008

Citrix has confirmed that as of Aug. 30 Ingram Micro will become its preferred authorized distribution partner for North America. Products affected by the deal include Citrix XenApp, Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix XenServer, Citrix NetScaler, Citrix Access Gateway, Citrix WANScaler, and Citrix Provisioning Server. Read More

IBM Delivers Virtual Desktop Hosting to Pike County Schools

7/23/2008

IBM and Pike County Schools have confirmed a five-year agreement that will provide the Kentucky school district with Virtual Infrastructure Access desktop hosting. The service will provide older PCs within the district Internet performance similar to newer machines. Read More