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Cisco and VMware announced Wednesday a collaboration that will bring businesses greater scalability and operational control of virtual environments in their data centers. The initial fruit of the two companies' combined efforts will be the integration of the Cisco Nexus 1000V distributed virtual software switch into the VMware infrastructure .The collaboration also means that both Cisco and

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New offerings vastly simplify virtualization implementation, managementPALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 2, 2008HP today announced new products, services and solutions designed to simplify the implementation and management of virtualization so that the technology delivers greater business value.Recent global research conducted on behalf of HP revealed that while 86 percent of technology decision makers

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Microsoft rolled out the second beta of its upcoming Web browser, Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), Wednesday. When finalized, IE8 will be the first new version of the browser the software maker has released since 2006.While the browser looks much the same, Microsoft has been tinkering under the hood to bring IE users new features and functionality."It's great to see Microsoft moving forward with IE and

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Microsoft on Tuesday announced a change in its licensing policy to make it easier for businesses that want the ability to shift server software that is running in a virtual machine from one physical machine to another.The licensing shift, which had been expected, lifts a cap that had limited the ability to switch software from one physical machine to another within a server farm. Under the prior

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A Post from our Field Service Engineer Anthony Edwards:I was following Steve Jobs announcement on Monday regarding the new 3G iPhone. We will potentially see a lot more of the iPhone in the corporate environment now that new version is being reported that it will definitely and properly support Exchange via active synch. A couple things to note:1. The price cut on all the new 3G iPhones (

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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer revealed on Tuesday a few details on the software company's next operating system, Windows 7, at the D: All Things Digital conference in San Diego.The company has maintained a disciplined silence about the upcoming OS -- a marked contrast to the constantly changing plethora of information released during the five years it took Microsoft to

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IT professionals face increasing pressure from rapidly changing technology, increasing costs and security concerns, and expanding business needs. Windows Server 2008 helps alleviate these pressures by automating daily management tasks, tightening security, improving efficiency and increasing availability. It also offers virtualization solutions that will enable IT professionals to reduce costs,

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Wed. May 28th, 2008The State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo sued Dell in 2007 on behalf of hundreds of Dell customers who claimed that they were promised promotions and attractive deals by Dell. While Dell says that the deals are for “well qualified” candidates, only around 7% of New York applicants received these promotions. From the decision of this case, Dell will be required to more

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Digital engineering firm Silicon Image wanted to enhance the security of its network by increasing and enforcing compliance requirements for users who wirelessly connected to its network. Windows Server® 2008 was the logical choice after previously using Internet Authentication Service (IAS). The firm partnered with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner PC Professional to implement the new and

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With a couple of announcements by VMware directly tied to the release of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and the upcoming release of Microsoft's virtualization hypervisor Hyper-V, it appears these companies are starting to gear up for a heavyweight showdown.VMware delivered the first blow by announcing it's agreements to embed VMware ESX 3i Hypervisor on HP, IBM, Dell and Fujitsu-Siemens servers.

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Gartner Group has identified Data Center power and cooling as the highest priority issue facing IT organizations worldwide. The problem is serious and exacerbating. Gartner is presently advising IT organizations to focus on reducing Data Center power and cooling because of: 1. Power unit cost increases well in excess of inflationary increases 2. Doubledigit annual growth in Data Center power

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Microsoft said Wednesday that another one of its operating system products is vulnerable to a critical vulnerability, first patched two weeks ago. In an update to its MS08-001 security bulletin, Microsoft said that the latest release of Windows Small Business Server was also critically at risk from a bug in Windows' networking software. The flaw is also considered critical for Windows XP and

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Company announces acquisition of Calista Technologies, expanded alliance with Citrix Systems and initiatives to enable virtualization from the desktop to the datacenter.REDMOND, Wash. — Jan. 21, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today articulated an expanded role for virtualization as a key enabler of its Dynamic IT vision and outlined a companywide strategy to help accelerate the broad adoption of

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Xerox "Green" Solid Ink and High Yield Business Paper uses less resources and generate less waste than typical laser products.Xerox Solid Ink Sticks are environmentally friendly and satisfy a broad range of user expectations and requirements:• No casings mean nothing to throw away when you run out of ink• Images are offset onto paper in a single pass of the print engine, generating 90% less

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Thanks to all who coordinated and attended the Exchange 2007 Seminar PC Professional hosted last week at the Marriott in Emeryville, Ca. This event was a great example of PC Professionals investment in obtaining the necessary tools and knowledge to be a leading IT consultant for Exchange 2007 and other new Microsoft product offerings such as Server 2008, SharePoint Server 2007 and Office

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Think Green: Learn how to become more energy efficient with PC Professional and IBM. With energy costs rising and data centers facing power and cooling challenges, we are all looking for ways to decrease our impact on the environment. Take the first step toward understanding how you can help your organization better utilize your IT resources and reduce your impact on the environment.Contact us to

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