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Microsoft simplifies server management licensing 
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By Liam Tung | Jan 18, 2012 | Comment Now 
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Microsoft cold on mobile virtualisation 
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Microsoft virtual machine 'mythbusting' backfires 
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By Brett Winterford | Apr 10, 2009 | Comment Now 
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Cisco taps VMware for data centre blade play 
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Cisco and VMware have announced a partnership designed to dominate data centres using VMware's virtualisation tools and a new Cisco platform that brings together computing, ...
 
Citrix helps Microsoft scale out Hyper-V 
Software
Citrix helps Microsoft scale out Hyper-V
By Daniel Robinson | Feb 24, 2009 | Comment Now 
Microsoft and Citrix have opened a new chapter in their partnership with the announcement of tools to help enterprises scale up and manage virtual machine deployments based on ...
 
Sun bundles drive virtualisation into SMB market 
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Sun bundles drive virtualisation into SMB market
Jan 19, 2009 | Comment Now 
Sun Microsystems has created two hardware and software bundles as part of an initiative to drive server virtualisation downstream into the SMB space.
 
HP and Microsoft advance virtualisation offerings 
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HP and Microsoft advance virtualisation offerings
By Rosalie Marshall | Oct 2, 2008 | Comment Now 
HP has announced plans to acquire storage virtualisation firm LeftHand Networks for US$380m, subject to certain price adjustment conditions.
 
Microsoft launches assault at VMware conference 
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By Ian Grayson | Sep 18, 2008 | Comment Now 
A massive battle for the hearts, minds and budgets of CIOs has erupted in the nascent virtualisation market as Microsoft takes aim at rival VMware.
 
Microsoft beefs up virtualisation portfolio 
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Microsoft beefs up virtualisation portfolio
By Daniel Robinson | Sep 9, 2008 | Comment Now 
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ESX production deployments under pressure 
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Aug 27, 2008 | Comment Now 
Server virtualisation appears to be fragmenting with more customers putting hypervisors other than ESX into production, a survey reveals.
 
Microsoft steps up virtualisation push 
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Microsoft steps up virtualisation push
By Dave Bailey | Jun 12, 2008 | Comment Now 
Microsoft stepped up the pressure on competing virtualisation vendors at its North American 2008 Tech Ed. Conference, where the software giant disclosed several updates it said ...
 
Microsoft and Citrix extend virtualisation offering 
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Microsoft and Citrix extend virtualisation offering
By Robert Jaques | Jan 23, 2008 | Comment Now 
Microsoft and Citrix have expanded their existing alliance to deliver a set of virtualisation offerings for desktop and server customers.
 
Microsoft sabotaging desktop virtualisation 
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Microsoft sabotaging desktop virtualisation
By Tom Sanders | Jun 26, 2007 | Comment Now 
U-turn on licensing changes intended to slow downcompetition, Gartner alleges.
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