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TODAY ON iTnews.com.au:    VMware's Greene: Virtual appliances will end reign of the OS   Dell's first AMD notebook hits our shores   AMD CTO predicts 'attack of the killer micros'   HP, VMware team on server virtualisation to replace PCs   Open-source VoIP takes a few steps forward   Sun set to move on GPL licence for open-source Java   Microsoft to bundle obfuscation tool with Orcas   Intel, Micron to make flash chips in Singapore   Microsoft Zune to take a bite out of Apple iPod   Infosys aims to lift global investor profile   RIM execs banned from trading after 2Q filing delay   West not supplying enough IT talent-Bill Gates   Experts question business case for WiMax   SPI Dynamics adds security testing for Java apps
Wednesday, 8th November 2006
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This afternoon, Sun is very close to announcing that it will put the mobile (ME) and standard (SE) editions of the Java platform into the GNU General Public Licence (GPL).

Also making news, widespread adoption of virtualisation software is ushering in a new era of the virtual appliance and rapidly relegating the operating system to second-class status, VMware president and co-founder Diane Greene has claimed.

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VMware's Greene: Virtual appliances will end reign of the OS
Widespread adoption of virtualisation software is ushering in a new era of the virtual appliance and rapidly relegating the operating system to second-class status, VMware president and co-founder Diane Greene said on Tuesday at the company's VMworld event.


Dell's first AMD notebook hits our shores
Dell Australia has released its Inspiron 1501 laptops in Australia, the first models based on AMD chips.



AMD CTO predicts 'attack of the killer micros'
Get ready for a new generation of microprocessors that combine graphics and CPU functions in heterogeneous cores, said Phil Hester, AMD CEO, in a keynote speech at the International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD).


HP, VMware team on server virtualisation to replace PCs
Hewlett-Packard is teaming up with VMware to offer enterprises the option of recentralizing end-user desktops on central servers. It's the prospective rollback of the client/server revolution.


Open-source VoIP takes a few steps forward
Several vendors, including Fonality, Digium, and Polycom announced new VoIP software, gear and partnerships designed to move open-source telephony into the mainstream.


Sun set to move on GPL licence for open-source Java
Sun is very close to announcing that it will put the mobile (ME) and standard (SE) editions of the Java platform into the GNU General Public Licence (GPL).


Microsoft to bundle obfuscation tool with Orcas
Software giant adds improved version of PreEmptive's Dotfuscator.


Intel, Micron to make flash chips in Singapore
SAN FRANCISCO/SINGAPORE - Intel and Micron Technology said on Monday they would form a joint venture in Singapore to make flash memory chips for consumer gadgets like digital media players by the second half of 2008.


Microsoft Zune to take a bite out of Apple iPod
Report claims most iPod owners looking for a new player would consider Zune.


Infosys aims to lift global investor profile
BANGALORE - Infosys Technologies, India's second-largest software exporter, said on Tuesday it hoped a conversion of around US$1.5 billion of stock into American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) would raise its profile among global investors.


RIM execs banned from trading after 2Q filing delay
Canadian regulators have barred Research In Motion executives from trading the BlackBerry maker's shares after the company failed to file its second-quarter results on time as it reviews past stock-option grants.


West not supplying enough IT talent-Bill Gates
MOSCOW - A shortage of information technology graduates from Western universities is leading companies to call on developing countries to meet research demand, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has said.



Experts question business case for WiMax
There may be very few situations in which WiMax has a secure long-term business case, new research has warned.



SPI Dynamics adds security testing for Java apps
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