Daniel Robinson

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AMD offers discounts on Opteron upgrades

AMD offers discounts on Opteron upgrades

AMD has announced an upgrade program that lets partners and customers swap older Opteron processors inside systems for newer ones at a discounted price, offering a performance boost without the cost of ripping out and replacing the entire server.
Daniel Robinson Apr 8 2009 6:10AM Hardware
Windows XP support runs out next week

Windows XP support runs out next week

Windows XP will pass another milestone on the road to retirement next week when Microsoft withdraws mainstream support for the operating system.
Daniel Robinson Apr 8 2009 6:02AM Software
Microsoft unveils Windows Server 2008 Foundation

Microsoft unveils Windows Server 2008 Foundation

Microsoft has announced a new entry-level server platform aimed at helping small businesses to get started when building up their IT infrastructure.
Daniel Robinson Apr 2 2009 6:06AM Software
Sybase updates iAnywhere Mobile Office with native iPhone client

Sybase updates iAnywhere Mobile Office with native iPhone client

Sybase has announced a new version of its iAnywhere Mobile Office which includes business process integration and better support for Apple's iPhone.
Daniel Robinson Mar 25 2009 6:04AM Software
Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft has officially released Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), the latest version of its web browser, adding improved compliance with web standards, greater security features and improved performance.
Daniel Robinson Mar 19 2009 3:18PM Software
Mac deployment growing fast in businesses

Mac deployment growing fast in businesses

Apple Mac deployment is on the rise in businesses, according to a survey by the Enterprise Desktop Alliance (EDA), a group of vendors collaborating to better integrate Mac systems with Windows-based corporate infrastructures.
Daniel Robinson Mar 12 2009 6:15AM Hardware
HP aims to optimise datacentres

HP aims to optimise datacentres

HP has unveiled a new portfolio of products and services designed to help businesses simplify the management of datacentres, but also to ensure that firms are spending money on the right areas to weather the recession and be in a stronger position afterwards.
Daniel Robinson Mar 11 2009 1:20PM Storage
Symantec releases new Altiris management tools

Symantec releases new Altiris management tools

Symantec's Altiris subsidiary has released the latest versions of its management tools for client and server systems, adding native support for Apple Macs, centralised power management support, and better integration with other Symantec tools.
Daniel Robinson Mar 11 2009 6:17AM Software
VMware shows off phone virtualisation

VMware shows off phone virtualisation

VMware has demonstrated its forthcoming virtualisation technology for phones, showing Microsoft's Windows CE and Google's Android running side-by-side on one handset for the first time.
Daniel Robinson Feb 26 2009 6:13AM Software
VMware adds high availability with Neverfail

VMware adds high availability with Neverfail

VMware today announced vCenter Server Heartbeat, a tool to monitor and provide automatic failover support for vCenter Server, a critical part of the firm's infrastructure suite.
Daniel Robinson Feb 25 2009 6:23AM Software
Citrix helps Microsoft scale out Hyper-V

Citrix helps Microsoft scale out Hyper-V

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 Microsoft's Hyper-V technology.
Daniel Robinson Feb 24 2009 5:28AM Software
VirtenSys unveils I/O virtualisation switches

VirtenSys unveils I/O virtualisation switches

Enterprises can now reduce operating costs and simplify management by using I/O virtualisation (IOV), according to startup VirtenSys.
Daniel Robinson Feb 24 2009 5:28AM Networking
Red Hat and Microsoft ink virtualisation support deal

Red Hat and Microsoft ink virtualisation support deal

Red Hat and Microsoft have agreed to build better interoperability between their respective virtualisation platforms, and to provide co-ordinated technical support for customers.
Daniel Robinson Feb 18 2009 6:52AM Software
Veeam adds ESXi support to virtual backup tool

Veeam adds ESXi support to virtual backup tool

Veeam Software has released version 3.0 of its Veeam Backup for VMware-based infrastructure, adding a number of features including full support for VMware's ESXi bare-metal hypervisor and file-level recovery for Linux virtual machines.
Daniel Robinson Feb 17 2009 2:43PM Software
HP bundles XenDesktop with PC blades

HP bundles XenDesktop with PC blades

HP is bundling the latest release of Citrix's XenDesktop with forthcoming blade PC systems as part of its client virtualisation portfolio.
Daniel Robinson Feb 12 2009 6:28AM Hardware
Leaks point to new Windows Mobile services

Leaks point to new Windows Mobile services

Microsoft is planning to unveil new services for users of its Windows Mobile smartphone platform, including a way to back up information to the web and a rumoured online store for mobile applications.
Daniel Robinson Feb 10 2009 6:29AM Software
Picocell improves in-building 3G reception

Picocell improves in-building 3G reception

Communications firm ip.access has introduced a picocell designed to improve 3G network coverage in offices, shops and other hard-to-reach places.
Daniel Robinson Feb 10 2009 6:29AM Networking
Intel details technologies for future mobile devices

Intel details technologies for future mobile devices

Intel is to detail technologies it is developing for mobile devices at next week's International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), including system-on-a-chip (SoC) processors with integrated digital radios and better hardware acceleration for multimedia.
Daniel Robinson Feb 6 2009 6:37AM Hardware
RealVNC extends remote solution to mobiles

RealVNC extends remote solution to mobiles

Remote control software firm RealVNC is readying a toolkit for developers that will enable applications to remotely control and manage mobile devices anywhere in the world.
Daniel Robinson Feb 5 2009 3:11PM Software
Citrix XenDesktop update broadens virtual desktop appeal

Citrix XenDesktop update broadens virtual desktop appeal

Citrix has updated its XenDesktop system with enhancements to reduce the cost of operating a virtual desktop infrastructure and improve the end user experience.
Daniel Robinson Feb 5 2009 12:16AM Software

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