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Microsoft ranks in top twenty contributors to Linux kernel

For the first time ever, and probably only temporarily, Microsoft can be counted as a key contributor to Linux.
Microsoft releases Windows Phone SDK for low-cost smartphones

Microsoft has released Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1, which allows developers to customise their apps for cheaper Windows Phones with less memory, and also run the development kit on Windows 8 machines, the company said in a blog post on Monday.
Cisco offers virtualised video surveillance

Cisco announced a virtualised version of its Video Surveillance software today for use on its Unified Computing System platform for enterprise- or government-operated video-camera deployments.
Dell launches EqualLogic arrays with 10G Ethernet

Dell EqualLogic today unveiled the next generation of its mid-range storage arrays, which use 10GbE ports to create iSCSI storage networks using existing copper or fibre infrastructures.
Microsoft focuses Windows Server 8 on storage

With the beta of Windows Server 8 to be released in the next few weeks, Microsoft executives said the next-generation OS is focused squarely on storage.
Symantec announces new NetBackup and BackupExec

Symantec announced new versions of its flagship backup applications for SMBs and the enterprise adding more support for virtual machines, a cloud storage offering and integration of snapshot and backup management.
VMTurbo Operations Manager upgrade supports virtualisation platforms

VMTurbo has upgraded Operations Manager to version 3.0 to support the three major virtual environments and to improve its capacity-planning tool.
OpenStack to remove Microsoft Hyper-V support

Despite Microsoft's stated commitment to Hyper-V in OpenStack, buggy code designed to support the hypervisor will be removed from the next version of the stack, developers have decided.
Microsoft 'committed' to Hyper-V OpenStack support

Microsoft may try to revive support for Hyper-V in OpenStack as the community considers removing the code -- which one OpenStack developer called broken and unmaintained -- from the stack.
Citrix achieves 20% savings with BYOD strategy

Citrix is expanding its Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) programme, after achieving 20 percent cost savings in the three years since launch.

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Microsoft System Center 2012 switch simplifies virtual systems management duties

Switching from VMware to Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualisation environment is saving money for two businesses that are also using Microsoft's System Center 2012 to manage and monitor applications and the infrastructure that supports them.
Does VMware have a real future?

Price is a big weakness when every player in the virtualisation market is offering a good-enough free option.
Top Windows 8 features IT admins should be aware of

Upgrades, system migration, support headaches; IT folks are probably dreading the next major Windows roll-out. Yet Windows 8, which is scheduled to move to the beta stage in late February and will likely launch in the autumn, does offer several compelling new features for both IT and end users.
A first look at Windows 8 - the OS for everything

The first public beta for Windows 8 is expected to be released in February, but we've been testing pre-beta code in our lab. Our overall impression is that Windows 8 represents an aggressive effort by Microsoft to deliver a single OS that runs just about everywhere and takes on all of Microsoft's key rivals.
Citrix says desktop virtualisation is the key to enterprise security

One of the main reasons for deploying desktop virtualisation is the security advantages it can provide, such as keeping sensitive data off the endpoint, according to Citrix.
Citrix targets virtualisation, orchestration layers instead of "cloud washing"

With scores of new cloud companies popping up and so many existing players jumping on the cloud bandwagon, we wondered where the traditional enterprise networking vendors stood?
Ten top strategies for starting a server virtualisation project

The benefits of server virtualisation are so significant at this point that implementing it is a no-brainer.
Top 10 best new features of Windows Server 8

Microsoft claims 300 new and improved features in Windows Server 8, but after a few days in Redmond watching demos and stepping through lab sessions, we wonder whether the marketing guys accidentally left off a zero.
Avoid VM stall, the scourge of virtualisation projects

Virtualising and consolidating data centre servers provides such clear a financial benefit that there are few companies of any size, in any industry, that shouldn't virtualise at least some of their servers and applications, industry analysts say.
Microsoft to support iPhone, Android, Windows and Linux

Steve Ballmer and crew aren't going to miss a moneymaking opportunity, even if that means managing iPhones, iPads, Androids and, yes, even Linux computers.

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Intel's Sandy Bridge architecture stole the limelight this year, summarily trouncing its predecessors, and the best that AMD had to offer, with considerable performance boosts and power savings. Today, Intel is announcing the Sandy Bridge Extreme Edition, an £800 CPU that distills the lessons the company has learned over the past year into a single piece of premium silicon. read more...

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