Jan 30
Maker of the Xen hypervisor says it’s pleased with fourth-quarter results, but is still laying off about 500 people.
Jan 30
Martin Ingram, Vice President of Strategy for AppSense, will be presenting at SYS-CON’s 5th International Virtualization Conference & Expo in New York City this coming March 30-April 1, 2009. Ingram will be speaking on Making Sense of Desktop Virtualization. Any assumptions you have about virtual desktops, the technology used and the users to which they are relevant, is almost certainly out of date. Desktop virtualization is moving forward apace and keeping up is a major task. In this session, Ingram looks at the virtualization technologies (hardware, operating system, application and user) and where they can be used (hosted, client and cloud). This session will allow you to evaluate all the technologies, their relevance for your users and the benefits you should expect.
Jan 30
Martin Ingram, Vice President of Strategy for AppSense, will be presenting at SYS-CON’s 5th International Virtualization Conference & Expo in New York City this coming March 30-April 1, 2009. Ingram will be speaking on Making Sense of Desktop Virtualization. Any assumptions you have about virtual desktops, the technology used and the users to which they are relevant, is almost certainly out of date. Desktop virtualization is moving forward apace and keeping up is a major task. In this session, Ingram looks at the virtualization technologies (hardware, operating system, application and user) and where they can be used (hosted, client and cloud). This session will allow you to evaluate all the technologies, their relevance for your users and the benefits you should expect.
Jan 30
Wanna bet that Intel has found a way to get AMD to drop its cherished antitrust suit against the semiconductor giant – and that AMD handed Intel the means to blow it away? It all revolves around AMD’s so-called asset light strategy and the fact that circumstances have forced it to spin out its manufacturing plants into a “subsidiary,” otherwise know as the Foundry Company, that will be 62%-owned by the oil-rich Persian Gulf sheikdom of Abu Dhabi.
AMD has taken this course to survive but the spin-off raises issues with its age-old x86 license from Intel, which, as it happens, comes up for renewal next year.
The x86 IP covered by the license is Intel’s crown jewels so Intel is understandably touchy about it.
Jan 30
suraj.sun writes to tell us that in preparation for nearly a quarter of a million people descending on Tampa for the Super Bowl, the Tampa authorities are deploying new tech for security communications and response. All of the incidents and communications will be plotted and tracked on a new implementation of Microsoft’s Surface. Hopefully it wont have to reboot after every new incident report. “The Microsoft Surface device will display a Microsoft Virtual Earth map of the entire region tracking events, incidents, resources and tasks in real-time using its unique large display, multi-user, multi-touch and interactive capabilities, also allowing it to communicate with remote devices and PCs. With a quick hand-gesture, the map can zoom in and display a 3D image of the city, including detailed views of buildings and streets and real time resource tracking.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Jan 30
IBM is buying the strategic messaging service assets of Outblaze, the Hong Kong-based online messaging and collaboration service, for Bluehouse, now in open beta. Terms were not disclosed. Outblaze’s hosted multilingual e-mail service reportedly supports more than 40 million users. IBM figures the acquisition will accelerate its ability to deliver web-based mail services in a SaaS model.
Jan 30
Digging in for the long haul, SAP is going to cut 3,000-3,500 jobs after its earnings dipped 1.6% to 1.89 billion euros ($2.49 billion) in 2008 although revenues were up 13% to 11.6 billion euros. It expects the move to save it 300 million-350 million euros ($397 million-$464 million) in 2010. It did not say where it would make the cuts. Like most companies, SAP wouldn’t provide 2009 guidance, complaining of poor visibility, but suggested core sales could be flat or down 1%, with gross margin down to 24.5%-25.5% from 28.2%.
Jan 30
A rivalry with VMware Fusion pushes increased processor and RAM capacity in Parallels Desktop for Mac 4.0. The virtualization software from Parallels can recognize up to eight CPU cores for use in a virtual machine.
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Jan 30
xkoto, the database virtualization start-up, has gotten another $3 million in financing from its backers, GrandBanks Capital and GrowthWorks Canadian Fund. That makes a total of $13 million since it was founded in 2005. Apparently it’s not a new round but an extension of its B round. xkoto says it will use the money to build its sales force, accelerate customer acquisition and enhance its Gridscale database virtualization widgetry.
Jan 30
Wanna bet that Intel has found a way to get AMD to drop its cherished antitrust suit against the semiconductor giant – and that AMD handed Intel the means to blow it away? It all revolves around AMD’s so-called asset light strategy and the fact that circumstances have forced it to spin out its manufacturing plants into a “subsidiary,” otherwise know as the Foundry Company, that will be 62%-owned by the oil-rich Persian Gulf sheikdom of Abu Dhabi.
AMD has taken this course to survive but the spin-off raises issues with its age-old x86 license from Intel, which, as it happens, comes up for renewal next year.
The x86 IP covered by the license is Intel’s crown jewels so Intel is understandably touchy about it.