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MokaFive launches version 2 of its MokaFive Suite

Desktop virtualization (the combination of access virtualization, application virtualization and/or processing virtualization for client-side deployment) has not gotten the intense industry attention that its cousin, server virtualization, has and yet, a number of suppliers have pegged their hopes and dreams to that nascent market. MokaFive is one of those suppliers....

Tags: Desktop Management, MokaFive, MokaFive Suite, Desktop Management Cost, Desktops, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Judge: Possible 'manifest error of law' in Thomas case

Judge: Possible 'manifest error of law' in Thomas caseI don't buy the argument......that a copyright holder should have to prove an actual distribution took place. Given the circumstances it's obvious to anyone who isn't clouded by RIAA hatred the files were there to be copied by anyone. Does this mean...

Tags: Copiers, RIAA, actual distribution

Discussion threads 2008-05-15

Security expert: Storm botnet 'services' could be sold

Security expert: Storm botnet 'services' could be soldStorm WormSince Microsoft has the largest distribution system to Windows computers, they could develop a worm to target this Trojan and cut the head off of the serpent. A lot of criminal underground would have paid for nothing. Microsoft's answer would be there...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Internet service providers (ISPs), Viruses and worms, computer, Microsoft Corp., security

Discussion threads 2007-10-18

Symantec CEO John Thompson on Microsoft, Google and Switzerland

Symantec CEO John Thomspon drinks deeply from the Microsoft well. In fact, three-quarters of his company's $5.2 billion in revenue last year was derived from the Windows platform. But Symantec's relationship with Microsoft is complex and at times contentious. Thompson describes Microsoft as a partner, ally and competitor.On the competitor...

Tags: Symantec, Storage, Software Infrastructure, Security, SaaS, IT Management, General

Blog posts 2007-07-30

Last Redshift redux (hopefully): Couldn't salesforce.com forget the hardware and use Amazon's EC2?

Last week, when I interviewed Sun's Peder Ulander (there's text, video, and audio -- take your pick) about the idea of redshift computing (a Sun theory that all the world's servers will eventually give way to just five or so massively scalable systems), he talked about how Sun's formula for...

Tags: Web technology, Software Infrastructure, Legal, IT Management, General

Blog posts 2007-07-26

Best articulation of the struggle between Cable TV and Internet video

Motorola is one of the heavy hitters in the set top box market. Not only do they make the cable tuners that a lot of cable companies install at their customers premises, they also make TiVo-comparable digital video recorders DVRs. By the way, if you ask me, leasing a DVR...

Tags: Motorola Inc., cable, Hollywood On Demand, Personal Technology, Entertainment, General

Blog posts 2006-12-01

Red Hat: Unfakeable Linux

Red Hat: Unfakeable LinuxTempest in a TeapotThis is obviously a set piece to get attention by at least Oracle and maybe even Red Hat as well. I'll bet a dime to a dounut within 3-6 months they'll call a truce and claim to be working together for their collective customers.Besides...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., Linux, SuSE

Discussion threads 2006-10-27

NetSuite launches SuiteFlex to build out verticals

It’s been interesting to watch NetSuite and salesforce.com grow up over the last few years. The chief executives at the two companies, Zach Nelson and Marc Benioff, share a common heritage of cutting their teeth at Oracle, but have taken different approaches to spreading the SaaS, multitenancy gospel. Salesforce.com...

Tags: NetSuite Inc.

Blog posts 2006-10-25

Gartner's latest on tablet PCs, social tagging, and other emerging technologies

Among the technologies that are of interest to enterprises, those that are emerging and have a clear path for disruption often make for the most interesting discussions in tech circles. Last week, Gartner published (client reg. req.) research on tablet PCs, MetaCarta's location search capabilities, security functions making their way...

Tags: Gartner Inc.

Blog posts 2005-08-22

Piracy fighters raid offices of Sharman, others

Piracy fighters raid offices of Sharman, othersSharman willl sue the bejeezus out of the RIAA piglets!!What disgusting arrogance once again shown by the criminal RIAA. They expect the courts to "help" them try to destroy a legitimate business, but when the courts don't rule in their favor they just disregard...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Sharman Networks Ltd., RIAA

Discussion threads 2004-02-06

Canada ruling won't stop music lawsuits

Canada ruling won't stop music lawsuitsBring it on!If they think they can double dip, they got a brick wall coming down on their heads.of course not" Last week's ruling in Canada declaring downloading music through peer-to-peer services legal may do little to prevent the music industry from taking its own...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Taxes, Digital media, Digital music, recording industry, P2P, CRIA, peer-to-peer service, tax

Discussion threads 2003-12-16

P2P battle brews in D.C.

P2P battle brews in D.C.Prime example"Now, apparently at the behest of the MPAA, Congress may criminalize the unrestricted distribution of broad categories of basic and popular software, regardless of whether the programs actually create security or privacy vulnerabilities."Damn I wish these clowns in Washington would just go fishing. EVERYTIME...

Tags: Web site development, Peer to peer (P2P), Web technology, RIAA, Web site, P2P

Discussion threads 2003-10-20