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MySQL: MySQL has become the world’s most popular open-source database because it lowers enterprise TCO in several ways: Lowering licensing costs up to 90 percent Reducing downtime by 60 percent Cutting hardware costs by 70 percent Lowering admin and related support costs up to 50 percent This white paper details those cost savings using examples […]

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Google Inc executive Andy Rubin said on Friday that the next version of the Nexus One phone, which was made by HTC Corp, will be for enterprise users and might have a physical keyboard. Such a device could potentially pose a competitive threat to BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, which has […]

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Xerox: Xerox Remote Services helps companies proactively manage the needs of their printing and copying fleet while maintaining the security of corporate networks. In order to keep enterprise networks secure, Remote Services transactions always originate from the device, based on authorizations made by the customer. Also, Remote Services can only communicate with a secure server […]

HP: Is your organization struggling with massive data growth, rising storage maintenance cost, and underutilized storage assets? Storage virtualization may be the answer. A virtual storage infrastructure like HP StorageWorks “simplifies management of data growth with virtual arrays and consolidates distributed arrays into a single pool of capacity.” According to the paper, enterprises taking this […]

Oracle: In today’s economy, agility is more important than ever for large organizations. A trio of IT trends–business process management (BPM), service-oriented architecture (SOA), and Web 2.0–can help businesses achieve the agility they need. As companies have begun adopting BPM, SOA, and Web 2.0, they have fundamentally changed the way business management and IT work […]

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer unveiled a new Hewlett-Packard Co tablet computer on Wednesday, beating Apple Inc’s hotly anticipated move into the market. But analysts were skeptical that Microsoft and HP could generate as much consumer excitement as Apple’s new device, widely expected to be unveiled on January 27, though […]

SAN FRANCISCO/LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The smoke has finally cleared on Google Inc’s highly anticipated Nexus One smartphone, but the ramifications of the Internet company’s new role as a mobile phone vendor are still hazy. For established wireless companies, Google represents a new heavyweight jumping into the ring. And in bypassing the wireless carriers to […]

Red Hat: Virtualization on the desktop gives enterprise IT a whole new way to manage, maintain, and enforce policies. Whether they choose to employ a hosted virtual desktop model or a client-based virtual desktop, organizations can reap a host of benefits from the technology. Those benefits include better functionality, increased compliance, and lower TCO. RELATED […]

Novell: According to an independent consultant, GroupWise advantages in the areas of supporting infrastructure, hardware, operating systems, licensing, acquisition costs and migration requirements make it a superior choice versus Microsoft Exchange. For example, GroupWise gives enterprises a wide choice of operating systems and, unlike Exchange, does not require 64-bit servers. With 5,000 users, hardware costs […]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Walt Disney Co on Tuesday unveiled a technology called KeyChest to enable consumers to buy films or television shows from various distributors, store them on remote servers, and play them on multiple platforms ranging from TVs to computers and phones. Disney said it plans to roll-out KeyChest for both the […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) – Google Inc took the wraps off a new smartphone that it will sell directly to consumers, aiming to boost its position in the emerging mobile Internet market by exerting greater control over the new generation of Web-surfing devices. The sleek touchscreen phone, dubbed the Nexus One, is Google’s boldest foray […]