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VMware, Microsoft stay on top in Gartner’s latest virtualization quadrant
Gartner Inc.’s latest Magic Quadrant for x86 server virtualization shows that VMware Inc. and Microsoft continue to lead the field by some distance, with the race among the “niche players” to become “number three” by far more interesting. As things stand, VMware retains its commanding lead, while Microsoft is the only other company to squeeze ...
Google steps in to help Adobe fend off Flash attacks
Adobe Systems Inc. probably can’t help thinking these days that “no news” is “good news”. The security of its Adobe Flash Player has become a complete fiasco – it’s an abject failure, and untold scores of data are at risk from the numerous vulnerabilities in its software. So bad have things gotten that tech giants ...
Apple & Samsung are planning to kill off the removable SIM card
Apple and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., are reportedly holding talks on how to standardize and implement embedded SIM cards in future smartphones. According to The Financial Times, the two smartphone giants are close to announcing an agreement to produce a standardised embedded Sim for consumer devices that would include the smartphone makers. Numerous major global ...
DataSift launches VEDO Intent to squeeze insights out of social media
London-based human intelligence firm DataSift is evolving its social media analysis platform with the integration of machine learning-based algorithms. By doing so, DataSift says it can provide its customers with better insights into what people are saying about them on Facebook and Twitter. Its new solution, called VEDO Intent, is designed to give marketers “more ...
Microsoft to ship Windows 10 on USBs next month
Just as Microsoft blogger Paul Thurrott predicted one month ago, Microsoft is set to distribute copies of its Windows 10 operating system on USB thumb drives. The USBs are now available for pre-order on Amazon.com, Inc., and users can choose from both the Home and Pro editions of the OS. Those interested should note the ...
Mesosphere unveils first SDK for building distributed apps on DCOS
Mesosphere Inc., a startup that’s building a suite of open-source infrastructure tools based on the Apache Mesos project that enables data centers to be virtualized, has announced the availability of new programs and tools aimed at developers and possible partners. These include a new software development kit (SDK) and a Mesophere software developers program to ...
Microsoft adds limited support for Linux on Azure cloud
Microsoft has done the previously unthinkable and said it will now provide “limited support for major Linux distributions, third-party and open-source technologies” on its Azure cloud. The move is a big departure from Microsoft’s previous Windows-centric past, and comes as part of its ongoing efforts to provide a smoother experience for its cloud computing customers ...
Intel’s “tick-tock” strategy goes awry as 10nm Cannonlake is delayed
Intel Corp. has upset IT’s applecart by announcing a big change to its chip development plans. As it announced its second quarter results, the company confirmed it’s planning to build a third generation of 14nm chips, shelving plans to switch to a 10nm process until the second half of 2017. The move illustrates the difficulty ...
Intel profits slide even as it beats Wall St. estimates
Struggling Intel Corp. somehow managed to beat out analysts expectations in the second quarter of fiscal 2015, even though its results were worse than in the previous quarter. Intel’s Client Computing Group, the division responsible for selling processors for desktops, laptops and mobile devices (and by far and away its biggest business) saw revenues plunge ...
Google Cloud Platform cozies up to Windows Server
Google has just announced expanded support for Windows on its Google Cloud Platform, in a move the company hopes will help it to lure in more enterprise customers. Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 join a small but steadily growing family of operating systems already supported by Compute Engine, including Linxu distros ...