Citrix to buy virtualization company XenSource for $500 million
August 16, 2007
One day after the spectacular public offering of virtualization company VMware, Citrix Systems on Wednesday said that it intends to acquire open-source virtualization company XenSource for about $500 million.
Citrix makes so-called thin client software that delivers business applications from servers to desktop computers. By acquiring XenSource, the company intends to move into the adjacent server and desktop virtualization market. The acquisition will be financed through a combination of stock and cash and includes the assumption of $107 million in a vested stock options. Read more
VMWare surge puts virtualization in the spotlight with IPO
August 14, 2007
The EMC spinout, whose name is often synonymous with the virtualization approach it has pioneered, has a monster first day of trading. Read more
Could Virtual Systems Replace the Host Operating System?
August 13, 2007
A VMWare cofounder says virtual appliances that run apps alone could threaten operating systems. Mendel Rosenblum told an audience at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco last week… Read more
Online security: Best defense is your head - Be Smart!
August 13, 2007
Our digital lifestyles are giving Internet pickpockets new opportunities for online shakedowns. But while consumers look for more safeguards, experts reinterate that the best protection is being smart and aware. Read more
Mac OS X Tiger vs. Windows Vista - a reasonably unbiased Guide
August 12, 2007
Before Vista’s January launch, eagle-eyed computer geeks who pored over every press release, statement, and image released by Microsoft in regards to the new operating system noticed a not-too-subtle resemblance between the new Vista OS and Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger. Read more
The Art of Ceding Control of Consumer Technology
August 12, 2007
Rather than restrict Web 2.0 apps in the workplace, IT departments should adopt a “Zen-like” acceptance of them, one analyst says. “Organisations are being overrun with consumer technologies like instant messaging, mobile devices, Skype and social networking tools as workers seek to infuse the workplace with the productivity these tools have given them in their personal lives.” Read more
