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RSS desktop LinuxOptimizing VMware View VDI Deployments With F5
White Paper Corporate desktop usage and management has long been a necessary evil for IT groups. When one adds the support of all the different desktop needs on top of that, and supporting some of those desktops... [11 Nov 2009]
Jim Whitehurst
AS Profile Following this theme, Red Hat invested in server and desktop virtualisation maker Qumranet to the tune of $107m just over a year ago in order to compete more effectively with Citrix, Microsoft and VMware. [29 Sep 2009]
Linus Torvalds
AS Profile Finnish software architect Torvalds initiated the development of the open source Linux kernel which formed the basis of operating systems driving desktop and server technology, as well as being embedded... [29 Sep 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Google Chrome
Cheat Sheet In contrast, IE is distributed with copies of Windows, giving it an easy way onto the desktop of almost every computer user out there. Google has also said it's working on Chrome for Mac OS X and Linux -... [22 Sep 2009]
Wyeth Enlists McAfee to Protect Global IT Environment From Pervasive Threats
White Paper Wyeth's IT security team identifies desktop and laptop devices that exhibit behavior associated with worm, virus, or spyware activity. It deployed McAfee Total Protection (ToPS) for Endpoint, McAfee VirusScan Enterprise... [01 Sep 2009]
Lower Your TCO With SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
White Paper Cost is not always the most important consideration, but if one is purchasing hundreds or thousands of desktops, it becomes a vital part of the equation. The total cost of desktops stretches far beyond the initial licensing fee. [30 Aug 2009]
What's New in SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
White Paper SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 from Novell is the most interoperable Linux platform for mission-critical computing from the desktop to the data center. With SUSE Linux... [30 Aug 2009]
Google Chrome for Linux, arriving soon in 64 bits
News Virtually all PCs today come with 64-bit processors from Intel or AMD, but for desktop computing, 32-bit operating systems and software are common. Google has begun work on a 64-bit version of Chrome for... [21 Aug 2009]
Microsoft's Office coming to Nokia phones
News With the next version of Office, Microsoft is trying to expand its desktop hold on the productivity market into one that spans the PC, web, and phone, and this deal is seen as a significant move in that last category. [12 Aug 2009]
Ubuntu-using small businesses get a helping hand with helpdesk support
News However, the new Desktop Support Services, announced on Friday, are largely aimed at "small businesses looking for a cost-effective alternative to Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac", Canonical said in a statement. [04 Aug 2009]
University-Hospital Doubles IT Management Efficiency With New Software
White Paper Johns Hopkins Institutions wanted to trim the cost of managing its IT infrastructure, which spanned 1,500 Windows, Linux, and UNIX operating system - based servers and 15,000 desktop computers. The... [27 Jul 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Google Android
Cheat Sheet However, Android looks set to be limited to low-end netbooks and 'mobile internet devices' as it ventures outside the smartphone arena, as Google has now announced it is diving into the desktop OS market proper next... [10 Jul 2009]
Google reveals who's on board for Chrome hardware
News The operating system will be lightweight and initially run on netbooks, although it is also being built for desktop PCs, according to the company. Chrome OS, which will be Linux-based, was introduced by... [09 Jul 2009]
What does Google's Chrome OS mean for Android?
News This week saw Google announce its first foray into the world of the desktop operating system with the Linux-based Chrome OS. While Linux initially did well in the netbook space thanks to... [09 Jul 2009]
Android on your desktop gets its second alpha
News The system is based on Android 1.5 and is designed to work on x86 systems, such as desktop PCs or netbooks. Android is Google's Linux-based operating system for mobile phones. On Tuesday Google announced... [09 Jul 2009]
