6th January 2010 Archive

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NetEx tosses Hyper-V VMs around WANs

Dropping HyperIP into Hyper-V

WAN optimization appliance maker NetEx said today that it is getting ready to support Microsoft's Hyper-V server hypervisor as a deployment vehicle for its own HyperIP virtual appliance. The forthcoming release of the HyperIP WAN optimization tool will not only run inside of Hyper-V, but it will be able to allow virtual …

Enterprise 6 Jan 07:02
Me, me, me: Iomega clones PCs virtually

VMware technology does the trick

Iomega will offer a Windows PC cloning facility to store a PC clone on an Iomega hard drive and run it in a connected secondary PC, notebook or netbook. The v.Clone software will copy a complete image of a primary PC to a USB-connected Iomega hard drive. When that hard drive is connected to a secondary PC, be it a desktop, …

Enterprise 6 Jan 08:02
Speculation takes flight over 5th generation Velociraptor

USB 3.0 My Book announced

Western Digital is reported to be working on a fifth generation of its 2.5-inch Velociraptor drive, with capacity doubled up to 600GB. The Velociraptor is a fast, at 10,000rpm, small form factor drive using the 3Gbit/s SATA interface which has gained a lot of popularity due to its combination of speed and performance. It is …

Enterprise 6 Jan 09:58
Ballmer readies slate PC for CES

Monkey boy to hurl spoiler at Apple?

Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer is due to unveil a slate or tablet type computer at the Consumer Electronics Show later today. Ballmer is giving a keynote speech at 6.30pm in the Las Vegas Hilton. He will be hoping to attract some of the hyperbole being lavished on Google's Nexus One phone and Apple's mythical entry into the …

PC Builder 6 Jan 11:16
Asus goes wide with Bang & Olufsen laptop

Sounds good to us

Asus has kicked off 2010 with a Bang, or should that be an Olufsen? The Taiwanese PC maker has unveiled a super-stylish laptop sporting speakers and design features supplied by the legendary audio firm. Asus NX90 features Bang & Olufsen speakers and styling The NX90 Bang & Olufsen edition laptop looks like a PC from the …

PC Builder 6 Jan 11:22
Seagate boards USB 3 train

BlackArmor external drive gets new interface gear

Seagate has upped its BlackArmor external drive interface from USB 2.0 to the faster USB 3.0. A steady USB interface changeover is underway as the 5Gbit/s SuperSpeed USB 3 interface colonises the external drive interface landscape. LaCie and and others have already announced product and both Western Digital and Seagate have …

Enterprise 6 Jan 11:58
FSA charges four ex-directors of NHS software supplier

Former iSoft bosses face conspiracy charges

The Financial Services Authority has confirmed that it is starting criminal proceedings against four former directors of iSoft Group plc - the major provider of patient records software for the NHS's National Programme for IT. Patrick Cryne, Stephen Graham, Timothy Whiston and John Whelan have been summoned to appear at the …

Software & Security 6 Jan 13:49
Dot Hill buys into storage virtualisation

Picks unlucky Cloverleaf Communications

Dot Hill, which supplies drive array subsystems, is moving into storage virtualisation by buying Cloverleaf for its software technology. Dot Hill competes with LSI and Xyratex in the supply of disk drive array subsystems to OEMs such as HP, NetApp and Sun. It has recently moved into software RAID supply and is now extending …

Enterprise 6 Jan 16:09
US feds kick in funny money for green data centers

Helping IT vendors help themselves

The US Department of Energy, which probably has the highest electric bill on the planet thanks to its many supercomputing laboratories, has ponied up $47m to help make data centers and telecommunications facilities more energy efficient. Rather than doing research directly, Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy in the Obama …

Enterprise 6 Jan 19:59