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Top500 news: The Rise of the GPU

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:45:00 EST

This week, the latest list of the world’s top 500 supercomputers was announced. What I find interesting about it is that at number 5 is a new Chinese design that marries Intel Xeon CPU chips with AMD/ATI graphics chips. There are thousands of clusters that contain a pair of CPUs and GPUs connected via Infiniband switches. And perhaps the most interesting thing of all is that they built this hybrid design by underclocking the GPUs: the frequency of GPU core was decreased from 750MHz to 575MHz and the frequency of GPU’s memory was also decreased from 900MHz to 650MHz. Showing the power of gaming processors even further, six systems use IBMs advanced Sony PlayStation 3 Cell processor with 9 cores in their CPUs.

Cisco Throws More Money at Tandberg

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:00 EST

Cisco had to up its bid Monday for Tandberg to overcome stockholder resistance to the $3 billion deal the Norwegian video conferencing equipment maker’s board agreed to. The sweetener for what Cisco calls a “very strategic” asset amounts to roughly another $400 million making the share price 170 Norwegian crowns (~$30.46) rather than 153.50. Cisco, which needs to amass 90% of Tandberg’s stock under Norse law to take it over, has extended its offer till December 1. It said Monday that it had 40%.

Infobright & Talend Combine on Free Virtual Data Warehouse

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:00 EST

They say nobody else can hand you everything you need in minutes. There’s nothing comparable. Still they’re expecting only the usual single-digit percentage upgrades to their paid software. Infobright’s self-managing software is supposed to reduce administrative effort by up to 90%, leverages standard servers, and reportedly needs less storage than rival products because of data compression and the elimination of indexes, data partitioning or data duplication.

Intel & AMD Called in a Mediator

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:00 EST

AMD wanted to be paid for its antitrust claims. Intel wanted to be paid to let AMD’s joint venture make x86 chips. Months of negotiation had been futile. Intel’s former CFO, now chief administrative officer Andy Bryant, who was recruited in September to fill in for general counsel Bruce Sewell – who disappeared in the middle of things first to go on sabbatical then to become Apple’s general counsel – reportedly persuaded the negotiators to bring in a mediator.

Egenera Changes CEOs Again

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST

Egenera, the very first company to build a blade system meant to handle peaks and valleys, has reportedly had another purge. It’s now on its fourth CEO with CTO and EVP of engineering Pete Manca replacing Mike Thompson and product marketer Ken Oestreich in as its latest marketing VP. A Twitter tweet claims the company is shy a bunch of other folks. It did not return a call. Egenera has been trying to morph from a hardware company into an ISV based on PAN, its infrastructure management and orchestration software, which Dell OEMs for its blade-based Datacenter-in-a-Box and its Pan System.

No Intel License for Globalfoundries

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST

Turns out Intel apparently didn’t give Globalfoundries, the AMD-Arab joint venture now making all of AMD’s processors, an x86 license when Intel and AMD settled their outstanding litigation last week. Nope. What Intel and Globalfoundaries have is an “agreement” that nobody will explain past Intel saying “it protects our IP” because it’s “confidential.”

Nexsan Expands Highly Efficient Storage with 84TB SATABeast

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:27:00 EST

The Nexsan SATABeast is an enterprise-class RAID system designed to deliver exceptional performance, reliability and simplified operation in a very dense storage footprint. With a customer reported system reliability rating of more than 99.9%, the high density SATABeast is the premier option for both primary and secondary storage applications, including content archiving, disaster recovery and disk-based backup. The system's chassis design reduces hard drive stress with unique anti-accumulative rotational vibration and horizontal midplane cooling technology supporting one of the lowest storage system maintenance rates in the industry. As with all of the company's storage systems, the Nexsan SATABeast features AutoMAID (Automatic Massive Array of Idle Disks) technology for policy-based power management that cuts energy demands up to 70% without impacting storage performance.

Intel Ups Dividend

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST

Fresh from agreeing to pay AMD $1.25 billion in hush money, Intel upped its dividend 12.5% to 63 cents a share annualized, beginning with the first quarter next year. The company said it was a sign of its “confidence in business prospects going forward.”

Virtualization Is Real

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:42:00 EST

I remember back-in-the-day when Virtual meant ‘almost,’ ‘simulated’ or ‘in essence’ as in, ‘I’m virtually there.’ Today, as it has made it’s way into computer terminology, it can mean actual or real things that are done over computers. Virtualization has been the main enabler of Cloud Computing and has become an important tool for [...]

Vexed with Cisco HP Goes to Voltaire

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:45:00 EST

Emily Post would probably say Voltaire owes Cisco a bouquet of flowers – about the size Chicago gangsters send to funerals – for steering the two trophy accounts its way, since Cisco may have sacrificed its 77% market share to go adventuring. Voltaire marketing VP Asaf Somekh suggests that the champagne in Cisco’s bathtub could be drained in three-five years. Voltaire was able to nail both IBM and HP quicker than it thought it could.

Cloud AntiVirus Company Secures $2 Million in Funding

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST

Immunet, developer of next generation AntiVirus technologies, announced today that it has raised $2 million in an oversubscribed Series A round led by Altos Ventures with participation from Atlanta-based TechOperators. Ho Nam, General Partner of Altos Ventures, has joined the board of Immunet. Immunet launched Immunet Protect, its first product, in August 2009. Immunet Protect is the first free, cloud-based antivirus application focused on protecting your community. Immunet Protect harnesses the growing power of social networks with its community sharing features and "Collective Immunity(TM)" technology to protect personal computers from virus threats.

Mezeo Software Launches Cloud Newsletter and New Business Model Toolkit

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:15:00 EST

Mezeo Software launched the Cloud Storage Strategy monthly newsletter. Sponsored by Mezeo, the Cloud Storage Strategy newsletter and blog focus on Cloud Storage insights and observations from industry thought leaders. The Business Model Toolkit helps Service Providers assess the benefits and costs of entering the Cloud Storage Market. The Model uses inputs to present a sample business model and calculate potential return on investment from offering a Cloud Storage service. The tool is available at www.cloudstoragestrategy.com/model.

HP Gets Real on Client Virtualization

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST

The thin-client offerings from the Palo Alto, Calif. company include the HP t5740 and HP t5745 Flexible Series, which feature Intel Atom N280 processors and an Intel GL40 chipset. They also provide eight USB 2.0 ports and an optional PCI expansion module for easy upgrades. The Flexible Series thin clients support rich multimedia for visual display solutions, including the new HP LD4700 47-inch Widescreen LCD Digital Signage Display, which can run in both bright and dim lighting while maintaining longevity, and can be set in either a horizontal or vertical position. With the new HP Digital Signage Display (DSD) Wall Mount, users can hang the display on a wall to showcase videos, graphics or text in a variety of commercial settings where an extra-large screen is desired.

ParaScale Names Jack Norris VP of Marketing and Business Development

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:15:00 EST

Norris has over 20 years of enterprise software experience with leading virtualization and storage technology companies, both private and public organizations. During this time, he has catapulted start-ups including Rainfinity, the leader in network file virtualization acquired by EMC, to a leader in its respective marketplace and successfully directed the integration of its technology into EMC’s virtualization portfolio. Most recently, Norris served as vice president of marketing for Wanova, an early-stage desktop virtualization software provider; and previously held senior executive roles with Aster Data, Brio Technology, SQRIBE, and Bain Consulting. Norris holds an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, and a BA in economics with honors and distinction from Stanford University.

Social Media Made Simple With Social Beat

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:45:00 EST

Verizon Wireless and iSkoot announced the availability of Social Beat, the free social media application that allows Verizon Wireless customers nationwide to simplify their mobile social networking with a single app. Running on the nation's largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G network, Social Beat makes it easy for Verizon Wireless customers to stay fully connected to popular social media sites, including Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. Social Beat also displays more than 50 customer-selected feeds from the hottest names in news, sports and entertainment sources, which can be viewed in one central location. Customers can easily view and manage their social networks through live feeds and real-time notifications.

Getting the ASP.NET Providers Working on the Azure Nov 2009 CTP

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST

If you've been trying to get the ASP.NET providers working on the November 2009 CTP of Windows Azure then you may have run into a snag, or a couple snags if you're using Visual Studio 2010. First of all, if you're using Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2, then you're going to need to either up-convert the AspProviders project. For this, you want to go and grab the AspProviders (VS2008) sample from the Azure Code Samples home page. Once you've got it, you can either compile it in Visual Studio 2008 or, if you're coding in VS2010 Beta 2, you can either reference the compiled binary directly or just up-convert the project to VS2010 Beta 2.

IT's Groovy Time Flashback

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:30:00 EST

As virtualization-lite creates swarms of increasingly dense VLANs in the data center, the IT industry appears to be responding by consolidating into coalitions, including Arcadia (EMC, VMW, and CSCO); HP/COMS; and IBM/JNPR. Each coalition will likely produce its own "branded container" dedicated to the simplification and tactical orchestration of growing VLAN empires. This consolidation takes us back to the 70s when IBM and the BUNCH offered ever-shrinking choices to smocked IT decision makers. Years later the network evolved and disrupted the consolidation with new equipment categories, new solutions and emergent demands soon addressed by a mushrooming venture capital industry and hordes of tech entrepreneurs.

AT&T To Go Cloud-to-Cloud with Amazon

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST

AT&T said Monday that it will turn on its Amazon-like global Synaptic Compute as a Service later this quarter and target the scalable on-demand computing capacity at companies of all sizes. Since it's at the recruiting poster phase, AT&T has yet to divulge what the EC2-like service will cost. The widgetry is based on Sun's Open Cloud Platform, Sun's APIs and its cloud reference architecture; VMware and its vCloud API; and the AT&T-class security of its own network and management.

Amy Wohl to Keynote CMG'09 Conference

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:15:00 EST

The keynote address will be presented by Amy Wohl, President of Wohl Associates. Amy is a world-renowned computer industry analyst and author. Her presentation is titled, "The Impact of Software as a Service (SaaS) on the Enterprise Data Center." The Plenary Session will be presented by Jeffrey Nick, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, EMC Corp. titled, "The Next Revolution in Computing: The Virtualized Data Center Meets the Cloud."

Cisco Increases Offer Price for Recommended Offer to Acquire TANDBERG

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:25:00 EST

Cisco today announced a revised recommended voluntary cash offer to acquire TANDBERG. Under the revised terms, Cisco will offer to purchase all the outstanding shares of TANDBERG for 170 Norwegian Kroner per share for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3.4 billion. Cisco will also increase the interest payable on the offer price to a rate of 3.00% from a rate of 1.75%. This revised offer represents Cisco's final price for this transaction.

Sun Revs Sun Ray

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST

Sun Microsystems, whose future is dicey at best right now thanks to the European Commission, revved its virtual desktop Sun Ray software Tuesday. Oracle, Sun’s would-be acquirer, by the way, was an early access customer and is evaluating the software for potential use as part of its own IT infrastructure.

Daddy, Where Did Windows 7 Come From?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:15:00 EST

This from the Windows Blog: “An inaccurate quote has been floating around the Internet today about the design origins of Windows 7 and whether its look and feel was “borrowed” from Mac OS X. Unfortunately this came from a Microsoft employee who was not involved in any aspect of designing Windows 7. I hate to say this about one of our own, but his comments were inaccurate and uninformed. If you’re interested in learning more about the design of Windows 7, I suggest reading this AP story with Julie Larson-Green as well as these WSJ (membership required) and Fast Company articles. And here is one of many blog posts on the E7 blog discussing the design process of Windows 7.”

White Paper: Eradicate SPAM & Gain 100% Assurance of Clean Mailboxes

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:15:00 EST

As long as online marketers profit from its use, email spam will be a serious problem for businesses of all sizes. The millions of spam messages sent every day can drain a system’s bandwidth, increase storage requirements and hamper employee productivity. To make their misdeeds even more harmful, spammers have created highly sophisticated and targeted attacks. Fraudulent email messages that sell bargain-priced pharmaceuticals, expensive watches and phony college degrees trick unsuspecting users and damage entire businesses in the process. Learn how a hosted anti-spam service provides effective, multi-layered protection against spam that preserves IT infrastructure, improves productivity and lowers costs in this complimentary Symantec Hosted Services' White Paper.

Defining, Designing, and Implementing SOA-Based Data Service

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:15:00 EST

Learn how to define, design, and implement SOA-based data services to solve core data integration problems. Find out how use data services to deliver a trusted, timely single view of data and to create a virtual data warehouse for operational BI.

Is Monitoring Virtual, Physical and Cloud Assets Easy?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:15:00 EST

Deep Virtual Server Monitoring: CPU ready, Memory Balloon, Memory Zero, and many more granular Metrics, monitor Physical, Virtual, and Cloud: Services, applications, servers and more. Onsite/remote datacenters, hybrid environments, outsourced infrastructure, Real World Cast Savings: Per-Physical-Server Licensing. Reduce costs up to 90%

Capacity Analyzer

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:15:00 EST

Inexpensive and easy–to–use, the patent–pending VKernel Capacity Analyzer delivers proactive resource monitoring and predictive capacity analysis capabilities that enhance VMware vCenter (VirtualCenter). Capacity Analyzer is the only virtualization management software that predicts resource utilization trends and alerts users days in advance of potential issues. By improving capacity planning, Capacity Analyzer enables users to increase virtual machine (VM) densities on existing hardware while maximizing performance of the VMware ESX virtual data center — providing an instant ROI.

Only One Best VDI Solution

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

See for yourself why Citrix XenDesktop with HDX Technology is the clear choice for desktop virtualization. If you’re considering making the smart move to a virtual desktop solution, don’t settle for less than the best.

Achieving the Lowest Server Virtualization

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST

Consolidation through server virtualization is a powerful agent for datacenter change, but shrinking your server footprint is just a part of the value that server virtualization brings to your IT organization. This paper explores the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of server virtualization, the costs that drive TCO and factors you should consider when calculating the return on your next virtualization investment. It also explores the softer benefits of server virtualization that extend beyond basic consolidation and how advanced virtualization management included with Citrix® XenServer™ and Citrix Essentials for XenServer can help you derive even more value from your existing IT environment.

Completing the Virtual Revolution

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:45:00 EST

We are in the midst of the virtualization era. In fact, VMWare reports that all Fortune 100 companies are using their virtualized data network products, as well as more than 90 percent of Fortune 1000 companies, and Yankee Group’s 2008-2009 Global Virtualization Deployment and Usage Survey found that approximately 72 percent of businesses surveyed said they have already deployed or plan to deploy virtualization solutions.

10 Laws of Being SaaS-y Updated for Cloud

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:45:00 EST

Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) announced the release of its updated guidelines "Bessemer's Top 10 Laws of Cloud Computing and SaaS." The material can be found in a condensed form as an Op-Ed in the Sandhill.com newsletter and in its entirety on BVP's website at www.bvp.com/cloud. Byron Deeter and Philippe Botteri, co- authors, will also present the material at Salesforce.com's Dreamforce conference next week. Deeter, Botteri, and the BVP Cloud team define the expanded Cloud computing space as incorporating not only Software as a Service (SaaS), but also the newer segments Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). While SaaS is currently the largest, most lucrative, and best-known of the segments, the other two are experiencing hypergrowth and are becoming increasingly important in the Cloud landscape.

Why Defining ‘Cloud Computing’ Is Important

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST

It seems like every major vendor out there from hardware to software has a different definition of what cloud computing is. I’ve dabbled a little with the definition on here before, but it still seems like there is a general lack of consensus when it comes to definition. With that said, does the definition matter much? Isn’t the business value of the cloud more important than the strict definition? Of course the value is more important, but the definition can have implications with respect to understanding and quantifying that value for your business.

Market Drivers for Virtualization and Cloud Computing

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:45:00 EST

Shavlik Technologies released findings of a comprehensive survey designed to gauge market drivers for new virtualization and cloud computing initiatives in corporate IT environments. The survey found that data, server and licensing consolidation and disaster recovery functionality are the leading drivers behind new investments in virtualization technology. The Shavlik survey also revealed that the dramatically reduced IT costs associated with cloud computing is the principal reason IT managers are turning to the cloud for the delivery of IT security and management services.

GoGrid Announces New Pricing & More Volume Discount Plans

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:45:00 EST

Last week, we released a new version of GoGrid which includes new RAM Hour and Bandwidth Pricing Plans, included larger volume discounts. Further details of this released covered in this post are: New RAM Hour and Bandwidth Pricing Plans New Linux & Windows Base Images Behind-the-scenes Performance Improvements Read on for more details. New RAM Hour and Bandwidth Pricing [...]

"Hyper-Standardized" Cloud Environment

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:30:00 EST

Henry Sienkiewcz, DISA Computer Services Technical Director, credits the cloud computing "hyper-standardized" environment for the improvement they have been able to deliver through their cloud computing initiative. During remarks at this week's Federal Executive Forum taping, he specified faster service delivery, higher quality, lower cost and increased security as important cloud computing benefits.

Intel Market Share Up a Snip

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:45:00 EST

This may not be the best time to mention this – given New York’s antitrust suit – but Intel’s share of PC processors was up marginally year-over-year in Q3 from 81.2% to 81.5% according to Mercury Research and AMD gained a tenth of point year-over-year to 17.8%, but lost 0.7% sequentially. Between the two of them they’ve got 99.3% of the market.

F5 Program Helps Channel Partners Drive Data Solutions Business

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST

F5 Networks, Inc. today announced that its ‘ARX® Select’ program for North American channel partners has strengthened F5’s Data Solutions business. The goal of the ARX Select program, announced in July 2009, is to reward F5’s best ARX partners for driving incremental business. The program defines a new level of relationship designed to build business with channel partners who have the required skills, storage expertise, and desire to lead with ARX for file virtualization opportunities.

Zend Cozies Up to Oracle

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST

Zend Technology, Microsoft’s little open source PHP friend, says it’s making its Zend application server, designed for running and managing business-critical PHP applications in production, available to Oracle’s enterprise customers through Oracle’s Unbreakable Linux Network. It includes out-of-the-box enterprise-grade connectivity to Oracle Database. PHP is said to run 35% of the web. According Zend CEO Andi Gutmans, “Together, we are now delivering an enterprise-grade PHP stack from top to bottom supporting the development, deployment, and management of business-critical PHP applications on Oracle. This full stack will also ease deployment in virtual environments using Oracle VM.”

Mobile Convergent Devices and Applications

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

I can't let this experience go undocumented. I am sitting in Starbucks drinking a Mocha, writing a blog article, chatting with an international client on skype, checking and responding to emails, taking phone calls, recording voice memos, accessing spreadsheets on Google Docs, scheduling meetings and listening to music all on my iPhone.

What is Your Favorite White Paper?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST

White papers come in all shapes and forms. Our Panel of White Paper Experts have written and reviewed thousands of white papers over the years. Which white paper stands out in their mind? We have invited White Paper Experts to answer this query: "Give one example of your most favorite white paper and why you like it". Read on to get their insights.

Insulating Innovators from Infrastructure with Cloud Computing

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST

The SMS message was desperate. AJ sent the plea “If I have to see one more picture of a cloud in a PPT I might lose it…” After two days of presentations at the Cloud Computing Conference and Expo, where companies tried to bring the audience up to an Intro to Clouds 101 level, some attendees were grasping for new ideas, new information, new reasons why companies should release their IT models currently based on strict FUD-Factor (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) compliance, to the new generation of cloud computing.

Insulating Innovators with Cloud Computing

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:30:00 EST

Is it a Perfect Storm for Cloud Federation?

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

"On the supply side, interviews with cloud-enabled providers reveal that there are a lot of activities already underway to support enterprises of all kinds," notes Agatha Poon, who this coming week will be speaking at the 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.

Yahoo! Announces Open-Source Cloud Server

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:30:00 EST

“We see Traffic Server as an essential building block for cloud computing, and at Yahoo!, it’s integral to our edge services, on-line storage and cloud serving. The open-sourcing of Traffic Server is representative of our company-wide commitment to sharing technology innovation with the open source community, as well as our broader intention to continue to open source our cloud technologies as they mature,” said Shugar. “By releasing an open source version of Traffic Server, we are sharing a core piece of technology with the open-source world, while also signaling our intention to build a community of developers to take it to the next level.”

Rich Marcello, Unisys Discusses "Myths About Cloud Computing"

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:15:00 EST

Marcello also stressed that cloud computing installations must be able to run enterprise applications. "What the folks at salesforce.com have done, for example, is very impressive," he noted. "But we also need to move all these Dotnet and Java enterprise applications to the cloud.." Furthermore, while doing so, "you must remember that cloud computing is not just about cost," he said. "It's about business, agility, and transformation."

Ruiz Out in Insider Trading Scandal

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:45:00 EST

Former AMD CEO Hector Ruiz, the guy who spun out AMD’s plants into a joint venture with the government of Abu Dhabi and then became chairman of that company when it was formed in March, has stepped down after being identified as one of the tipsters leaking material inside information to hedge funds that traded on it.

New StarWind 5.0 iSCSI SAN Software Redefines High Availability Storage

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:19:00 EST

StarWind Software, a global leader in storage virtualization and a pioneer in iSCSI storage, today announced a release of the fifth-generation of its flagship product StarWind 5.0, an iSCSI SAN software platform which turns any industry-standard x86 or x64 Windows server into a fail-safe, fault-tolerant storage that will be continuously available even in the event of failure. With this new release, StarWind redefines high availability storage by offering this enterprise-class technology, which was previously only available in high-end storage products, to small and midsize companies at an affordable price. This combination of true active-active high availability and affordable price is unprecedented.

Composite Software Extends Data Virtualization Leadership

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:25:00 EST

Composite Software, Inc., began shipping Composite Information Server 5.1 as the company announced its leadership in a number of industry milestones. Composite Information Server 5.1 continues to provide industry-leading data virtualization capabilities such as the ability to access data in various formats, abstract data complexity, federate data from disparate sources and deliver the data on demand in the format that is required by the consuming application.

Vicom Systems Introduces Non-Disruptive FlexDM Data Migration Services

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:30:00 EST

Vicom Systems, provider of transparent wire-speed data services for systems and storage, today announced the introduction of FlexDM(TM) Data Migration Services. These new services simplify the process of upgrading storage systems by enabling customers to migrate data from old to new systems without affecting computing services or application availability. Delivered through service partnerships with storage vendors and independent resellers, FlexDM services have been packaged for a variety of enterprise data migration needs from turnkey project delivery to migration assistance options for in-house projects.

Will Virtualization Die in SharePoint 2010 Development?

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EDT

So what does this mean? For some reason, Microsoft has not given us desktop virtualization software that can run 64 bit guest (even though Hyper-V can). So I think this left Microsoft a choice. Get 64 bit guests added to Windows Virtual PC, recommend developers use a non Microsoft virtualization technology, or get SharePoint working on Windows 7 and Vista. Now, adding 64 bit support I am sure is quite an undertaking and they definitely don’t want to recommend a competitor’s product. This means that making SharePoint work directly on the developer’s machine the obvious choice. After all it runs on top of IIS and IIS is pretty similar between Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista (yes, I do know there are differences).

SAP Business One is Compatible with Windows 7

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:04:00 EDT

The Orchestra Team has tested SAP Business One running on a Windows 7 workstation and deemed them compatible. Check out the video and updates. Now that windows 7 has been released and all signs are pointing towards a migration away from windows XP and Vista, a number of questions arise for business users. Do all my other applications I depend on work on Windows 7? Will the performance of my applications be affected?