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Eucalyptus expanded for Windows use

Eucalyptus Systems has released an update to the commercial version of its private cloud software, Eucalyptus Enterprise Edition.

By Joab Jackson | 17 June, 2010 05:03

Tags: amazon ec2, Amazon Web Services, cloud computing, eucalyptus, mysql, open source, windows server

Red Hat open sources Windows virtualisation drivers

In another sign interoperability between virtual Linux and Windows operating systems is gathering pace, Red Hat has quietly released a set of drivers to improve the performance of Windows guests hosted on Linux's Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor.

By Rodney Gedda | 26 August, 2009 09:44

Tags: hypervisors, kvm, linux kernel, Red Hat, virtualisation, windows server

Open source Xen a 1-Stop for transport IT company

Sydney-based transport industry data interchange and portal provider 1-Stop Connections has migrated most of its core infrastructure to virtual servers and iSCSI SANs to reduce its infrastructure requirements and management complexity.

By Rodney Gedda | 06 August, 2009 14:24

Tags: dell, equallogic, iscsi, storage, Transport, virtualisation, xen

NSW Electoral Commission goes Hyper-V over VMware

The NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC) has selected Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization platform over the more mature VMware for its server consolidation project.

By Rodney Gedda | 22 May, 2009 10:32

Tags: hyper-v, hypervisors, licensing, Microsoft, NSW Electoral Commission, VMware, windows server 2008, virtualisation

Microsoft readying low-cost Windows Server OS

Microsoft is readying a new low-cost version of Windows Server to give customers a server OS similar to client OSes that run on low-cost PCs.

By Elizabeth Montalbano | 26 February, 2009 08:20

Tags: windows server

Anonymous postings give clues to where MS is cutting jobs

Microsoft is laying off employees in the divisions that make its Zune music player , Microsoft Office software, and Live Search site, but not in the group preparing its Windows 7 operating system, according to anonymous postings Thursday by purported Microsoft employees.

By Eric Lai | 23 January, 2009 09:48

Tags: layoffs, Microsoft

Ballmer: Microsoft strained to minimize layoffs

While Microsoft plans to eventually eliminate up to 5,000 jobs, including 1,400 cuts to be made Thursday, it is doing its best to minimize the impact on employees as well as its ongoing strategic efforts, CEO Steve Ballmer said.

By Eric Lai | 23 January, 2009 05:41

Tags: layoffs, Microsoft, steve ballmer

Microsoft, RIM, Oracle release critical patches

Microsoft kept things to a minimum with its first set of security updates for 2009, but corporate system administrators who were expecting a quiet week got something else altogether, thanks to Oracle and Research In Motion.

By Robert McMillan | 14 January, 2009 11:12

Tags: oracle, rim, Windows

Hoster kicks out VMware, Xen for Windows Hyper-V

Microsoft may have been late to the server virtualisation party, but it’s Hyper-V beginning to see success up against the more established VMware and Xen hypervisors.

By Rodney Gedda | 17 November, 2008 11:31

Tags: hyper-v, virtualisation, VMware, windows server 2008, xen

MS touts Windows 7 integration with Windows Server

Microsoft next week will distribute a pre-beta of Windows Server 2008 R2 to a select group of testers and highlight the software's virtualization capabilities, integration with Windows 7 and other features.

By John Fontana | 10 November, 2008 08:29

Tags: Windows 7, windows server 2008

Hackers publish attack code for last week's Windows bug

Just a day after downplaying the vulnerability that caused it to issue an out-of-cycle patch last week, Microsoft late Monday warned customers that exploit code had gone public and is being used in additional attacks.

By Gregg Keizer | 29 October, 2008 08:19

Tags: windows 2000, windows server 2003, xp

Microsoft says Windows flaw could bring worm attack

Microsoft fixed a critical bug in its Windows operating system Thursday, saying that it is being exploited by online criminals and that it could eventually be used in a widespread "worm" attack.

By Robert McMillan | 24 October, 2008 08:39

Tags: windows flaw

Exploit code loose for six-month-old Windows bug

Microsoft has acknowledged that exploit code is circulating for a vulnerability it acknowledged six months ago, but has yet to patch.

Microsoft enhances .Net, Windows Server

Microsoft on Wednesday is revealing an updated platform strategy to support composite applications in Windows Server and the .Net Framework programming model.

By Paul Krill | 02 October, 2008 07:51

Tags: .net, windows server

DNS patches cause problems, developers admit

Patches released earlier this month to quash a critical bug in the Domain Name System (DNS) have slowed servers running BIND, the Internet's most popular DNS software, and crippled some systems versions of Windows Server.

Microsoft buys Zoomix to add data quality to SQL Server

Microsoft has agreed to purchase Zoomix, a small Jerusalem company that provides data-quality technology, to bolster its SQL Server business, the company confirmed Monday.

Microsoft confirms WSUS patch problem

Microsoft acknowledged that it may have to re-release a recent fix for a flaw that stymied some users' ability to grab security patches through Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).

Microsoft to patch Windows 2000, XP, SQL and Exchange servers

Microsoft on Thursday chalked in four security updates for next week that would fix vulnerabilities in Windows, SQL Server and Exchange Server.

Microsoft scrutinizes WSUS patch snafu

Microsoft Monday confirmed it is investigating two-week-old reports from users unable to update client PCs using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), but said that it is "premature" to assume the snafu had the same source as another patch glitch the company has grappled with since mid-June.

Patch-blocking bug also stymies Microsoft's WSUS

Just days after fixing a glitch in one of its enterprise patch-distribution tools, Microsoft said that another of its patching programs has been blocking this month's security updates.