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CA Technologies Buys Govt IT Consultant Base Tech
Software giant CA Technologies has acquired government IT consulting firm Base Technologies in a move to add consulting expertise to its virtualization, mainframe and cloud-computing offerings for government agencies and health care providers. A major player in virtualization and IT management, CA announced the agreement on April 6. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.…
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Why Customers Prefer iPad over HP TouchPad
Even as HP was demonstrating its HP Touchpad tablet device in a table top exhibit at its Americas Partner Conference in Las Vegas this week, plenty of HP channel partners were walking around at the event toting iPads. That’s because Apple iPad enjoys one extremely tangible benefit over what HP’s Touchpad does right now. Apple’s…
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California Hospital Gets iPads with VMWare View
Children’s Hospital Central California plans to deploy the newly released VMware View Client for iPad to allow clinicians and staff to stay connected to their virtual Windows desktops anywhere in the building. Located in Madera, Calif., Children’s Hospital Central California is one of the 10 largest pediatric hospitals in the country. VMware View is the…
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Amazon Revamps Its Virtual Private Cloud Service
Amazon Web Services, which launched its first product (Simple Storage Service) five years ago this month, revealed March 15 that it has redesigned the access to its Virtual Private Cloud service. Users now can set up their own virtual networks within the Amazon cloud that they can control just as they control their own physical…
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iPad VMware View Client Brings Windows to Apple Users
VMware View Client for iPad opens broad vistas for enterprise users who want to use an iPad but require access to a Windows desktop. The no-cost View Client for iPad extends VMware’s virtual desktop environment to the popular Apple iPad granting users the ability to run Windows apps without the need to carry a PC.…
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WaveMaker Acquisition a Smart Move for VMWare
When VMware’s Rod Johnson talks, people tend to listen. One person who clearly is listening to Johnson — general manager of VMware’s SpringSource division — is Paul Maritz, CEO of VMware, who commissioned Johnson to acquire WaveMaker and its Spring-based visual development tool that enables “non-expert” programmers to build Web applications quickly and easily. The…