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Growing Business Intelligence Demand Means VAR Opportunity
I’ve been on a gadget spree in the last few weeks, wrapping up two “home” projects as I write this. First, I’m redoing my home network, retiring the servers I had in my home and replacing them with a new Windows Home Server and a SheevaPlug, which will handle all the tasks that a virtualization…
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Thin-Client Vendor Wyse Releases PocketCloud for iPad
Touch-screen technology may be slow to arrive in the enterprise, according to analyst firm Gartner, but that doesn’t mean that IT solution providers don’t have to worry about it right now. That’s because more consumers are using their personal devices—smartphones, iPhones, personal computers, netbooks and tablet computers—for business and work. According to a Gartner survey…
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Channel Insider’s Zero Client, Thin Client, Desktop Virtualization Resource Guide
After recession-related IT budget freezes that took the blame for many delayed technology projects and hardware refreshes, the stuff that was supposed to be hot in 2009 — desktop virtualization, thin client and zero client computing — is getting more attention again in 2010. Are you ready? Some IT organizations looking to upgrade their fleet…
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HP Exec Talks Thin Client Computing ROI and How To Get It
Cultural issues may be the biggest stumbling blocks to recovering ROI (return on investment) in desktop virtualization implementations. That’s because while the overall solution – thin clients and back end infrastructure – can cost the same or more than just updating an enterprise’s PCs. The real cost savings that companies hope to realize comes from…
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NComputing Enters Chip Market, Targets Disruptive, Low-Cost Clients
NComputing is moving beyond the virtual desktop business and into the chip business with the release of its Numo family of chips that gives any device access to the Internet or a PC. NComputing told Channel Insider that the chips can be used to power enterprise applications such as Windows-based virtual desktops and can also…
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Microsoft Updates Windows XP Mode, Partners with Citrix
Microsoft has opened up upgrades to its Windows 7 operating system to a whole host of new users by removing the hardware requirement for the use of Windows XP Mode, the technology that enables users to run older applications on the 64-bit operating system. "It’s a very good development to not require hardware virtualization support…