Stories by Maxwell Cooter

IBM software launch shows there's life in the mainframe

IBM is determined to show that the reports of the mainframe's death have much exaggerated. The company has just announced a mammoth release of ten new software products all designed to improve the performance and introduce cost efficiencies for IBM's System Z mainframe.

Fujitsu offers managed storage range

Fujitsu has launched a new desktop managed service (DMS). The company has developed the service to improve the flexibility of its storage offerings and to offer better value of money.

Parallels launches bare-metal hypervisor

It took some time to arrive but Parallels has entered new territory with the launch of its bare metal hypervisor. Parallels Server Bare Metal is aimed squarely at cloud computing providers enabling them to offer a range of new services to their customers.

Better definitions of cloud services needed says Forrester

Businesses should recognise the different types of cloud computing before they embark on a cloud project. That's according to Forrester Research, which has just produced a report looking at the types of cloud technology that are available.

Spiceworks adds mapping to its software

Network management company Spiceworks has launched a new version of its software offering users the ability to draw network maps and introducing a number of third-party applications based on the company's public API.

YouTube hit by porn storm

YouTube users looking for videos for current pre-teen favourites Hannah Montana and Jonas Brothers got a nasty surprise.The Google-owned video sharing site had been hit by some 5,000 videos from Japanese bulletin board 4Chan.

Data centre managers concerned about EU green rules

Nearly three-quarters of European data centre managers are concerned about the impact that environmental regulation could have on data centres - although 60 percent of companies now have green data centre policies in place.

Pano desktop virtualisation device

The drive towards virtualisation has meant that there's a been a growing interest in thin clients as the front end. When Paul Maritz, the CEO of Vmware starts talking publicly about the emergence of the 'software mainframe', the realisation is that clients are about to get even thinner.

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