Microsoft-Skype Deal Could Be a Win for Everyone; Novell SUSE Manager 1.2 Uses Red Hat Tech to Rein In Linux Servers

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TOP STORIES - May 11, 2011 • Microsoft-Skype Deal Could Be a Win for Everyone • Novell SUSE Manager 1.2 Uses Red Hat Tech to Rein In Linux Servers • HP FlexNetwork vs. Cisco: Management Will Rule • ARM for Macs: On What Planet Does That Make Sense? • Ubuntu Unity and GNOME Shell: New Looks for Desktop Linux SPOTLIGHT Google Maps Shows bin Laden Hideouts Pinpoint Osama bin Laden's numerous hiding places throughout his infamous career, up to where he met his violent end. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Google Maps Alabama Tornado Havoc • New BlackBerry Bolds Thin, Powerful • Why Macs Outshine Windows PCs • Touch-Screen Musicians Virtually Jam FEATURED VIDEO Essential Steps for SMBs We look at five tech steps SMBs need to take to keep up with the times. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Samsung Droid Charge Impresses • 16 Hot Startups Flying Under the Radar • Why iPad 3 Should Be Released This Year • Why Motorola Delayed the Droid Bionic IN THIS ISSUE Microsoft-Skype Deal Could Be a Win for Everyone Microsoft's offer of $8.5 billion--cash--for Skype raises the age-old question of "Why?" Well, it seems pretty simple: Microsoft's unified communications (UC) services, packaged as Lync, lack a VOIP component; Skype fills that hole rather gracefully. READ MORE >> Novell SUSE Manager 1.2 Uses Red Hat Tech to Rein In Linux Servers Based on Spacewalk 1.3, an open-source project born out of Red Hat's own server management product, Satellite, Novell's SUSE Manager 1.2 provides users of the company's line of enterprise-oriented, Linux-based operating systems with a server management tool built from the ground up with Linux in mind. READ MORE >> Sponsored by Internap Weighing Your Options: Colocation or Managed Hosting? The pressure is on IT to focus on strategic initiatives that move the business forward while reducing costs. Join this webinar and learn key questions and considerations in selecting the IT Infrastructure services that best meet your business needs. Learn more. ADVERTISEMENT HP FlexNetwork vs. Cisco: Management Will Rule In the hubbub of Interop news surrounding HP's broadside shot at Cisco it was easy to overlook the management angle. But we will be looking at just that area and in particular at HP's Intelligent Management Center. READ MORE >> ARM for Macs: On What Planet Does That Make Sense? The rumor that Apple is considering the use of ARM-based processors in future generations of Mac OS X systems is an interesting one, but we're not sure how practical such a move would be. READ MORE >> Ubuntu Unity and GNOME Shell: New Looks for Desktop Linux GNOME Shell represents a new desktop approach intended to make applications easier to access, limit workspace distractions and make more use of modern desktop and notebook hardware. But Canonical has broken ranks by developing for Ubuntu a separate interface, called "Unity." READ MORE >> How to Get Started with Cloud Computing View this panel discussion with IBM cloud computing leaders on how enterprises can get started with cloud computing -- reviewing which workloads make sense to move first and the right type of cloud for workloads. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Oracle Databases on VMware vSphere 4: A Guide This document will also show that the same best practices, tuning tips and tricks, and skill sets necessary to deploy Oracle databases in physical environments can be leveraged when deploying Oracle databases in virtual environments. DOWNLOAD NOW >> 8 Considerations for Evaluating Disk-Based Backup May 20, 2011 12:00 p.m. Eastern / 9:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join us for an interactive eSeminar where Jeff Crum, senior product manager at ExaGrid, and other industry experts will share eight key technological criteria to consider when evaluating systems. REGISTER >> Meeting the New Demands for Management & Security with All-In-One PCs May 23, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Pacific (60 minutes) vPro is also the key to manage the security issues in a far more rigorous and comprehensive fashion due to increasing governance and compliance demands as well as new and evolving threats. Lenovo adds to vPro with their own unique solutions. REGISTER >>

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