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Operating Systems - Breaking Stories from 3rd-Party News
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Third-party software vendors and the new IBM z10 technology
[mainframe] [operating system] [above the operating system] [non mainframe] [services] [virtualization] [Unix] [File]
An equally important story for users is the steady stream of above-the-operating-system infrastructure software from other IBM platforms that is now making its way onto the z10. ... Third-party software vendors and the new IBM z10 technology...
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Forget Your Passwords
[device] [virtual machine] [operating systems]
When Windows 2000 came out, it was one of the first operating systems to support smartcard authentication. ... They integrate with the card reader hardware and you can plug them into any USB port. ...
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Win4Lin 5.0 makes big improvements
[operating system] [virtual machine] [GUI] [user interface] [servers] [open source]
W4L is designed to run only Windows as a guest operating system. ... There is no dearth of software that can help you run that indispensable Windows app over Linux. ...
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Why Bare-Metal Hypervisors Beat Hosted Virtualization Solutions
[operating system] [Virtualization] [virtual machines] [control program] [hypervisor]
Because the host operating system uses a substantial amount of system resources, VMs run much more slowly than they would if they were installed directly on the physical hardware. ... In host-based virtualization, the computer loads the host operating system first, then loads VMs into memory. ...
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Virtualisation to drive staff-owned PCs at work
[virtual machine] [operating system] [device]
Virtualisation's ability to separate the operating system from hardware will give companies the choice to let staff run their own devices at work, according to analysts ? but security remains problematic today....
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8 in 10 Businesses Use Macs, Study Says
[operating systems] [virtual machine] [virtualization]
Among the reasons businesses cited to explain why they've taken to Macs, the most surprising was the ability to virtualize other operating systems, primarily Microsoft Corp.'s Windows, on Mac hardware. ... DiDio called out virtualization software from Seattle-based Parallels and Palo Alto, Calif.-based VMware Inc. as the tools enterprises are using to run non-Apple operating systems on Mac hardware. ...
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Comments for: "Five Reasons The Intel-Microsoft Duopoly Is Dead"
[operating system] [Virtual Machine] [open source] [virtualization] [Java] [services]
"Which open source software has the industry pull to make thier flavor as hardware compatible as MS." The very article you posted on references the "Vista Ready" class action lawsuit and the other day, I spent three hours failing to get a Microsoft operating system to recognize a Microsoft natural keyboard while Linux recognized it at startup. ... They will be pushed into the corner by Linux, and online software services, slowly melting away....
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Hyper-V climbs into Windows
[operating system] [virtual machines] [hypervisor] [servers]
Hyper-V supports guest operating system clients including Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1 and Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise Server. ... Microsoft today hustled its delayed Hyper-V hypervisor software out the door....
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Hitachi Sharpens New Blade Servers
[Servers] [virtualization] [operating system] [multiprocessing] [mainframe] [platform]
Windows is not the first operating system that comes to mind for large scale multiprocessing, but Ken Kawada, product marketing manager for Hitachi America, said that at that level, Windows does just fine. ... The new blades will work in the old chassis, so a site can slowly migrate to the newer hardware without having to toss out their chassis investment, according to Steve Campbell, vice president of marketing and solutions at Hitachi America....
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Microsoft's Hyper-V Finally Shows Up to Virtualization Party
[Virtualization] [virtual machines] [operating system] [hypervisor] [servers] [platform]
The software is Redmond's attempt to secure a place in the burgeoning market for server virtualization, technology that allows users to run multiple virtual machines on the same physical server, saving energy and space....
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Hitachi Sharpens Focus With New Blade Servers
[Servers] [virtualization] [operating system] [multiprocessing] [mainframe] [platform]
Windows is not the first operating system that comes to mind for large scale multiprocessing, but Ken Kawada, product marketing manager for Hitachi America, said that at that level, Windows does just fine. ... The new blades will work in the old chassis, so a site can slowly migrate to the newer hardware without having to toss out their chassis investment, according to Steve Campbell, vice president of marketing and solutions at Hitachi America....
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Windows 7 Needs to Tame OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard
[operating system] [operating system software] [virtualization]
Apple's strong marks in security, features, performance, usability and reliability are indicative of the qualities customers' value when purchasing hardware and operating system software," explained Laura DiDio , research fellow, Yankee Group....
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All You Need to Know About Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V RTM
[Virtual Machine] [operating system] [platform] [hypervisor] [Services]
Hyper-V is delivered as an update for Windows Server 2008, available for download as of June 26, 2008, which can be installed as a role in the latest Microsoft Windows server operating system. ... Hyper-V comes in packaged for both the 32-bit and the 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2008, but essentially the x64 release provides the Hyper-V technology, in addition to the Hyper-V Manager console and the Virtual Machine Connection tool for x64-based editions of the Windows server platform, which are also offered for the x84 variants of the OS....
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Sysload Software Launches Support for IBM AIX WPARs
[operating system] [virtualization] [virtual machines] [servers] [platform]
The advantage of WPARs is that they do not require installation of multiple operating systems on the same machine (physical or virtual) and therefore fewer system resources are consumed. ... Sysload Software Launches Support for IBM AIX WPARs...
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Shrinking standards squeeze embedded designs
[operating systems] [operating system software] [driver] [real time] [device]
PCIe is one of the more popular fabric technologies because of its compatibility with driver and operating-system software. ... Most small-form-factor board-level specifications have opted for PCIe (peripheral-component-interconnect-express) serial communications to retain software compatibility with PCI-based software....
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COA treats Cornwall NHS Trust to PRM system
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The Trust wanted a system that would integrate with its EROS eProcurement system, which is provided by COA Solutions, and provide product information at various levels, such as patient, theatre and surgery level. ... We couldn't find a system on the market that fulfils these criteria and so decided to work with COA Solutions, the provider of our EROS system, to develop a suitable solution from scratch. ...
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Study: 80% of Businesses Have at Least One Mac
[operating system] [operating system software]
"Apple's strong marks in security, features, performance, usability and reliability are indicative of the qualities customers' value when purchasing hardware and operating system software."...
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