News

• VMware acquires desktop management company Wanova

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 23 May, 2012 11:06

  VMware has acquired Wanova, a developer of software used to centralize and simplify image management on physical and virtual desktops, the company said Tuesday.

• Avaya lays out roadmap for unified software management

  By Brandon Butler | 22 May, 2012 07:30

  As Avaya continues its transition from a hardware company into a communications and collaboration software provider, it is going through some growing pains, including a shakeup of executives and uncertainty around a potential initial public offering that's been rumored for months.

• SAP offers mobile device management on Amazon's cloud

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 15 May, 2012 07:44

  SAP's Afaria mobile device management tool is now available on Amazon Web Services' cloud, offered as a way to make it easier to start using the platform, SAP said at the Sapphire conference on Monday.

• 10 questions for LogMeIn CFO Jim Kelliher

  By Nancy Weil | 15 May, 2012 01:04

  Name: Jim Kelliher

• 3LM, Symantec and Wyse all aim to simplify management of mobile devices

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 09 May, 2012 02:18

  At three different events in three different U.S. cities 3LM, Symantec and Wyse Technology are all showing upgraded or new products to help IT staff better cope with the smartphones, tablets and other devices users are allowed to bring to work.

• Microsoft updates Deployment Toolkit utility

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 24 April, 2012 00:47

  Microsoft has released a new version of a tool designed to let enterprise IT staffers automate and manage large-scale deployments of Microsoft OSes, desktop applications and server software.

• Microsoft System Center 2012 overhauls licensing, focuses on apps

  By Tim Greene | 20 April, 2012 08:25

  Microsoft has formally shipped System Center 2012 management platform, adding features that create application-centric views of corporate infrastructure and - just as important - implementing a new licensing scheme designed to capitalize on customers' frustration with the leading competitor, VMware.

• New software bares iOS, Android app performance problems

  By John Cox | 17 April, 2012 05:35

  New software lets IT groups deconstruct mobile apps running live on iOS and Android devices and uncover bottlenecks, glitches, and a whole lot of other pain points for enterprise mobile users.

• New Microsoft tool maintains Windows user settings in virtual environments

  By Tim Greene | 05 April, 2012 08:43

  Microsoft virtual Windows environments need not require a lot of manual configuration to customize applications and update operating system preferences each time users log in thanks to a product being added to the Microsoft toolbox.

• Oracle frees Ops Center for existing customers

  By Joab Jackson | 05 April, 2012 03:53

  Organizations running a lot of Oracle gear and software could now get some management assistance from a software program that Oracle has made free for customers.

• New Dell PowerEdge: More power, deeper management

  By Oliver Rist | 23 March, 2012 00:50

  The Dell PowerEdge R720xd is one of the first offerings in Dell's new, 12th-generation PowerEdge server lineup. It's basically an expanded version of the PowerEdge 720 and oriented toward fast, well-managed file, virtualization, and storage workloads. That means the box has a distinguished pedigree to live up to, and after putting the R720xd through its paces, I'm sure its lineage won't be disappointed.

• Amazon expands integrated status monitoring

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 15 March, 2012 00:02

  Amazon Web Services has added the ability to monitor the status of storage volumes on EBS (Elastic Block Store), the company said in a blog post on Tuesday.

• Microsoft boosts support for small OEMs

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 07 March, 2012 07:12

  Microsoft has released a new software installation tool and unveiled a new support website for small OEM resellers, with the goal of making it easier for them to load Microsoft software into their PCs and servers and more quickly find out answers to technical and business questions.

• Cloud computing in 2012: An InfoWorld special report

  By InfoWorld staff | 25 February, 2012 02:05

  InfoWorld gives you the full scoop on the state of the cloud in 2012, including key trends in the cloud's technology and its job opportunities, as well as what you have to know about the cloud before developing for it.

• Dell buys AppAssure for software backup

  By Chris Kanaracus | 25 February, 2012 01:18

  Dell said Friday it has purchased backup software vendor AppAssure, in the first of an expected run of acquisitions following Dell's appointment of former CA CEO John Swainson as head of a new software division.