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Oracle To Sell Hardware

Oracle launches HP Oracle Exadata Storage Server and the HP Oracle Database Machine.

SQL Server 2008 Hits High Mark, Minus the Competition

Microsoft's database management system did well on the TPC-E processing test, but the competition doesn't use that benchmark.

MSPAlliance, Microsoft To Work Together

The International Association of Managed Service Providers (MSPAlliance) and Microsoft today said they are joining forces to better educate and certify companies using Microsoft IT management tools.

Serena Acquisition Takes Aim at Microsoft Project

The Projity acquisition will bolster Serena's PPM product line by adding two open source management solutions.

Windows 7 Bits To Be Released at PDC'08

A pre-beta of Microsoft's newest operating system will be available in late October at the developer event.

WSO2's PHP Play

WSO2, the open-source SOA middleware maker, has joined the growing ranks of PHP supporters with the release of its new Web Services Framework for PHP (WSF/PHP) 2.0.

UPDATED: Microsoft Targets Windows HPC Server 2008 for Mainstream

Microsoft released on Monday Windows HPC Server 2008, the datacenter-class operating system that promises to broaden the development and implementation of high-performance computing applications on the Windows platform.

More Windows 7 Leaks Sprout

Microsoft's strategy for keeping recent builds of its latest operating system tightly under wraps sprang a few holes last week.

Cloud Computing Leaving Relational Databases Behind

One thing you won't find underlying a cloud computing initiative is a relational database. And this is no accident: Relational databases are ill-suited for use within cloud computing environments.

Observers At ZendCon Ponder What's Next For Microsoft and PHP

Despite speculation that Microsoft might make an announcement around its Silverlight runtime environment at Zend/PHP Conference and Expo, the company's profile was lower than past events.

Card Use Can Stem ID Theft, Microsoft Says

Microsoft is promoting the use of software-based "information cards" to reduce identity theft.

HP's Big EDS Plans Include Big Cuts

HP's absorption of outsourcing firm EDS also includes a plan to cut its workforce.

Microsoft To Expand Security Lifecycle Expertise

New Security Development Lifecycle tools and services will be available in November.

Cloud Computing: More Work for Admins

Alistair Croll, a principal analyst for consulting coalition BitCurrent, argues that moving to Internet-based Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings, "won't eliminate work [but will] just change the work," for IT administrators.

Zend and Adobe Partner on RIAs at PHP User Conference

ZendCon featured a partnership announcement, bringing together PHP and Adobe's rich Internet application technologies.

Ranorex Studio Automates Testing Tasks

Testing tools vendor Ranorex's new automated application-testing solution supports C#, VB.NET, Python and C++ languages.

Components Vendor Puts Icons on the Menu

Infragistics unveils new icon packs to improve application navigation and enhance Web sites.

SQL Injection Attack Hits Magazine Site

BusinessWeek's Web site was hit at the back end through SQL injection.

Cray Unveils CX1 Supercomputer for Office Use

Intel and Microsoft technologies are integrated in the new high-performance computing machine.

VMware's Vision of Virtualization as the OS

VMware aims for the cloud with its new Virtual Datacenter Operating System (VDC-OS)