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Novell Advances Cloud Manager
Barely three months after the initial release, Novell is updating cloud manager with some significant new features.

Launching into the Cloud – A Vendor's Perspective
Everyone's talking about cloud computing and what it means to consumers but what about the other end of the pipeline?, asks CIOUpdate guest columnist Ian Gotts of Nimbus.

EMC Debuts Self-Service Platform for Cloud Storage
Atmos Cloud Delivery Platform decreases the amount of time it takes service providers and enterprises to build cloud storage, or storage-as-a-service, platforms.

CloudSwitch Lets Developers Provision Apps in the Cloud with Point-and-Click Simplicity
To capitalize on enterprises' appetite for greater cloud flexibility, vendor CloudSwtich created CloudSwitch Enterprise 2.0, a downloadable appliance that installs easily into VMware and Xen environments.

Public Cloud Not Widely Used -- Yet
A new Cisco sponsored study of public cloud computing usage found deployments are still in the early stages, as security and stability top the list of concerns.

The Cloud Gets PCI Compliant
Amazon EC2 is now PCI-DSS 2.0 compliant making it ready for full-on ecommerce.

Microsoft Claims 120,000 Cloud Users in USDA Deal
Microsoft pokes Google in the eye with a cloud deal that is almost 10x bigger than Google's GSA announcement last week.

Fujitsu Intros New Xeon Cloud Computing Servers
In the crowded American market, Fujitsu has its work cut out trying to gain market share from the big names. What does it believe will attract customers to its products?

WhamCloud: Open Source Lustre Moves Forward
Lustre is an open source, cloud-based high-availability project led by Oracle, in conjunction with other vendors, including WhamCloud.

Sabre Holdings Embraces Cloud Computing
Travelocity’s parent company uses virtualization and cloud computing to streamline its operations.

2010 Holiday Guide to Mobile Devices
To make your holiday season merry - and mobile - we have the best gift ideas for everyone on your list. In 2010, we saw double-digit growth in the mobile device market, with all the major players releasing flagship smart phones and tablets. Given how hot the mobile market is, it's no wonder we'll be seeing smart phones and tablets on gift wish lists. Download this eBook to learn more!

30 Things You Need to Know About Business Intelligence Software
When it comes to business software, few applications help businesses streamline their business processes, create new markets, and provide insight into their operations like business intelligence software. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn about the emerging trends in business intelligence, common mistakes, and leading business intelligence vendors.

Gaining Control Over Your Virtual Environment
With virtualization rates now well into the double-digits, many enterprises are looking not so much to be sold on virtualization as they are to figure out a way to improve processes using what they have. Download this Internet.com eBook to discover how virtualizations changes the way you manage and secure your servers and put your organization on the track to virtualization success.

Getting Value from Your ITIL Implementation
IT is a shared service that must support the business by enabling other business units to attain their objectives by simultaneously creating and protecting value. To do this requires a systemic perspective that transcends local operational groups and positions to methodically define, deliver and improve service offerings. Download this Internet.com eBook to see how ITIL and IT service management (ITSM) can help.

Preparing Your Organization for eDiscovery
Sponsored by Symantec Many companies still deal with ediscovery obligations by outsourcing the process to external specialists who collect what is relevant, and get it into a form that can be submitted to lawyers for review. But in the past five years, an increasing number of companies have begun treating ediscovery as a routine business process. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn the steps your organization needs to take to prepare for ediscovery challenges.

Power Protection for SMBs: UPS and Beyond
Electricity is your data's lifeblood, and if the power fails and you don't have a plan in place, it's lights out for your bottom line. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn how to save your data and PCs from power interruptions using technologies like uninterruptable power supplies (UPS).

The SMB’s Guide to Storage Virtualization
Storage virtualization is gaining popularity among businesses of all sizes, due to cost savings and efficiency. But selecting and setting up storage virtualization can be complex. Download this Internet.com eBook to help your SMB get started.

Android in the Enterprise
The open source Android operating system is branching out beyond phones into netbooks, notebooks and other devices that will find adoption inside the enterprise. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn why Android is a platform worth considering for your organization's mobile devices and mobile application development.

Understanding the Security Challenges of Cloud Computing
Offloading IT infrastructure to a cloud computing provider can result in great cost savings and more streamlined, flexible operations. But the cloud is not a panacea, and the need to adhere to information management best practices remains. Download this Internet.com eBook to better understand the security aspect of cloud computing and help choose a provider that will keep your organization's data safe.

Take Your Information Security Beyond Antivirus Software
Many small businesses are familiar with basic building blocks of security software, such as antivirus software, firewalls, and anti-spam applications, but the vast majority of SMBs don't know how to effectively prevent identity theft, stop online theft, and protect sensitive data. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn how to protect your data and employees.

The Essentials of Enterprise Security
An effective strategy for enterprise information security requires the protection of servers, PCs, and networks using a variety of techniques. Download this Internet.com eBook for information on penetration testing, patch and vulnerability scanning, dealing with insider threats, securing wireless networks, password security, and a list of quick wins for enterprise security your business can implement today.

Optimizing Your IT Strategy for Risk Management
Business risk can come from within your organization or from the outside, even in the form of natural disasters and other unanticipated events. The consequences of inadequate risk management range from significant revenue loss and lost market share to damage to your brand and business reputation.

Choosing the Right Cloud Computing Provider
The first step to moving your business into cloud computing is selecting a vendor that fits your needs. Download this Internet.com eBook for tips on vendor management, performance, metrics, security, and other considerations you need to choose your vendor, as well as a list of 20 vendors that are shaping the emerging cloud.

Internet.com Guide to Notebooks and Netbooks
Personal computers no longer need to fit on top of or under a desk. Today's global economy demands machines that can travel and maintain the same functionality as a desktop PC. Download this collection of reviews of notebooks, netbooks, and all-in-one PCs from Internet.com editors to help find the right machine for you.

IBM Offers Cloud-Based Resources for Developing and Testing Database Applications
Learn why IBM's experience and expertise in cloud computing, databases and software development make IBM a solid choice for development organizations that need to develop and test many types of applications.

Target Your Applications to Multiple Devices with MeeGo
It's a story you've been hearing for years: the Internet and computers are getting more pervasive — they're in devices that fit in your pocket; they're in your car; they're in your television. Learn how MeeGo™, an open source Linux project that developers can use to create software for various devices built with the Intel® Atom™ processor or ARM architectures, can get you there.

VMware and Intel Bring Virtualization Solutions to Small and Medium Businesses
VMware and Intel are partnering to make sure small and medium businesses get the facts about virtualization and how it can help them compete by publishing an online virtualization guide, a self-assessment tool and more.

Intel Delivers Resources for Parallel Software Developers
Learn how software developers who are working to optimize their applications for multi-core technology can get help in the way of free software and parallel programming resources from Intel.

Intel Parallel Studio 2011 Optimizes Serial and Parallel Applications for Multicore and Scales for Manycore
Learn how the Intel Parallel Studio 2011 suite of software development tools for Microsoft Visual Studio developers will help your team with every phase of the development lifecycle for serial and parallel applications.

HP Makes Remote Office Backup Simple and Efficient
HP uses different technologies, including its HP Data Protector software, HP D2D (disk-to-disk) appliances, and HP VLS (virtual library system) appliances, to meet the different backup demands of remote office and branch offices (ROBOs) and corporate data centers.

IBM Aims for Smarter Data Centers with New Mainframe
IBM's new zEnterprise mainframe server, combined with a new systems design that allows workloads on its mainframes and other servers to share resources and be managed as a single, virtualized system, make for smarter, more efficient data centers.

Enterprise-Grade Mobile Security and Management
Many of the products that synchronize and manage mobile devices are aimed at large enterprises, leaving behind department-size deployments, small and medium businesses (SMBs), and enterprises that already invested in an enterprise solution but need to add mobile synchronization and management for additional employees.

IBM Brings IT Operational Efficiency to Businesses of All Sizes
IBM Tivoli Foundations are IT service management solutions designed and priced for mid-sized organizations. Tivoli Foundations solution components are easy to deploy for improved time to value and return on investment, and are built on the Lotus Foundations core platform, which provides advanced disaster recovery, hands-off protection and automated disk back-up for Foundations servers.

Iron Mountain Brings Enterprise-Proven, Budget-Friendly, Cloud-Based Backup to SMBs
Iron Mountain's LiveVault® is a fully managed, cloud-based server backup solution developed by a company with more than a decade of experience in cloud backup, storage, and retrieval, and outfitted with the affordability and ease of use that appeals to small and medium-sized businesses.