Stamford (ip-192.com): Linux distributions are expected to remain niche operating systems over the next five years, capturing a market share of less than two percent because of the remaining high costs of application migration from Windows to Linux, information technology research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc. says. In the consumer market, Linux will be run [...]
Cloud computing: 13 projects receive grants
April 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Arlington (ip-192.com): 13 individual researchers and research groups have been selected to receive free access to advanced cloud computing that will enable faster, less expensive processing across geographically distributed data centers. The recently announced award is the result of a collaborative cloud computing agreement between The National Science Foundation (NSF) and Microsoft. Under the agreement, [...]
Windows Azure: Novell, Microsoft team up
December 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Waltham (ip-192.com): Novell has joined the Microsoft Windows Azure Technology Adoption Program to address cloud security challenges through the Novell Cloud Security Service. Novell says that it will work with Microsoft on pre-release, non-commercial, internal testing and validation of Novell Cloud Security Service on Windows Azure with a goal to deliver a consistent access, security [...]
IE9: Privacy features will limit tracking
December 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Redmond (ip-192.com): Microsoft’s upcoming IE9 browser will feature anti-tracking tools that allow users to control what data third parties can collect. Consumers will be able to create "Tracking Protection Lists" and control how third-parties can track them when they’re online. "We believe that the combination of consumer opt-in, an open platform for publishing of Tracking [...]
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