Microsoft builds on managed services; Why you think Apple is enterprise-ready

Data Center News Alert Force10 Networks, Inc. Building the Reliable Business Network Join Force10 Networks, our strategic partners and guest speaker Abner Germanow, director of IDCs enterprise networks services for an event that highlights the application and data trends that are driving the need for reliability and flexibility through the business network. Learn more or register for this complimentary best practices seminar! Network World's Data Center News Alert, 06/05/07 TECH ED - Microsoft builds on managed services, 06/04/07:  Two years after creating a division that offers managed services, Microsoft has signed three more pilot customers and continues to expand its data center investments to pave the way for more deployments. COMPUTEX - Server makers show first Barcelona systems, 06/05/07:  Server makers are showing their first systems based on Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming quad-core Opteron chip, known as Barcelona. Why you think Apple is enterprise-ready, 05/31/07:  Adopters of Apple server and storage gear say the technology is ready for the rigors of enterprise IT duty. They point to the vendor’s shift to the Intel architecture, plus its support of directory services, clustering and other technology advances. How to Build a Next-Gen Infrastructure Get expert advice, and real-world tips and tricks from network IT professionals on how to build the next-generation application, storage and management infrastructures that will take your organization to new levels of productivity and efficiency. Click here to download this Executive Guide African operators roll out solar-powered sites, 06/01/07:  Plans to use solar and wind power to enhance mobile voice and data service coverage in rural areas of Africa are starting to bear fruit, with new base stations in several countries. Sneak peek at the notebooks of 2008, 06/01/07:  What will they put in notebook PCs next? At Intel's recent Developer Forum conference in Beijing, the company revealed it's working on quad-core processing to go. Microsoft unveils table-top 'Milan' computer, 05/30/07:  Microsoft has chosen what it sees as the next-generation in PC form factors -- a computer the size and shape of a coffee table with a flat, touchscreen display -- as the third major product it has designed and is branding for the consumer electronics market. Windows Server 2008 includes a little something for nearly everyone, 05/29/07:  It’s been years in the making, but Microsoft’s next server platform is finally in the stretch run and while it doesn’t appear revolutionary, it’s looking like the final release will deliver a grab bag of goodies to users looking to ease management, network and security issues. Podcast: 5 Cool iPod Tricks and Tips, 05/02/07:  We dig deeper into the iPod and iTunes feature set, providing listeners with five cool tips for getting more out of your iPod. Keith Shaw speaks with Michael Miller, author of "iPodpedia: The Ultimate iPod and iTunes Resource", about everything iPod. (12:59)

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