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Can Firefox last five more years? Forecast: Cloudy

MS Office battles Google in the cloud; Gartner seeing huge adoption of software-as-a-service
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Can Firefox last five more years? Forecast: Cloudy

In a world where computing goes "cloudy," can Firefox survive? What if Chrome OS successfully merges browser with operating system to create a new Google world order? Read full story

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MS Office battles Google in the cloud
When Microsoft releases the next version of its productivity suite, Office 2010, it will be into a very different competitive landscape than the one Office 2007 faced in late 2006.

Gartner seeing huge adoption of software-as-a-service
Customer interest in cloud-based software applications is soaring, with software-as-a-service revenues set to reach $7.5 billion in 2009 – an increase of nearly 18% over last year, according to new research from Gartner.

Panda launches free 'cloud' antivirus scanner
After seven months in beta, Panda Security has released the first version of its cloud-based antivirus product, which will be free to consumers with a paid-for managed service for SMBs.

Server management headaches could lead to cloud cures
A Rackspace survey shows that many companies struggle to manage their in-house servers and could consider managed hosting, cloud computing and e-mail hosting alternatives in the coming years.

Is e-mail a perfect cloud application?
In the beginning there was e-mail. And e-mail was run on a UNIX server. The network was devoid of PCs. So all e-mail was accessed via a terminal and a command line interface.

Microsoft's delicate balancing act between cloud and data center
TechEd's focus on Exchange 2010 is all about the efficiency gains through improved productivity, lower power consumption and decreased storage costs of Exchange 2010. Thank the economy for the focus on efficiency gains.

Private cloud: Dream or goal?
Mark Bowker's fortune cookie read: "A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline." Which is private cloud?

Deep dive: SAN and NAS virtualization
How storage virtualization technologies allow you to keep pace with ever-increasing storage requirements while maintaining high availability and service levels.

Google's cheap cloud storage: Worth the price?
Google has always been generous with its storage space for Gmail and Picasa, giving users roughly 7GB and 1GB, respectively, for free. What some of you might not know is that Google offers additional storage at a price. Now those prices have been slashed and the storage increased -- but is it worth it?

November giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page.

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Rapid Replication for Virtual Servers
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November 12, 2009

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  3. Online users becoming less anxious over security, privacy
  4. Windows exploit code coming
  5. Apple delivers mammoth update; patches 58 bugs
  6. Ahead of their time: Nine technologies that came early
  7. Patch Tuesday: What the experts say
  8. Cisco warns UC users of limited support for Windows 7
  9. Digg's MrBabyMan racks up 4,000th front-page submission
  10. Firefox, five years out of Phoenix's ashes, aims at mobile, video, offline

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EMO Labs' Invisible Speaker innovation takes People's Choice Award top honors at DEMO conference.
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