http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:20:33 GMT 2009-11-09T07:20:33Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/506919/Microsoft_Office_Battles_Google_in_the_Cloud?source=rss_virtualization 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. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Elizabeth Montalbano <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506919/Microsoft_Office_Battles_Google_in_the_Cloud?source=rss_virtualization 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506914/Cloud_Computing_Virtualization_Proponents_Getting_Antsy?source=rss_virtualization While many organizations have only begun down the cloud computing and virtualization roads in the past few years, some in the industry can't wait to take these technologies to the next level. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Bob Brown <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506914/Cloud_Computing_Virtualization_Proponents_Getting_Antsy?source=rss_virtualization 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506905/Microsoft_Battles_on_in_Mobile_Search_and_the_Cloud?source=rss_virtualization As Microsoft launches Windows 7 and seeks to banish the ghost of its less-than-successful Vista OS, it is fighting to defend its primacy as the world's leading software company. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT IDG News Service staff <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506905/Microsoft_Battles_on_in_Mobile_Search_and_the_Cloud?source=rss_virtualization 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506884/Google_Dashboard_Gives_You_a_Bird_s_Eye_View_of_Your_Cloud?source=rss_virtualization If the size of your Google cloud is starting to look like Act IV of A Perfect Storm, you'll probably be interested in the company's latest feature, Google Dashboard--a one-stop shopping overview of all your Google cloud services, with links to preferences and privacy settings for each. (The Dashboard link is somewhat buried on your account settings page, so you might want to bookmark google.com/dashboard.) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jeff Porten <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506884/Google_Dashboard_Gives_You_a_Bird_s_Eye_View_of_Your_Cloud?source=rss_virtualization 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506878/Postini_Technology_to_Spread_Across_Google_Apps?source=rss_virtualization The Postini technology that lets Google Apps Premier administrators control their e-mail environments by establishing and enforcing usage policies, rules and parameters will be extended to the other applications of the suite. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Juan Carlos Perez <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506878/Postini_Technology_to_Spread_Across_Google_Apps?source=rss_virtualization 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506877/World_Tech_Update_Nov._5_2009?source=rss_virtualization In this week&#8217;s World Tech Update, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer tours Asia and talks about the future of television, HTC launches the HD2 smartphone that runs Windows Mobile 6.5, Intel gets slapped with an antitrust lawsuit, Motorola&#8217;s Droid gets ready to go on sale, an iPhone app from Harvard Medical School helps protect you from swine flu and new research enables 3D on a Microsoft Surface computer. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Nick Barber <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506877/World_Tech_Update_Nov._5_2009?source=rss_virtualization 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506871/Cloud_Computing_Inevitable_Not_So_Fast_Educator_Says?source=rss_virtualization The debate about cloud computing isn't so much centered on when it might happen , but what are the proper questions to ask so users can determine when and where they might launch into the fray, according to a debate at the annual Educause conference Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT John Fontana <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506871/Cloud_Computing_Inevitable_Not_So_Fast_Educator_Says?source=rss_virtualization 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506869/GM_s_New_CIO_Plans_Big_Desktop_Changes_Expanded_Mobile_Support?source=rss_virtualization New General Motors CIO Terry Kline looks to continue the progressive IT ways of predecessor Ralph Szygenda by adopting the consumer technologies used by new car buyers as well as cloud computing techniques and "PCs on a stick." Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Patrick Thibodeau <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506869/GM_s_New_CIO_Plans_Big_Desktop_Changes_Expanded_Mobile_Support?source=rss_virtualization 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506867/CDC_Adopts_New_Near_Real_Time_Flu_Tracking_System?source=rss_virtualization The Centers for Disease Control have settled on a private, nationwide database with the electronic medical records of 14 million people run by General Electric in order to track potential outbreaks of the H1N1 virus. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Lucas Mearian <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506867/CDC_Adopts_New_Near_Real_Time_Flu_Tracking_System?source=rss_virtualization 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506861/The_State_of_Cloud_Computing_in_Japan?source=rss_virtualization What can you learn from a conversation with Japan's second-largest telco, which is also a cloud service provider? Plenty, says CIO.com's Bernard Golden. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Bernard Golden <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506861/The_State_of_Cloud_Computing_in_Japan?source=rss_virtualization 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506852/IBM_Announces_Cloud_Software_Development_Betas?source=rss_virtualization IBM on Thursday announced beta versions of new services aimed at developers who want to create and deploy applications on public and private clouds. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506852/IBM_Announces_Cloud_Software_Development_Betas?source=rss_virtualization 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506804/Cisco_EMC_Cloud_Packages_Proprietary_but_May_Not_Cause_Lock_in?source=rss_virtualization The private cloud packages developed by Cisco and EMC could integrate with existing internal clouds. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jon Brodkin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506804/Cisco_EMC_Cloud_Packages_Proprietary_but_May_Not_Cause_Lock_in?source=rss_virtualization 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506738/Novell_Prepares_Enterprise_Social_Networking_Suite?source=rss_virtualization Novell has unveiled an enterprise social networking suite that is integrated with Google's new Wave application and lets co-workers collaborate on documents. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Juan Carlos Perez <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506738/Novell_Prepares_Enterprise_Social_Networking_Suite?source=rss_virtualization 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506669/How_to_Create_a_Virtual_PC_on_Windows_7?source=rss_virtualization You're not supposed to be able to get XP Mode without the right version of Win7, but if you have a valid XP license, it works just fine. Here's step-by-step instructions on how to do it, plus tips for a safe, hassle-free install. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Kevin Fogarty <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506669/How_to_Create_a_Virtual_PC_on_Windows_7?source=rss_virtualization 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506684/Novell_Prepares_Enterprise_Social_Networking_Suite?source=rss_virtualization Novell has unveiled an enterprise social networking suite that is integrated with Google's new Wave application and lets co-workers collaborate on documents. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Juan Carlos Perez <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506684/Novell_Prepares_Enterprise_Social_Networking_Suite?source=rss_virtualization 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z