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• Microsoft and Novell open joint virtualisation lab

  Microsoft and Novell have opened a joint development lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which will focus on cross-platform interoperability.

• Xen leads Novell's turnaround effort in Linux

  Novell will try to recover from earlier Linux fumbles by releasing major updates on Monday, adding Xen virtualisation software to its enterprise server product and glitzy graphics to the desktop counterpart.

• Novell brands its own open-source religion

  Novell is readying two major product launches meant to make its open-source software more palatable to corporate customers.

• XenSource gets new CEO, direction

  XenSource, a start-up trying to commercialise software that lets several versions of Linux run on the same computer, has chosen a new chief executive and altered its business strategy.

• Windows Server 2008 test release due next week

  Microsoft will release the first near-final version of its Windows Server 2008 operating system as early as next week.

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  Broadband shame: Sneakernet strikes back

  There are times when the tone of Australia's broadband discussions makes me want to laugh, and others when it just makes me want to cry. The past week has been one of the latter, after two very different broadband-related stories made their way across my desk.

Features and Case Studies (50)

• The server virtualisation vendor landscape

  We look at the virtual machine software market's three principal players: Microsoft, VMware and Xen.

• Linux in the virtual world

  Companies that offer virtualisation software are changing their business models and tweaking their software.

• Microsoft takes stand on 'virtual' licensing

  Microsoft is taking a stand on an emerging technology that threatens to reshape software pricing models.

• Red Hat looks under Linux's hood

  Trying to take a more active role in open-source programming, Red Hat has created a team of 34 programmers to work on nothing but next-generation software.

• Linux: Making the change

  The idea of getting a robust, scalable operating system for free hasn't clicked with many enterprises -- until now.

Reviews (24)

• SuSE Linux 10

  SUSE Linux 10 is a full Windows/Microsoft Office replacement on one DVD at a bargain price. Home users could do a lot worse, and even IT managers may learn to love it.

• Seven mail servers tested

  Microsoft Exchange might be the most popular mail server but is it the best? We test the alternatives.

• Adobe ships Flash player for Linux

  Adobe Systems on Tuesday made good on a promise to release a Linux version of the latest Flash Player, software that lets Web browsers view multimedia information such as YouTube videos or animated advertisements.

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

  Production-quality XenSource virtualisation is the main selling point here, with optional clustering and storage virtualisation to go with it. But there's a lot more besides, making the new Red Hat Enterprise Linux a compelling solution for businesses of all sizes.

• Policy Central Enterprise

  Enforcing the acceptable use of business computers is often a tricky business. Policy Central Enterprise is an application that offers to help manage an AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) by placing the onus on individual users.

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