Microsoft is in talks to buy application virtualization software vendor Softricity of Boston, CRN has learned. "It's coming down to the final stretches," said one source close to Microsoft who is familiar with the discussions. "It's not a done deal yet but it's just last minute haggling kind of ... Read More...

Fujitsu Siemens Computers, a leading European information technology (IT) manufacturer, has started an eight-country Middle East virtualisation tour with an event that was attended by more than 70 enterprise customers in Abu Dhabi. The firm has also announced a joint commitment with AMD and Netwo... Read More...

International Business Machines Inc. said on Thursday it will acquire Rembo Technology, a privately held Swiss software company, for an undisclosed sum. Rembo, based in Geneva, Switzerland, makes software that helps businesses automate the process of upgrading or install operating systems on serv... Read More...

The second phase of CERN openlab, a partnership between CERN1 and leading IT companies, was officially launched at a ceremony at CERN on today. The industrial partners in this second phase are HP2, Intel3 and Oracle4. The second phase of CERN openlab builds on experience from the last three years, w... Read More...