Sun has upgraded it VirtualBox virtualisation platform, to compete with virtualisation technology from VMware, Citrix and Microsoft

Cisco chief John Chambers has pointed to new sectors it will either enter or grow in, bringing it into even greater competition with the likes of HP and IBM

Sun Microsystems and RingCube are joining forces to offer Sun Ray users more options when deploying a desktop virtualisation environment.

Dell officials are announcing that two of its PowerEdge server platforms, the R610 and R710, now meet the requirements needed for the EPA's Energy Star programme for servers, which was instituted in May

An IDC analyst says that interest in the mobile data centres is high, but the global recession is holding down demand

HP is offering new consulting services designed to help enterprises develop and implement a cloud computing strategy

Moka5 officials say they have found a way to make desktop virtualisation work for both the business and the end user

IBM has outlined how it is using its Maximo software, gained in its 2006 acquisition of MRO Software, to help businesses better monitor and manage their assets

The new XenServer has better back-up. conversion and search - and you can get started with a free download. VMware should be worried, says Citrix

The Alcatel-Lucent alliance will add to what HP can do in networking. It also will help HP build up its cloud computing capabilities, which will let HP keep in stride with such vendors as IBM and Cisco in that space