Microsoft Calls for Open Cloud Standards

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TOP STORIES - March 27, 2009 • Microsoft Calls for Open Cloud Standards • Google Plans to Lay Off 200 Employees • Is Dell Poised for An Acquisition? • Firefox Bug Fix on Tap for Next Week • Google Releases Google Services for Websites SPOTLIGHT eWEEK Labs: IE 8 Is a Must-Upgrade Based on tests of this final release and the previous RC and beta code,IE 8 is the best Web browser since IE 5. See why. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Apple Shows Off iPhone OS 3.0 • Microsoft's 10 Lucky Breaks • The Future of Database: Mostly Cloud-y • Cutting the Cable on Cable TV FEATURED VIDEO eWEEK NewsBreak VMware Cost-Per-Application Calculator unveiled; Intel freezes exec pay. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • SLED 11: The Microsoft-Friendly Linux • 10 Must-See Finance Apps for iPhone • Conficker: Windows Worm That Won't Die • The First Linux Botnet IN THIS ISSUE Microsoft Calls for Open Cloud Standards Steven Martin, Microsoft's senior director of developer platform management, discusses Microsoft's call for an open process to define cloud computing going forward. Essentially, Martin expressed concern about a so-called "Cloud Manifesto" and Microsoft's view that it is biased to benefit its authors. READ MORE >> Google Plans to Lay Off 200 Employees Google is eliminating 200 of its employees and showing that even its once sure-fire search and advertising business model is not immune to the sluggish global economy. READ MORE >> Sponsored by St. Bernard Cut Your Web Filtering Expense and Get a T-shirt! Dude, where's your Surf control? Catch the next wave in Web Filtering with iPrism. Sign up for a Web Demo today and get a free WIPEOUT T-shirt. Plus, you may be eligible for a free Surfboard! Click here. ADVERTISEMENT Is Dell Poised for An Acquisition? No longer just a hardware provider, Dell is angling to be seen as a solutions provider. Will an acquisition -- and a move into the smartphone market -- be a part of that growth, and enough to stand tall against an IBM-Sun Microsystems merger? READ MORE >> Firefox Bug Fix on Tap for Next Week With attack code circulating for a new bug affecting Mozilla Firefox users on Linux, Mac and Windows systems, Mozilla has prepared a security fix, but the patch will not be shipped for a week, when it will accompany a new update for the Web browser. READ MORE >> Google Releases Google Services for Websites Google is offering companies and developers a new suite of application under the name Google Services for Websites that will allow users to further customize their online space. READ MORE >> Deploying Server Virtualization: A Forrester Report As organizations continue to deploy server virtualization, questions have shifted from "if" to "how" you should deploy. If you are considering or are in the process of implementing server virtualization, this white paper can outline the questions you should be asking. DOWNLOAD NOW >> 5 Benefits of Virtualization and Service Automation The mere word "virtualization" being thrown around by vendors across the IT landscape today, there is the risk of being caught up too far into the technology itself rather than figuring out its proper fit into the environment. This guide intends to illustrate that virtualization and service automation are designed to go hand in hand. DOWNLOAD NOW >>

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