Eight great virtual appliances for VMware, free for the downloading

Eight great virtual appliances for VMware, free for the downloading

The combination of free open source and virtual machines is hard to beat; here are some of the handiest virtual appliances

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7 skills every IT manager needs to survive the 2010s

Pure technology is out, communication and business insight are in... more

The InfoWorld news quiz: Sept. 3, 2010

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How mobile will kill off Microsoft Office

Everyone knows they use a small fraction of Office capabilities, yet still pay $200 for the whole thing. With mobile, they don't have to... more

What it takes to shut down a botnet

Eight ISPs took down a huge botnet last week, but the effect was temporary -- and highlights the need for a sustained international crackdown... more

Content is driving cloud computing's real expansion

Apple TV and Google TV aren't just entertainment options; they also signify cloud computing's growing dependence on media... more

Google Wave becomes Wave in a Box

The recently canceled social networking service is being revived as application bundle for real-time collaboration... more

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Consumer Watchdog thinks Google's Eric Schmidt is a data perv

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Does anyone care about webOS 2.0?

Palm has added all sorts of good things to webOS 2.0, almost bringing it to parity with iOS and... more

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JavaScript enters the server room with Node.js

Here's what to expect from the hot new server-side framework that promises to deliver highly... more

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Excitement brewing for JavaOne 2010, with or without Google

Despite rumors of unrest, this year's JavaOne... more

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Intel: Mobile's next Goliath?

Intel-Infineon deal goes far beyond handsets, putting new technologies in netbooks, tablets,... more

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