Microsoft to acquire virtualization company Kidaro

icrosoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it agreed to acquire virtualization technology firm Kidaro for an undisclosed sum.Microsoft said Kidaro’s technology will be incorporated into its desktop virtualization product, which allows companies to deliver over an Internet network a “virtual” computer desktop different from the software running on the local machine.
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A walkabout with Mazda’s design chief in Geneva

Of the four major international auto shows each year, Geneva is the one best known for its focus on style, with big and small design houses sharing the spotlight alongside the world’s top car brands.So to get a sense of what’s hot (and not) at the show, Reuters walked the floor with Laurens van den [...]

Microsoft enters virtualization with Windows server

Microsoft Corp released the latest version of its Windows operating system for powerful servers on Wednesday, thrusting itself into the red-hot market for virtualization technology that allows one computer to act like many machines.Windows Server 2008 marks Microsoft’s first major challenge against VMware Inc, the leader in virtualization, by building the technology into its core [...]