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Former Microsoft exec joins EMC board

August 22, 2005 Michael Brown, who retired as Microsoft's chief financial officer in 1997, has joined the board of EMC. TAGS: EMC Corp., CFO, exec, Microsoft Corp.

EMC acquires Internosis

January 9, 2006 Storage giant buys privately held company that provides IT services for corporations that use Microsoft applications. TAGS: EMC Corp., acquisition, information technology, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft takes disk-based backup for a spin

July 8, 2005 Company says its software for protecting data with disk systems rather than tape is far cheaper than rivals'--but challengers await. TAGS: data protection, tape backup, EMC Corp., data backup, NAS, backup, NTFS, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Windows NT

John Thompson places his wager

December 16, 2004 Symantec's CEO talks up the blockbuster acquisition that changes Symantec into a software megapower. TAGS: John Thompson, EMC Corp., VERITAS Software Corp., Symantec Corp., acquisition, storage management, PowerQuest Corp., merger, small and medium business, security company, space, security, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Virtual Iron updates software speed, reach

October 31, 2005 The new version is certified to work with AMD's Opteron processor and IBM's BladeCenter server, the company says. TAGS: Virtual Iron, AMD Opteron, IBM eServer BladeCenter, EMC Corp., Xen, VMware, Linux, IBM Corp., AMD, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Virtualized-OS company makes 64-bit change

September 26, 2005 SWsoft updates Virtuozzo to support 64-bit x86 chips, a useful feature for software that lets administrators carve up servers into partitions. TAGS: Virtuozzo, SWsoft, x86 processor, 64-bit, EMC Corp., VMware, dual-core processor, server, Linux, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft teams up on content management

May 12, 2005 Strikes deal with company that specializes in systems for creating, sharing and archiving documents, e-mail and other business records. TAGS: records management, content management, EMC Corp., archiving, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft: Use virtualization to try software

November 6, 2006 Microsoft "test drive" program lets customers try out software in unobtrusive virtual machines. TAGS: virtualization, VMware, XenSource Inc., virtual machine, EMC Corp., Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

VMware: Not just hypervisor revenue

September 11, 2007 More than 80 percent of VMware income comes from higher-level tools, a move that gives the EMC subsidiary more breathing room against rivals.Getting real about virtualization TAGS: hypervisor, VMware, virtualization, XenSource Inc., EMC Corp., virtual machine, data center, server, president, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft: Storage software ready to roll

September 27, 2005 The company moves further into the storage market with new software that could displace decades-old tape-based systems. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Storage Server, storage software, storage market, storage server, EMC Corp., Microsoft Windows Server, file server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, server, backup, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

VMware moves to deflect Xen, Microsoft

August 8, 2005 Attempting to maintain its leadership in virtual-machine software, company agrees to share code with partners such as IBM and HP. TAGS: Xen, VMware, virtualization, EMC Corp., Illuminata Inc., leadership, Novell Inc., API, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., open source, server, Microsoft Corp., AMD, Intel, HP

HP wants to simplify storage for all

September 18, 2006 Company says its storage system, aimed at the small-business market, is easy to use and will drive down costs. TAGS: storage system, small and medium enterprise, HP StorageWorks, network storage, small business, EMC Corp., HP, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

VMware opens virtual-appliance marketplace

November 7, 2006 The EMC subsidiary has launched a program to certify and sell virtual appliances. TAGS: VMware, appliance, virtualization, XenSource Inc., marketplace, EMC Corp., Linux, software company, server, Microsoft Corp., operating system

VMware expands to 64-bit realm

April 11, 2005 New version of company's workstation software lets multiple virtual machines share the same memory in some situations. TAGS: VMware, VMware Workstation, virtual machine, x86 processor, 64-bit, EMC Corp., workstation, Sun Solaris, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., support, memory, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Virtual Iron expands management to others' turf

August 8, 2005 Start-up is expanding its management software to control a rival software foundation, Xen. TAGS: Virtual Iron, Xen, management software, virtualization, XenSource Inc., EMC Corp., VMware, management, virtual machine, start-up, server, open source, Microsoft Corp.

VMware upgrades data center software, ambitions

October 17, 2005 Beta tests begin on ESX Server 3 and VirtualCenter 2, two products aiming to advance the virtualization trend. TAGS: VMWare ESX Server, VMware, virtual machine, virtualization, EMC Corp., data center, Xen, server, Linux, AMD, Intel, Microsoft Corp.

Analyst suggests Dell-Sun alliance

March 10, 2005 Report says joining forces could help Dell reverse recent server market losses for machines running Linux. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., alliance, Intel x86, x86 server, EMC Corp., Unix, Dell, AMD Opteron, Sun Solaris, Linux, server, AMD, Intel, Microsoft Corp.

HP: We're still big on OpenView

March 1, 2006 Company unveils Peregrine products, dismisses report that it's losing foothold in management software. TAGS: HP OpenView, CMDB, Gartner Inc., Asia-Pacific, management software, BMC Software Inc., asset, EMC Corp., general manager, HP, Computer Associates International Inc., Japan, information technology, acquisition, Symantec Corp., IBM Corp.

Leaner virtualization coming to Windows, Linux

April 13, 2006 Microsoft works to make one copy of Windows look like many, while the Linux equivalent gains ground. TAGS: OpenVZ, SWsoft, virtualization, Virtuozzo, Linux, EMC Corp., approach, VMware, Sun Solaris, partition, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Next-gen VMware software to get memory boost

December 21, 2004 Software for running multiple operating systems on "virtual machines" will soon let those machines share the same memory. TAGS: VMware, virtual machine, VMware Workstation, workstation, EMC Corp., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE, x86 processor, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SuSE Linux, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, host, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Microsoft Windows Server, memory