VMware upgrade adds Vista support

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News: VMware upgrade adds Vista support
Related Reading: Gartner says virtualization too expensive
News: SAP to buy OutlookSoft to get closer to CFOs
News: Microsoft fixes DNS server, Exchange flaws
News: Cisco posts strong Q3 revenue, profit growth
News: JAVAONE: Sun partners with Ericsson on Java platform
News: With Yahoo deal off, what next for Microsoft?
News: Google Analytics gets a makeover
ITWhirled: Geek comic of the week: A map of online communities


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VMware upgrade adds Vista support
VMware Inc. is scheduled to introduce a new version of its workstation virtualization product on Wednesday that supports Windows Vista, dual monitors and other features.

Related Reading: Gartner says virtualization too expensive
Businesses will need to open their wallets if they want to be technology leaders as virtualization is expensive, Gartner analyst, Thomas Bittman said Tuesday.


SAP to buy OutlookSoft to get closer to CFOs
Business applications vendor SAP AG is making another acquisition aimed at filling out its product portfolio to better meet the needs of chief financial officers (CFOs). The company announced late Tuesday plans to buy U.S. corporate performance management software company OutlookSoft Corp. for an undisclosed sum.


Microsoft fixes DNS server, Exchange flaws
Microsoft has released its May set of security patches, fixing critical bugs in Windows, Office and Exchange.


Cisco posts strong Q3 revenue, profit growth
Cisco Systems Inc. on Tuesday reported strong growth in revenue and profit for a fiscal third quarter in which it made several acquisitions that it expects to help power Web 2.0.


JAVAONE: Sun partners with Ericsson on Java platform
Sun Microsystems Inc. is collaborating with Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson to support development of Java-based server applications that can run on wireless networks. The announcement was made at the JavaOne 2007 conference Tuesday in San Francisco.


With Yahoo deal off, what next for Microsoft?
As of Tuesday, a Microsoft Corp.-Yahoo Inc. megamerger seems far less likely than it did late last week.


Google Analytics gets a makeover
Google Inc. has revamped Google Analytics, improving and expanding the data reporting capabilities of the Web site usage monitoring service.


ITWHIRLED

Geek comic of the week: A map of online communities
Where do you spend your time online? On the vast plain of MySpace or the moutainous realms of Orkut? Do you sail through the Straits of Web 2.0 towards the Blogipeligo? Get situated with this map.