Oracle launches NoSQL database
Offers options especially for non-essential data storage
Microsoft quarter shows continued growth
Microsoft fools analysts and reports better-than-expected quarterly revenue
IBM’s third-quarter growth lighter than expected
IBM’s growth slows in major markets, though the company remains enthused on emerging markets
HP launches cloud service beta
HP Cloud Services will offer users both compute and storage capabilities on an on-demand basis
IBM expands finance options for SMBs
IBM pledges to fund $1 billion worth of loans to help small and medium sized businesses purchase IBM systems and services
Citrix personalizes, extends virtual desktops
Citrix XenDesktop 5.5 features desktop personalization and wide area network access
VMware launches a developer edition for cloud service
VMware has packaged a developer edition of it Cloud Foundry stack to run on a single computer
HP offers integrated management for IT services
Hewlett-Packard goes meta with a service for managing other IT services
Dell sells preconfigured Hadoop system
The move caters to enterprise users
Dell debuts cloud-ready system
Dell is putting OpenStack to work in a new cloud-based hardware package
Microsoft expands Intune services
Users of Microsoft’s Intune managed desktop service will soon be able to install third-party software automatically
Microsoft records banner sales year
Microsoft’s business software sales and service eclipses sales of Windows for the first time
VMware to launch cloud infrastructure suite
Company bundles new versions of its vSphere, vCenter Site Recovery and other products into an integrated suite
Red Hat speeds JBoss 7 to market
Oracle has finally certified Red Hat’s JBoss application server as meeting Java Enterprise Edition 6 Web Profile
Citrix moves into cloud with Cloud.com purchase
Citrix gets its own cloud software stack with its Cloud.com acquisition