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Rockdale County School District in Georgia has experienced the benefits of server virtualization, which has--so far in the early phases of implementation--saved on hardware costs and helped IT staff consolidate and cut down server "clutter." But what about server virtualization's little cousin, desktop virtualization? Rockdale's tried it ... twice; but for this district it's proved a less than ideal alternative to full-featured PCs. More
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Cisco's desktop virtualization dreams call on partners for the heavy lifting, even as it introduces devices to compete. MoreCalifornia's Ventura Unified School District has moved to a scale-out NAS system in an effort to consolidate storage that had been spread out across 100 disparate servers. MoreAntelope Valley Union High School District of Palmdale, CA is turning to automated file optimization to ease the burden that's been placed on its servers. MoreHigh school students in North Carolina will have access to vocational training tools from Microsoft thanks to a deal struck between the company and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. MoreMeraki has released a couple of new access points (APs) in its 802.11n family, boosting performance and lowering cost. MoreA company that provides services for automating the installation of applications onto Linux servers has launched a version of its product for Windows servers. MoreNetApp has launched several new technologies designed for building the kind of shared IT infrastructure that's inherent to cloud computing operations. MoreMotorola Solutions has introduced WiNG5 WLAN, an 802.11 wireless network architecture aimed at helping IT departments offer high quality and maintain the flexibility necessary to keep pace with evolving infrastructure and technology. More
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