Chrome, the new google browser, was released yesterday as a beta version for Windows Vista/XP and officially entered the browser war, where the primary competitors are currently Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. Chrome offers many interesting features, aimed at making the browsing experience more robust, more secure, and faster.read more

Red Hat announced the acquisition of Qumranet. The acquisition includes Qumranet's virtualization solutions, including its KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine) platform and SolidICE offering, a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), which together present a comprehensive virtualization platform for enterprise customers. read more

Red Hat jumped deeper into the virtualization marketplace with its acquisition of Qumranet for $107 million.

(Source: Novell/IBM/Intel) Virtualization is about a lot more than just lowering total cost of ownership. In fact users that have taken an open source path to virtualization have realized the additional, mission-critical benefit of markedly reduced IT complexity, as well as a more flexible infrastructure that is easier to change to meet shifting, often unpredictable business requirements.

Lieberman software's User Manager Pro Suite, a configuration management solution for Windows-powered servers and workstations, has achieved Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V certification. Several additional Lieberman software products are scheduled for Microsoft's rigorous Hyper-V certification testing process. read more

NewsFactor - Dell has taken the wraps off a new mini-notebook PC squarely aimed at U.S. consumers. Called the Inspiron Mini 9, the PC maker's first offering in the so-called netbook category sports an 8.9-inch LED screen with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels.