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  • Rackspace, Dell push OpenStack cloud OS

    Rackspace will help enterprises build private clouds using the OpenStack cloud operating system, the company announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, Dell is seeking enterprises and service providers for proof-of-concept OpenStack trials with its Dell PowerEdge C family of servers.

  • Is the ViewSonic ViewPad just another Streak?

    Only a few weeks ago Dell was taking a beating over its tweener device, the Streak. But now ViewSonic is unveiling a similar mini tablet, the ViewPad 7, which is a phone with a 7-inch screen and 2.2 Android OS, or Froyo, cameras for front and back and 3G data transmission. Could this signal a larger demand for a bigger phone or a smaller iPad?

  • A mobile utopia

    Mobility has become the dream for corporates both large and small, and an opportunity for the channel to tackle. But presenting a comprehensive mobility solution is a significant technology and business challenge. GEORGINA SWAN reports.

  • Is Dell's Android smartphone doomed?

    Dell confirmed it is releasing an Android-based smartphone, called the Mini 3, in China and Brazil, but the company's lack of details about the handset makes it hard to get excited. Dell's unwillingness to share more about the Mini 3 also has me wondering if the phone just really isn't that exciting and Dell knows it.

  • Serving up the latest and greatest

    Although the first quarter of 2009 was a nightmare for many server vendors, new advanced products released during the first six months of the year are helping to pick the market back up. TREVOR CLARKE reports.

  • New Dell mobile devices a dubious prospect

    If Michael Dell decides to release a new Android-based handheld device, as the Wall Street Journal speculates he might, it will be his fourth try at entering the market and he will almost certainly fail, if his track record is a guide to his future.