Shelves Windows 8: Dell aims at the head of walk

Business – the manufacturer texan ré pè you qu’ he intends to make systè me d’ exploitation of Microsoft a pillar of its straté gie produced towards the companies, via in particular a range of shelves Windows 8.

Dell put much on supporting its activitA© on the segment Undertaken, has  the time on family PC and the shelves. With “We will be it  dA¨s the first day out of Windows 8 has” has in a maintenance on Bloomberg West TV.

In addition to the computers (desktop PC, portable, ultrabook), the manufacturer will propose A©galement a range of shelves Windows 8.

Strong demand of the companies for the shelves with Office

According to the owner of Dell, there is a strong demand on behalf of the companies for shelves on which can turn the Windows applications and in particular the Office software. A commercial argument on which it does count its?? to support to counter the percA©e?? who, according to a prA©vision of Forrester citA© by Bloomberg, would be on a rate of 10 billion dollars of sales to the companies this annA©e. What would explain also why Microsoft does not seem to want to carry has? ¦

Dell posts its intention to position like the leader of the segment of, but will continue has  to propose terminals under Android has assurA© Amit Midha, prA©sident it Asian branch. (Eureka Press)

Storage in company: no the perceptible shortage for the moment

Analyzes – In dé cembre, several suppliers, whose HP, HDS and EMC have annoncé price increases &worsen; to count January 2012. But at the end of 2011, the pé nurie of hard drives has seems it é pargné companies, with dé alluvium of delivery inchangé S, this malgré sometimes alarmist speeches.

Will increase, will not increase? cA/tA© of the private individuals, the rise in the prices of the hard drives is trA¨s perceptible. Difficult nA©anmoins to say if this one rA©sulte rA©elles tensions on the provisioning, of the rise in the prices of the manufacturers, or simply of?? opportunism of certain actors (manufacturers, retailers and distributeursa? ¦).

In light, at the end of 2011, the pA©nurie of hard drives Na?? A©tait not obvious, except with through da?? a da effect?? anticipation rA©percutA© on the prices. The rA©sultats of Seagate in the 4th quarter allow its?? to question: a figure da?? businesses better qua?? waited and 47 million hard drives livrA©s. Seagate had annoncA© qua?? it would deliver 43 da million?? unitA©s. For 2012, the manufacturer S `waits my? has me  relatively stable prices. With more nothing to include/understand there…

normal Provisioning of 2011

If the effects of the pA©nurie owe apparaA®tre, it will be in 2012. Up to what point and in which form, difficult da?? to bring a rA©ponse. On the marchA© undertaken, the orders da?? infrastructures of storage have A©tA© honorA©es at the end of 2011 in any case.

the interrogations thus carry it  also plutA/t over 2012, with dA©jA effects  measurable. Increases in price are entrA©es in force on January 1 in several suppliers, of which HP and EMC.

has “the rise is also official at HDS and it lies between 5% and 15%. Concerning NetApp, us Na?? let us not have da?? information for the moment. As for  Does IBM, the prices catalogue aujourda?? today are inchangA©s. But plutA/t qua?? a raising of prices of the discs, we expect has  a reduction in the amount of the handing-over accordA©es has” comments on RA©gis Davesne, person in charge of SystA¨mes division and Stockage Enterprise Solutions at SCC.

In matiA¨re da?? provisioning, nothing has  to announce either in end da?? annA©e derniA¨re, nor for the whole dA©but 2012 according to my? me intA©grator. With “Us Na?? let us not have constatA© da?? lengthening of dA©lais, with orders in gA©nA©rale livrA©es under three weeks one month. I notice just longer waiting on one of our orders for discs fibre of 300 Go. But that does not translate therefore a pA©nurie has” remark RA©gis Davesne.

Of the companies which do not hustle their projects

On the marchA©, customers final and intA©grateurs can da?? elsewhere has? tre confrontA © S.A.  double talks with, da?? a cA/tA©, retailers encouraging their customers has  to place to the more tA/t their orders for his?? to ensure da?? With? tre livrA©s, and of?? other, of the actors who on the contrary rA©futent all difficultA© da?? provisioning.

has “You have two types of communication. Ja?? had for example the owner of storage at IBM which my?? affirmed not to meet any problA¨me, and?? other a commercial division of the partners who my?? encouraged has  to buy without delaying. All in all, the construct …

new an Apple Store s& 039; install in the main station of New York

Technology – This new Apple Store, which must open the 9 dé cembre, is situé &worsen; Great Exchange, the station of Manhattan which sees passing more than 700.000 travellers by day.

Ca?? A©tait certainly?? one of the best sites
commercial of the city and Apple Na?? ratA© does not have?? occasion. 9 dA©cembre, one
new will open its doors in the cA©lA¨bre station Grand Exchange of
Manhattan. The store trA/ne on the balcony supA©rior of the principal hall oA?
750A 000 people per day and jusqua circulate?? With  1 million during
pA©riodes of holidays.

Apple Na?? communiquA© does not have dA©tails on?? fitting and
the surface of this 5th New Yorkean store but of the semi-official sources speak
from 2.000 my ². Any Na?? is however not perfect….

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Of the advantageous conditions of hiring trA¨s….

a enquA? da comes you?? With? tre
opened by the services of?? State of New York on the conditions
particuliA¨rement advantageous of the lease of hiring dA©cennal concA©dA© has  Apple.
It makes following according to which the rent of
800A 000 dollars fixA© for the premiA¨re annA©e is clearly in lower part of it
what pays signs directly close to this Apple Store.

In addition,
Apple would be only among the hundred commerA§ants installA©s in the station has 
not does not have? subjected tre has  a division of its receipts with Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (MTA) which gA¨re beams.

For its dA©fense, the MTA has
affirmA© qua?? Apple would pay 180 dollars of the my ² during the 10 years of the lease, that is to say 10
time the sum versA©e by prA©cA©dant occupying of the places. (Eureka Press)

the infogerance, life buoy of services IT in 2012?

Figures – In pé riode of crisis, the council has gé né rattle taken l’ water when l’ infogé rancid always growth &amp posted; ndash; with the idle né anmoins. C’ is true for France, mê me if l’ activité d’ infogé rancid flirte not with the 4,9% of growth pronostiqué S by the cabinet CAP.

MY? me if Syntec NumA©rique prA©fA¨re face has  the press to adopt an optimistic tone, 2012 its?? announces like a annA©e compliquA©e for the sector of the software and the data processing departments. Da?? elsewhere franA§ais CAP, has “?? annA©e 2012 will be indeed a difficult passage for the activitA©s project (council/intA©gration). With”

Difficult, but jusqua?? With  which point? Is the prA©vision risquA©e because of?? current A©conomique uncertainty. Is a thing its” Re?? estimate of growth of is largely.

L `infogA©rance franA§ais orientA©e has  is the rise during the crisis of 2009

But, the santA© of sector IT trA¨s dA©pendante total economic situation of?? A©conomy. Does the employers’ federation thus count for 2012 on a growth of?? order of 1% – while raising dA©jA  signals nA©gatifs.

On the level of the pA/le council and data processing departments, Syntec NumA©rique prA©voit +0,9% (against +2,7% in 2011, +1% and -2,5%). For CAP, if this activitA© arrives has  to preserve your? you out of?? will water, it be da?? access grA? it has  ?? infogA©rance.

has “the marchA© services IT will be tirA© upwards by?? infogA©rance which will post a growth of 4,9% on average between 2011 and 2015 has”. ?? infogA©rance which has “will be little impactA©e by?? instabilitA© of a©conomique situation, which is however likely to last some annA©es has” judge the cabinet.

But is this report valid also for France? In 2009, annA©e of crisis?? infogA©rance applicative and the infogA©rance da?? infrastructures (most important in value) had plutA/t well rA©sistA© with growths from respectively 2 and 1%, in a total marchA© of the council and services IT in retreat of 2,5%.

Pas of upheaval has  dA short term” in CloudA 

In 2010, in a sector marquA© by slow a redA©marrage, the rise Na?? however A©tA© that of +2% and +1% has, always according to the donnA©es of Syntec NumA©rique. If?? infogA©rance does better than the council, the engine misses nA©anmoins a little coal.

In 2011, on a marchA© in growth of 3,6%, the figure da?? businesses of?? infogA©rance applicative increases by 2,6%, that of?? infogA©rance da?? infrastructures of 3,5%. According to the employers’ federation?? infogA©rance is well has “driving growth has” for?? activitA© council and services IT. At least when the economic situation has  the recovery.

One is what qua?? it far from the +4,9% of growth (between 2011 and 2015) is well expected from it by Pierre Audoin Consultants has?? the fault has  a world prA©vision always hiding strong disparitA©s rA©gionales and has  an average lissA©e over 5 years. NA©anmoins, companies of?? infogA©rance undoubtedly has a chart has  to play in 2012.

GrA? this, dA©sormais in all the communiquA©s of press of the solution providers? Not really. With “For?? moment?? Cloud Na offers?? is not yet sufficiently mature for “; cannibaliser”; shares of marchA© of?? infogA©rance “; traditionnelle”; With” CAP.

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War of the patents: new victory d& 039; Apple against Samsung in Australia

Juridique – the justice of the country has regard that the Galaxy shelf 10. 1 violated patents d' Apple. Its sale is thus prohibited of maniè temporary Re.

In the world war that Apple against Samsung around the patents delivers, the apple comes to gain a new victory, in Australia this time. Following  a complaint D `Apple, the court fA©dA©ral of Sydney has estimA© that Samsung was S `to explain on at least two soupA§ons patent violation D `Apple.

sales of its shelf Galaxy 10. 1 will be prohibited in Australia jusqu `has  what the court comes to a conclusion about the bottom of the file. What could take months.

In this business, the dispute relates to the tactile technology of the derniA¨re
shelf of Samsung. Apple shows Galaxy 10. 1 da?? enfreindre ten of its patents and its?? in A©galement taken with the smartphones Android from Samsung which are accusA©s to copy?? iPhone. With  The group south-corA©en N `did not exclude to appeal
and soulignA© qu `it has would continue its continuations against Apple concerning
its wireless technology.

Concessions

Indeed, Samsung has dA©posA© a complaint auprA¨s Australian Court fA©dA©rale for rA©clamer
L `invalidation of the patents invoquA©s by Apple, and a second attacks the firm
of Cupertino for Samsung patent violation by the iPhone and it.

“; We are dA©A§us of this judgement and Samsung will take all measurements
nA©cessaires, including in justice, to ensure that our products
innovating are available to the consommateurs”; , commentA© the group has in
a communiquA©.

Rappelons that Samsung however had in Australia. In aoA” T last, the south-corA©en had acceptA© to suspend the marketing of its Galaxy shelf 10. 1 in the country jusqua?? With  what the justice of this country comes to a conclusion about
?? injunction dA©posA©e by the firm of Cupertino.

“; Apple has dA©posA© a complaint before the Court fA©dA©rale D `Australia aiming
a version of Galaxy 10. 1 that Samsung N `did not intend to sell
in Australia. Court N `returned any injunction and the parts have
trouvA© an agreement which prA©voit that the version in question will not be
commercialisA©e in Australie”; , explained Samsung in a communiquA©.

For mA©moire, Apple has dA©jA  obtained the prohibition of the sales of Samsung shelves in Germany as well as the sale of some modA¨les of smartphones in the Netherlands. Californian justice will examine this Thursday the request D `Apple D `to prohibit the Galaxy products in the United States.

VMware revises the prices of its licences vSphere 5

StratA©gie – invoicing of vSphere 5 according to the consumption of mé moire introduced in July by VMware n’ did not make l’ unanimité . Face &worsen; the grogne of the companies, confronté be &worsen; a rise of the coû ts of the virtualisation, l’ é ditor has modifié its modè of invoicing.

The derniA¨re version of the leading product of VMware, vSphere 5, was not rA©sumait has  ?? addition of news fonctionnalitA©s. This exit A©tait A©galement?? occasion for?? A©ditor to modify, once again, its modA¨le of invoicing.

Exit the coA” T with Ca? ur. In the VMware place introduced a modA¨le licence with the socket, complA©tA© by an invoicing has  the mA©moire. But if this new systA¨me of licencing could profit has  certain companies, it pA©nalisait da of it?? did others note in July MagIT, and in particular those oA? the rate of consolidation of the waiters is A©levA©.

Ceilings mA©moire ruffle © visa © S.A.  the rise

On a competing marchA© of the virtualisation, and face has  criticisms rA©currentes of the users has  ?? A©gard of the prices of the VMware licences?? A©ditor took a risk has  froisser its customers. He has thus dA©cidA© to improve his modA¨le invoicing.

VMware has thus in terms of mA©moire in order to less force its customers has  to subscribe of new licences in the event of dA©passement of the ceiling of mA©moire autorisA©e. For?? Free A©dition of?? hypervisor, the ceiling climbs thus of 8 has  32 Go, of 24 has  32 for vSphere 5 Standard and of 32 has  64 Go for?? A©dition Undertaken.

All in all, the ceilings mA©moire of the diffA©rentes A©ditions of vSphere 5 have all A©tA© ruffle © visa © S.A.  the rise. Better, VMware will not invoice any more dA©sormais the mA©moire beyond  from 96 Go, MagIT.

the coA” T of difficult the VMware licences has  digA©rer

criticisms of the companies with respect to the prices pratiquA©s by VMware are not new. This new A©pisode could encourage certain companies well has  intA©grer da?? other hyperviseurs of the marchA© in their systA¨me da?? information. Projects in this direction have dA©jA  A©tA© entamA©s.

In July 2010, the person in charge of?? scientific data processing of Rhodia, Patrick Auvray, entrusted has  ZDNet. Fr that expA©rimentations of this A©taient nature in progress. The dA©clenchor: the coA” T of the VMware licences.

has “We try to benefit from?? opportunitA© of the crA©ation da?? a laboratory in Asia to test Hyper-V from Microsoft, which comes with Windows Server 2008. According to the rA©sultats of these tests, us A©tendrons or not?? use of this solution. Us Na?? let us not plan however to rock has  100% out of VMware. With”

Google+ will be also accessible to the companies, but later in 2011

Technology – Google n’ do not authorize, apart from some partners chosen, the cré ation of Google+ account by companies. The firm of Mountain View promises however a service optimisé for the professionals later in 2011.

Google asks for the moment the companies of not crA©er of official account on its new Google+ service. Ford has A©tA© autorisA© however has  to make, within the framework da?? a partnership with Google.

an explanation has  this refusal: Does Google+ intend da?? access with the private individuals and rA©pond not, still, with the needs for the companies. But does the firm announce in Christian Oestlian, Google+ product manager, qua?? she works has  ?? optimization of Google+ for these professional uses.

Google+ available has  would term in Google Apps

This opening to the companies have? tre effective later this annA©e. Within this framework, a pilot phase with several partners, whose Ford, has A©tA© lancA©e.

prA©sident It of the division undertaken of Google, Dave Girouard, that?? A©ditor dA©veloppe?? intA©gration of Google+ has  its continuation in line Google Apps. For?? hour, the users of the subscription-based service Google Apps cannot connect themselves directly with their account on Google+.

DA©jA  would million D `users according to Eric Schmidt

That thus have? tre possible da?? here end of?? annA©e dA¨s?? opening of Google+ to the companies. No date prA©cise Na?? however A©tA© communiquA©e by Google has.

As for  da bases it?? users of Google+, it makes dA©jA  ?? object. Paul Allen, founder da?? Ancestry. COM and prA©sident of FamilyLink. does COM, estimate qua?? they could has? tre approximately 1,7 da million?? does Net surfers enregistrA©s.

Eric Schmidt, interrogA© by, remain vague, but affirms that the succA¨s is well with go puisqua?? he asserts da million?? users of Google+. A succA¨s which remains has  to confirm, in particular in time.

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Two new departures of leaders at Microsoft

StratA©gie – the renewal of the top executives of Microsoft continues with this time the dé shares of David Greschler and Hank Vigil, respectively responsible for the virtualisation and the straté gie.

The dA©parts of top executives continue at Microsoft. In 2010, they are in particular Robbie Bach, owner of division entertainment and products and J. Allard, the pA¨re of Xbox, which annonA§aient qua?? they left?? company.

In dA©but da?? annA©e, at Microsoft for 23 years, had also dA©cidait him to leave its station (dA©part effective this A©tA©). Stephen Elop, former head of division business of?? A©ditor, took his functions of chairman from Nokia. In March, Mich Matthews, 22 years D `anciennetA© and vice-prA©sidente marketing, left A©galement.

Steve Ballmer excludes any dA©mission from its post of chairman

Microsoft, loses has?? or has?? this time of two others of its top executives. It its?? acts of David Greschler, director of?? activitA© virtualisation and Cloud Computing, and of, vice-prA©sident sA©nior in load of the stratA©gie and the partnerships.

As for  Steve Ballmer, by analysts and minority shareholders, it is well dA©cidA© has  to remain in station. With?? occasion da?? a confA©rence on June 29 in Seattle Rotary Club, the chairman of?? A©ditor has A©cartA© indeed all dA©part.

As recalled by, Steve Ballmer had indiquA© in 2008 qua?? it planned to remain in station at Microsoft lasting nine more has  ten years. Must its dA©tracteurs thus still have patience before qua?? one remplaA§ant to him succA¨de.

60% of the PC of company always under Windows XP

Technology – Six PC out of ten in company turn under Windows XP, against two for Windows 7. Forrester counts on an increase on behalf of the stations under Seven because of the cycles of renouvè lement. L’ d&amp adoption; rsquo; IE8 is less a é vidence. Firefox and Chrome have trouvé their place in company.

So was last April, Microsoft fA©licitait of the 350 million licences Windows 7 sold in 18 months?? A©ditor must still count, in company, with his old OS, Windows XP.

According to, basA© on 2500 companies and 400. Did 000 PC, the station Windows XP still reprA©sentait prA¨s of 60% of the park in?? professional universe in March 2011.

83% of the new PC dA©ployA©s will be under Seven

Over one year, this share has nA©anmoins reculA© of 9 points. In company, Windows XP still has malgrA© all several annA©es in front of him (at least jusqu `has  end of its support in 2014). As for  of Windows 7, it is A©troitement liA©e with the cycle of renouvA¨lement stations. With 

In March 2011, the share of PC under A©tait of 20,9%. According to Forrester, it its?? will accroA®tra mA©caniquement. Explanation: one year more tA/t, 31% of the new PC dA©ployA©s in A©taient company under Windows 7.

This rate should climb has  83% da?? here a year grA? it with the renouvA¨lements of the parks of PC. For the cabinet, the tendency in matiA¨re of its?? accA©lA¨re. But Forrester relA¨ve A©galement?? increase in the number of stations under Mac OS X (11% in March 2011, against approximately 9% a year more tA/t).

Chromium plates: 14% of the navigators in company

On the ground of the navigators?? adoption of does not result nA©cessairement in that of the navigator intA©grA© Internet Explorer 8. On the contrary, the total share of marchA© da?? IE in company dA©cline, Forrester note.

While migrating da?? XP towards Seven, the companies give up has  IE6, but not nA©cessairement with the profit of version 8 of the navigator of Microsoft, in particular for reasons of. Chromium plate and Firefox are in addition sA©rieuses alternatives.

On the park of more than 400. 000 stations auditA©s by Forrester, 14% use Chrome as principal navigator thus. Does Firefox do a little better with in March 2011 a share da?? approximately 18%, in particular grA? it has  the multiplicitA© and the qualitA© of its extensions.

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New wave of dismissals at St-Ericsson

Business – the joint venture fondé E by STMicroelectonics and Ericsson has programmé a new d&amp plan; #039; é conomies of 120 million dollars which pré the removal of 500 stations sees. It s' acts of the troisiè me reorganization since 2009.

Bad news for St-Ericsson which has annoncA© qua?? it N `would not achieve its goal of return has  ?? A©quilibre with the deuxiA¨me quarter 2012. Did the joint venture fondA©e in 2009 by STMicroelectronics and Ericsson lose 178 million dollars during the first quarter 2011 and the value of its action has chutA© of 17% since the dA©but of?? annA©e.

Face has  these difficultA©s, St-Ericsson, which produces, has annoncA© a new restructuring plan which aims has  rA©aliser 120 million dollars da?? A©conomy per annum da?? here has  at the end of 2012. This prA©voit plan in particular suppression of 500 employment.

Retour has  A©quilibre prA©vu in 2013

Ca?? is the troisiA¨me reorganization since the crA©ation of the joint venture which had dA©jA  supprimA©, then still 600 in 2010. Does St-Ericsson count aujourda?? today 6700 salariA©s. the return has  ?? A©quilibre will not be reached before 2013. ConsA©quence, STMicroelectronics underwent full whip this bad news by seeing its action knowing the strongest fall of the CAC 40 yesterday with a passing of 5% has  6,46 euros. (Eureka Press)