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• At Dell World, Ballmer steers clear of tablets, phones and Apple

  With many still reflecting on the contributions of Steve Jobs, being at Dell World this week almost feels like living in an alternative universe.

• H-1B Visa Cap Must Go, Says NYC Mayor

  New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is calling for "eliminating the cap on H-1B visas" because restrictive U.S. visa policies -- particularly limitations on employment-based green cards -- are a form of "national suicide."

• Oracle fleshes out cloud plans at OpenWorld

  SAN FRANCISCO -- Oracle is using the OpenWorld event here this week to dispel lingering questions about its still-evolving cloud computing strategy.

• NEC to ship OpenFlow switch for Microsoft Windows Server 8 Hyper-V

  Chalk up another big partnership win for Microsoft's Hyper-V from the world of virtual, programmable switching. NEC's OpenFlow-based network fabric, ProgrammableFlow, will be integrated with Windows Server 8 and Hyper-V when Windows Server 8 becomes available, NEC says. 

• Cisco, Microsoft cooperation on virtual switching gives customers new option

  Cisco support will make Microsoft's Hyper-V environment more attractive to corporate customers, but it remains to be seen whether that's enough for Hyper-V to give VMware's ESXi a run for its money.

• Microsoft cracks live migration problem

  With the next release of Windows Server operating system, Microsoft has conquered one of the thorniest problems in virtualization: moving an operational virtual machine (VM) across a wide area network (WAN).

• Cisco unveils dual role-data center

  Cisco this week opened up a new data center in Research Triangle Park, N.C., with a dual role: application development and disaster recovery (DR) for its production data centers in Texas.

• 2010's IT Companies to Watch: Where are they now?

  Last year, Network World identified <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/102210-25-tech-startups.html?hpg1=bn">25 IT startups</a> poised to develop innovative technology for a new age of <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2009/ndc3/051809-cloud-faq.html">cloud computing</a>, <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/102510-burning-questions-virtualization-storage.html">virtualization</a> and mobility.

• Behind the scenes of Wellesley College's desktop virtualization rollout

  Although <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/021909-desktop-virtualization-faq.html">desktop virtualization</a> is still a relatively new technology, Ravi Ravishanker is no stranger to it. He helped implement VDI projects at Pace University and Wesleyan University in recent years and now is overseeing a rollout at Wellesley College, the all-women's school west of Boston where he serves as CIO. I met with Ravishanker earlier this year in person and followed up by email with this series of questions that he and his staff answered about the school's deep dive into virtualization technologies.

• Desktop virtualisation users say the technology brings challenges

  LAS VEGAS: Sacking the old PC in favor of desktop virtualisation is starting to grow and the information technology managers taking the lead on that trend offered some perspectives on the networking and security challenges it brings.

• VMware strives to expand security partner ecosystem

  VMware yesterday said it has added more security vendor partners to its vShield product-development program in which security firms work with the company to develop data protection specifically designed for VMware's flagship <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/102510-burning-questions-virtualization-storage.html">virtualization</a> platform, which today is vSphere 5.0.

• VMworld's quirkiest moments

  LAS VEGAS --The <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/083011-cisco-vmware-vmworld-250284.html?hpg1=bn">VMworld Conference</a> here, attended by more than 19,000 people, is highlighting the dynamic creativity of VMware's software division managers and technical staff as they present <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/083011-vmworld-challenges-250238.html">what's in the works</a> for virtualization of desktops, servers and their management. But that doesn't mean this show isn't without its quirky moments. Here are a few:

• Start-up releases all-in-one VMware server, storage appliance

  Start-up Nutanix today launched its first product, a slim, virtualized server that is clustered together with solid state and hard drive storage that can be managed under a single GUI.

• Skytap automates cloud deployments

  Skytap, a provider of cloud automation software, this week unveiled orchestration and configuration products designed to enable enterprises to easily create virtual environments in the cloud.

• VMware backpedals on price changes after customer criticism

  After criticism over new restrictions on the amount of virtual memory customers can deploy before having to buy new licenses, VMware has boosted the limits on virtual RAM so high that most customers should not be negatively affected.