Outsourcing key development projects presents a whole list of management and security problems. A new startup, Qumranet, offers a solution that moves the customer's Windows desktop, complete with confidential data, to the data center, while using a fast new protocol to connect to the hardware on the users' desks. Rami Tamir and Navin Thadani explain the management, power savings, and security implications of switching Windows users to virtual desktops. (15:47)
• SCO CEO takes the witness stand
• Linux visionary convicted of murder
• Ubuntu releases Hardy Heron
• Computer experts protest Microsoft OOXML
• US software lock-ins harm local bidders
LugRadio Live USA San Francisco, April 12-13 2008.
Nerdapalooza Orlando, Florida, July 4-5 2008.
LinuxWorld Conference and Expo San Francisco, August 4-7, 2008.
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