YuMe picked as msnbc.com's ad server

News outlet msnbc.com has chosen YuMe Inc. as the ad server for its embedded video players.

Msnbc is a joint venture of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and NBC Universal, owned by General Electric (NYSE: GE).

Redwood City’s YuMe is privately held and backed by Menlo Park-based Khosla Ventures, Palo Alto-based Accel Partners, San Francisco-based BV Capital and Palo Alto-based DAG Ventures.

The companies didn’t give financial details of the deal.

YuMe is led by CEO Michael Mathieu.

Source: bizjournals

KernSafe iStorage Server - iSCSI Target Server for windows

KernSafe iStorage Server is a full-featured software-only iSCSI Target Server for Microsoft Windows. iStorage Server is IP SAN solution and allows you quickly export an existing storage such physical disk, partition, CD/DVD-ROM, generaic SCSI device and even a variety of popular CD/DVD images (such as: .iso, .bin, .mdf, .cdi, .b5i, .nrg, .ccd, .sub, .img, .raw.) to all the clients, that delivers immediate benefits allowing storage to be consolidated, virtualized and centrally managed, all the data, such as photos, games, software, movies and so on, will shared to all the clients logon the target. iStorage Server is an ideal choice for any sized business. iStorage Server has also provided RAID-1 (mirror) feature, which allows you create two image files for mirror backup, image file can be local image file or remote iSCSI device. Even though, it is also a good data sharing solution for personal user, he/she can share data between workstation and his/her laptop computer with iStorage Server will bring more convenience, for this case, the free version of iStorage Server is enough.

iStorage Server is a hardware-independent, and do not require an additional hardware. Quickly create an IP SAN in minutes using hardware you already have. iStorage Server takes space on a windows file system and turns it into an iSCSI target. ou can now let any computer on an Ethernet network use this iSCSI storage. It is cost-effective and scalable.

Source: http://products.serverwatch.com/networking/tools/1245293397.html

USB 2.0 Mini Network Server by GizFever

GizFever announced a new product added to its website, the USB 2.0 Mini Network Server. The device allows users to share external hard drives, flash drives, USB webcams, and other various USB devices over wired Ethernet or a wireless network. Other sharing capabilities enable multiple users to access a printer over a network, and scan and fax from any networked computer. Users can also add a USB speaker to listen to music on any networked PC.

The device can be used with a max four-port USB hub and comes with support for USB 2.0 and 1.1 devices, Windows Vista Rally Technology, and protocols such as LPR/LPD, DHCH and UPNP. In addition to the USB 2.0 Network Server, the package comes complete with a power adapter, software CD, RJ45 Ethernet cable, AND A Magic Stick.

The USB 2.0 Mini Network Server is available to purchase from GizFever.com and is priced at $60.





Source: electronista.com/articles/09/06/23/usb.2.mini.network.server/

Apple Released iPhone Configuration Utility 2.0

Apple just on Thursday evening released iPhone Configuration Utility 2.0 (8.7MB) to help manage updated phones.

The configuration security feature is one of many detailed in the new enterprise deployment guide available on Apple’s Web site. The document highlights a wide range of new business-friendly features, ranging from security to accessibility. They include:

• CalDAV calendar wireless syncing is now supported.
• LDAP server support for contact look-up in mail, address book, and SMS.
• * Configuration profiles can be encrypted and locked to a device so that their removal requires an administrative password.
• iPhone Configuration Utility 2.0 now allows you to add and remove encrypted configuration profiles directly onto devices that are connected to your computer by USB.
• Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) is now supported for certificate revocation.
• On-demand certificate-based VPN connections are now supported.
• VPN proxy configuration via a configuration profile and VPN servers is supported.
• Microsoft Exchange users can invite others to meetings. Microsoft Exchange 2007 users can also view reply status.
• Exchange ActiveSync client certificate-based authentication is now supported.
• Additional EAS policies are now supported, along with EAS protocol 12.1.
• Additional device restrictions are now available, including the ability to specify the length of time that a device can be left unlocked and disabling the camera.
• Local mail messages and calendar events can be searched. For IMAP, MobileMe, and Exchange 2007, mail that resides on the server can also be searched.
• Additional mail folders can now be designated for push email delivery.
• APN proxy settings can now be made specified using a configuration profile.
• Web clips can now be installed using a configuration profile.
• 802.1x EAP-SIM is now supported.
• Devices can now be authenticated and enrolled over-the-air using a Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) server.
• iTunes can now store device backups in encrypted format.
  

Source: appleinsider.com

Opera lets browser be used as a server

Opera Software's new technology is available as part of a beta for its browser, Opera 10. The feature, called Opera Unite, enables users to push content and establish communications without the need for third-party companies, such as Facebook, AOL or Flickr.

Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner called it a giant leap in the Internet, dubbing it Web 5.0.

"We're enabling every single user, every single computer to be a two-way street on the Internet," he said in a Webcast. "Every device can share information."

Opera Unite is available now with six free applications built by Opera. They include applications for photo sharing, media streaming, chatting, file sharing and a bulletin board.

Christen Krogh, Opera's chief development officer, said developers will be able to build even more applications for Opera Unite or retool some of the original apps.

A user logs into Opera Unite, picks which files to share and passes on a Web address, either public or password protected, to friends and family. To share, a user will need to use Opera Unite and keep it running. End users, however, will be able to access the content from any PC Web browser, although mobile browsers are not supported at this time.

Source: sfgate.com

Unbound Domain Name Server Updated to Run on Windows

NLnet Labs and Nominet today announces Unbound, an open source domain name server (DNS), is now available to all Windows operating systems including Windows XP and Vista. This Unbound update further supports the deployment of Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC), a technology designed to enhance the security of the Internet as a whole.

Windows Unbound is Ipv6 compatible recursive caching validating DNS server. It looks up the domain name in the global DNS system to get the address and stores it to allow ISPs, broadband suppliers, or cable companies, to quickly direct end-users to their desired websites. It also performs DNSSEC validation checks on the DNS data, verifying that the information it retrieves is both correct and authentic. Such checks help protect users of the Internet against a range of security exploits.

Unbound was already available on Unix varieties such as Linux, OS X, and FreeBSD" says Wouter Wijngaards, the project's leader at NLnet Labs; "But we are keen for as many users as possible to reap the benefits from Unbound, which is why we have made it available to Windows platforms. There are millions of Windows users and it is great that we can now offer our high performance, secure, alternative (to Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND)) domain name server, for more platforms."

Lesley Cowley, CEO at Nominet continues; "Domain name servers are an incredibly important but completely hidden part of the Internet. Continued development of Unbound is an important part of ensuring that the DNS infrastructure is kept up to date and protected against security threats."

Windows Unbound is available as a download from http://unbound.net/download.html, and runs in the same way as it would run on Unix systems. The code is open source and can be used in other products under the BSD license. It has been designed to be as accessible to developers as possible.

Source: http://newsblaze.com/story/2009061202595700001.bw/topstory.html

Stopping Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2008

The Microsoft Windows Server 2008 systems. Active Directory Domain Services role installed have an extra element of feature if we see previous versions of Windows Server. in the “stoppable” services for the domain. Theese are all services and functionlity with the active directory. This works by Active Directory Domain Services being diclayered enumerated in the Services applet of the Control Panel. One of our pet peeves in Windows. These is services that do not permition the processing of a stop and start command. Terminal Services is the holdout, as Active Directory can now be explicitly stopped.

The Active Directory Domain Services is managed as NTDS. in the Services applet. Active direcotory data base file name is ntds.dit, we would use NTDS if we were using the sc command to manage Active Directory. You can also manage these services interactively.Active Directory being stopped on a Windows Server 2008 domain controller.

Although this Feature is good for Windows administrators, he can manage easily. we need to some exercise caution, because may be face some critical satuation. The first thing we should understand is what benifit of our end. when Active Directory is stopped. In environments with multiple domain controllers, the other systems would process logon requests.If there are any roles on the server with the stopped services, they will resume when Active Directory is resumed.

If the outage we will be for an extended some time, it should be a good mathode to transfer the role to another domain controller,like cdc we should be transfer all role adc to cdc. For normal maintenance, such as applying Windows updates or basic hardware maintenance, going without the role for a short amount of time is usually fine.Also consider this question: Just because you can stop Active Directory, should you? I’m going to wait until Windows Server 2008 R2 before fully upgrading Active Directory because of some of the new features, and it will fit my timeline better.

Source: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/datacenter/?p=966

Virtual Private Server by Pair Networks

Web hosting provider pair networks launched a fully managed virtual private server offering, pairVPS, providing an alternative to its dedicated hosting.

According to pair Networks, pairVPS - like any VPS - lets customers use a portion of a physical server to operate in the same manner as a dedicated server. Each pairVPS runs on its own, full-fledged, reliable FreeBSD operating system and can be independently rebooted. There are three different pairVPS packages that include varying amounts of resources such as RAM, disk space, and bandwidth.

"With the introduction of pairVPS, we are bridging the gap between our shared Web hosting services and dedicated hosting services, giving our clients independence from other customers in terms of software, but at less cost than a physical dedicated server," pair Networks chief executive officer Kevin Martin said in a statement. "pairVPS truly rounds out and completes our line of premium, fully managed hosting services."

Unlike many other competing VPS offers, pairVPS includes 24/7 real-time telephone and e-mail technical support, as well as 24/7 server monitoring and hardware replacement, on and off-site backups, and pre-installed software including Ruby on Rails, MySQL, Perl, PHP as a module, and mod_fastcgi. It also includes administrative access including Apache and MySQL reboots.

Source: thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/060909_Pair_Networks_Launches_New_VPS

Apple Announces Snow Leopard Server Developer Preview

Apple earlier announced a "Developer Preview" of Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard, a new version of its server software. now available based on the same under pinnings as its next-version Mac operating system release.

Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard runs up to twice as fast as the Leopard version of Mac OS X Server, according to Apple. It's a full 64-bit UNIX server that sports a number of new features, including Podcast Producer 2, which helps to automate the creation and publishing of podcasts in conjunction with the Podcast Composer application, and Mobile Access Server, which provides secure access to firewall-protected network services for the Mac and the iPhone.

And Other new features include windows Server 2, online collaboration tool that now we view windows content on the iPhone and preview attachments using "Quick Look" on any up-to-date browser. a new Address Book Server based on the Card DAV open standard -- a central location where users can store and access personal contact information. iCal Server 2, based on the CalDAV open standard, which provides Web-based calendar access, and the ability to view meeting invitations and details on an iPhone running iPhone OS 3.0; and a new Mail Server engine that supports push e-mail.


And Also new in this release is QuickTime X HTTP Live Streaming, which can adjust movie playback quality dynamically depending on available network speed; NetRestore, a new System Image Utility feature that helps administrators restore custom system images over a network, and iPhone Configuration Utility, which simplifies enterprise setup and communication of multiple iPhones with configuration information, security policies, mail settings and certificates.


Source: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/166317/apple_announces_snow_leopard_server_developer_preview.html

Windows 2008 Server Brings Better Results with Less CPU Usage

Windows Server 2008 features a Server Core installation option. Server Core offers a minimal environment for hosting a select set of server roles, including Hyper-V. It features a smaller disk, memory profile, and attack surface. Therefore, we highly recommend that we use the Server Core installation option for Hyper-V servers.

Using Server Core in the root partition leaves additional memory for the VMs. shoul be in mind that additional server roles installed on the server can adversely affect the performance of the virtualization server, especially if they consume significant amounts of CPU, memory, or I/O resources. that means when we use this feature then this application use very low memory of computer. Minimizing the server roles in the root partition is advised, and this has offers additional benefits, such as reducing the attack surface and the frequency of updates.

Minimizing the background activity in idle VMs releases CPU cycles that can be used elsewhere by other VMs or saved to reduce power consumption. when run this application services then use only needed file that means. Windows guests typically use less than 1% of one CPU when they are idle. Here are some best practices for minimizing the background CPU usage of a VM:

1. Install the latest version of VM integration services.
2. Remove the emulated network adapter through the VM settings dialog box (use a synthetic adapter).
3. Remove unused devices such as the CD-ROM and COM port or disconnect their media.
4. Use Windows Server 2008 for the guest operating system.
5. Disable, throttle, or stagger periodic activity, such as backup and defragmentation when appropriate.
6. Review scheduled tasks and services enabled by default.

when we are looking for that last ounce of performance. There are not many performance knobs in Hyper-V which is by design. However if we are looking for that last bit of performance from our Virtual Machines (VM’s) and have already made a good selection for networking and storage you might consider setting the Non-Uniform Access (NUMA) node.


NUMA means each CPU has a different path to memory and those paths can have various lengths. For example CPU 0 on Node 0 when accessing CPU M’s memory on Node X might take 10ns where as CPU 0 on Node 0 accessing CPU N’s memory on Node Y will take 20ns. It’s this difference in memory access times that can impact overall VM performance. The worst case would be for a VM’s Virtual Processor (VP) to be running on a node furthest from where the memory for the VM is allocated.

http://www.palluxo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=487:windows-2008-server-brings-better-results-with-less-cpu-usage&catid=90:blogs&Itemid=284

service packs 2 released for Vista and Server 2008

Windows 7 client and Windows 7 Server are joined they both are same but only some changes. And just like their older, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 the same coding. And since both platforms were developed in parallel it only makes sense for Microsoft want to launch the operating systems together. microsoft announced that Windows Server 2008 R2 would have the same RTM and Availability deadlines as Windows 7. The software giant will release Windows Server 2008 R2 to manufacturing next month, and will make the successor for Windows Server 2008 available to customers in the second half of October 2009.

As Windows Server 2008 R2 is a joint development effort with Windows 7 microsoft aligned with the same RTM available in the market With Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM code is on track to be available to our partners sometime in the 2nd half of July. Windows Server 2008 R2 will also be broadly available about the same time as the Windows 7 GA date of Oct 22, both are very power full and looking figure as a vista. because windows 7 it is updated of vista.

microsoft anouced With the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 RTM/SP1, Microsoft discribe that client and server operating systems it make it easier for customers to install and manage and each and everything their deployments. it is very easier compare to previous clients and server. although this is microsoft politics was clearly visible with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 since the two operating systems. both are very power full. windows 7 it is updated of windows vista.


At the bigning of January 2009 Microsoft was releasing Beta Build 7000 and Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. when customer installed these patches then his windows very secure. The same is valid for Build 7100, the Release bits for the two platforms. But the intimate connection between the two operating systems doesn't stop with the development process. Fact is that customers running Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 together will be able to take advantage of features otherwise unavailable for any other combination of Windows client and server platforms.

Windows Server 2008 R2 to be released information

Windows Server 2008 R2, will be broadly available on Oct. 22, the same day as Windows 7.The confirmation came from Steve Guggenheimer, Microsoft's original equipment manufacturer division corporate vice president, during a keynote speech at the Computex electronics exhibition in Taipei. Microsoft has said the server product was on schedule for release around the same time as Windows 7.The release candidate for Windows Service 2008 R2 has been available since last month, when Microsoft also announced several new features.Those included the ability for Hyper-V, Microsoft's server virtualization software, to support 64 logical processors where it could previously only scale up to 32.

Another feature is the processor capacity mode, which allows for virtual machines to be moved to another physical server with a different CPU version. Before Hyper-V could only move virtual machines to servers with the same CPUs, which required adminstrators to buy more hardware. The latest version also has a feature for classifying data in file servers by importance. The File Classification Infrastructure let adminstrators prioritize certain business data and back that data more often.

Microsoft said it had fixed a bug in Bing that had infuriated Internet Explorer 6 users when they discovered that the company's new search engine had hijacked their browsers. we corrected the issue with Bing on machines running IE6. when Microsoft took Bing live, IE6 users began complaining that although they had previously set other search engines as the default, searches typed into the browser were instead directed to Bing.

Bing seems to have hijacked many user-programmed search preferences away from Google," echoed "Jimpobg" on another help thread. "Since I didn't know what Bing was, I really thought my computer was infected with malicious software. Well, actually....it WAS. Sounds like classic Microsoft behavior

AT&T launches wireless-wireline bundle for small businesses

AT&T launched a bundled service for small businesses that combines wireless service, Internet and WiFi service and traditional landline voice service for under $100 per month.

The carrier said the services will be available to small businesses that have one to four lines in a single location, and that the services will come in a single bill. The plan includes 450 wireless minutes per month per wireless device, support for up to 11 email accounts, access to AT&T WiFi hotspots and unlimited local and long distance wireline service.

However, there is a caveat: To qualify for the plan, customers must already have wireless service or purchase new wireless service from AT&T, on top of new or existing local voice, long-distance voice and broadband services.

AT&T is touting the offer as the first in the industry to offer bundled wireless, Internet and wireline services to small businesses. In a release, the carrier noted that, according to the research firm In-Stat, small businesses with between one and four employees spent nearly $17 billion last year on wireless, broadband and local and long-distance voice services and equipment.

Source: fiercewireless.com

Second service packs released for Vista, Server 2008

Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2, which pull together various updates to the operating systems that have already been rolled out by Microsoft. were uploaded to Microsoft's Download Center. The two service packs are combined in a standalone package that lets system administrators deploy and support both client and server updates in one operation.


Microsoft has not said precisely when the service packs will be rolled out as automatic updates, although Microsoft blogger Brandon LeBlanc said in a blog post on Tuesday that this would happen "sometime during the coming months". Once the service packs become automatic updates, business customers who want more time to prepare for the implementation of SP2 can use the same blocking tool that Microsoft provided for Vista SP1, LeBlanc wrote.

Some of the updates included in SP2 cover third-party application compatibility, such the new ability for Spysweeper and ZoneAlarm to work with POP3 email accounts. Microsoft has also included version 4.0 of its Windows Search technology in the new service pack. SP2 also adds support for the Bluetooth v2.1 specification, improves performance for Wi-Fi connections after resuming from sleep mode, and makes it possible to natively record data to the Blu-Ray optical disk format. The service pack also adds support for Via's new 64-bit CPUs.


For enterprise customers, SP2 fully integrates Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualisation environment into Server 2008. The service pack also introduces the ability to manage server and desktop power management settings via group policy. The standalone installer for both service packs — aimed at system administrators — weighs in at 390 MB for the x86 version, and 622MB for the x64 version.


Those installing SP2 through Windows Update will, however, get away with much lower data usage, as that service only downloads the bytes that are changed. Using this method, the x86 versions of Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2 will involve 43MB and 47 MB of downloads respectively, and the x64 versions will involve 60MB and 90MB of downloads respectively. There are a few prerequisites for the installation of Vista and Server 2008 SP2, one of which is that the first service packs for the operating systems must already be installed.


IT managers who publish applications with Citrix XenApp will also need to install and configure Terminal Services (TS) Licensing before installing Windows Server 2008 SP2, otherwise their Citrix clients will not be able to connect to the server.


Source: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39656666,00.htm

AMD and Intel computer server share partnership news

SAN FRANCISCO The battle between Intel Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc for server market share heated up on Monday with AMD's release of a six-core Opteron server processor codenamed "Istanbul". But AMD's celebration may be short-lived: Intel is due to launch its own eight-core Nehalem EX chip in the first quarter of 2010. AMD, which gained server market share when it launched its Opteron family of processors six years ago, has struggled to maintain an edge since its much larger competitor released its own 64-bit processor in 2004.


Intel is hard to beat on performance benchmarks and has developed a technique that allows each core to handle multiple instructions at once -- something AMD has not done -- and says is not always useful, Kanter added. Intel and AMD have clashed in past years over performance and price, and squeezing as many "cores", or processors, into a single microprocessor has been one way to boost benchmarks.

Intel now supplies about 89 percent of so-called x86 server chips worldwide, while AMD supplies the remaining 11 percent. Intel had dominated the server chip market, with a greater than 95 percent market share in the early part of the decade, Rau said. But AMD gained traction with the 2003 introduction of the Opteron and hit its highest market share - just under 26 percent - in the second quarter of 2006.

Its market share was cut in half a year later, as Intel switched to its Core architecture, and that loss was compounded when AMD was late with its Barcelona chip in 2008. "Nehalem EX and Nehalem EP are extending our leadership in the server market and we are very confident of maintaining that platform leadership," said Intel spokesperson Nick Knupffer.


Intel and AMD are battling over a shrinking market. The x86 server chip market was worth $5.7 billion in 2008 but is expected to decline 22 percent to $4.45 billion in 2009, according to research house IDC.Server shipments slid 26.5 percent in 2009's first quarter, the worst three months on record, but should begin to improve in the second half and recover in 2010, IDC said.

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5510EU20090602

Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2: Why

Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2, which pull together various updates to the operating systems that have already been rolled out by Microsoft. were uploaded to Microsoft's Download Center . The two service packs are combined in a standalone package that lets system administrators deploy and support both client and server updates in one operation.

Microsoft has not said precisely when the service packs will be rolled out as automatic updates, although Microsoft blogger Brandon LeBlanc said in a blog post on quickly that this would happen "sometime during the coming months". Once the service packs become automatic updates, business customers who want more time to prepare for the implementation of SP2 can use the same blocking tool that Microsoft provided for Vista SP1, LeBlanc wrote. Some of the updates included in SP2 cover third-party application compatibility, such the new ability for Spysweeper and Zone Alarm to work with POP3 email accounts. Microsoft has also included version 4.0 of its Windows Search technology in the new service pack.

SP2 also adds support for the Bluetooth v2.1 specification, improves performance for Wi-Fi connections after resuming from sleep mode, and makes it possible to natively record data to the Blu-Ray optical disk format. The service pack also adds support for Via's new 64-bit CPUs.For enterprise customers, SP2 fully integrates Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualisation environment into Server 2008. The service pack also introduces the ability to manage server and desktop power management settings via group policy. The standalone installer for both service packs — aimed at system administrators — weighs in at 390MB for the x86 version, and 622MB for the x64 version.

Those installing SP2 through Windows Update will, however, get away with much lower data usage, as that service only downloads the bytes that are changed. Using this method, the x86 versions of Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2 will involve 43MB and 47MB of downloads respectively, and the x64 versions will involve 60MB and 90MB of downloads respectively. There are a few prerequisites for the installation of Vista and Server 2008 SP2, one of which is that the first service packs for the operating systems must already be installed.

IT managers who publish applications with Citrix XenApp will also need to install and configure Terminal Services Licensing before installing Windows Server 2008 SP2, otherwise their Citrix clients will not be able to connect to the server.

Source:http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10249913-75.html