Symantec has heralded the release of its Veritas Cluster Server 5.0 for VMware ESX, boasting advanced monitoring capabilities for applications running within virtual machines and automated failover for local and remote sites.

Disaster recovery no longer needs to be wishful thinking for small to medium sized businesses according to DataCore Software, as it has just released a swag of new recovery and business continuity solutions.

A US technology-focused, private equity firm has offered A$315 million to acquire Australian software company, Mincom.

Surprising no one, Google has come out on top in the latest comScore analysis of search services, grabbing 47.3 percent of the US search engine market in December 2006.

Skype has announced new local services for Australia and 23 other countries, with a new global pricing structure for calls to landlines and mobiles.

Dell has opened the doors to a new online resource for small business, promising technology and business advice, industry information and other services to help those with little or no IT support.

Seagate says it has uncovered the world’s fastest hard drive. With its 15,000rpm spinning rate, they’re calling it the Savvio 15K.

CRM specialist Salesforce.com has announced the latest version of its on-demand CRM service, including a preview of its new Apex code.

Building on the five year Storage Foundation heritage, Symantec has released version 5.0, built for a Microsoft Windows environment but capable of supporting Linux and UNIX also.

A recent survey of UK businesses has found that short term costs are keeping many businesses from switching to VoIP services.