Citrix has put out XenServer 4.1, the first rev of the open source virtualization software since it bought XenSource late last year. Along with the dot release Citrix has simplified its pricing model to let customers deploy an unlimited number of virtual machines or guest operating systems for $600 per server a year or $900 per server perpetually, adding to the virtualization price war against VMware that Microsoft started.
Senate Democrats hinted at payback for Sen. Joe Lieberman, who called Barack Obama an untested candidate beholden to Democratic interest groups in a prime-time GOP convention address.
AFP - Authorities in China's Muslim-populated far northwest are seeking to prevent mass prayers and the distribution of religious material as part of a security crackdown for Ramadan, government notices said.
Reuters - Condoleezza Rice travels to Libya on
Friday, the first trip there by a U.S. secretary of state in 55
years, signaling improved ties between the two countries.