Oracle and VMware partner up to support customers’ hybrid clouds

The deal also gives the start-up some clout in an already established storage business

The KOSS software suite is a way for partners to have conversations with customers, executive saysrnrn

They want more money or a bid from another company, according to broker SEB Enskilda

Hewlett-Packard kept its spot as the world’s largest PC vendor

Acer’s multi-touch laptop supports two-finger input

Plus, HP’s ProBook and new Pavilion dv8 products

TouchSmart PC is boosted by Windows 7’s gesture support, but HP’s custom multi-touch software is even more impressive

Netbook makers currently testing Samsung’s mini-SATA drive

Upgrading from XP will be harder than upgrading from Vista

Intel results come the same week a survey of economic forecasters declares recession is over

Company reveals what codename Donut is all about

Plus, Nvidia’s Ion 2 chipset and Google Wave and reseller partners

Oracle’s strategy to transform the IT landscape is based on the art of the possiblern