The applications for system virtualization technology in IT infrastructure are well known, including resource optimization and migration ease. But virtualization technology has broader applications in non-IT computer systems, including embedded and hand-held dev...

Certeon announced it has joined the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) Select Program. Certeon's aCelera virtual appliance delivers application acceleration when accessing applications across a distributed enterprise and is an ideal complement to VMware Infrastructure.

BakBone has taken VMware data protection to the next level by offering a solution that protects both individual and entire groups of VMware ESX Servers. The newest release of BakBone's flagship data protection solution, NetVault: Backup 8.1, supports individual ES...

Leostream announced it has raised US $3 million in a first round of venture capital funding led by Meakem Becker Venture Capital of Pittsburgh, PA. Leostream will use the proceeds from its sale of Series A shares for the expansion of sales and marketing.

VMware announced a new certification program for thin client devices. Thin clients that have small footprints and price tags - because they use centralized servers for most of their processing power - provide a cost-effective alternative to standard PCs when used ...

VMware announced a new suite of professional services that help IT departments implement, manage, and optimize virtual desktops. Using proven best practices based on VMware Infrastructure methodology, customers and partners gain valuable insight on how to increa...

VMware unveiled a new integrated desktop solution offering superior performance, especially over wide area networks (WANs), that leverages VMware's Virtual Desktop Infrastructure platform with Sun Microsystems' Sun Ray Software and virtual display clients. Ideal...

Building on its standing over competitors in storage virtualization implementations worldwide, Hitachi Data Systems Corporation introduced enhancements to the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V and Universal Storage Platform VM. With this announcement, Hitachi i...

Citrix Systems announced its new NetScaler MPX line of web application delivery systems. The new NetScaler solutions feature a parallel multi-core system architecture that increases datacenter capacity and delivers 2.5 times more web applications with the same i...

Qumranet, announced the general availability of Solid ICE - virtualization software that enables corporations to reduce the costs, complexities and risks of desktop PC deployment and management. By centrally hosting desktops in KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) o...

Scalent Systems announced that it is one of the select finalists for 'Best Virtualization Product' in the European IT industry's Techworld Awards (formerly Network Awards). The Techworld Awards have recognized great products in the industry for over thirteen years...

There is considerable attention being paid to service oriented architectures (SOA) and their promise of leveraging new and existing application components - services - in composite applications that may span multiple business units within an organization. While th...

HP introduced new mobile thin client hardware, extended software offerings and deeper industry alliances that strengthen the industry's broadest portfolio of virtual business technology solutions. The new HP 2533t Mobile Thin Client combines the best of HP's thin ...

Building on a goal to make virtualization and availability ubiquitous, Marathon Technologies Corporation announced an expanded strategic partnership with Citrix Systems. The broader agreement involves tighter integration of Citrix XenServer and Marathon everRun VM...

U.S. corporate software spending continues to trend downward, according to a recent ChangeWave survey of 1,956 professionals involved with software purchasing in their company. The April 8-15 survey results show deterioration in 2nd quarter corporate software spen...

Motorola through Motorola Ventures, its strategic venture capital arm, announced it made an equity investment in VirtualLogix, a maker of virtualization software for communications devices and infrastructure equipment. Financial terms of the investment were not ...

The rapid embrace of virtualization has helped change the economics of IT by not only lowering capital costs but also reducing operational costs. As customers become more familiar with the technology, virtualization is increasingly being used to solve more than ju...

VMware announced two new bundles of its suite of management and automation products for the datacenter. The VMware IT Service Delivery Bundle includes all the products necessary to automate the entire lifecycle of IT services from initial request to final retireme...

EMC announced it will offer the broadest technology support for VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM), a new product in the VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 (VI3) portfolio that automates and accelerates the recovery of virtual machines in the event of a disaster in a...

Ulitzer.com which initially made the headlines with its 'job descriptions from the future,' announced that it will launch its Ulitzer 'beta' site in Summer, 2008, with 5,500 authors and 600,000 original articles, published in more than 5,000 topic-specific onlin...

Server virtualization caught the attention of many IT professionals for the cost savings and agility afforded via consolidation, business continuity and test/dev. However, Microsoft customers and Microsoft IT moved beyond the traditional datacenter uses of virtual...

Hal Stern laid out thought-provoking possibilities, constraints, and some key social and technological implications of Web-next, open source and virtualization for data & application development, security & identity in his introductory keynote speech.

Specifically built to secure inter-VM communications in highly dynamic virtual network environments, Altor's Virtual Network Firewall enforces granular security policies that remain 'attached' to individual VMs, even as they move about the data center. Centrally ...

DataCore Software announced that its two storage virtualization solutions, SANsymphony and SANmelody, have been verified as Citrix Ready for XenServer 4.1 as virtual SAN appliances running on XenServer virtual machines as well as in a standard physical storage ser...

F5 Networks announced that it has launched the File Virtualization For Dummies program with Wiley Publishing that offers the For Dummies guide along with a supporting webinar. Keeping in line with Wiley's For Dummies guides, this program offers a pragmatic appro...

Brocade announced a series of data center fabric switches and server HBAs that deliver a new level of end-to-end data center networking performance. In addition, the Company announced advanced networking capabilities across both switches and HBAs that simplifies t...

Boston Interactive announced the launch of the redesigned website for Virtual Iron Software. Virtual Iron provides comprehensive software solutions for server virtualization and virtual infrastructure. Based in Lowell, Massachusetts, the company competes in the ...

Satori Group announced an expanded partnership with Citrix Systems. The broader agreement will supply a virtual appliance of the Business Performance Management solution offered by Satori. The newly expanded partnership includes streamlining application delivery t...

Vizioncore announced that Russ Naples is the new senior vice president of product development reporting into Vizioncore president and chief operating officer Chris Akerberg effective immediately. Prior to joining Vizioncore, Naples spent 13 years in increasingly i...

In shipping VMware Infrastructure 3 on PRIMERGY BladeFrame servers, Fujitsu Siemens Computers introduced the ultimate platform for flexible virtualization within the data center. In combining software from VMware with PRIMERGY BladeFrame, Fujitsu Siemens Computers...

FalconStor announced FalconStor Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) for VMware Site Recovery Manager. According to FalconStor, VMware Site Recovery Manager is a new product for disaster recovery management and automation. Part of VMware's suite of management and aut...

emerion WebHosting is using Parallels Virtuozzo Containers to power new virtual private server (VPS) offerings for its customers. emerion vServers also use Parallels Plesk Control Panel and Parallels Business Automation software to provide a complete solution for ...

Chip PC Technologies announced that it will be introducing its new class of Desktop Appliances, specifically designed for the Citrix XenDesktop desktop delivery solution. The combination of the two provides for a comprehensive solution in the desktop delivery requ...

Aptec Distribution has been appointed the authorized distributor for VMware in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region. Bahaa Salah, Managing Director for Aptec Distribution, said, 'VMware is a strategic partnership for us, helping us build our one-stop-sho...

Embotics introduced a whitepaper describing the costs associated with virtual sprawl and suggestions on estimating the cost of sprawl in an enterprise environment. The nature of virtualization frequently leads to the misconception that virtual machines (VMs) hav...

Acronis announced Acronis True Image for Microsoft Small Business Server, an application that enables IT managers in small businesses running Microsoft SBS to backup and restore both physical and virtual servers. Acronis will market its Small Business Server backu...

VaST announced that Seiko Epson ('Epson') has selected VaST's CoMET as the development tool for printer product design. Epson's extensive evaluation of CoMET showed it was easy to use and improved software development productivity. CoMET combines high-speed, and ...

VaST announced the promotion of Jason Niatas as vice president of North America sales. Niatas joined VaST in 2006 as director of sales and in his new position will expand his responsibility to all of North America. Niatas was responsible for growing and strengthen...

NextIO announced the ExpressConnect family of products. ExpressConnect is a family of ioGateway products for the virtualization market. The ExpressConnect are end-to-end connectivity solutions that leverage industry standard PCI Express (PCIe) technology. The ioGa...

Insight Integrated Systems (IIS) will showcase NetApp's server virtualization solutions. Virtualization is a technique for increasing server utilization by supporting multiple operating systems running on a single server. It provides an abstraction layer that deco...