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SYS-CON's Virtualization News Desk brings original breaking news on virtualization technologies, products, and market trends. SYS-CON Events announced today the latest event in its innovative series of real-world technology conferences, Government IT Conference & Expo, a two-day deep dive into the new wave of Internet-based technologies that are changing the way that Federal agencies leverage, procure and uti...Jul. 2, 2009 02:45 PM EDT Reads: 4,989 |
 ESRI, the leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, was selected as one of two finalists for Microsoft's Public Sector, Government Partner of the Year award. The Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) Award recognizes partners that have developed and delivered exc...Jul. 2, 2009 02:15 PM EDT Reads: 512 |
 Aster is seeking to level the playing field on the data warehousing entry front, and that message should resonate well with companies that need an entry-level solution that doesn’t compromise on power. Aster – and it won’t be alone -- clearly sees a sweet spot with companies that are v...Jul. 2, 2009 11:00 AM EDT Reads: 259 |
 The concept was very well received by non-developer IT Pro's and developers that are experts in other platforms, now trying to get their head around Objective C and other iPhone specific considerations. For the existing iPhone Developers the concept was foriegn and they remained skepti...Jul. 1, 2009 11:15 PM EDT Reads: 437 |
 F5 Networks, Inc., a provider Application Delivery Networking (ADN), has announced integration between its BIG-IP solutions and VMware vSphere 4 and VMware vCenter Server, together creating a scalable and extensible platform that allows IT administrators to improve organizations' contr...Jul. 1, 2009 02:00 PM EDT Reads: 425 |
 As part of today's Oracle(R) Fusion Middleware 11g launch, Oracle announced that Oracle Fusion Middleware remains the Company's fastest growing business. Oracle's commitment to delivering innovative products strengthened Oracle Fusion Middleware's position as an industry leader in vend...Jul. 1, 2009 12:45 PM EDT Reads: 465 |
 With the advent of Cloud Computing, the cost of computation, application hosting and content storage and delivery is plunging fast by several orders of magnitude. Behind all the buzzwords, a basic shift is occurring - the wholesale outsourcing of core business applications. This is why...Jul. 1, 2009 12:15 PM EDT Reads: 411 |
 Virtualization, viewed as one of the most promising technology investments in an economic downturn, is of great interest to enterprises seeking to build a flexible IT infrastructure that can keep pace with rapid business change. Investments are being made in proven products for infrast...Jul. 1, 2009 12:15 PM EDT Reads: 353 |
 Now held three times a year, in New York, Prague, and Silicon Valley, the organizing principle of each International Virtualization Conference & Expo remains the same: our aim is to ensure, through an intense and carefully chosen program of technical and strategic breakout sessions, th...Jun. 30, 2009 03:45 PM EDT Reads: 365 |
 VirtualBox, the German-made, cross-platform, x86 desktop virtualization software that Sun bought last year, graduates to the server with the 3.0 release that’s supposed to be announced today.
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 Anyone familiar with the history of Unisys will not be at all surprised to learn that the company is the latest giant to enter the arena of enterprise cloud computing. Indeed, with its deep experience and rich technological innovation and capabilities in the enterprise server marketpla...Jun. 30, 2009 03:00 PM EDT Reads: 720 |
 Leading the way in providing software solutions that extend, enhance and improve virtual environments, Vizioncore Inc. has grown into an industry leader which is helping thousands of organizations maximize their ROI from their investments in virtualization. With a comprehensive set of ...Jun. 30, 2009 03:00 PM EDT Reads: 551 |
 The HPCcloud discussion group has been created in order to address the growing interest in High Performance Computing and Grid Computing in the Cloud. The purpose of this group is to present experiences and scenarios by individuals, organizations and projects to illustrate how Cloud co...Jun. 30, 2009 12:00 PM EDT Reads: 969 |
 SYS-CON Events announced today that the leader in high-value technology and business solutions to global enterprises, Unisys, was named "Platinum Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo (www.cloudcomputingexpo.com), which will take place on November 2 ...Jun. 30, 2009 11:45 AM EDT Reads: 798 |
 Red Hat’s revenues were up 11.4% to $174.4 million in its first fiscal quarter ended May 31. Subscription revenue was $148.8 million, up 14% year-over-year. It earned $18.5 million, or 10 cents a share, up 7%. Its non-GAAP income for the quarter was $28.7 million, or 15 cents a share, ...Jun. 29, 2009 08:00 AM EDT Reads: 984 |
 Virtual Iron reportedly had 2,000-3,000 customers worldwide, according to what the Register's heard - including the FBI and Lackland Air Force Base in Texas and of course it's promising continued support from the support staff it's retained with the acquisition. It's legally obligated ...Jun. 29, 2009 08:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,759 |
 Now held three times a year, in New York, Prague, and Silicon Valley, the organizing principle of each International Virtualization Conference & Expo remains the same: our aim is to ensure, through an intense and carefully chosen program of technical and strategic breakout sessions, th...Jun. 29, 2009 06:00 AM EDT Reads: 9,586 Replies: 1 |
 Not to be left out or anything, BT is going into the cloud business sometime in the next month or so with a Virtual Data Centre (VDC) service aimed at multinationals and the public sector to start. Initially it will be a virtualized on-demand IT and networking infrastructure platform. ...Jun. 26, 2009 01:30 PM EDT Reads: 578 |
 RNA networks, which virtualizes memory, has moved into cache, claiming it can remove the data center bottlenecks caused by contention for application memory, the data center’s scarcest resource. When processor speed outstrips memory capacity, bottlenecks are created that slow applicati...Jun. 26, 2009 01:15 PM EDT Reads: 772 |
 Sugar, the novel Linux-based interface developed by One Laptop Per Child (OLTP), has been freed from the cute little “$100” green-and-white XO Ur-netbook invented to run it. It can now be downloaded to a $5 1GB USB drive and run on any PC, netbook, or Mac, even some “antiques.” It runs...Jun. 25, 2009 04:00 PM EDT Reads: 800 |
 MokaFive, the four-year-old Stanford University spin-out backed by Khosla Ventures and Highland Capital Partners to wrestle with making the desktop into a service, claims to have reached a turning point and overcome the major barrier to widespread enterprise adoption of virtual desktop...Jun. 24, 2009 08:30 PM EDT Reads: 1,081 |
 Viruses and hackers are just some of the data security threats that businesses encounter today. To give customers the ability to quickly and easily add robust security at affordable prices, Layered Technologies has expanded offerings available via Astro to include Virtual Firewall Sol...Jun. 24, 2009 04:30 PM EDT Reads: 462 |
 Adaptec, a provider of data center hardware and software storage solutions, has announced the availability of the Adaptec Series 5Z Unified Serial(R) (SATA/SAS) RAID controller family. These high-performance controllers integrate an industry first, flash-based Zero-Maintenance Cache Pr...Jun. 24, 2009 03:01 AM EDT Reads: 511 |
 Caringo Inc., a provider of content storage software enabling clustered storage for active and archive content, today announced volume shipments of its new CAStor(TM) 3.0 "Cluster in a Box" software, which creates easily scalable, self-managing clustered content storage that suits clou...Jun. 23, 2009 08:40 AM EDT Reads: 480 |
 Xsigo Systems, a provider of data center I/O virtualization, has announced that Pixorial has deployed Dell(TM) PowerEdge(TM) servers and Xsigo virtual I/O in support of its ground-breaking online video service where home movies and people interconnect. This architecture enables Pixoria...Jun. 23, 2009 07:57 AM EDT Reads: 480 |
 VMLogix, which manages VMs, is beta testing LabManager- Cloud Edition, a new hypervisor-agnostic, policy-based product that lets software teams run virtual labs in the cloud, a low-risk environment that will let companies experiment with the platform. The start-up says it’s got the onl...Jun. 22, 2009 05:30 PM EDT Reads: 700 |
 Platform Computing has announced a new software product for managing private cloud environments. Platform ISF is an end-to-end cloud management product for enterprises to build and run their private clouds. It is the centerpiece of Platform's cloud strategy and will be made available f...Jun. 22, 2009 04:30 PM EDT Reads: 1,051 |
 FatWire Software, the leading Web Experience Management (WEM) provider, today launched the new FatWire Global Partner Program. This enhanced program provides partners with powerful new resources to help FatWire customers succeed, and provides a foundation for continuously expanding Fat...Jun. 22, 2009 12:41 PM EDT Reads: 352 |
 MokaFive has announced the 2.0 version of its desktop virtualization technology in the form of MokaFive Suite, a Desktop-as-a-Service platform for the enterprise. MokaFive Suite extends the company's existing cross-platform, self-healing hosted desktop service, giving organizations of ...Jun. 22, 2009 11:30 AM EDT Reads: 720 |
 VMware has cut an OEM deal to integrate HP Discovery and Dependency Mapping software into its vCenter software as a virtual appliance next year when vCenter’s ConfigControl is available. Users will be able to manage both physical and virtual machines off the same console. Meanwhile, HP...Jun. 19, 2009 06:45 PM EDT Reads: 676 |
 Citrix’ free XenServer 5.5 is available for unlimited production deployment.
Since Citrix set XenServer free two-and-a-half months ago, it says there have been 100,000 downloads. The update includes centralized multi-node management, built-in storage, full live motion, consolidated b...Jun. 19, 2009 06:00 PM EDT Reads: 599 |
 Centrify, the place where Linux meets Active Directory, is pushing into – what else? – virtualization with the release Tuesday of Centrify Suite update 3. It supports heterogeneous virtualized data centers. And Centrify ain’t kidding when it says heterogeneous. The widgetry reportedly ...Jun. 19, 2009 05:30 PM EDT Reads: 590 |
 Days after tying up with Haier Computer Group, the second-largest PC maker in China, so they can chase big government and educational contracts worldwide together, LG, the big Korean electronics chaebol, said it will put NComputing’s virtual desktop technology directly into its new net...Jun. 19, 2009 04:45 PM EDT Reads: 686 |
 Well, look who Citrix has tied up with. Arista Networks where Sun co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim retreated after he left Sun for the second time. Bechtolsheim started Arista with his buddy, Stanford professor David Cheriton; the two of them were the first investors in Google. Anyway, Cit...Jun. 19, 2009 04:15 PM EDT Reads: 703 |
 Data Domain rejected EMC’s hostile acquisition bid again. It told its shareholders Monday not to succumb to the siren song of EMC’s $30-a-share cash tender offer because EMC could walk away at any time. It prefers to go with NetApp even if it means taking $30 in cash and stock, mostly ...Jun. 19, 2009 03:45 PM EDT Reads: 670 |
 Red Hat sent its newfangled Xen-replacing KVM-based virtualization portfolio to beta Tuesday, with an eye to delivering it later this year. It says the beta program is oversubscribed. It includes a new standalone hypervisor (turning the Linux kernel into a bare-metal hypervisor, someth...Jun. 18, 2009 09:00 PM EDT Reads: 620 |
 Business continuity and disaster recovery continue to be top priorities for enterprise IT decision makers. Big or small, data storage is a critical issue impacting every business in every market segment. Most businesses with a critical need for highly robust data storage operate in hig...Jun. 18, 2009 12:30 PM EDT Reads: 671 |
 Mitel has announced a new relationship with VMware to strategically collaborate on solutions that improve efficiencies of real time voice applications and computing resources for organizations of all sizes. This is the next step in Mitel's virtualization strategy by enabling customers ...Jun. 18, 2009 11:00 AM EDT Reads: 474 |
 How can you effectively send mass permission-based email at scale? That’s the question Bryan Wade, Director, Channel Partnerships for ExactTarget, tackled head-on in this session at Cloud Computing Conference & Expo 2009 East. Sending and tracking the impact of messages sent at massive...Jun. 17, 2009 10:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,019 |
 Kerio Technologies has announced the availability of Kerio MailServer Virtual Appliance for Parallels' server and desktop virtualization software for the Mac platform. Parallels, a global leader in virtualization and automation technology, was the first to market with a server virtuali...Jun. 17, 2009 09:00 AM EDT Reads: 604 |
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