Virtualization Journal

The term cloud computing was first coined in 2007. Enterprise Cloud Computing seems to have emerged as a term in 2009. It's now 2012 and many are trying to ride the wave of Enterprise cloud computing or private cloud into the future. In a short four years, we've seen this phenome... (more)

Citrix has opened up a beta of its CloudStack 3, the first release of the open source cloud platform under the Citrix brand. Citrix acquired the Java-based cloud management last year when it bought Cloud.com. A full production version of the branded stuff is supposed to be avail... (more)

Cloud Expo New York $500 Savings here! Cloud is a shift from the focus on underlying technology implementation to leveraging existing implementations and further building upon them. Cloud orchestration or a network of clouds is the wave of the future where these clouds can opera... (more)

Cloud Expo New York $500 Savings here! The focus of Java EE 7 is on the cloud, and specifically it aims to bring Platform-as-a-Service providers and application developers together so that portable applications can be deployed on any cloud infrastructure and reap all its benefit... (more)

When it comes to procurement, any technology or service should be evaluated with a good set of criteria. Executive decisions should not be weighted solely on a single selection criterion such as price. This applies to any cloud computing service as well. The twelve criteria list... (more)

A Tel Aviv start-up called Porticor that's just hit the radar says it's got a way to secure the cloud, any cloud. Fancy that, a trustworthy cloud. And Porticor delivers its data encryption solution to IaaS and PaaS users through the cloud in minutes. Fancy that. It's supposed to ... (more)

BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Connection Engine, the leading email intelligence and targeting platform, today announced the availability of its latest product - Buyer Score. Buyer Score is a powerful tool for segmenting email subscribers based on their valu... (more)

SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/17/12 -- AltiGen Communications, Inc. (OTCQX: ATGN) (PINKSHEETS: ATGN), the leading provider of software-based Unified Communications solutions, and ExtraTeam, a leading solutions integrator and Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, today announce a... (more)

Time Warner Cable has reached a verbal agreement for carriage of MSG, MSG+ and Fuse, effective immediately. MSG will return to Time Warner Cable’s lineup in time for tonight’s Knicks, Sabres and Devils games. Time Warner Cable expressed appreciation for the concern and encouragem... (more)

Welcome to M2M News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to M2M (machine to machine) and embedded mobile devices.  I aggregate the information, include the original links and add a synopsis of each article.  I also search fo... (more)

After reported fines of $20 - $54 million against companies violating the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act (SCRA), the financial services industry has cried out for accurate and efficient means of complying with SCRA’s requirement that lenders verify their borrowers’ active milit... (more)

Bluedrop Performance Learning Inc. (TSX-V: BPL) has successfully expanded into the healthcare training market with the official launch of its online nursing community, Nursing Powered by CoursePark (formerly NursesNetwork.com). In only its second month of activity, more than 10,0... (more)

By the time this blog post hits the airwaves, 6fusion will have launched it’s second major software product in the first 45 days of 2012. For those of you that run start up software companies, you know what kind of pace it means. To be perfectly transparent, things are, well, nuc... (more)

Ideas International Limited (IDEAS, ASX:IDE) has added two new clients in Spain that are using the IDEAS RPE2 server performance standard to monitor their contracts with outsourcing providers. “We are delighted to add two new clients in Spain,” said IDEAS CEO Stephen Bowhill. “W... (more)

By Maureen O’gara, Cloud Expo A Tel Aviv start-up called Porticor that’s just hit the radar says it’s got a way to secure the cloud, any cloud. Fancy that, a trustworthy cloud. And Porticor delivers its data encryption solution to IaaS and PaaS users through the cloud in minutes... (more)

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the renewal of a corporate sponsorship agreement with AT&T* for the communications company to be the preferred wireless service provider of the Timberwolves. Highlights of the sponsorship includ... (more)

Mayor Jerry Sanders and San Diego City Councilmen Kevin Faulconer and Todd Gloria on Thursday helped usher in a new chapter in the ongoing economic revival of downtown with the opening of EvoNexus Downtown San Diego, a unique technology incubator that is home to startups pursuing... (more)

Our colleague, Lori MacVittie, has been honored with the CloudNOW Top Ten Women in Cloud Award for her contributions, accomplishments, and thought leadership.  Now you might think it would be cool working with such a cloud know-it-all: she writes the best blogs/articles, she corr... (more)

SANTA ANA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/17/12 -- Compushare, Inc., the nation's leading cloud technology provider for the financial market, has again been recognized as an industry leader in the fifth-annual MSPmentor 100, a distinguished list and research report identifying the worl... (more)

A new publication explains how standards-based interoperable digital identities are needed to transform healthcare to a paperless and fully electronic business environment. It is being issued in conjunction with the annual meeting of Healthcare Information and Management Systems ... (more)