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OK Labs Appoints Atish Gude to Board of Directors

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:15:00 EST

Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs) announced the appointment of Atish Gude to the company's Board of Directors. A seasoned mobile broadband executive, Gude brings more than a decade of strategic telecommunications experience to the OK Labs Board. Most recently, Gude served as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Clearwire Corporation, a leading provider of advanced high-speed Internet services to consumers and businesses. With his strong mobile operator background, Gude's director role reinforces OK Labs' comprehensive, end-to-end vision of the mobile/wireless ecosystem, from handset software to operator services to the end-user experience.

Hyper9 Introduces Second Generation Virtualization Management Solution

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:11:00 EST

The next wave of virtualization is coming, and with it, the virtualization of business-critical applications. Today, Hyper9 announced the release of its Virtual Environment Optimization solution to provide better data, faster diagnosis and more reliable remediation associated with the virtualization of high performance applications. The critical nature of tier-1 business applications puts high demands on IT organizations to maintain predictable service levels and fast response times – standards that can be hard to live up to in a virtualized environment where constant change, blurred boundaries and an inherent state of mobility are the norm.

Cisco Increases Offer Price for Recommended Offer to Acquire TANDBERG

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:25:00 EST

Cisco today announced a revised recommended voluntary cash offer to acquire TANDBERG. Under the revised terms, Cisco will offer to purchase all the outstanding shares of TANDBERG for 170 Norwegian Kroner per share for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3.4 billion. Cisco will also increase the interest payable on the offer price to a rate of 3.00% from a rate of 1.75%. This revised offer represents Cisco's final price for this transaction.

The Advantages of Linux on POWER Systems

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:15:00 EST

Whether running on Red Hat or Novell SUSE, Linux has earned the reputation for flexibility and cost effectiveness. Companies are benefiting from the openness of Linux that is supported by a large open source community.

Virtualization With VMware or Hyper-V: What You Need To Know

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:15:00 EST

Gartner Data Center Conference, Dec 1-4 in Las Vegas delivers tactics and strategies on your hottest issues: next-stage virtualization, the impact of cloud computing, best practices in cost optimization, managing escalating energy costs, the aging infrastructure, and more. View webinar replay Virtualization with VMware or Hyper-V: What you need to know by Gartner VP and Distinguished Analyst Tom Bittman

Capacity Analyzer

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:15:00 EST

Inexpensive and easy–to–use, the patent–pending VKernel Capacity Analyzer delivers proactive resource monitoring and predictive capacity analysis capabilities that enhance VMware vCenter (VirtualCenter). Capacity Analyzer is the only virtualization management software that predicts resource utilization trends and alerts users days in advance of potential issues. By improving capacity planning, Capacity Analyzer enables users to increase virtual machine (VM) densities on existing hardware while maximizing performance of the VMware ESX virtual data center — providing an instant ROI.

Is Monitoring Virtual, Physical and Cloud Assets Easy?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:15:00 EST

Deep Virtual Server Monitoring: CPU ready, Memory Balloon, Memory Zero, and many more granular Metrics, monitor Physical, Virtual, and Cloud: Services, applications, servers and more. Onsite/remote datacenters, hybrid environments, outsourced infrastructure, Real World Cast Savings: Per-Physical-Server Licensing. Reduce costs up to 90%

Only One Best VDI Solution

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

See for yourself why Citrix XenDesktop with HDX Technology is the clear choice for desktop virtualization. If you’re considering making the smart move to a virtual desktop solution, don’t settle for less than the best.

Five Reasons Why You Need Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V Now

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST

Citrix Essentials for Microsoft Hyper-V adds advanced capabilities to Hyper-V to create, integrate, manage and automate virtual datacenters at half the cost of other solutions. Hyper-V delivers immediate benefits to organizations of any size or budget while Citrix Essentials provides the automation capabilities needed to transform datacenters into delivery centers. When you’re ready, simply add Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V to your existing Hyper-V implementation to gain powerful new capabilities for your virtualization infrastructure, including lifecycle automation, dynamic provisioning for physical and virtual machines, native integration with storage platforms and storage management.

Achieving the Lowest Server Virtualization

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST

Consolidation through server virtualization is a powerful agent for datacenter change, but shrinking your server footprint is just a part of the value that server virtualization brings to your IT organization. This paper explores the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of server virtualization, the costs that drive TCO and factors you should consider when calculating the return on your next virtualization investment. It also explores the softer benefits of server virtualization that extend beyond basic consolidation and how advanced virtualization management included with Citrix® XenServer™ and Citrix Essentials for XenServer can help you derive even more value from your existing IT environment.

F5 Program Helps Channel Partners Drive Data Solutions Business

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST

F5 Networks, Inc. today announced that its ‘ARX® Select’ program for North American channel partners has strengthened F5’s Data Solutions business. The goal of the ARX Select program, announced in July 2009, is to reward F5’s best ARX partners for driving incremental business. The program defines a new level of relationship designed to build business with channel partners who have the required skills, storage expertise, and desire to lead with ARX for file virtualization opportunities.

New England Biolabs Improves Quality of Life with Xsigo

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:28:00 EST

Xsigo Systems today announced that New England Biolabs (NEB) has successfully deployed Xsigo virtual I/O as part of an ongoing VMware integration project. By optimizing NEB's back-office computing needs with virtual servers managed with virtual I/O from Xsigo, NEB has been able to reduce operating expenses and deliver new levels of efficiency.

New StarWind 5.0 iSCSI SAN Software Redefines High Availability Storage

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:19:00 EST

StarWind Software, a global leader in storage virtualization and a pioneer in iSCSI storage, today announced a release of the fifth-generation of its flagship product StarWind 5.0, an iSCSI SAN software platform which turns any industry-standard x86 or x64 Windows server into a fail-safe, fault-tolerant storage that will be continuously available even in the event of failure. With this new release, StarWind redefines high availability storage by offering this enterprise-class technology, which was previously only available in high-end storage products, to small and midsize companies at an affordable price. This combination of true active-active high availability and affordable price is unprecedented.

Composite Software Extends Data Virtualization Leadership

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:25:00 EST

Composite Software, Inc., began shipping Composite Information Server 5.1 as the company announced its leadership in a number of industry milestones. Composite Information Server 5.1 continues to provide industry-leading data virtualization capabilities such as the ability to access data in various formats, abstract data complexity, federate data from disparate sources and deliver the data on demand in the format that is required by the consuming application.

Vicom Systems Introduces Non-Disruptive FlexDM Data Migration Services

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:30:00 EST

Vicom Systems, provider of transparent wire-speed data services for systems and storage, today announced the introduction of FlexDM(TM) Data Migration Services. These new services simplify the process of upgrading storage systems by enabling customers to migrate data from old to new systems without affecting computing services or application availability. Delivered through service partnerships with storage vendors and independent resellers, FlexDM services have been packaged for a variety of enterprise data migration needs from turnkey project delivery to migration assistance options for in-house projects.

New-Generation Virtualization Technologies with Ultra Low-Cost Endpoints

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:15:00 EDT

Cloud-based computing infrastructures deliver broad-based functionality to end users in far-flung locales but too often the destination device remains a PC. Developments in virtual desktop technology are creating a new generation of ultra low-cost endpoints such as network monitors, set-top boxes, next-generation netbooks, and kiosks. These devices can deliver a full multimedia experience over the cloud, and enable subscription-based and application-specific computing services.

F5 Networks Enhances Its Portfolio with Oracle Solutions

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:30:00 EDT

F5 Networks has announced that it has completed validated integration testing of its BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and WebAccelerator products with Oracle applications, through the Oracle PartnerNetwork Application Integration Architecture for Partners (AIAP) initiative. F5 achieved Oracle Validated Integration for BIG-IP LTM and WebAccelerator with Oracle E-Business Suite 12.0, Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.0, and Oracle’s Siebel CRM 8.0. By choosing Oracle Validated Integration solutions, customers can be confident that these F5/Oracle product integrations: have been tested and validated as functionally and technically sound; are integrated with Oracle Applications in a reliable, standards-based way; and that the integrations operate and perform as documented.

Tranxition Named “Wireless Network Sponsor” of Virtualization Conference

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:30:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced that Tranxition, a leading provider of PC personality management, was named "Wireless Network Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 7th International Virtualization Conference & Expo (www.VirtualizationConference.com), which will take place on November 2 - 4, 2009, Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California.

Vizioncore Named Bronze Sponsor of Virtualization Conference & Expo

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:30:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced that Vizioncore, an industry leader which is helping thousands of organizations maximize their ROI from their investments in virtualization, named "Bronze Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 7th International Virtualization Conference & Expo colocated with the 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, which will take place on November 2 - 4, 2009, Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California.

Virtualization Journal "Readers' Choice Awards" Voting Is Now Open

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT

SYS-CON's Virtualization Journal announced today that the voting in its second annual Virtualization Readers' Choice Awards is now open. Voting will end October 23, 2009, and winners will be announced the week of November 2-4, 2009, at the 7th International Virtualization Conference & Expo. To vote for your favorite Cloud products and services today - don't put it off, voting takes just a few seconds.

Avaya Introduces Virtualized Unified Communications Solution

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EDT

Unified communications and collaboration just became more practical for midsize enterprises. Avaya today announced Avaya Aura(TM) midsize solution for enterprises, a single-server, unified communications solution for businesses as small as 100 employees and scalable up to 2400 users and 250 locations. The new solution reduces complexity, saves money and puts advanced unified communications and contact centers within easy reach.

EMC Provides Validated Approach to Apply Virtualization Technology

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EDT

EMC Corporation has announced new EMC Proven solutions to enable more efficiency for Oracle database environments of all sizes. These reference architectures and best practices provide predictable results, higher return on investment and leverage the latest EMC tiered storage platform innovations for virtualization together with VMware vSphere 4 and Oracle VM. Now customers can take advantage of the powerful benefits of virtual servers, virtual storage tiering and virtual storage provisioning in their Oracle and EMC information infrastructure environment.

MRCB Land, Cisco and Datacraft Collaborate

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:00:00 EDT

MRCB Land, the Property Division of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cisco and Datacraft Advanced Network Services Sdn Bhd to collaborate on the transformation of MRCB Land's developments into smart and connected urban centers starting with Kuala Lumpur Sentral's Lot E, known as KL Sentral Park. The development will take advantage of Cisco's Connected Real Estate solution.

VirtenSys Announces Strategic Expansion in EMEA

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:00:00 EDT

VirtenSys has announced the appointment of Paul Klinkby-Silver as vice president of Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). In this role, he will build on the strong customers’ demand in the region and lead the company’s aggressive sales and marketing expansion strategy. Klinkby-Silver will be part of the VirtenSys team at Storage Expo 2009, Booth 570f, on October 14-15, 2009, at London Olympia to demonstrate the company’s recently announced I/O virtualization switches.

Virtual Landscape Management for SAP to Drive Application Innovation

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EDT

The ability to manage SAP environments not system by system but as the tightly integrated landscapes in which they are actually offers massive productivity improvements for IT departments. New landscapes can be provisioned in minutes and can include all types of SAP Business Suite, SAP BusinessObjects Portfolio (ABAP, Java or combined) or legacy applications. Virtual Appliance templates offer ready-to-use systems with zero post-installation effort, and as desired can be pre-seeded with production business data. Monitoring and administration is simplified to manage the SAP applications throughout the system lifecycle.

AppSense Announces Support for Citrix XenDesktop 4

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:50:00 EDT

AppSense, a Citrix partner of over 10 years with some 4000 joint customers around the world, provides technology solutions that enable low-cost, standard desktop images to be delivered to employees as fully personalized desktops. This ensures maximum user adoption from just a few corporate base images, reducing cost, complexity and risk. Their User Environment Management solution is the only technology to provide on-demand desktop personalization across all delivery methods and operating system versions.

NetScaler VPX: Harness the Power of Virtualized Web App Delivery

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:30:00 EDT

This technical white paper from Citrix – “NetScaler VPX: Harness the Power of Virtualized Web App Delivery” – shows you how the NetScaler VPX virtual appliance offers maximum physical, functional, and operational flexibility for delivering web apps. Learn how virtual application delivery controllers can unleash the power of a virtualized dynamic data center!

California High School District Saves $250,000 with Citrix

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:00:00 EDT

Serving more than 7,600 students across seven campuses, Campbell Union High School District first explored desktop virtualization as a way to help bring down skyrocketing hardware and IT management costs. The district’s IT team serves the computing needs of all students, as well as 650 employees and faculty members. In addition to personal PCs for staff members and student laptops in each classroom, each campus also provides multiple computer labs for instruction and student use. The maintenance, security, upkeep and refresh cycle for all those PCs and laptops was placing a real strain on the district’s budget. Desktop virtualization dramatically simplifies this process, allowing IT to manage all desktops from a central location while delivering a rich, personalized experience to each user, regardless of their location or the device they are using.

GRIDSCALE 5.1 for IBM DB2 Now Available

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:30:00 EDT

xkoto, the database virtualization company, has announced the availability of GRIDSCALE 5.1, the latest release of its active-active solution for IBM DB2. GRIDSCALE 5.1 features a new cluster management system that improves the performance of online transaction processing (OLTP) applications. The product also is now available on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), delivering the first cloud-based scale-out solution for DB2. With GRIDSCALE, businesses can eliminate DB2 downtime, implement real-time disaster recovery solutions, and lower the costs for business-critical DB2 databases running on Linux, UNIX and Windows systems.

Dell News on Ulitzer - Dell Virtualization with Intel and Citrix

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:45:00 EDT

Dell demonstrated the industry’s first Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) solution based on industry standards using technologies from Intel and Citrix to help improve virtualization performance across networked servers and storage. The companies collaborated to develop technology based on PCI-SIG I/O Virtualization specifications and Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel® VT-d) to allow multiple operating systems to share a physical interconnect

How to Achieve SQL Server High Availability

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:30:00 EDT

Marathon Technologies, the award-winning provider of fault-tolerant, high availability software for physical and virtual servers, today announced a set of planning tools designed to help companies protect all aspects of Microsoft® SQL Servers, in both physical and virtual server environments. Microsoft SQL Server is the preferred database management system for a large number of Windows-based applications. The white papers, case studies and webinar recording in the SQL Server Availability Toolkit provide best practice recommendations including a proven approach that focuses on prevention instead of recovery.

Akamai Introduces Managed Internet Service to Deliver Virtualized Apps

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:31:00 EDT

Akamai Technologies, a provider of powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, has announced a managed Internet service for optimizing delivery of virtualized applications and desktops. Leveraging core technology from the Akamai IP Application Accelerator solution, the new targeted offering is designed to help enterprises realize the cost efficiency, scalability and global reach inherent with the Internet to deliver applications over virtual desktop infrastructure products offered by companies such as Citrix, Microsoft, and VMware.

LynuxWorks Adds Functionality and Expands Support for Microsoft Windows

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:00:00 EDT

LynuxWorks has announced the immediate release of LynxSecure 3.1, the latest version of its next-generation and award-winning separation kernel and embedded hypervisor. This update to LynxSecure takes advantage of new technologies, including guest operating support for the latest Microsoft Windows® and the latest Intel® Core2 Duo systems.

Capacity Analyzer: Optimize Capacity, Maximize Performance, Instant ROI

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Inexpensive and easy-to-use, the patent-pending VKernel Capacity Analyzer delivers proactive resource monitoring and predictive capacity analysis capabilities that enhance VMware vCenter (VirtualCenter). Capacity Analyzer is the only virtualization management software that predicts resource utilization trends and alerts users days in advance of potential issues.

Citrix CTO to Speak at 7th International Virtualization Conference & Expo

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:15:00 EDT

As virtualization becomes more widely deployed and enterprises look for new ways to leverage this revolutionary technology, says Citrix CTO Simon Crosby (pictured) the consumption and delivery of this technology is changing. Crosby will be expounding on this theme in a breakout session at SYS-CON's 7th International Virtualization Conference & Expo.

Virtualization & Consolidation: Leveraging Dynamic Infrastructure

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EDT

View this educational webcast, “Virtualization & Consolidation: Leveraging Dynamic Infrastructure for Cost Savings, Ease of Management & Security,” led by Steve Dowling, Architect and Level 10 Systems Engineer at Mainline Information Systems. In this webcast you will learn the primary reasons IT departments are turning to Virtualization Solutions and more.

NetScaler VPX : Harness the Power of Virtualized Web App Delivery

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:45:00 EDT

This technical whitepaper – “NetScaler VPX: Harness the Power of Virtualized Web App Delivery” – shows you how the NetScaler VPX virtual appliance offers maximum physical, functional, and operational flexibility for delivering web apps. Learn how virtual application delivery controllers can unleash the power of a virtualized dynamic data center! Compliments of Citrix.

Phoenix HyperSpace to Be Bundled with Intel Atom

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:30:00 EDT

Phoenix Technologies, a provider of PC 3.0(TM) products, services and embedded technologies, today announced an agreement to distribute HyperSpace, an instant-on computing environment, with Intel(R) Desktop Boards featuring the integrated Intel(R) Atom(TM) processors 230 and 330 . These Intel motherboards with HyperSpace technology will be available worldwide in CYQ42009. The agreement means that millions of nettop users and other low-cost, light-weight computing devices powered by Intel's market-leading Atom processors can enjoy the same high levels of efficiency, fun and ease-of-use that HyperSpace brings to laptop and netbook users.

CEO of newScale to Speak at 7th International Virtualization & Conference

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EDT

With virtualization, server requests can be processed in minutes instead of weeks or months. But rapid provisioning of virtual servers can result in sprawl and other challenges. How do you ensure governance and prevent sprawl, while maintaining the efficiency and agility benefits of virtualization? That's the question that will be answered by Scott Hammond, President & CEO of newScale, in his breakout session at SYS-CON's 7th International Virtualization Conference & Expo, being held November 2-4, 2009 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA.

Harnessing Cloud Computing and Virtualization for the Virtual Data Center

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EDT

Many IT organizations have inadequate governance processes to control the provisioning of virtual servers, resulting in problems including virtual server sprawl. Some IT organizations are building private or internal cloud environments to capture the benefits of cloud computing, yet they lack management tools to provide visibility into usage and costs. Successful IT service management, including the use of a Service Catalog, is critical to realizing the benefits of virtualization.

Achieving the Lowest Server Virtualization TCO

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:30:00 EDT

Five Reasons Why You Need Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V Now

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EDT

Desktop Virtualization Get Big Boost from Parallels

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:15:00 EDT

A new easy-to-use desktop solution was released today by Parallels that is designed to enable widespread adoption of PC virtualization. Called Parallels Desktop 4 for Windows and Linux, it can be installed on top of a Windows or Linux host operating system (OS), and then used to run any combination of guest Windows and Linux OSs at the same time on one PC.

Hyperformix Delivers Capacity Manager 5.0 for Server Virtualization

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:00:00 EDT

Hyperformix has announced a new release of its flagship Hyperformix Capacity Manager that sets a new standard for organizations seeking to maximize their investments in server virtualization. Capacity Manager delivers advanced capabilities for planning the initial migration to virtualization, for safely maximizing server utilization in existing virtualized landscapes, and for guaranteeing the performance of workloads and business services.

Desktop Virtualization: VMware's Solution Claims 7,000 Customers

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:15:00 EDT

After winning cross-industry adoption including financial services, healthcare, education, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, telecoms and the public sector, VMware View - with more than 1 million seats estimated across 7,000 customers - is establishing itself as the standard of choice to centralize desktop management. That, anyway, is the claim of Jocelyn Goldfein, vice president and general manager of the desktop business unit for VMware.

VMware Announces Broad Customer Adoption of VMware View

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EDT

VMware has announced broad customer adoption of VMware View, a desktop virtualization solution. With more than 1 million seats estimated across 7,000 customers, VMware View is establishing itself as the standard of choice to centralize desktop management, lower costs and deliver rich, personalized user experiences. VMware View(TM) has been widely adopted across industries -- including financial services, healthcare, education, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications and the public sector. In addition, organizations are accelerating large scale deployments across broader use cases as they may realize strong total cost of ownership (TCO) savings of $600 or more per end user in less than six months.

EMC Snags FastScale

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:15:00 EDT

"The acquisition by EMC will better enable us to drive FastScale technology through the EMC’s strong research and development, marketing and sales channels, helping to expedite this evolution in IT management,” said Lynn LeBlanc, Chief Executive Officer of FastScale Technology, as EMC today announced it has acquired FastScale Technology, Inc., a privately-held, Santa Clara, California-based provider of software platforms and solutions for next generation enterprise IT.

Virtualization Journal "Readers' Choice Awards" Nominations Close Sept 4

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:45:00 EDT

SYS-CON's Virtualization Journal announced today that nominations will close on September 4 for its second annual Virtualization Readers' Choice Awards. Voting will begin on September 7 and end October 23, 2009. Winners will be announced the week of November 2-4, 2009. To nominate your favorite products and services today, visit this site.

Iomega Announces High-Performance Four-Drive NAS Appliance

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:30:00 EDT

Iomega, an EMC company and a global provider of data protection, has announced the next generation of its quad-drive desktop NAS appliance with the worldwide launch of the new Iomega(R) StorCenter(TM) ix4-200d. Based on industry-leading enterprise-class EMC(R) storage technologies, the affordable ix4-200d is the ideal NAS appliance for small businesses, distributed offices and home office networks that require advanced data storage and protection features without the need for a dedicated IT staff.

Virtualization Journal Opens "Readers' Choice Awards" Nominations

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:30:00 EDT

SYS-CON's Virtualization Journal announced today that nominations are now open for its second annual Virtualization Readers' Choice Awards. SYS-CON's Readers' Choice Awards, also known as the "Oscars of the Software Industry," has been one of the most prestigious industry award programs for more than a decade. This year's virtualization awards will be given in 18 categories and award-winning products and services will be selected by Virtualization Journal readers.