IBM has released new software that allows data centers to benefit from so-called cloud computing, allowing them to scale more cost-effectively. The software is based on an updated version of IBM's Tivoli Provisioning Manager product that includes new automation ...

Skytap is a provider of cloud-based virtualization solutions available as secure, on-demand services over the Web. Skytap solutions enable IT and development teams to develop, test, deploy and manage applications in a virtual environment, increasing their ability ...

Some people may take offense to being told that their 'head is in the clouds,' but not Nirvanix CEO Patrick Harr. With his company serving as the premier 'Cloud Storage' platform provider, Harr is turning the phrase that suggests one is unrealistic or full of impr...

DataCore announced that it has accepted a $30 million equity investment from Insight Venture Partners and Updata Partners. Insight Venture Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on the global software and Internet industries. Updata Partners...

Virtual Cloud Computing represents the next wave of virtualization and offers significant market opportunities by providing a new, simpler, and much more pervasive platform for on-demand, desktop and application service delivery. While server-side virtualization h...

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...

Xiotech announced Virtual View, a new add-on for its ICON Manager user interface that simplifies storage monitoring, management and provisioning tasks in virtual environments. Virtual View, designed for users of Xiotech's Emprise 7000 and Magnitude 3D 4000 storage...

Credit Suisse announced that it is launching an independent company to market an innovative virtual machine management application. The company, DynamicOps, formed in January, 2008, is funded by Credit Suisse?s NEXT II venture group and is located in Burlington, ...

VMware announced new relationships with original design manufacturers (ODMs) ASUS, Gigabyte, Inventec and Tyan, adding to VMware's current relationship with Supermicro announced in February 2008. The relationships will enable channel partners and system builders...

InstallFree has reached an agreement with CDG Europe to distribute its products in the UK and across Europe. The arrangement expands CDG Europe's portfolio into the developing application and desktop virtualization space, which helps IT directors lower total cost ...

Wyse Technology announced its support for Citrix XenDesktop desktop delivery solution across all Wyse product lines. Citrix XenDesktop is a desktop delivery solution that allows companies to virtualize Microsoft Windows desktops in the datacenter and deliver them ...

2X and Virtual Iron announced a strategic alliance to provide a complete Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and Application Publishing Solution. Desktop computing makes up a large part of the enterprise computing infrastructure today. As distributed end points, ...

Players of 'EVE Online' are expected to get faster and more reliable web-based gaming and subscriber services, thanks to the virtualization of game developer CCP's data center in London. Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) technology will help ensure that reg...

Fortisphere announced that it has been selected to join the Microsoft Startup Accelerator Program. As a member of the program, Fortisphere will receive customized Microsoft support for its software development initiatives and increased access to internal Microsoft...

Marathon Technologies announced that it has been named as a finalist for the 'Best of Tech:Ed 2008 IT Professional Awards' in the virtualization category by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine. Marathon was awarded the distinction for developing ...

GlassHouse Technologies announced the acquisition of independent IT consulting firm TPP Group. The move is part of GlassHouse's continued drive to expand its storage management capabilities across the UK. The agreement was completed on May 22, 2008 for an undisclo...

VMware announced that VMware Fusion for the Mac was named one of PC World's '100 Best Products of 2008.' VMware Fusion, introduced in 2007, brings the Mac and PC worlds together to let people use the hardware they want and the software that best serves their needs...

TRANGO announced it has partnered with Symbian to support the growing market for Symbian OS mobile phones, extending the benefits of virtualization to the Symbian ecosystem. Symbian develops and licenses Symbian OS, the open operating system for mobile phones. Sym...

Array Networks announced its new SPX 4800 Universal Access Controller (UAC) which uses a maximum of 122 Watts of power to support up to 12,000 concurrent users. The energy efficient SPX 4800 UAC requires only one rack unit of space and consumes 0.01 watt of powe...

Red Hat announced that Channel Insider has named Red Hat Enterprise Linux the top server operating system in its 2008 Product of the Year awards. Winners exemplify attributes of high importance to the channel including value, support and profit potential. Red Hat ...

Catbird announced a Virtual Infrastructure Security Assessment (VSA). Catbird's VSA helps IT administrators identify and close the potential gaps in security and compliance created in the move from 'P to V'. The 30-day assessment includes a thorough security ana...

Acuo Technologies announced the integration and certification of IBM's Grid Medical Archive Solution (GMAS) as well as the addition of IBM to Acuo's Elite Partner Program. By adding the Acuo Technologies middleware software to the IBM GMAS solution, the medical ...

VMware announced that VMware Infrastructure 3, VMware ESX Server 3.0.2 and VMware VirtualCenter 2.0.2 have earned Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4 (EAL4+) certification under the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) Common Criteria Evalu...

SAVVIS announced an agreement to provide fully managed hosting services to StarCompliance Software. In conjunction with its released Next Generation software, StarCompliance is expanding their relationship with SAVVIS by upgrading their IT infrastructure to SAVVIS...

VMware announced a new certification program for thin client devices. Thin clients - which 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...

Messaging Architects announced new support for the VMWare platform with the 2008.2 release of M+Guardian. Organizations can now deploy M+Guardian either as a hardware or a virtual appliance to manage email risks more efficiently and cost-effectively. M+Guardian fi...

How can virtualization help transform your IT environment into a dynamic datacenter? In this Virtualization Keynote, Dr Stephen Herrod will explore how a virtualized IT infrastructure gives any organization a sustainable competitive advantage. We have reached a ...

StackSafe announced the external infrastructure connectivity upgrade to its staging and testing solution, StackSafe Test Center. The solution creates a virtual copy of the software infrastructure stack and enables IT Operations teams to better test the impact of c...

Double-Take Software will host the next stop of its Latin America-area disaster recovery seminar on June 11, 2008, in Santiago, Chile. The educational series focuses on the importance of protecting business critical data and applications, and ensuring the highest ...

Founded in 1982, Green Hills Software is a highly successful software company specializing in virtualization and security. Green Hills Software's INTEGRITY is the first operating system or virtualization technology to be accepted for EAL 6+ Common Criteria IT Se...

To achieve the full potential of 'cloud computing' we need a broader definition of virtualization, and that is the complete de-coupling of the logical components of an application (represented by the software stack) and the physical resources. In the case of mid...

To achieve the full potential of 'cloud computing' we need a broader definition of virtualization, and that is the complete de-coupling of the logical components of an application (represented by the software stack) and the physical resources. In the case of mid...

Stoneware is a privately held corporation providing innovative software that delivers 'Universal Web Access' to all of an organization's web, Windows, and hosted applications through a 'Virtualized Web Desktop' interface. Based on Web 2.0 technology, Stoneware's w...

DataCore announced that it will team with Egenera to jointly verify their solutions running in tandem on virtualization platforms such as Citrix XenServer. The companies have complementary solutions that together deliver the next generation of virtualization. The ...

Sun Microsystems announced that Sun xVM VirtualBox, a high performance, free and open source desktop virtualization software, has surpassed five million downloads in just 18 months. With xVM VirtualBox software, end users can access their favorite software using ...

DataCore announced today that SoftBank Telecom has deployed DataCore SANmelody as the storage virtualization platform to build, verify and test its disaster recovery process over a wide-area virtual infrastructure. For the deployment and verification test, SoftBan...

Like any other major change in the data center, migrating to virtual infrastructure can impact the user experience. As a starting point, you need to ensure that performance standards have been maintained. However, monitoring physical system resources does not pr...

In February 2007, APC and MGE UPS Systems combined to form a $3.5 billion (2.4 billion) Critical Power and Cooling Services business unit of Schneider Electric. The Critical Power and Cooling Services division offers the industry's most comprehensive product and s...

At this year's Virtualization Expo event, learn how Intel's latest virtualization technology advancements are designed to increase performance while simplifying IT management, reduce the number of physical servers and balance compute workloads on virtual machine...

PlateSpin provides a unified suite of solutions to help enterprises adopt, manage and extend their use of server virtualization in the data center. PlateSpin's patent-pending workload profiling and portability technology liberates software from hardware and stre...