Latest News from Distributed Desktop Virtualization

3PAR Names VeriStor North American Partner of the Year for Third Year in a Row

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:00:33 EDT

VeriStor and 3PAR Deliver True Enterprise-Class Utility Storage and Exceptional Value

Akorri Receives "VeriStor Certified Technology" Distinction

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:30:02 EDT

Akorri, Inc., the leader in virtual infrastructure performance and capacity management for the dynamic data center and VeriStor Systems, the Southeast region's leading enterprise data storage and virtualization solution provider, today announced that Akorri's BalancePoint software has been validated by VeriStor as a "VeriStor Certified Product." Solutions validated by VeriStor demonstrate exceptional characteristics in terms of technology differentiation, company stability and customer support along with low acquisition and operating costs for a rapid return on investment.

Virtual Bridges Launches Solution for Hosted Desktop Virtualization

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:30:00 EDT

Virtual Bridges, makers of the VERDE suite for desktop management and provisioning, on Tuesday announced the immediate availability of VERDE Hosted Powered by Rackspace. This new offering provides comprehensive hosted desktop virtualization solution for VDI, disconnected, and branch-office desktop users worldwide. Complementing Virtual Bridges' VERDE On-premise desktop virtualization, VERDE Hosted addresses an organization's unique requirements for infrastructure, CAPEX and OPEX budgets, and payment options. VERDE Hosted is specifically targeted for customers that do not want to incur the upfront CAPEX costs of deploying a Desktop Virtualization solution. VERDE Hosted can further drive down total cost of ownership (TCO) beyond VERDE On-premise, today nearly 40 percent lower than any competing solution. VERDE Hosted and VERDE On-premise both offer virtual desktops in VDI, disconnected and branch-office modes. Because VERDE Hosted does not share any infrastructure, customers will benefit from VERDE Bridges' access to Rackspace's award winning customer service called Fanatical Support.

Sayers Among First VMware Partners to Achieve All VMware Technical Competencies

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:21:41 EDT

PaaS vs. Managed Virtualization

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:45:00 EST

I've been reading a few discussions on how to more effectively manage development of a Flex project. And the reason many are looking for a solution has nothing to do with Flex, per say, but has more to do with the complexity of our development environments. Using the cloud is a popular BINGO word, but in reality... I think desktop virtualization is the better fit.

ING Group Selects RingCube vDesk for Mobility and Business Continuity

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:14:21 EST

RingCube Technologies, the leading provider of managed virtual workspaces, today announced that ING Group, the #1 ranked commercial bank by Fortune Global 500 in 2009, has selected RingCube vDesk as a key component in the company’s desktop mobility, business continuity, and pandemic planning initiatives. RingCube vDesk is a high-performance enterprise desktop virtualization solution that simplifies the creation, access and management of Windows desktops through Workspace Virtualization. In the event of a disaster or pandemic situation, vDesk will enable ING employees that use a corporate PC in the office to access their desktop computing environment within a vDesk virtual workspace running on a secure portable USB drive and remain productive.

Double-Take® Software Enhances Systems Integrator Program to Deliver New Support and Resources

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:11:46 EST

With so many different types of IT software available on the market, system integrators (SIs) play an important role for end users by bundling critical systems and technologies and packaging those components in a way that makes them easy for end users implement. To accommodate this business dynamic further, Double-Take^® Software (NASDAQ: DBTK) is enhancing and expanding its SI Program by offering new support and resources that makes it easier for SIs to integrate Double-Take Software’s disaster recovery and workload optimization products into their solutions.

Silver Peak Systems Named to Wall St. Journal's List of Top 50 Venture Backed Companies

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:02:03 EST

Silver Peak Systems, Inc., the leader in data center class Wide Area Network (WAN) optimization, today announced that the company has earned distinction as one of the Wall St. Journal's top 50 venture backed companies in the publication's most recent "Next Big Thing" report. After an extensive analysis of thousands of privately held companies, Silver Peak was distinguished for its unique ability to "help businesses cope with an overabundance of data" by moving information between locations "thousands of times faster than what was done historically."

Devon IT Announces Reseller Program with VDI Blaster™ Thin Client Software

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:18:27 EST

Devon IT, Inc., a leading thin client hardware and software provider, today announced a program for resellers to aid with proof-of-concepts and software demonstrations. For a limited time, Devon IT’s reseller partners can obtain free VDI Blaster™ thin client software licenses for presentation purposes.

BigFix Licenses Neocleus Technology to Lead Industry to Enterprise-Class Virtual Client Computing

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:16:18 EST

Programmer’s Paradise Honors DataCore SANmelody Software as Its Best Selling "Storage Virtualization and Management Product" for 2009

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:19:34 EST

DataCore Software today announced that Programmer’s Paradise, a VAR 500 reseller, has chosen DataCore’s SANmelody™ storage virtualization software solution as its Best Selling product in the Virtualization-Storage Management category – honoring the SAN virtualization solution with a “Riding the Crest 2009 Award”. Programmer's Paradise, and its TechXtend value-added solutions unit, sells software and hardware solutions and supporting technical services for workstations, servers, storage and networks.

Shore Bancshares, Inc. Banks on Silver Peak Systems for WAN Optimization

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:02:04 EST

Silver Peak Systems, the leader in data center class Wide Area Network (WAN) optimization, today announced that Shore Bancshares, Inc. ("Shore"), a leading financial holding company based in Maryland, has selected Silver Peak's NX appliances to optimize application performance across the company's MPLS WAN. After evaluating several WAN optimization solutions, Shore chose Silver Peak as a key enabler for several of the company's strategic IT initiatives, from offsite data replication to the company's emerging virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

UniPrint Version 7.0 Simplifies Network Printing for Windows and Mac Users Working in a 32- or 64-Bit Physical or Virtual Desktop Environment

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:45:36 EST

UniPrint (www.uniprint.net), the innovative leader in printing virtualization for server-centric environments, today launched UniPrint Version 7.0. Incorporating an enhanced printer driver, UniPrint Version 7.0 significantly improves overall printing quality, speed, manageability and security for Windows and Mac users working in a 32- or 64-bit physical or virtual desktop environment.

Nova Networks Joins Xiotech Xcel Channel Partner Program

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:15 EST

Xiotech Corporation, a leader in intelligent application-oriented storage solutions, today announced that Nova Networks has joined its Xcel Channel Partner Program. Through this relationship, Nova will re-sell Xiotech's patented Intelligent Storage Element (ISE) technology to various organizations.

Evergreen Home Loans Selects Silver Peak Systems for WAN Optimization

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:04:02 EST

Silver Peak Systems, the leader in data center class Wide Area Network (WAN) optimization, today announced that Evergreen Home Loans, a full-service community mortgage banker, has selected Silver Peak's NX appliances to optimize WAN performance and improve visibility into application behavior.

Talari Networks to Provide Adaptive Private Networking at Eastern Iowa Community College District Through RSM McGladrey Partnership

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:17:06 EST

Talari Networks, Inc. and RSM McGladrey announced today that Eastern Iowa Community College District (EICCD) has deployed Talari Adaptive Private Networking (APN) appliances as part of a campus-wide, high performance Wide Area Network (WAN). APN technology will enable students and teachers, located on or off campus, to take advantage of a more collaborative learning experience by providing business-class WAN reliability at a fraction of the cost.

AppSense Receives Network Products Guide 2010 Product Innovation Award

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:31:40 EST

AppSense, a leading provider of user virtualization solutions for enterprises, today announced that Network Products Guide, the industry’s leading information technology research and advisory guide, has named AppSense Environment Manager, a winner of the 2010 Product Innovation Awards in the Software for Virtualization category. This annually venerated award recognizes and honors vendors, large and small, from all over the world with innovative and ground-breaking products that are bringing essential and incremental changes and are setting the bar higher for others in all areas of information technology.

Time Magazine: Company of the year 2010...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:18:00 EST

I am always curious to see who Time Magazine picks as the Person of the Year because their pick not only honors that person's achievements but more importantly, it recognizes a key theme or trend that was a major focus for all of us that year.

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Quest Software and HealthCast to Offer Virtualized End-to-End Clinical Desktop and Workflow Solution

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:02:32 EST

Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT) and HealthCast, Inc. today announced an end-to-end clinical desktop and workflow solution that simplifies and automates secure clinician access to protected healthcare information with the benefits of virtualization.

Attenda Wins EMEA and Global VMware Service Provider Program Partner of the Year Award at VMware Partner Exchange 2010

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:50:00 EST

VMware Partners from Around the World Take Home Top Honours for Delivering VMware Virtualization Solutions to Companies of All Sizes

London, February 26, 2010 - Attenda Limited, the Always On Managed Services company, today announced that it has been recognised by VMware as a winner of a VMware Partner Network Award in the EMEA and Global VMware Service Provider Program Partner of the Year categories. The award was presented at VMware Partner Exchange 2010, VMware's annual partner event, on February 9th in Las Vegas.

Simon Hansford, VP Service Strategy & Marketing, Attenda comments "This award is further validation of our investment and success in deploying cloud-based solutions for enterprise-class clients. By leveraging the functionality of the VMware platform, we have been able to deliver for our clients greater agility at higher availability and reduced costs."

During 2009, more than 50 clients were deployed onto Attenda's cloud services, Attenda RTI, all recognising that cloud services bring new levels of agility and efficiency, delivering their infrastructure as a service.

"VMware's partners continue to be the bedrock of our business, and we are pleased to recognise the great work they have accomplished throughout the year," said Doug Smith, senior director, global partner sales, VMware. "We congratulate Attenda and look forward to continuing our work together to help deliver virtualization solutions for clients building private cloud infrastructures."

As Simon Hansford concludes, "Through adoption of Attenda RTI and cloud based solutions, we shall continue to build stronger and deeper relationships with our clients and strategic partners, to become recognised as a strategic outsourcing partner of choice."

At VMware Partner Exchange 2010, VMware acknowledged key performances and outstanding achievements by the company's ecosystem partners during 2009. Winners from around the world were recognised in 15 categories:

• VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP) Partner of the Year
• Solution Provider of the Year
• Education Partner of the Year
• Distributor of the Year
• Systems Integrator of the Year
• SMB Partner of the Year
• Desktop Virtualization Partner of the Year
• Academic Partner of the Year
• Technology Innovator
• Vertical Trailblazer
• VMware Competency Partner of the Year
• Partner Executive MVP
• Corporate Reseller of the Year
• Federal Partner of the Year
• SpringSource Partner of the Year

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About Attenda
Attenda (www.attenda.net), the Always On Managed Services company, manages those vital applications that every business relies upon today to function effectively allowing our clients to selectively outsource their IT operations and re-focus on using IT to add strategic value to their business.

Through a commitment to operational excellence, we manage, secure and optimise the performance of their applications, irrespective of the physical location of the infrastructure.

With over 9 years' investment into Attenda M.O., Attenda's operations platform, we provide the people, process and technology to deliver exceptionally high service levels but at a cost that is amortised across Attenda's entire client base - currently 134 of the UK's leading companies.

The company enjoys substantial financial backing, the industry's leading accreditations and an unrivalled portfolio of clients including bmi, Christian Aid, easyCar, Microsoft, NHS, Princes, St. James's Place and Travelodge.

Attenda is ISO9001, ISO27001 and ISO20000 accredited, an HP SP Signature Partner, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a SAP Adaptive IT Hosting Provider, a SunTone accredited managed service provider and an Accredited Supplier of Buying Solutions, the national procurement partner for UK public services. Attenda is one of only seven companies to have been ranked in the UK's Sunday Times ARM Tech Track 100 for three consecutive years. It was voted Best Managed Services Provider by Data Centre Europe Awards for both 2007 and 2008 and VMware's EMEA Hosting Partner of the Year 2008 and 2009.

For further details, visit www.attenda.net or contact
Attenda Corporate Communications
Simon Hansford +44 (0)1784 211100
simon.hansford@attenda.net

About VMware Partner Exchange
VMware Partner Exchange is the marquis global event for virtualization partners, offering more than 150 sessions and an extensive exhibitor pavilion to demonstrate how partners can best accelerate their virtualization businesses. This year partner attendees received a preview into the next generation of products and programs coming from VMware and offered partners an exclusive opportunity to hear from VMware executives including Carl Eschenbach, executive vice president of worldwide field operations and Dr. Stephen Herrod, CTO and senior vice president of R&D.

Revere Electric Supply Selects RingCube vDesk for Sales Force Mobility, Increased Productivity and Business Continuity

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:13:24 EST

RingCube Technologies, the leading provider of managed virtual workspaces, today announced that Revere Electric Supply has selected RingCube vDesk as a key component in the company’s business continuity solution and to enable secure computing for field sales. RingCube vDesk is a high-performance enterprise desktop virtualization solution that simplifies the creation, access and management of Windows desktops through Workspace Virtualization. In the event of a natural disaster or severe weather, vDesk will enable Revere Electric Supply employees that use a corporate PC in the office to access their desktop computing environment within a vDesk virtual workspace running on an employee owned laptop and remain productive.

In SAN We Trust: Virginia’s Dinwiddie County Government Deploys DataCore Storage Virtualization to Empower VMware; Sets a New Level of Uptime for Critical Applications

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:49:31 EST

DataCore Software, a leading provider of storage virtualization software, today announced that the government of Dinwiddie County in Virginia has deployed its SANmelody™ storage virtualization software along with VMware vSphere. “We were convinced that we needed a robust SAN to support our objective of server consolidation with VMware as well as our desire to achieve high uptime,” explained Norman Cohen, IT Director, Dinwiddie County Government. “We are so impressed with our new virtualization environment and DataCore’s role in virtualizing the storage that we are actively encouraging other county governments in our state to do what we have done.”

The American Hospital Association Awards Its Endorsement to Quest vWorkspace for Desktop Virtualization

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:30:13 EST

The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced it has awarded an exclusive endorsement to Quest® vWorkspace for its desktop virtualization management, connection brokering, and user experience capabilities. Desktop virtualization is the use of virtual machines to let multiple network subscribers maintain desktops on a single, centrally located computer or server. Desktop virtualization offers advantages over the traditional model of every computer operating as a completely self-contained unit with its own operating system, peripherals and application programs. As the demands on health care IT departments increase, it is essential to provide tools that ease the management of the desktop infrastructure. Quest vWorkspace delivers a solution for desktop virtualization that consolidates multiple desktop virtualization techniques and technologies enabling the centralized management of all virtual desktops from a single console, saving significant time and resources for any IT department. AHA Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the AHA, awards the AHA endorsement to organizations that help member hospitals and health care organizations achieve organizational excellence.

Entisys Solutions Establishes Infrastructure Architecture Group

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:00:09 EST

Strengthening its position as the West Coast's leading consultant and integrator of virtualization solutions from the data center to the desktop, Entisys Solutions, Inc. today announced the launch of its Infrastructure Architecture Group. This team of dedicated professionals will focus on providing products and services that support the integration of HP Enterprise products and virtual infrastructures.

Microsoft Plays Catch-up -- Sub-$70 Linux Virtual Desktop

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:15:12 EST

Lanamark Teams with Oracle to Speed Delivery of Virtualization Solutions

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST

Lanamark, a global provider of virtualization and capacity management services platform to the IT channel delivering desktop, server and storage optimization solutions, on Tuesday announced that they are working with Oracle to enable partners to use Lanamark Suite to perform capacity planning and deliver enterprise-class desktop and server virtualization solutions based on Oracle VM across x86/x64 and SPARC architectures. As part of this effort, Lanamark has joined the Oracle PartnerNetwork as a Gold level partner. To learn more, please visit www.lanamark.com/oracle. “Partners play a key role in delivering integrated IT solutions that enable customers to reduce IT costs and focus on their core business” said Jeff Doolan, Director of Virtualization and Linux Channels at Oracle. “Lanamark’s solution accelerates our partners’ ability to plan and design complete virtualization solutions with Oracle VM across x86/x64 and SPARC systems."

Mainline Information Systems Wins Global Desktop Virtualization Partner of the Year at VMware Partner Exchange

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:59:29 EST

Mainline Information Systems announced today that it has been recognized by VMware as a recipient of a VMware Partner Network Award, winning the Global Desktop Virtualization Partner of the Year category. The award was presented at VMware Partner Exchange 2010.

Ocean Beauty Seafoods LLC Selects Silver Peak Systems for WAN Optimization

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:02:02 EST

Silver Peak Systems, the leader in data center class Wide Area Network (WAN) optimization, today announced that Ocean Beauty Seafoods LLC, a pioneer in the Northwest and Alaska seafood industry, has selected Silver Peak's NX appliances to optimize application performance across the company's high latency, high loss WAN links.

SoftLayer Powers Enterprise Cloud Services with Isilon IQ

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:30:00 EST

Isilon Systems has announced that SoftLayer has deployed Isilon scale-out NAS to power its enterprise cloud infrastructure, providing global, on-demand data center and hosting services for thousands of customers. Using Isilon IQ, featuring itsOneFS operating system, SoftLayer has unified all of its file-based cloud operations onto a single, high performance, highly scalable, shared pool of storage, streamlining data management and increasing efficiency across three different, geographically disparate data center facilities. With Isilon scale-out NAS, SoftLayer can scale its storage resources in lockstep with customer demand, reducing capital expenditures while delivering more robust, flexible and responsive services to its worldwide customer base.

RES Software’s Award-Winning User Workspace Management Technology Verified as Compatible with Citrix XenDesktop 4

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:01:02 EST

RES Software, the proven leader in user workspace management and a Citrix Ready™ Partner, today announced that RES PowerFuse has been verified as compatible with Citrix XenDesktop 4 through the Citrix Ready program.

Global Knowledge Wins Education Partner of the Year Award at VMware Partner Exchange 2010

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:18:53 EST

Global Knowledge announced today that it has been recognized by VMware as a winner of a VMware Partner Network Award in the Education Partner of the Year category. The award was presented at VMware Partner Exchange 2010, VMware’s annual partner event, on Feb. 9 in Las Vegas, Nev.

The Largest One Day Microsoft Technology Conference in California - QuickStart Intelligence Announces Windows Intelligence

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:07:25 EST

QuickStart Intelligence announces Windows Intelligence, the largest one-day Microsoft conference in California, taking place in Costa Mesa (March 29) and San Francisco (April 26). Leading industry experts from Microsoft Product Teams, MVPs, Evangelists and the local Microsoft field team will discuss the latest technology in a convenient, affordable, one-day event. This conference is designed for IT professionals and executives looking for the best ways to maximize their Microsoft investment.

Unidesk Files Desktop Virtualization Patent on CacheCloud Image Delivery Technology

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:11:27 EST

Unidesk, the leading innovator of virtual desktop management software, today announced the filing of its second patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Unidesk CacheCloud™ technology, the foundation of the company’s patent for a “Multi-User Managed Desktop Environment,” securely and reliably delivers single instances of operating system images, applications, and user workspaces to thousands of virtual desktops across the enterprise, including hosted virtual desktops in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments and virtualized PCs and notebooks. CacheCloud will enable Unidesk to radically reduce VDI storage requirements, offer the personalization, off-line use, and mobility benefits needed to make end users eager participants in desktop virtualization projects, and dramatically simplify desktop provisioning, patching, and support for IT organizations.

OfficeLinks Looks to IPNETZONE as a Strategic Service Provider for Nationwide Managed Wide Area Network Solutions

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:04:12 EST

New York-based Managed Service Provider Offers Enterprise-Grade Services to On-Demand Business Provider

Bowman and Brooke LLP Selects Silver Peak Systems for WAN Optimization

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:04:00 EST

Silver Peak Systems, the leader in data center class Wide Area Network (WAN) optimization, today announced that Bowman and Brooke LLP has selected Silver Peak NX appliances to optimize WAN performance and minimize ongoing WAN bandwidth expenditures. By deploying Silver Peak's WAN optimization solution, Bowman and Brooke LLP has improved employee productivity through more effective information sharing and real-time collaboration between distributed locations.

RES Software Continues to Lead and Drive Global Desktop Transformation Through Dynamic User Workspace Management

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:03:51 EST

Continuing to build on its global momentum, RES Software, the proven leader in user workspace management, sharpened its competitive edge today with the launch of a new version of its flagship product. RES PowerFuse 2010 offers the unprecedented ability to transform traditional desktops into dynamic user workspaces. The solution enables organizations operating in Citrix, Microsoft and VMware environments to separate the desktop from the operating system, automating the management, creation and dynamic composition of user workspaces. RES PowerFuse 2010 also provides the essential context-aware, secure and centrally managed delivery of applications, data, printing and personalized settings to users irrelevant of their location, ensuring optimal end-user productivity. These critical features also enable IT professionals to more cost effectively manage and maintain their desktop environments day-to-day and when migrating to a new infrastructure.

INX Wins Americas Solution Provider of the Year Award at VMware Partner Exchange 2010

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:03:31 EST

INX announced today that it has been recognized by VMware as a winner of a VMware Partner Network Award in the Americas Solution Provider of the Year category. The award was presented at VMware Partner Exchange 2010, VMware’s annual partner event, on Feb. 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

App-DNA and Citrix Sign Global Agreement

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:45:00 EST

App-DNA Inc. has signed a global agreement with Citrix Systems covering its AppTitude application compatibility testing product. The agreement gives Citrix Consulting Services access to AppTitude, and will be used to help Citrix customers accelerate implementation of on-demand applications in a virtual desktop deployment.

RES Software Achieves Record Growth in Q4 2009 as Demand for Proven User Workspace Management Solution Continues to Increase

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:02:33 EST

RES Software, the proven leader in user workspace management, announced today that it achieved record growth in the fourth quarter of 2009 as compared to the third quarter of 2009. New customers, including IBM, Salvation Army, SNS Reaal, Schneider Versandt, Scania and Tergooi Hospitals, selected RES Software due in large part to its award-winning, patented technology. Designed for physical or virtual desktop platforms, RES PowerFuse enables organizations to transform traditional desktops into dynamic user workspaces, minimizing the amount of resources necessary to manage these environments and ensuring end-user productivity and satisfaction.

Session Content and All-Star Speaker Lineup Announced for Citrix Synergy San Francisco

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:37:26 EST

Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS), today unveiled session content and the speaker lineup for Citrix Synergy™ San Francisco. Taking place May 12 to 14 at the Moscone West Convention Center, Synergy is the industry’s only conference focused on the growing convergence between virtualization, networking and cloud computing. It will provide an open forum for discussion about the practical realities of these technologies and feature content, speakers and thought leaders from around the industry. Citrix also announced that IDG Enterprise is the event’s media sponsor. IDG will take a lead role in shaping the IT Business and Strategy track as well as the new Citrix Synergy Best of Show award program.

VMware Partner Exchange 2010: VMware Solution Providers Herald DataCore Software as the 3rd Dimension to Their Virtualization Practice

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:09:05 EST

DataCore Software today assessed the strategic value that its storage virtualization software brings to VMware solution providers. Simply put, DataCore fulfills the 3^rd dimension required by VMware value-added resellers (VARs), service and hosting providers to complete their virtualization offerings. “Failing to include storage virtualization software to address IT storage challenges results in an incomplete, two-dimensional solution,” comments Augie Gonzalez, Director of Product Marketing, DataCore Software. “Virtualization solutions must concurrently address server, desktop and storage challenges presented by the many variations of hardware that get deployed over the course of multiple years.”

Research and Markets: 1st In-Depth, Comprehensive Guide to Microsoft's Suite of Virtualization Products

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:01:57 EST

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/01ce06/mastering_microsof) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Mastering Microsoft Virtualization" to their offering.

Double-Take® Software and RES Software Form Strategic Alliance to Dramatically Improve Desktop Provisioning and Management

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:24:15 EST

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China VoIP & Digital Telecom Inc. Subsidiary Signs Virtualization Agreement with Shandong University of Finance

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:22:46 EST

Jinan Yinquan Technology Co.,Ltd., one of the wholly-owned subsidiaries of China VoIP & Digital Telecom Inc., (CVDT – OTCBB) today announced that it has launched its integrated datacenter and desktop virtualization solutions in Shandong University of Finance (the SDUF), a well-known finance university in Shandong Province.

Leostream Connection Broker 6.3 Makes Enterprise Desktop Virtualization Easier to Deploy Through Greater Flexibility and Simplified Management

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:41:18 EST

New Version of the Industry's Leading Vendor-Neutral Connection Broker Allows Enterprises to Deploy and Manage Diverse Hosted Virtual Desktop Environments without the Complexity

Penton Media Launches VirtualizationPro Summit & Expo in Las Vegas March 16-19, 2010

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:43:21 EST

Citrix Dramatically Improves Economics of Desktop Virtualization to Drive Mainstream Adoption

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:44:30 EST

Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) today announced dramatic improvements in scalability across multiple virtual desktop delivery models to address the needs of every user in the enterprise at a significantly lower cost. Citrix XenDesktop™ 4 with FlexCast™ delivery technology has now been verified to deliver up to 125 VDI-based desktops, 500 hosted shared desktops and 5,000 local streamed desktops from a single physical server tuned to take advantage of the unique innovations of the latest Intel® Xeon® processor™ 5500 technology. These numbers represent orders of magnitude higher scalability than first generation VDI-only products, enabling IT organizations to deploy desktop virtualization solutions enterprise wide with less datacenter infrastructure and significantly lower operating costs¹. The new scalability data and testing methodology is available today in a new desktop virtualization reference architecture.

Sanbolic Partners With ADN GmbH to Distribute Its Melio 2010 for Windows Datacenter Customers Across Germany

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:35:27 EST

Sanbolic, Inc., providing shared SAN storage and infrastructure software solutions for Windows Data Center customers, today announced their distribution agreement with Advanced Digital Network Distribution GmbH (ADN), a Value Added Distributor with offices across Germany and Austria. ADN distributes a wide range of IT hardware and software products, through a network of over 11,000 resellers and agents. ADN uses a proven marketing strategy, has a strong channel network, and efficient logistic management to support their resellers. Their value add is based on presales technical training, vendor certifications for partners, and pre- and post sales support for their VARs.

Xiotech in 2010 (BD Event Recap)

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:46:00 EST

Last week, several members of the Xiotech executive team discussed the company’s strategy and unveiled a new identity at TheBDEvent in Palo Alto. Of course, was anyone in the Valley paying attention to anything other than Steve Jobs in the Moscone Center? In case you were thawed from a cryogenic chamber this week, the iPad [...]

Propalms, Inc. Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Controlling Interest in Growing Technology Company

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:51:02 EST

Propalms, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PRPM) is pleased to announce that the Company has signed a letter of intent to acquire a controlling interest in Infrared Systems International, a growing technology company for $200 thousand to be paid on terms. According to the terms of the Letter of Intent, at closing, Propalms will sell its interest in Focus Systems, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, to Infrared Systems International in exchange for 3 Million restricted common shares of Infrared Systems International. According to the terms of the Letter of Intent, all of the current assets and liabilities of Infrared Systems International will be transferred into a wholly owned subsidiary of the publicly traded company, whose daily operations will be run by Gary Ball. Upon execution of a definitive agreement, which is expected to be negotiated within 30 days, all Directors and officers of Infrared Systems shall resign, and William Wright will be appointed Chairman, President and CEO of Infrared Systems.