Virtualization

Virtualization Showdown: VMware and Novell Counter Red Hat

• June 9, 2010

Call it a preemptive strike. When Red Hat Summit kicks off June 22, the open source company is expected to strongly promote Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) to partners and customers. Instead of sitting back on its heels, Linux rival Novell is building a stronger virtualization partnership with VMware. In short, Novell and VMware are […]

Cisco Launches Smart Storage For SMBs

• June 9, 2010

Cisco is furthering their commitment to the SMB and the channel by introducing Cisco Smart Storage. It’s a family of “affordable” network storage solutions, all integrated with business applications. It’s also designed to be “highly secure” and to share sensitive data. If you’re VAR targeting SMBs with less than 100 employees, read on…

Riverbed’s RiOS 6.1 Offers New WAN Acceleration

• June 8, 2010

Riverbed has announced a new version of their Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS). The update is focused on WAN optimization solutions and more flexibility when building public, private and hybrid cloud environments. Riverbed is putting a particular emphasis Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint acceleration. Read on to find out all the details about version 6.1…

Here’s the quick rundown of what RiOS 6.1 is bringing to the table:

Virtual Computer Offers NxTop For Desktop Virtualization Free

• June 8, 2010

Virtual Computer, which specialize in virtualization, is announcing a free download of their NxTop software. It’ll be available on June 15th. Read on for the feature set and see if NxTop’s free offering can help you out…

Ingram Micro: Partners Can Sell Pay-As-You-Go VMware Cloud Solutions

• June 7, 2010

Ingram Micro has been officially authorized as North America’s VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP) Aggregator. The expanded relationship means that Ingram Micro’s channel partners offer can offer VMware’s Pay-as-you-go licensing. Here’s the scoop… VMware’s pay-as-you-go program is designed to be a “flexible purchasing model” so service providers can pay for as little or as many […]

Pano Express: A Simple Path to Virtualization?

• May 26, 2010

Symantec Buyout of VeriSign Security Business: Behind the Deal

• May 20, 2010

Symantec has finalized an agreement to acquire VeriSign’s identity and authentication business for $1.28 billion in cash. Here’s a look at the particulars. As part of the deal, Symantec gains a range of expertise related to Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate Services, the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Services, the VeriSign Trust Services and the VeriSign […]

Capgemini: Giving Microsoft BPOS A SaaS Boost?

• May 20, 2010

Capgemini, the technology and outsourcing consulting service, and Microsoft have inked an  alliance to help businesses embrace the cloud. The move could also give Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) SaaS platform a lift. Here’s why.

Microsoft Launches Virtualization Partner Profitability Kit

• May 20, 2010

Microsoft is making another virtualization pitch to partners. This one involves a two-part claim: First, the world has evolved beyond VMware. And second, a new Microsoft partner profitability toolkit can assist channel partners with their virtualization business practices. Here’s a quick look at both claims. In a blog post, David Greschler, director of Microsoft’s virtualization […]

Air Display: Transform Apple iPad Into Mobile Monitor

• May 19, 2010

Want to use your Apple iPad as an extra monitor? Perhaps Air Display, from Avatron Software (the guys who brought you Air Sharing) can help. Here’s the scoop on the iPad screen extender and the trend in mobile monitors…

Tabbles: WinFS Reincarnated?

• May 18, 2010

If you’re looking for a file management solution that isn’t going to force you to reformat your drive to a journalized file system, you might want to give Tabbles a try. (It’s pronounced TAB-bulls, by the way, not ‘tables’ like the furniture.) Tabbles uses some unique ‘tagging’ features to make your messy hard drive a thing of the past.

HP Attacks Oracle-Sun With SAP Promotion

• May 18, 2010

Another day, another attempt by a big hardware provider to attack the Oracle-Sun SPARC Server installed base. The latest assault involves Hewlett-Packard’s Migration In A Box effort, which is designed for SAP customers and partners that want to leap from Sun to HP hardware. Here are the details. HP says that their migration package contains […]

HP Bumps Up Thin Client Virtualization With Citrix

• May 16, 2010

Hewlett-Packard, in effort to enhance their client virtualization offerings, has teamed with Citrix Systems to improve the security and decrease the complexity of virtual desktop implementation. The new offerings in this virtualization package were officially announced at Citrix Synergy 2010.

iPad Business Apps: LogMeIn Nearly Tops the List

• May 14, 2010

The iPad is gaining momentum as a viable platform in the enterprise workplace. And it’s also emerging as a platform for remote systems and PC management. Case in point: LogMeIn Ignition — even at a whopping $29.99 (expensive for an iPad app) — is now one of the top selling apps in the Apple App Store. Is the iPad destined to be a remote desktop management wonder?

Manage Storage Via iPhone: Xiotech has an App for That

• May 14, 2010

Xiotech, known for data storage, has a new app up its sleeve. It’s called ISEview, and it runs on the iPhone (and iPad.) Looking for an excuse to use the iPhone or iPad in the enterprise? Need some more proof that the iPhone works in the enterprise? Read on to see how this new app potentially makes monitoring storage easy.