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VDI
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By Patrick Oliphant
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21 June 2009 |
This month LG Electronics will release its new SmartVine N-series monitors with embedded virtualization. The new system will allow the monitors to function as virtual computers allowing multiple users to use the system at the same time.
The new liquid crystal display SmartVine N-series monitors with embedded virtualization technology is in collaboration with NComputing. Up to 11 users can connect a keyboard and mouse directly to the monitor, which will in turn connect to a standard PC. A single PC will cost about $3,000.
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OK Labs
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By Administrator
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07 June 2009 |
Open Kernel, a leading embedded virtualization software provider announced the release of their OK:Android an off-the-shelf paravirtualized version of the Android smartphone platform.
The OK:Android will operate in a secure environment on top of the OKL4 (OK Labs mobile phone virtualization platform) microvisior. This security allowing the OK:Andriod to operate as a guest operating system.
OK:Android gives handset manufacturers (OEMs) a short path to developing and delivering new designs with Android. “OK Labs virtualization technology already ships in over 300 million mobile handsets, including Android-based devices where OKL4 runs on the baseband processor.”
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Security
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By Administrator
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28 May 2009 |
Ipswitch announced the availability of MOVEit Central Enterprise 7.0. The system manages enterprise-sized workflow tasks with leading enterprise-class security. It enables IT staff to easily automate, secure and streamline thousands of complex and logical data workflows, as well as business processes. MOVEit Central Enterprise automatically “pulls, processes and pushes” files among all platforms, network architectures, operating systems and protocols.
MOVEit Central Enterprise 7.0 Features:
- Built-in end-to-end encryption, non-repudiation and FIPS 140-2 validated cryptography
- “Click together” automation of thousands of simultaneous logical, event-driven, scheduled or on-demand workflow tasks
- Scalable architecture supporting high availability with automatic built-in failover
- Extensive reporting utilizing a cryptographic tamper-evident database
- Alternate Host permits a file transfer to be automatically delivered to a designated secondary host if the primary host is unavailable.
- Clone a Host authorizes the following host types: MOVEit DMZ, FTP, SSH, SMTP, POP3, AS1, AS2 and AS3.
- Enhanced UNC Path Support allows administrators to enter a UNC path in a file destination, and MOVEit Central will automatically map to an existing host source or destination.
- API Element Management enables the management of configuration items and task elements, including the creating of new items and the checking out and modifying of existing items.
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VMware
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By Patrick Oliphant
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26 May 2009 |
VMware has agreed with Terremark to purchase 4 million shares at $5 per share, which will see total investment of $20million. The $20million investment will give VMware a 5% share in Terremark.
"VMware is the recognized leader in virtualization and a driving force behind the evolution of cloud computing,” said Manuel D. Medina, Terremark’s Chairman and CEO. "VMware’s powerful technology is a key component of our suite of virtualized offerings, including our Enterprise Cloud platform. This investment in Terremark is an indication of the confidence VMware has in our Company and we are proud to have such a strong show of support from this long-term, strategic partner.”
"VMware has worked closely with Terremark for years, and during that time it has distinguished itself as a leader in delivering VMware virtualization, security, and business continuity to customers of all sizes and in all industries,” said Dan Chu, Vice President of Emerging Products and Markets. "This investment in Terremark underscores the importance of this partnership and our belief in their ability to leverage our technologies as part of the VMware vCloud initiative to develop reliable and scalable cloud computing solutions.”
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Vizioncore
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By Administrator
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25 May 2009 |
Vizioncore released version 4.0 of its vRanger Pro 4.0 DPP (Data Protection Platform). The new version is said to incorporate major next-generation advances over previous versions and builds on Vizioncore's heritage as a leading force in the virtualization market. With quantum leaps in scalability, built-in intelligence and advanced functionality, vRanger Pro 4.0 DPP is designed to enable enterprises of all sizes to easily and reliably protect their critical data held on virtual machines (VMs).
vRanger Pro 4.0 DPP will be released in three phases during the next year, adding further functionalities with each iteration.
Features in this initial release include:
- Flexible backup and restore options - full, incremental or differential
- Instant File Level Restore
- Backup and restore to/from SFTP and CIFS repositories
- Reduced backup window by using all available ESX hosts to perform multiple simultaneous backups
- Resource Manager to control throughput
- Supports multiple VMware ESX platforms, including vSphere (see separate release, "Vizioncore provides full support for VMware's vSphere 4")
- Full integration with VMware vCenter and vMotion
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Citrix
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By Patrick Oliphant
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19 May 2009 |
You might have read in previous article about Citrix and Intel partnership. According to the virtualization report by David Marshall Citrix announced at Synergy 2009 that the partnership has born fruit and they – Citrix and Intel will be releasing their XenClient for free.
Like the server version XenServer which was released as a free product a few months back. According to David the new product is to be the host system rather than be hosted by another software such as windows. See the full article here. |
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