Avistar Debuts Videoconferencing for Virutal Desktop and IBM Sametime
Avistar Communications debuted the industry's first fully comprehensive virtual desktop videoconferencing experience designed for IBM Sametime. With the growing demand for unified communications (UC) solutions, and with businesses aggressively adopting virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI), technology executives are faced with the challenge of deploying UC solutions within a VDI environment.
Numecent Launches Application Jukebox 8.5 for Red Hat
Numecent has announced the availability of Application Jukebox for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and support for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 in line with the availability of the platform today. Red Hat for Desktops combined with Numecent Application Jukebox delivers a flexible and comprehensive application delivery platform for your virtualized desktop infrastructure.
OpenNebula 3.2 Released for Data Center Virtualization
The OpenNebula Project has released the latest stable version of its widely deployed open-source management platform for virtualized data centers based on Xen, KVM and VMware. OpenNebula 3.2 is the first stable distribution produced by OpenNebula's new release cycle aimed at faster delivery of new features and innovations to the community.
Sophos Virtual Web Appliances Now at VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace
IT security and data protection company Sophos has announced the release of Sophos Virtual Web Appliances. The Sophos Virtual Web Appliances provide complete web protection, a streamlined management experience and broad deployment flexibility in virtual environments. Available for download via the VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace. The new Virtual Web Appliances can be set up in minutes, easily offering Sophos' hardware security capabilities to businesses of any size.
Red Bend Software Releases vLogix Mobile 5.0
Red Bend Software, today announced the immediate availability of vLogix Mobile 5.0, the first Mobile Virtualization solution ready for mass-market deployment to consumer and enterprise smartphones, tablets, modems and wirelessly connected devices. Unlike other Mobile Virtualization products, vLogix Mobile is the first that can be integrated in a matter of weeks rather than months, enabling the fastest time to market.
Novell Releases Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 9
Novell has announced the availability of Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization 9. This latest release leverages a unique approach to application harvesting that enables enterprise IT staff to tap into a library of trusted resources and find the best stored version to build the necessary virtual application dynamically. By harvesting work that has already been done, IT users can scan a target endpoint and quickly build a set of needed virtual applications, saving time and ensuring quality.
AppSense and App-DNA Partner to Accelerate Application Migration
AppSense and App-DNA have announced a strategic partnership to provide organizations with a comprehensive, user-centric desktop transformation program. The partnership greatly accelerates the migration of Windows-based applications onto new platforms such as Windows 7, virtual desktop computing and remote desktop services.
Pivot3 Launches Pivot3 vSTAC VDI Appliance
Pivot3 has introduced the Pivot3 vSTAC VDI, a stackable virtual desktop infrastructure appliance which delivers a unified high-performance compute and storage platform for VMware View environments. Delivered through Pivot3's production pilot program-(P(3)) for VMware View, Pivot3 vSTAC VDI provides customers with a low cost production starter kit and complete VDI out-of-the-box experience for environments of 50 to 1000 virtual desktops.
SAP Selects the VMware Cloud Infrastructure and Management Platform
VMware has announced that SAP has selected the VMware cloud infrastructure and management platform for one of its internal global IT modernization and reorganization projects designed to more effectively support business demand. The SAP IT group has been using VMware technology as one of its underlying virtualization technologies and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) architectures for tailored products, enabling SAP IT's internal customers to be more responsive, improve efficiency and control costs across its internal service offerings.
NexGen n5 Storage Delivers First SAN Storage with Quality of Service
NexGen Storage has launched the industry's first solid state storage system with Quality of Service designed for business critical virtualization. The NexGen n5 Storage System seamlessly integrates an arsenal of cutting-edge technologies, including PCIe solid state and patent-pending performance Quality of Service, Dynamic Data Placement and Phased Data Reduction, to deliver new levels of shared storage control and efficiency.
