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Citrix expands leadership in Open Cloud Computing

31 Aug 2010

Citrix Systems has announced several key additions to its Citrix OpenCloud™infrastructure platform for cloud providers. The new enhancements raise the bar in cloud interoperability, scalability and self-service – further extending the company’s leadership position as the most widely deployed provider of virtualization and networking solutions for the open cloud. To further accelerate its OpenCloud strategy, Citrix also announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire VMLogix, a leading provider of virtualization management for private and public clouds.

Mellanox InfiniBand selected by Goethe University of Frankfurt to accelerate vast range of scientific applications

31 Aug 2010

Mellanox® Technologies' industry-leading end-to-end 40Gb/s InfiniBand connectivity products, including ConnectX®-2 (LoM) adapters, IS5030 and IS5035 switches and cables, provide the high-performance server and storage networking for Goethe University’s Hessian high-performance computer (HHLR-GU) “LOEWE-CSC” supercomputer.

Virtensys adds new I/O virtualization solution

31 Aug 2010

Virtensys has expanded its product offerings with the introduction of the VIO-4004, a high-performance I/O virtualization system that consolidates and virtualizes network connectivity to a rack of servers and provides up to 80 Gbps of sustained Ethernet bandwidth per server.

Tufin Technologies “HACKING HABITS” survey cites misconfigured networks as the main cause of breaches

31 Aug 2010

Survey Taken at DEF CON18 Reveals Overwhelming Majority of IT Security Professionals Think a Badly Configured Network is the Main Cause of Network Breaches Because IT “Don’t Know What to Look For”

Tufin Technologies today announced the results of its annual “Hacking Habits” survey, designed to better understand how trends in the hacking community impact corporate security teams. Responses from security professionals attending the DEF CON18 conference in Las Vegas last month revealed that 73% came across a misconfigured network more than three quarters of the time – which, according to 76% of the sample, was the easiest IT resource to exploit.

Quest Software Delivers Advanced Private Cloud Automation Platform

30 Aug 2010

Quest Cloud Automation Platform 7.5 Delivers Comprehensive Cloud Capacity Management, Self-Service-Enabled VM Migration, and Revamped Reporting with Chargeback

3PAR Utility Storage strengthens Nissho's support

26 Aug 2010

3PAR has joined forces with Nissho Electronics in Japan to address the needs of virtual datacenters and the cloud computing service business in Japan. As part of this enhanced partnership, Nissho has become the first member of the 3PAR Cloud-Agile Program in Japan to offer 3PAR Cloud-Agile: ASSURED disaster recovery services based on 3PAR Remote Copy.

'Direct attach' data centre architecture

26 Aug 2010

Extreme Networks and ecosystem partner Exar introduce ‘Direct Attach’ data centre solution supporting VMware virtualisation environments.

Vigilante Bespoke strengthens ‘Cyber-Bodyguard’ system by partnering with The Bunker

26 Aug 2010

The Bunker, provider of Ultra* Secure Data Centres and Managed Services, has announced that Vigilante Bespoke has chosen The Bunker to host its ‘Cyber-Bodyguard’ personal digital security system. With a client list including celebrities, Premiership footballers, VIPs, and high net worth individuals, Vigilante Bespoke has selected The Bunker for the added value that its firm commitment to all aspects of security can bring to its own unrivalled digital security products.

BlueSquare Data gives customers a taste of life in the fast lane

26 Aug 2010

BlueSquare Data is offering its co-location clients a novel way of boosting their profile on national TV, by giving them a co-branding opportunity on its Renault Clio racing cars. Comprised of Matt Munson, BlueSquare Data’s technical director, and Paul Rivett, two-times Clio Cup champion, the BlueSquare Data team is competing in the ELF Renault Clio Cup, part of the British Touring Car Championships.

Novell announces Cloud Security Service

25 Aug 2010

Novell has announced the general availability of Novell Cloud Security Service. Part of Novell’s WorkloadIQ product portfolio, Novell Cloud Security Service gives cloud providers the ability to deliver secure access and compliance in the cloud for their customers.

New VP sales & marketing for Raritan Europe

25 Aug 2010

Raritan has named Stuart Hopper as its new VP of Sales and Marketing, Europe. He will head up Raritan's European offices in The Netherlands, England, Germany and France, thereby replacing Gerard Heuvel who will be pursuing other interests.

CentraStage announces South African and New Zealand re-seller

25 Aug 2010

CentraStage today announced an international reseller agreement with South African based B-Logic and New Zealand based GoWorld. The agreement allows B-Logic and GoWorld to re-sell CentraStage remote device management services in each market.

CommScope Launches Global BusinessPartner Program, Connecting Network Infrastructure Solutions Leaders

25 Aug 2010

CommScope today launched its global BusinessPartner Program for 2011 and introduced its new Solution BusinessPartner accreditation.

Platform Computing introduces low cost starter pack for private cloud

25 Aug 2010

Platform ISF Starter Pack provides architects with an immediate private cloud sandbox with minimal risk or investment

Platform Computing today announced the availability of the Platform ISF Starter Pack, an out-of-the-box, end-to-end software product and services offering for companies to quickly set up a private cloud. It provides a low risk, low cost way to evaluate private cloud, enabling architects and IT managers to get a cloud sandbox environment up and running in less than 30 minutes. For only US$4,995, the Platform ISF Starter Pack includes a one-year Platform ISF license for 10 sockets, consulting, training and support.

Kooperativa Förbundet Signs New Services Agreement with HP

25 Aug 2010

HP Enterprise Services has announced that Kooperativa Förbundet (KF), one of the leading supermarket companies in Sweden, has extended its existing relationship with Hewlett-Packard Sverige AB by signing a new five-year infrastructure services agreement. The new contract is designed to reduce complexity and improve the efficiency of KF’s technology environment.

USA.net simplifies compliance and e-Discovery with Isilon

25 Aug 2010

Leading Provider of Hosted Email and Email Compliance Solutions Uses Isilon Scale-Out Storage to Consolidate VMware Environment, Simplifying Virtual Server Management and Reducing Costs

Isilon today announced that USA.NET has deployed Isilon scale-out storage to power its Message Archival solutions. USA.NET’s rapid business growth required a move to a more efficient and flexible virtual environment that could ingest, parse, index and archive hundreds of millions of small files. Leveraging Isilon’s X-Series powered by the OneFS® operating system, USA.NET's Archival Services group consolidated its VMware-based servers and file-based storage onto a single file system, simplifying both data and virtual server management.

Growth equity investor Summit Partners invests $100 million in AVAST Software

23 Aug 2010

Leading Antivirus Software Developer Positioned for Continued Growth

AVAST Software today announced that growth equity investor Summit Partners has invested $100 million for a minority stake in the company.

Stanford University accelerates research on solar variability

19 Aug 2010

The Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory Solar Observatories Group at Stanford University has selected SGI server and storage infrastructure to support the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) group's critical research on the origin of solar variability. The SDO strives to understand the characteristics of the Sun's interior and the components of its magnetic activity to help forecast space weather, and relies on SGI's technology to receive, process and archive massive amounts of data.

Zenith Infotech Europe signs first partners for "On-Premise Cloud" Appliance with integrated off-site managed services

19 Aug 2010

Leading Edge and Cloud.nl begin evaluation and customer trials for innovative turnkey solution to dramatically reduce the cost and complexity of buying, installing and managing an entire server, desktop, storage and networking architecture for small and medium business.

Zenith Infotech Europe has shipped the first production models of its revolutionary Smart Style Office product, the first “On-Premise Cloud” solution to provide a completely scalable IT environment from within a single device. SmartStyle Computing® is a private cloud solution, which replaces conventional hardware and infrastructure with virtual desktops, servers and networking. It includes advanced features that provide more reliability and flexibility than traditional IT systems: auto provisioning of servers/desktops, a built in dispersed storage SAN, 15 minute snapshotting, golden image technology, automatic failover, and much more! Following its tradition of creating Service Provider Enabling solutions, Zenith Infotech also bundles its full 24/7 monitoring & NOC.

Force10 Networks powers two of the world’s fastest supercomputers

18 Aug 2010

Force10 Networks' Ethernet switch/router solutions contribute significantly to the network performance of two of the world’s top five most powerful supercomputers, according to the most recent Top500.org list. The third-ranked supercomputer worldwide, Roadrunner, at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and Germany’s Forschungszentrum Juelich, ranked fifth, both deploy the Force10 E-Series switch/router to provide dynamic connectivity to the supercomputer’s high-speed Ethernet networks.

Interxion opens sixth Frankfurt site

18 Aug 2010

Interxion has opened its sixth Frankfurt data centre. The new site will take Interxion’s total data centre footprint to 28 and reinforces the position of its Frankfurt facilities as Germany’s central data hub, connecting 200 of the 350 customers of DE-CIX, the Frankfurt-based German Internet exchange.

Synopsys selects Virtensys I/O

17 Aug 2010

Synopsys, a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, has successfully deployed the Virtensys I/O virtualization (IOV) solution in the company’s data center. The VIO-4001 IOV appliance met the performance requirements and delivered the full network connectivity bandwidth at 10 Gbps to standard server environment while reducing costs and complexity

IBM to deliver new POWER7 Systems

17 Aug 2010

IBM has announced new POWER7® systems designed to manage the most demanding workloads and emerging applications, including a high-end system that offers markedly better energy efficiency than competitive systems from HP and Oracle.

VMware unveils Zimbra appliance

16 Aug 2010

VMware has launched the Zimbra® Collaboration Suite Appliance, an enterprise-class email and collaboration solution delivered as a virtual appliance. Designed to run on the VMware vSphere™ platform, the Zimbra Appliance helps reduce the cost and complexity of infrastructure management.

Entel chooses Cisco, NetApp and VMware

16 Aug 2010

Entel's Data Center Ciudad de los Valles will be able to reach unprecedented scalability levels and offer flexible services with simplified integration and efficient use of energy and physical space.

Verari renames and moves forward as Cirrascale

13 Aug 2010

Cirrascale has announced the launch of its new business providing industry-leading independent blade-based cloud computing and cloud storage platforms for conventional and containerized data centers. Cirrascale, originally organized under the name “Verari Technologies”, acquired the intellectual property and other assets of Verari Systems in January 2010.

Wipro launches FluidState Data Centers

13 Aug 2010

New design framework offers accelerated deployment, increased flexibility and efficiency.

Wipro Infotech, the India, Middle East and Africa, IT Business of Wipro Ltd and a leading provider of IT and business transformation services, has announced the launch of its FluidState^TM Data Centers targeted at small, medium and enterprise businesses. Based on its model-driven engineering framework for next-generation Data Centers called FluidState, the FluidState^TM Data Center from Wipro is essentially a predesigned, prefabricated Data Center which can be setup in less than a week - almost 10 times faster than a conventional Data Center.

APC Announces Next Generation Rack Power Distribution Platform to Maximize Energy Efficiency and Improve Power Management

13 Aug 2010

Next Generation Metered and Switched Rack PDUs focus on accessibility and efficiency for effective real-time and remote data center management .

APC by Schneider Electric has introduced the Next Generation Rack Power Distribution (PDU) units. APC’s new Next Generation Metered and Switched Rack PDUs will help IT and facilities managers more effectively and productively manage power capacity and functionality for critical network, server and data center equipment. APC’s new Rack PDUs solve rack-level power needs while incorporating new intelligent features like real power measurement and environmental monitoring all in a space-efficient zero-U form factor – the most shallow depth form factor in the industry.

ADC KRONE Category 6A Patch Panels Improve Data Centre Performance at Links Less Than 15m

12 Aug 2010

ADC Krone today announced its new range of TrueNet Category 6A 24 and high density 48 Port 1U patch panels. The new product line, available as UTP and STP, addresses the high performance requirements of today’s most demanding data centre environments.

Equnix supports expansion of cloud services

11 Aug 2010

Voxel, a leader in highly scalable, hybrid Internet infrastructure, has selected Equinix to support the expansion of its VoxCLOUD service. Voxel deployed its new cloud offering within Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data centres due to the superior performance Equinix has provided in the 10 years that Voxel has been a customer. With Equinix, Voxel was able to quickly and efficiently build out its cloud platform, enabling them to successfully tap into the growing market for cloud services across eight strategic metropolitan areas: Chicago, Dallas, Washington, D.C., New York, Silicon Valley, Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Turkcell deploys Andrew’s InSite Connect remote cell site management system

11 Aug 2010

Turkcell can now remotely monitor and control its base station site operations—with the aim of decreasing operating expenses and optimising performance—thanks to its deployment of OneBase InSite® Connect, the site management solution from Andrew Solutions.

Sony Imageworks Scales out visual effects pipeline with Isilon

11 Aug 2010

Academy Award-Winning Studio Deploys Isilon Scale-Out Storage to Help Power Massive VFX Environment, Simplifying Data Management and Accelerating Time-to-Market

Isilon today announced that Sony Imageworks, the Academy Award®-winning visual effects (VFX) company behind Alice in Wonderland and the Spider-Man trilogy, has deployed Isilon scale-out storage to help power its leading-edge post-production pipeline. Using Isilon’s X-Series, Imageworks has consolidated a wide-range of file-based applications onto a single file system, simplifying data management and accelerating productivity. With Isilon scale-out storage, featuring its OneFS® operating system, Imageworks can easily align storage performance and capacity with workflow demand, increasing IT efficiency.

Cisco and Hong Ngoc launch Vietnam's first Connected Hospital

10 Aug 2010

Cisco and Hong Ngoc Hospital, the health care division of Hong Ngoc Ltd., have announced a collaboration that makes Hong Ngoc Hospital the first private hospital in Vietnam to commit to a technologically advanced health care system. With the implementation of Cisco® Unified IP Phones over the foundation of a Cisco Medical-Grade Network, this collaboration allows a range of complex, mission-critical information to flow within the hospital with anytime, anywhere access while maximizing resource use and increasing business agility.

Supercomputer for anticancer Drug development simulations

10 Aug 2010

Fujitsu and the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) at the University of Tokyo have jointly built a supercomputer system for use in the development of drugs to treat cancer relapse and metastasis. The new system began operations on August 1, 2010.

TM Forum Sees Sunny Future for Cloud Services at Management World Americas

10 Aug 2010

Boeing, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Deutsche Bank, Washington Post and Schumacher amongst global leaders at TM Forum’s Cloud Summit

With the Cloud Services promise meant to transform the way enterprises operate today, TM Forum is at the forefront, announcing their Cloud Summit at Management World Americas 2010, (November 9-11, Orlando, FL.).

AppDirector achieves Oracle Validated Integration with Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) 12.1

10 Aug 2010

Radware says that its intelligent application delivery controller (ADC), AppDirector version 2.11, has achieved Oracle Validated Integration with the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.

Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 provides global organisations with a business foundation that reduces costs and increases productivity by leveraging a portfolio of rapid value solutions, integrated business processes and industry-focused solutions. Radware's AppDirector provides availability, scalability, performance and security of traffic management for Oracle E-Business Suite business transactions, providing long-term investment protection and business continuity as well as facilitating incremental growth demanded by businesses today.

LeaseWeb increases bandwidth capacity to manage explosive growth in data traffic

10 Aug 2010

Network bandwidth capacity is now more than 1 terabit

LeaseWeb today announced it has increased bandwidth capacity on the LeaseWeb network to more than one terabit per second.

Connect Internet Solutions partners with The Bunker to host disaster recovery option for the National Audit Office

10 Aug 2010

The Bunker has announced a new customer relationship with Connect Internet Solutions, providing the company with an environment to host the disaster recovery option for the website and underlying content management system (CMS) of the National Audit Office.

Imperva Partners with ActiveBase to Provide first-ever Joint Data Activity Monitoring and Data Masking Solution

06 Aug 2010

Imperva announced today it has partnered with ActiveBase, a pioneer in Dynamic Data Masking, to provide the broadest protection for sensitive data available today. Imperva and ActiveBase will jointly sell and implement the full solution.

Hype cycle shows two generations of EA

05 Aug 2010

Gartner, Inc.'s 2010 Hype Cycle for enterprise architecture (EA) reveals that two generations of EA, one currently focusing on IT-oriented practices and the other rising to focus on integrating and engaging with the business. The Hype Cycle also shows how EA will further evolve and how enterprise architects will utilise and govern EA within the business in the next 10 years.

Dell powers visual effects

05 Aug 2010

Double Negative, Europe's largest provider of visual effects for film, has selected Dell to provide an x86 standards-based blade server solution to drive the computing power behind render farm operations at its London headquarters.

Active Power launches in China

04 Aug 2010

To address China’s growing need for power quality, critical backup power systems manufacturer Active Power has created a formal legal entity in China and opened an office in Beijing. Huan Wang, a seasoned technology veteran will serve as Active Power’s sales director in China.

Belgium National Internet eXchange selects Force10 Networks

04 Aug 2010

European Internet exchange deploys ExaScale E-Series switch/routers to power high-speed, congestion-free peering services for broad range of organisations.

Business continuity firm makes Core decision to use iomart Hosting data centres

04 Aug 2010

Award-winning disaster recovery and business continuity specialist Core Consultancy has consolidated its data storage operations by moving to iomart Hosting data centres

Brocade proves that the entire network is your data

03 Aug 2010

Brocade has announced dates for the Brocade Conference series that will take place during November and December in the UK, France, Germany and the UAE. The Brocade Conference will allow delegates to learn more about Brocade One™, the unifying network architecture and strategy that enables customers to simplify the complexity of virtualising their applications. In addition to this, attendees will discover how to harness the power of industry-leading networking technologies and to better understand how to simplify the management and protect their existing technology investments.

UCLA Laboratory of Neuro Imaging Simplifies Data Management with Isilon

03 Aug 2010

Leading University Deploys Isilon Scale-out Storage to Power Research into Alzheimer’s Disease, Schizophrenia and Other Brain Disorders, Improving IT Efficiency and Accelerating Workflow Performance

Isilon today announced that the UCLA Laboratory of Neuro Imaging (LONI), home of the world’s largest collection of research neuroimages, has deployed Isilon scale-out storage to power its research into Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and other brain disorders.

Siemens orchestrates the cloud

03 Aug 2010

Bespoke options for customers to be enhanced with VMware vCloud partnership

Siemens IT Solutions and Services has signed a global virtualisation deal to become a VMware vCloud^™ service provider partner. This will complement the options available to its customers via Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) environments from the VMware vSphere^™ platform.

BlueSquare Data provides consolidated co-location services to WIN plc

03 Aug 2010

BlueSquare Data has been selected by WIN plc, a leading provider of interactive information and entertainment to mobile phones, to consolidate information and reduce the number of data centres WIN uses. The deal supports the company’s new messaging platform - WIN Engage - the subject of a £3.5 million investment.

Red Hat Leads Corporate Contributions to GNOME Desktop Project

02 Aug 2010

Company ranks first out of 106 companies with approximately 17% of total 10-year contributions

RedHat today highlights its leadership in open source desktop development with its ranking as the top corporate contributor to the GNOME project. In a census study published by Neary Consulting at GUADEC, held last week in The Hague, Netherlands, Red Hat placed first among the total 106 companies that have contributed to GNOME development over the past 10 years with nearly 17 percent of the total code commits. The study also showed that nine out of the top 20 contributors are Red Hat employees.